Questions about formatting and picture conversions using KNFB Reader app

2017-10-23 Thread Jim Portillo
Good morning, Two questions for you. A few weeks ago, I was in a class where some handouts were being passed out. A friend of mine took a picture of the handout he got using my KNFB reader app. He'd never seen the app before, and was a bit skeptical about something that happened while taking

Purchasing KNFB Reader app with a gift card

2014-11-23 Thread Wayne Merritt
Greetings all. I am hoping to purchase the KNFB Reader app this Christmas. If I get one of those generic Visa gift cards, can I pay for the app using the gift card? I know people can send me virtual gift cards through the App Store, but for those in my family who may not used the i-things as much

RE: Purchasing KNFB Reader app with a gift card

2014-11-23 Thread Richard Turner
: Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:58 AM To: viphone Subject: Purchasing KNFB Reader app with a gift card Greetings all. I am hoping to purchase the KNFB Reader app this Christmas. If I get one of those generic Visa gift cards, can I pay for the app using the gift card? I know people can send me virtual gift

RE: Purchasing KNFB Reader app with a gift card

2014-11-23 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
:58 AM To: viphone Subject: Purchasing KNFB Reader app with a gift card Greetings all. I am hoping to purchase the KNFB Reader app this Christmas. If I get one of those generic Visa gift cards, can I pay for the app using the gift card? I know people can send me virtual gift cards through the App

Using The KNFB Reader App With Digital LCD Readouts

2014-09-18 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello Folks, For those who have purchased the KNFB Reader app, my question to you is: How well does the app read digital LCD readouts? There is a specific piece of equipment to assess pinch strength that I'm trying to see if I can make accessible for possible employment. I would appreciate

RE: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-17 Thread Amy Billman
: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App Hi. I have a question about this app, and more specificly how it worked on other devices in the past. I've heard it compared to other mainstream OCR apps on the iPhone. I'd like to hear from KNFB users who have used this app on other devices

Re: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-17 Thread Brent Harding
Billman To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:19 PM Subject: RE: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App Hi. Of course the one for iOS is not out yet, but I personally found the old KNFB reader a bit better at OCR than the OCR products for iOS

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-12 Thread Devin Prater
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App It hasn't been updated in a few years, and the phones it runs on haven't been manufactured in years. Andy -Original Message- From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 1:12 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-12 Thread Alex Hall
and/or software developments. Keith -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 8:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App It hasn't been updated in a few years

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-12 Thread David Chittenden
: Re: KNFB Reader App It hasn't been updated in a few years, and the phones it runs on haven't been manufactured in years. Andy -Original Message- From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 1:12 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: KNFB Reader

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-12 Thread Alex Hall
: KNFB Reader App It hasn't been updated in a few years, and the phones it runs on haven't been manufactured in years. Andy -Original Message- From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 1:12 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-11 Thread AppleGourmet
If you look at the accounts of the national Federation of the blind, you will see that NFB has invested $11.5 million in the KNFB Reader! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-11 Thread Fred Olver
That may be true, however the question remains, over what period of time. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: AppleGourmet sen...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 5:38 AM Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App If you look at the accounts of the national

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-10 Thread Chuck Dean
Hi all, As with other expensive apps, I plan to purchase this app on day one and give it a good work out to see if it is worth the money. I will compare the KNFB app to Text Grabber, which is my favorite OCR app, and use both apps with and with out the stand scan Pro. Hopefully, I will be able

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-10 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
8:49 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App It hasn't been updated in a few years, and the phones it runs on haven't been manufactured in years. Andy -Original Message- From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 1:12 PM To: 'viphone

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-10 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Keith, I somehow doubt that the KNFB Reader app won't see regular updates. You have to keep in mind that of course it would not have been updated in years for the Symbean platform since Symbean has been gone for some years now. This would be like asking Freedom Scientific to continue

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-10 Thread Christopher Chaltain
and coming out with an IOS app indicates to me that they still want to and will be on the cutting efge for a while yet. On 07/10/2014 09:03 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: Hi Keith, I somehow doubt that the KNFB Reader app won't see regular updates. You have to keep in mind that of course it would

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, I agree, this often happens. Unfortunately, most people do not seem to want to listen. They appear to be much happier paying more money for apps which basically do the same thing. They also tend to recommend said apps without listing the less expensive general market alternative. Well, we

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread David Chittenden
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 4:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once again need a reinvention of the wheel in this case the KNFB reader to be satisfied with the results we

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Sandratomkins
: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App One of the things I really like about Apple, iOS in particular, is that it has successfully allowed us to escape from the old business

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread David Chittenden
ocr? On 7/7/2014 4:48 PM, Fred Olver wrote: It will be available in late August. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Becky beckyas...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi all When will you be able

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Sandratomkins
Message - From: Becky beckyas...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi all When will you be able to purchase this app? Vecky Sabo Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2014, at 12:18 PM, AppleGourmet sen...@gmail.com wrote

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Russ Kiehne
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I agree, my ipod touch only has a 5mp camera. This is why I would like to try before I buy. From what they said in the demo, it won't work as well with older iphones. From what I understand, this is because the older iphones don't have the higher quality camera

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Donald L. Roberts
: It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for the iPhone will cost $99 and will be available by the end of August. Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Russ Kiehne
the best job of all the OCR apps I've tested, in my opinion. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of AppleGourmet Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 3:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App This app will only

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Joseph FreeTech
@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 7:24 AM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I haven't yet heard the KNFB reader demo in its entirety. I have been wanting an app which can pick out only numbers and letters which it sees. For example, I have used talking goggles in an attempt to read the display

