They do more then just take a picture. They have algorithms that take into account the user can't see the page, other OCR apps assume you can see the page. Also they can compensate for lighting as again, they assume the user doesn't really know the kind of light that is around. There was an applevis special report where they talk to Jim from KNFB reader and they talk about what sets KNFB Reader apart from the other apps.
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 Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:47:28 +0100 Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > All right. Yes, it's all very wonderful > > The question is: why? Why have all the other apps failed? What's the magic > sauce? You know me--well, you do now, anyway--that I'm not going to be happy > unless I've established that £69 was worth paying. I'm still not quite > convinced that it is, yet. £69 is a lot of money for an iOS app, and my > first thought while reading the description was, "Yeah, highly anticipated > and bloody expensive!" Anybody have answers, or even hypotheses? > > -- > 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. 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 -- 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.
