The product is called, loosely, Dragon Dictation. It’s made by a company called Nuance. There are versions for the PC, an old one for the Mac, and a mobile version that works a little differently.
In a nutshell, the answer to Why Now? is because we can. Sure, microphones and book narrators have been around a long time. But...
My only concern with using dictation is how my mind, and how my imagination, will adjust to it.
Just use the little plus sign. It'll all be OK. You can watch the video version of me in the forest (so exciting, I...