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.
Maybe I just lived in the city too long but I can't get enough of the birds. "You'd think I live in the bird...
When I first opened the Audacity program I have to admit I was intimidated.
In a nutshell, the answer to Why Now? is because we can. Sure, microphones and book narrators have been around a long time. But...