Hello Kc,
the KNFB reader is exactly that, a reader.
It has a pda, and a digital camera attached to it.
When you have a document that you want to read, such as a typed
letter, or your bills you can take a picture of it and then it
will read it back to you.
The pda has optical character recognition software in it, which
basically is like having a scanner, but this is handheld and very
lightweight.
When you take a picture, the pda processes it and then it will
start reading, when you have finished reading, you can take
another picture or save the one you have just finished reading.
If you save it, it will save it as a xmt file on the cf card in
the unit.
When you have some documents saved on the reader you want to have
in your braillenote, you can take the card out and insert it into
the braillenote, then you would go to the folder on the cf card
called documents, and open the file as you would any other file
on a braillenote. you could then read it in braille, save it to
a hard drive if you have one, or edit the file and so forth.
You must have the current KNFB reader software which is version
3.0.5 in order to do this.
Lastly, you mentioned, that you were wondering if this was a
device that was for hearing or not, it only reads the text out
loud through voice, if you added a braille display, it would
drive the cost up so the KNFB foundation has not considered that
at this time.
I hope this helps you, and if you have any further questions
about the KNFB reader, please feel free to write me off list, for
I was the ambassador for the beta testing in California, and I
can answer many of your questions.
Take care,
Robert
----- Original Message -----
From: kathleen spear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Braillenote List <[email protected]
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:32:57 -0700
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] bn and Knfb reader question
Dear Robert and List,
First, since Robert, and others state the KNFB can be used with
the M-Power, I'm assuming the subject ison topic! (Smile)
Not too long ago, I read about a very small scanner from
Kurtzweil. IT was supposedly voice only. Since I'm deaf-blind,
I
didn't follow up on it. My feeling is that others may also be
unaware of exactly what the KNFB is.
Robert, you stated something about text documents. So, would
you please clarify:
1. Is the KNFB a scanner?
2. If so, are you saying you can scan and have a text copy?
(If that is the case, do you need hearng to use the KNFB?)
KC
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