Hello Cindy,
This is Kristen.
Amen Cindy!
I'm glad you said this!
I agree with you one-hundred percent!
We should be able to have the BRAILLENOTE / VOICENOTE and HP or prefered reader and
BRAILLE!
Not to mention PC'S' and ANYTHING ELSE THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO US!
THANK YOU!
(SMILE)
("SO FAITH, HOPE, LOVE REMAIN, THESE THREE; BUT THE GREATEST OF THESE IS
LOVE!")
("ASÍ FE, ESPERANZA, E AMOR CONTINUAR, ESTAS TRES; PARO, EL MAYO QUE DE ESTAS
ES AMOR!")
May GOD BLESS You And Give You HIS PEACE!
May You Have A Very HAPPY And BLESSED ADVENT SEASON, And A Very MERRY And BLESSED
CHRISTMAS, From Your FRIEND, In Our LORD And SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, And Our BLESSED VIRGIN
MOTHER MARY, Kristen...PS:
Kristen Spelled: (K : r : i : s : t : e : n)
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From: "slery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "'TaraPrakash'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'Richard Ring'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'Alex Parks'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"'John Patrick Houck'"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,<[email protected]
Date sent: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:13:58 -0500
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] but related to functioning with the BN OFF TOPIC.HP work
enables text-to-voice scan
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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