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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 23:09:58 +0200 Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > So you have to have the phone or paper in the right clock direction. > It can't turn the page virtually in the app. > /A > 20 sep 2014 kl. 23:03 skrev Jenine Stanley <[email protected]>: > > > GiGi, that's the beauty of the tilt function. I'm usually fairly good at > > balancing the phone but if I do more than one scan of something in the same > > spot, such as just moving another piece of mail under it, I tend to tip the > > phone. > > > > The thing that confuses me at times is the clock face orientation. I have > > to tell myself that it is reporting the position of the material under the > > phone and that I should turn the phone in that direction until it says 0. > > For some weird reason my brain conjured that this was the orientation of > > the phone itself when looking at the image and that I must turn the phone > > in the opposite direction to reorient. Where that came from I have no idea. > > ?? > > Jenine Stanley > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > On Sep 20, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> 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" 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