There is nothing particularly new here. The KNFB Reader can already to this.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alex Parks Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7:27 AM To: John Patrick Houck; [email protected] Subject: re: [Braillenote] OFF TOPIC. HP work enables text-to-voice scan To relate this to the bn: I wonder if hw will be able to let this device send files to the bn for possibly better speech and braille? It is definitely something to look at, I think anyway. Have a great day, Alex > ----- Original Message ----- >From: John Patrick Houck <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote <[email protected] >Date sent: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:45:37 -0600 >Subject: [Braillenote] OFF TOPIC. HP work enables text-to-voice scan > HP work enables text-to-voice scan > If you've been following along, you've noticed that >Hewlett-Packard is aggressively trying to make money from >innovations from its HP Labs. We had the color-matching >technology for makeup users and the drug injections using printer >technology. > Now the world's largest PC-maker is licensing some of its >scanning technology to help create a device that will scan text, >recognize and translate it, and speak it aloud. > Mouscan, a South Korean company, along with HP, said Friday >that it will be using HP's scanning technology for its Voiscan >product, which is expected to go on sale next year. Voiscan >eventually will be sold to people with sight impairments, >foreign-language students and international travelers. > The scanning technology isn't exactly new for HP. It used it >for a product called CapShare, a handheld scanning device that >output images to a PC. That product, introduced in 1998, was >discontinued a few years later because it was just a portable >scanner. > But now, by combining the scanning technology with Mouscan's >ability to optically recognize text, translate it and vocalize >it, you have a new device about the size of a cell phone with a >lot of cool potential. Imagine you're a traveler trying to read >a foreign-language article, document or even a menu. You just >wave the Voiscan over the document for a few seconds and it >quickly organizes the text and begins reading it aloud. It also >can output to another device so you can see the translation. > This is nifty for travelers as well as students trying to pick >up another language, by presenting a quick way of understanding a >foreign language and seeing how it's used every day. The last >scenario is for vision-impaired people, who will be able to gain >information about printed documents that are not in braille. > It starts with HP's technology, which is able to piece together >a document by waving a scanning device over it. Give it a couple >seconds and several good passes and the image is assembled. > I'm still unsure how the whole thing will come off. The key >will be the speed and accuracy of the translation. I've tried >some free online translation programs, and they're not always >right or even close to capturing the exact text. But if Mouscan >can put it all together, I think they could have a real winner. >This article appeared on page C -- 1 of the San Francisco >Chronicle >Too many religions but only one god. I don't need another >savior. >OZZY Osbourne >Peace, BC Rich Guitars and KISS. >Sincerely, >John Houck >FREE Music.! >For more information please check out the addresses below. >CD Baby Review. >The best cd I've ever heard. >Reviewer: Amber Shapley >While all the songs rock, I have my favorites. More Than >Friends, Take Me Away, Love is Suicide. Anyone who enjoys kick >ass rock music shouldn't miss this cd. Every song on the cd is >worth the buying the cd. No rock music collection is complete >with out it. The music & lyrics make this one a must buy. >http://www.victimsofchange.com >http://www.betarecords.com/johnhouck >http://www.myspace.com/JohnHouck >http://bandmix.com/theblindshaman/ >___ >Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >copy to the list as well. >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a copy to the list as well. To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
