Well, I am going to pile on big time. Buy it mate. You will not regret the purchase. Best app I ever ever ever put on my iPhone 5!!! My flat bed scanning days are through!!!
Sincerely, the Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac and iphone user! Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in and fully protected by ClamXav Antivirus! On Sep 20, 2014, at 11:03 AM, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > You all tempt me to buy it *lol*. > I atempt not to be tempted*lol*. > /A > 19 sep 2014 kl. 22:21 skrev Donna Goodin <[email protected]>: > >> Hi Lisette, >> >> Wow, that's impressive. I think the podcast pretty much sold me, but your >> report was the last straw. It's great to finally have an app that can give >> us reliable OCR wherever we are. thanks for sharing your experience. >> Best, >> Donna >> On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Lisette Wesseling <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Donna, >>> I'm not Kevin but bought the app last night. On my first picture, I got 100 >>> per cent accuracy of an entire credit card statement which obviously has >>> lots of numbers and weird abbreviations. I spent about a minute lining the >>> document up and then took one picture and it was perfect! I never had >>> anything close to that with Prismo, Text Grabber or Text Detective. I >>> rarely got the whole document there, whereas KNFB Reader helps you line it >>> up if you want it to. >>> It also does images and pdf images, so it is definitely worth it for me. >>> I'm now sorry I wasted the money on those others, but it was all there was >>> at the time and they served their purpose. KNFB Reader is now the only OCR >>> app on my phone. >>> It takes about 2 seconds from when the picture is taken to when it starts >>> reading, and I'm using an iPhone 5 at this stage. >>> >>> Good luck with your decision >>> >>> Lisette >>> >>> On 20/09/2014, at 6:28 am, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Kevin, can you say more? I'm kind of on the fence about whether or not to >>>> purchase it, but so far I'm not completely happy with either textGrabber >>>> or Prizmo. I think the place where I'm going wrong with both those apps >>>> is the positioning of the camera. Does KNFB Reader make that easier? >>>> Thanks, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Kevin Mattingly <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> It just works. I'm glad I bought it. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Gary <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Yep, I know. >>>>>> >>>>>> Did you get my emails regarding the Macbook configuration? >>>>>> >>>>>> Gary >>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Cameron Strife >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $100? Ouch. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 9/19/14, Chris G <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> Has anyone bought it for the iPadd with retina? >>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Mystic Access >>>>>>>> Where the magic is in learning. >>>>>>>> 733 Delaware Rd 341 >>>>>>>> Buffalo, NY 14223 >>>>>>>> Phone: (716) 743-8244 >>>>>>>> web: www.mysticaccess.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > >>>>>>>> http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com >>>>>>>> Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com >>>>>>>> Twitter: MysticAccess >>>>>>>> Twitter: JediKent >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:31:02 -0400 >>>>>>>> Kevin Mattingly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I just bought it. I will let you know how it works. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:28 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Apparently the app is $100. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Baltimore, Maryland (September 18, 2014): The National Federation of >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> Blind, the nation's leading advocate for access to print by the >>>>>>>>>> blind, >>>>>>>>>> has applauded the release of KNFB Reader, a new app for the iPhone >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>> other Apple iOS devices, which uses the phone's camera and >>>>>>>>>> state-of-the-art optical character recognition (OCR) technology to >>>>>>>>>> give >>>>>>>>>> the blind instant access to the contents of print materials. Members >>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>> the National Federation of the Blind have worked with K-NFB Reading >>>>>>>>>> Technology, Inc., which developed the app along with Sensotec, Inc. >>>>>>>>>> KNFB >>>>>>>>>> Reader is now available in the iTunes app store. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, >>>>>>>>>> said: >>>>>>>>>> "The National Federation of the Blind has been involved for forty >>>>>>>>>> years >>>>>>>>>> in the development of technology that helps blind people to acquire >>>>>>>>>> access to the various print materials that we all encounter from day >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> day. Ever since our first collaboration with Ray Kurzweil to develop >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> Kurzweil Reading Machine, which was the size of a household >>>>>>>>>> appliance, >>>>>>>>>> we have been interested in the development of better and more >>>>>>>>>> portable >>>>>>>>>> reading technology. Print on office documents, flyers, letters, >>>>>>>>>> menus, >>>>>>>>>> labels, and throughout our environment is still a part of everyday >>>>>>>>>> life, >>>>>>>>>> even with the increased electronic transmission of documents. Now >>>>>>>>>> revolutionary technology that resides on the phones that many of us >>>>>>>>>> carry each day provides instant access to the printed word. We can >>>>>>>>>> hear >>>>>>>>>> our mail or the menu at our favorite restaurant spoken with the >>>>>>>>>> iPhone's >>>>>>>>>> built-in text-to-speech technology, or read it in Braille with a >>>>>>>>>> refreshable Braille display. This app will fundamentally change the >>>>>>>>>> everyday lives of many blind people, helping us to get the >>>>>>>>>> information >>>>>>>>>> we need and live the lives we want." >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>>>> send >>>>>>>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>>> send an >>>>>>>>> email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send 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