The iPhone has a built-in voice controls that allow you to speak to the phone and have it perform certain tasks, such as dial a given contact, go to the next track when playing music and even start playing music. This allows you to control the device, hands free and perform basic tasks. Have you ever wanted to use that same kind of technology to dictate emails, notes and write documents while on the go? Well, Dragon Dictation, from Nuance Communications has got ya’ covered!

Using Dragon Dictation, you can press a button and dictate text. You can then review and edit the text if needed. That text can then be emailed, posted to your wall on Facebook, posted to Twitter, sent as an SMS and yes, even copied to the clipboard. If you find yourself in any situation where you cannot use the keyboard for extended periods of time then Dragon Dictation is a must have! And you can’t beat the price; Dragon Dictation is currently free!

Dragon also has a product for Mac OS X, Dragon Naturally Speaking, and versions for Windows as well. You can also use the desktop applications to control the computer itself, allowing you to name it Jarvis, KITT, GERTY, HAL, Mother or just plain old Computer. If you link it up to automator or do a little scripting then you can even control other applications, allowing you to tell the computer to turn the lights on, make you coffee and even turn off those Christmas lights.