Oct. 13, 2009 (Business Wire) -- MacSpeech, Inc. today announced the Plantronics Calisto® Headset with Bluetooth® USB Adapter is now certified for use with MacSpeech® Dictate, the premier speech recognition solution for the Macintosh.

By combining the Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter and MacSpeech Dictate, customers can now use a single wireless headset for dictation and control of the Macintosh, that can also simultaneously pair to a Bluetooth-enabled mobile device, such as the iPhone, to make and receive calls.

The Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter is the only Bluetooth-enabled device certified for use with MacSpeech Dictate.

“MacSpeech Dictate provides state-of-the-art speech recognition for the Macintosh,” explained Andrew Taylor, founder and CEO of MacSpeech, Inc. “The Plantronics Calisto with Bluetooth USB Adapter provides state-of-the-art noise-cancelling Bluetooth headset technology and great mobility. Now you can use the same Bluetooth device with your iPhone®, and then using the USB Adapter, dictate directly into your Macintosh, or control it with your voice. All this voice power with one sleek device.”

“Simplicity, sound quality and wireless mobility have resulted in very favorable response to the Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter,” said Judi Hembrough, director of Product Marketing at Plantronics. “Now Macintosh users can benefit from a best-in-class wireless headset for MacSpeech.”

The Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter combines a robust noise-canceling microphone with an extended boom to deliver outstanding audio quality. The Calisto headset battery offers up to 8 hours of talk time, up to 10 days of standby time and a range of up to 30 feet from the adapter. It comes included with a USB charger for convenient charging.

MacSpeech Dictate is the only desktop speech recognition solution for the Macintosh. MacSpeech Dictate provides unprecedented speech recognition accuracy with minimal training and works with existing Mac applications. MacSpeech Dictate delivers a truly Mac user experience, and conforms to behaviors already familiar to Macintosh fans worldwide. Beyond dictation, MacSpeech Dictate lets people perform basic navigation of their Mac and control it with their voice to launch applications, open new windows, execute menu commands, etc.

Compatibility and Availability

The Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter is available today for use with MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.5 or higher. MacSpeech Dictate requires Intel-based Macintosh hardware and requires Mac OS X 10.5.6 Leopard through Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

Available immediately, only in North America, directly from MacSpeech, Inc., MacSpeech Dictate with Calisto Headset is priced at US $299, and the Plantronics Calisto Headset with Bluetooth USB Adapter alone is priced at US$149. Orders from all other countries are subject to significant additional customs and shipping charges.

Orders can be placed immediately at http://www.macspeech.com/.

About MacSpeech, Inc.

MacSpeech, Inc. is a Mac-only company dedicated to producing the finest speech recognition products for Macintosh. Further information on MacSpeech can be found at http://www.macspeech.com/.

MacSpeech Dictate is a trademark, and MacSpeech is a registered trademark of MacSpeech, Inc. Calisto and Plantronics are trademarks or registered trademarks of Plantronics, Inc. The Bluetooth wordmark is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG and any use by Plantronics is under license. Mac, Macintosh, Mac OS X and iPhone are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc. All other company name or product names may be the trademarks of their respective owners.