I have one of these readers and think it is amazing. Not quite as useful as I had anticipated due to the size and all the cables which are much larger for the European user.
When I turn up to a meeting or conference and have not been able to secure the documents before hand, this is a life saver. However, I am slightly annoyed that it is not simply a programme loaded onto a smart phone. I am sure that this is now possible or will be possible very soon as smart camera phones become smarter. Meanwhile though it is a great device. There is a mailing list for the reader at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Graham Lewis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of linnette Sent: 13 December 2007 22:10 To: TaraPrakash; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Braillenote] OFF TOPIC. HP work enables text-to-voice scan It would be nice if we stayed on topic. Linnette > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "TaraPrakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Alex Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"John Patrick Houck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected] >Date sent: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:30:13 -0500 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] OFF TOPIC. HP work enables text-to-voice scan >You are right, nothing at all. >All I am saying is just because KNFB reader exists, there is no reason for >HP to not produce something similar, perhaps better, perhaps worse than the >reader. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "TaraPrakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Alex Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >"John Patrick Houck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ><[email protected] >Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:59 PM >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] OFF TOPIC. HP work enables text-to-voice scan >Ok, I do not disagree with you about the design of the KNFB Reader, but >with all due respect, how much do you know about the design of this new >device? I suspect nothing. >-----Original Message----- >From: TaraPrakash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:20 PM >To: Richard Ring; Alex Parks; John Patrick Houck; >[email protected] >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] OFF TOPIC. HP work enables text-to-voice scan >KNFB reader is a pathetic design. It is sold as if it is panacea for all >the >sight related problems, but its camera is worse than many others >available >in the market. I don't see any reason why there shouldn't be different >products doing the same thing, may be more successfully than, KNFB >reader. And then I am sure the new device will not be such a burden on >the pockets >of the users. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Alex Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Patrick Houck" ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected] >Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 2:51 PM >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] OFF TOPIC. HP work enables text-to-voice scan >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. 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