Hopefully, the HP will produce things that we can use and manipulate on the BN. Also, if we have more than one product will only help us by creating competition and adding functionality and improving quality so that they can keep competing against each other. Another advantage is that the HP model is being targeted at the sighted from the sounds of the article with the adding benefit of providing access for the blind. With such a large market share, the price will come down quicker.
Also, just as a not completely related portion, it was really cool that they said for the VI community that it would provide access for things NOT in braille. That was nice to hear that they weren't advocating the replacement and a non-need for braille. Cindy > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > TaraPrakash > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:30 PM > To: Richard Ring; Alex Parks; John Patrick Houck; > [email protected] > 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. 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. 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