Rumor has it that they're working on a version of KNFB reader for the Iphone.
Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 6, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: > Hi Anne, > > It sounds as though both apps still need a bit of work, before they can > replace the traditional flat-bed scanner. I don't yet own an iPhone, although > I was considering buying one provided one or both of the aforementioned > scanner/OCR apps was truly useful. I'll probably wait a while longer, given > the current state of these apps. I wish we had a scanning app for the iPhone > as good as the Kurzweil app being sold by the National Federation of the > Blind, here in the U.S. > > Anyway, thanks for your input. > > Cordially, > Rafael > On Apr 6, 2011, at 2:25 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > >> Hello Rafael, >> >> I'm totally blind and have used both SayText and Prizmo with some success. >> >> SayText seems to work best for reading envelopes, and Prizmo for reading a >> page of a book or a sheet of A4 or the equivalent. >> >> They both need good lighting, so I use Light Detector to gauge the level of >> light. >> >> With both apps, you place the iPhone with its camera in the centre of the >> document, then raise it. With SayText, the autofocus mechanism tells you >> when to keep still and wait for it to take the picture. >> >> With Prizmo, the phone vibrates, then you say "Take Picture" and it does >> just that. With Prizmo, you need to have a headset connected as it switches >> to the phone speaker rather than the normal speaker as soon as the picture >> has been taken. >> >> Both apps require a bit of practice before you can get decent results. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> On 6 Apr 2011, at 20:52, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I've been reading a bit about two scanner/OCR apps for the iPhone: saytext >>> and prizmo. Neither sounds sufficiently well developed to meet the needs of >>> totally blind individuals at this time, but perhaps I'm underestimating >>> their utility. Has anyone on this list tried either product, and if so, how >>> useful did you find it? >>> >>> Cordially, >>> Rafael Bejarano >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
