It never fails, as soon as you start driving, you get a text that you’ve been waiting for or you remember that you were supposed to make an appointment. Â You either have to pull off the road or wait until your next stop.
An updated app called Dragon Mobile Assistant can turn your phone into a voice-controlled device. Â The app is available for Android and will soon be available for iPhones, and it’s the greatest thing to happen for smart phones since Siri.
Use the app to send a text, update your facebook status, search for a phone number, find a location on Google Maps and much more!
Best of all, it’s free!
From the app’s developer:
The new Dragon Mobile Assistant builds on top of the popular Dragon Go! directed search experience, adding a totally new, conversational design and the most popular personal assistant features. Dragon allows you to speak naturally to access a wide range of content, and makes it easier to do your everyday tasks on your phone.  Use your voice to text, make a call, create and appointment, search for local businesses or information, find directions, and update your social networks – all in a completely hands free, intuitive way. Dragon gives you the freedom to do more, in more places, than ever before.
Here are a few examples of things you can do with Dragon:
* Make a call – “Call Ashley on her mobile”
* Send a text message – “Tell John I’ll be there in five”
* Create a calendar event – “Set up a meeting with Jake Barnes tomorrow at 2pm”
* Update Facebook or Twitter – “Send out a new Tweet, What a finish to the game!”
* Use maps and find directions – “What’s the best way to Portland, Maine?”
* Find restaurants and make reservations – “Find brewpubs in Boston”
* Check the weather – “How’s the weather look this week?”
* Look up local businesses and points of interest – “Fenway Park”
* Opening applications – “Open calculator”
* Playing on-device music – “Play Katy Perry”
* Setting alarm – “Set alarm for 6 AM tomorrow”
* And access content and information from over 200 websites with the Dragon Go! search carousel
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