Hi there Well lazy me did something else. I put my Mac on my lap and shut it, and then sorted my Mail sitting in my recliner. I wasn't sure that was going to work but it did work quite fine. I am finding the level indicator to be a lot more helpful than the review function. Maybe it's just me since I just got it today, but by the time I tell it to scan again I have to be very careful not to change my position. Gigi
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 20, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Rob Bender <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also bought the app after hearing the Applevis podcast and reading about > the results from others on the list. I had the opportunity to borrow a Nokia > phone with the old KNFB app 4 or 5 years ago and was only ever able to get a > few words from a page. I was able to sit at the kitchen table and sort the > mail just after buying the new app. It is definitely better than the old app > since the field of view report and the tilt notification are a great help in > lining up the camera. I will add that I had not been able to get good > results with the other OCR apps for the iPhone since I was horrible at lining > up the camera. It really seems that they did a great job on writing an app > which compensates for blind users. > I plan to try more documents today. > >> On Sep 20, 2014, at 6:00 AM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi Pete >> You may have answered this already, but I once tried the KNFB reader that a >> friend had on his Windows phone. I couldn't get the thing to line up and I >> got the worst text you ever saw. Obviously, you got it to line up with the >> restaurant menu, and I'm really impressed about that. I have heard there is >> an option on this new program to find the line up. How sloppy can you be to >> line up the text and have the text come out good? I hope my question makes >> sense. I know a lot of people got the old one to work, but I was hopeless >> with it. So, did you ever use the old one, and is it, in your opinion, >> better than it was? >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 20, 2014, at 1:58 AM, peter Apgar <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Best app I've ever purchased! I to believe that this works better then >>> desktop scanning programs. First day with it was today. First try at a >>> restaurant scored the entire menu perfectly >>> >>> Pete >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 3:41 PM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Frankly, I could not agree more!!! My flat bed scanning days are through: >>>> or just about anyhow. I never got such good results with the other OCR >>>> apps. Not even with Abby Fine Reader Text Grabber, which is kinda sorta >>>> okay. The KNFB reader is where it's at if you want it to be both fast and >>>> accurate. Yes, it does help you angle the camra just right. I didn't >>>> realize, until I started using the KNFB reader app that I was always >>>> angling the camra lens much too far upward. >>>> >>>> >>>> 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 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 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