Features
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License:
Free
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Editor's Rating:
Not rated
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
6,929
- Operating Systems:
Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 4.0, MS Agent core component, L&H TruVoice or equivalent Text-to-Speech engine for speech output, MS Speech Recognition Engine for speech input
- Limitations:
No limitations
- Date Added:
July 25, 2002
Publisher's description of Surfie
From voicegeek.com:Free Web Browser with speech capability. Use Microsoft Internet Explorer like interface to surf the web. Free web browser with power of speech. Based on MS Agent technolgy, this web browser reads web page for you as the page is loaded into the browser. As the web page is loaded, it builds the voice commands of the web links on the loaded web page dynamically for speech input so that you can navigate from one page to other using your own voice. No mouse, no keyboard required.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.3 stars out of 14 votes
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Surfie 1.0
Pros: It's handy having a voice-command browser. Its good for people with disablities.
Cons: Opera has a much better version of a voice command built in that is much more customizable, and lets you change anything. It is also a much much better browser than IE. If your thinking of trying this, try Opera 8 as well along with it and see how they compare.
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Version: Surfie 1.0
Pros: The idea is cool.
Cons: It said it was reading and never made a sound, I tested to make sure my sound wasn't muted and all my other programs had sound. The settings were of little help, the browser was cheesy....um...done with that.
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Version: Surfie 1.0
Pros: The voice is kind of fun
Cons: You cannot use java and such with this brower. Seems to be full of bugs. I have found that Opera is definetely a better go if you want to have a voice based web browser. Thank you to the user that suggested it :)
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Surfie 1.0
Summary: My machine has been clean for nine months. Within minutes of installing Surfie, I have unknown processes running and a ton of Gator-style popups. Also, it doesn't do anything but read the title. Windows comes with built-in speech functions that are ... read more >>
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Surfie 1.0
Summary: If you are a noob and you want a little browser with kiddie images and nothing to do but browse, get this.. otherwise.. it is HORRIBLE! the graphics are bad, its slow, and it has absolutely NO FEATURES!
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