A Snapfon is a simple cell phone. It is made for seniors thus has large
numbers and button that are well spaced apart for easy feeling. Easy for the
blind.
It is not an Iphone. Just a simple, inexpensive cell phone for those of us
who do not need an expensive Iphone.
It announces the numbers as you press them. Unfortunately it does not talk
to set the functions. You will need a sighted person to help with that.
If you are happy with your Iphone, then forget it. But if you are looking
for a simple cell phone, this is it.
I had an Iphone for 3 years and never could learn to use it. So I dumped it.
It has nothing to do with a Victor Reader. I just mentioned that I got one
of those also.
If anyone is interested in looking at the Snapfon, go to:
https://www.snapfon.com/big-button-cell-phone/
-Bob
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From: Pamela Dominguez via Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 8:36 PM
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Cc: Pamela Dominguez
Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader?
What is a snapfone? Also, what do that and a victor stream have to do with
the reader? Pam.
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From: Robert Ringwald via Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 6:04 PM
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Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader?
I also couldn't get the hang of gestures on an Ipod or Ipone. So dumped
them. Got a Snapfon ad a Victor Stream. Marvelous.
-Bob Ringwald
-----Original Message-----
From: Butch Bussen via Talk
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 2:29 PM
To: Josh Kennedy
Cc: Butch Bussen ; Josh Kennedy via Talk
Subject: RE: What is a KNFB Reader?
Thanks much. Well, it is like anything, if you know how it is simple.
I've messed with my i pod a good bit and just can't get the hang of
jestures. Give me buttons. I may look for a newer ipod just for the
reader.
73
Butch
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On Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Josh Kennedy wrote:
Touch screens are easy to use. And if your ipod is 3 or 4 years old its
camera probably is not good enough for knfb reader. You need a new one. A
new ipod touch 6th gen.
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From: Butch Bussen
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 14:08
To: Josh Kennedy
Cc: Josh Kennedy via Talk
Subject: RE: What is a KNFB Reader?
How would I know. I think it is an ipod touch, five I think. I've had
it 3 or 4 years I think. I don't use it much at all, can't get use to
touch screens.
73
Butch
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Wallace, ks.
On Thu, 23 Nov 2017, Josh Kennedy wrote:
Yes if the ipod has 8mp camera with flash then it will work fine.
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From: Butch Bussen
Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2017 09:56
To: Josh Kennedy via Talk
Cc: Josh Kennedy
Subject: RE: What is a KNFB Reader?
I don't have an i phone, will it work with an i pod? Not sure what
version of firmware I have.
On Wed, 22 Nov 2017, Josh Kennedy via Talk
wrote:
Ok here is how you use knfb reader this is just an example.
Imagine you are a student in college. You have some paper handouts that
you got from class that you cannot read, you also have a print
textbook. So how do you read it? First you unlock your android phone or
your iPhone. Then you go into the knnfb reader app. And then you hold
the phone a foot above the page. And then you press the field of view
report button first making sure you are pointing the camera on the
bottom of the phone down towards the page. Then you hit field of view
report button you double tap it on the phone’s touch screen. You
hear your phone say outloud with its screen reader:
All four corners of the page are visible.
Then holding the phone as steady as you can, you double tap the take
picture button. The phone snaps a photo of the page, does OCR on the
text, and reads the text out loud to you. And you can scan whole entire
books very very fast with just the 8mp camera on your smartphone.
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From: Robert Ringwald via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 19:18
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List
Cc: Robert Ringwald
Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader?
But what does it do?
-----Original Message-----
From: Josh Kennedy via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 4:05 PM
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Cc: Josh Kennedy
Subject: RE: What is a KNFB Reader?
I have knfb reader on my android phone and it works great.
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From: Tom Kingston via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 16:03
To: Josh Kennedy via Talk
Cc: Tom Kingston
Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader?
And it's a fabulous OCR which is how it started. I have it on my iPhone
and can read just about anything imaginable. Think beyond a document
reader. I've read food boxes, cans, button labels and serial numbers on
gadgets, etc. It also works pretty good when you have to read your
computer screen or any other kind of display.
There's also a free one from Microsoft called seeing AI. It's useful but
doesn't compare to KNFB when it comes right down to it.
Regards,
Tom
On 11/22/2017 2:01 PM, Josh Kennedy via Talk wrote:
Yes you can read pdfs with it. It works on iPhone and android and on
windows10 devices.
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From: Robert Ringwald via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 13:12
To: Talk
Cc: Robert Ringwald
Subject: What is a KNFB Reader?
I see it is on sale.
Can you read PDFs with it?
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