Ultimate Talking Dictionary 3

• License:

  Free to try; $29.95 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.0 stars (out of 9 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  19,887

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

• Limitations:

  50-use trial

• Date Added:

  April 30, 2004

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Publisher's description of Ultimate Talking Dictionary

From Premier Assistive Technology:

Ultimate Talking Dictionary (UTD) is a comprehensive, unabridged dictionary. However, this is not a regular dictionary. UTD will read the definition of a word to you and it will use the word in a sentence so you get a true understanding of the word. The total dictionary that comes with UTD contains more than 250,000 words, including slang, jargon, and historic figures such as George Washington. The application also has a fully integrated thesaurus for referencing synonyms and antonyms of all words. Just highlight the word you want to search for in any text, press a single hot key and UTD looks it up for you, reads you the definition, and presents you with a list of synonyms.

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Editor's review of Ultimate Talking Dictionary

• 4.0 stars

• "Ultimate Talking Dictionary"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Ultimate Talking Dictionary 3

Just as you'd guess from its name, this program is a dictionary that talks to you. The application offers a basic interface that's easy to use, if not particularly handsome. You type in a word, hit enter, and the definition pulls up immediately. Ultimate Talking Dictionary works well as a digital reference by giving multiple definitions and offering synonyms and antonyms. The one performance glitch came when we checked the box to have the definitions automatically read to us--for some reason, we had to hit the Read button anyway. The program gives you the option of listening to male or female voices, and lets you adjust their speed, but all of them are based on the rather clunky Microsoft Speech Engine. Ultimate Talking Dictionary also exerts quite a toll on your PC, consuming nearly 75MB of memory. In the end, the program makes a nice reference tool, though we'd like it just as much without its powers of speech.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 9 votes
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• 1 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Ultimate Talking Dictionary 3

  "Oversized and unstable."

  on October 1, 2004

  Summary: Database too large. Would not recommend.

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• 5 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Ultimate Talking Dictionary 3

  "very powerfull"

  by premierkeng on May 4, 2005

  Pros: Works well with the screen reader if you follow the directions, It works for my entier class

  Cons: None at this point it found every word I was looking for

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Ultimate Talking Dictionary 3

  "oKAY"

  on October 28, 2004

  Summary: Clashsd with screen reader. 2 voices at samete,me. Set s ladys voice when used. Unable to reset to malevoice, afterwards. Anyone esle?
  

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• 5 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Ultimate Talking Dictionary 3

  "Powerful"

  on October 26, 2004

  Summary: I was looking for a dictionary that help me. Very powerfull

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• 1 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: Ultimate Talking Dictionary 3

  "Not suitable for blind users"

  on October 22, 2004

  Summary: Not recommended for blind or visually impaired users. Not an intuitive software product.

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