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Russ Kiehne
for a particular target market. Regards, Sieghardthere are other specialized From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App One of the things I really like about Apple, iOS

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Rick Alfaro
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of DJ Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 4:59 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App I've never been confused by the existence of a free version and a paid version of the same app in the app store. Do they think that we can't figure that out? I've not been

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Joseph
, July 09, 2014 7:24 AM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I haven't yet heard the KNFB reader demo in its entirety. I have been wanting an app which can pick out only numbers and letters which it sees. For example, I have used talking goggles in an attempt to read the display on my CC radio plus

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Fred Olver
@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 9:25 AM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Let me ask you this, does it work like openbook in the fact it doesn't matter how the document is orientated and will still read it to you? Do you know if it will work with the ipod touch 5th generation? On 7/8

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Gmail
] On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 7:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I agree, my ipod touch only has a 5mp camera. This is why I would like to try before I buy. From what they said in the demo, it won't work as well with older iphones. From

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Alan Paganelli
10:00 AM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Don't the newer iPhone cameras have some sort of image stabilization, where if your hand shakes a little, it will try and compensate for that? I don't think the older iPhones have that, and I would think that that would help a bit with OCR apps, especially

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Brian Fischler
Yes, and I think they are missing the most obvious point here. If this app is so much better at scanning and faster than anything on the market than it wouldn't just be an app for the visually impaired. If it does everything they say so much better than our sighted friends would also be

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Gail the U. S. Male
if it would do all that, it would be worth many times it's price! Maybe you could teach it to wash the dishes. LOL! - Original Message - From: Joseph ablindvou...@icloud.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 11:39 AM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hello List

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi all When will you be able to purchase this app? Vecky Sabo Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2014, at 12:18 PM, AppleGourmet sen...@gmail.com wrote: About five years ago, one of my patients had purchased

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Karl Smith
: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 1:22 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App so I should be able to read my computer screen and other screens that have minues with this app? On 7/9/2014 2:21 AM, David Chittenden wrote: Yes, all of the mentioned apps do real-time OCR directly

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.
] On Behalf Of Karl Smith Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 2:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App I don't know about the apps such as Prizmo but when I used the KNFB app on my old Nokia phone I did on occasion get information off my laptop screen when the computer would

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread David Chittenden
: will it do real time ocr? On 7/7/2014 4:48 PM, Fred Olver wrote: It will be available in late August. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Becky beckyas...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi all When

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread David Chittenden
. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Becky beckyas...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi all When will you be able to purchase this app? Vecky Sabo Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2014, at 12:18 PM

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
Olver wrote: It will be available in late August. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Becky beckyas...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi all When will you be able to purchase this app? Vecky Sabo Sent from my iPhone

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Steve
It had a couple upgrades. - Original Message - From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 4:12 PM Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App I'm curious if users of the established KNFB app with the Nokia can comment

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-09 Thread Andy Baracco
It hasn't been updated in a few years, and the phones it runs on haven't been manufactured in years. Andy -Original Message- From: Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 1:12 PM To: 'viphone@googlegroups.com' Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App I'm curious if users

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once again need a reinvention of the wheel in this case the KNFB reader to be satisfied with the results we get. This can, in the worst scenario send a signal to developers of main stream apps that they need not make the effort to make their apps

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Michael Malver
it unique among scanning apps. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 4:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Sandratomkins
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once again need a reinvention of the wheel in this case the KNFB reader to be satisfied with the results we get. This can, in the worst scenario send a signal to developers of main stream apps that they need

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Christopher Chaltain
If this were true then the accessibility products we had in the 70's and 80's would have kept products like VoiceOver and the iPhone from being developed. Also, there are hundreds of thousands of apps in the App Store and quite a few OCR solutions. Just because a product exists to satisfy a

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Russ Kiehne
I'm waiting to find out how it will work with my ipod touch 5th generation. I have no plans on buying an iphone. On 7/7/2014 11:15 AM, AppleGourmet wrote: About five years ago, one of my patients had purchased the KNFB Reader with the Nokia phone for about $1250. He was really thrilled with

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Alex Hall
Regarding an app trial, I think this is pretty clear. @KNFBReader sent the following tweet earlier today: @davetaylor2112 Thanks for the suggestion. We will not be creating a freemium app. This only causes confusion and lowers expectations. So there you have it. Cough up your hundred dollars

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Les Kriegler
Alex, it's not as bleak as you portray. Someone on more than one individual do a podcast and will get a good idea of how the app really works. After all, nobody has to buy it the first day it comes out. Using some patients and caution will yield good results in the end. Sent from my iPhone

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Alex Hall
I know there will be demos of it, but that isn't the same as making sure it works for each person. I mean, say it does great scanning pages, but chokes on envelopes? Most of my scanning is envelopes, but unless I can test that out ahead of time, I won't know that the app will not work for me as

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Les Kriegler
Alex, there is no doubt that having a demo for individuals to test would be ideal. And if enough people push forward and put enough pressure on an FB, perhaps it will happen. I also believe that wow a lot of us will not buy this app the first comes out. A lot of people on this list will. We can

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Russ Kiehne
: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 4:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once again need a reinvention of the wheel in this case the KNFB

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Alex Hall
I know where you are coming from, and certainly there are ways of (sort of) testing the app before making the purchase. What gets me is the attitude; they are asking for $100 up front, with little chance of a refund, yet plenty of models exist that would let users try before buying. Instead of

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Russ Kiehne
I agree, my ipod touch only has a 5mp camera. This is why I would like to try before I buy. From what they said in the demo, it won't work as well with older iphones. From what I understand, this is because the older iphones don't have the higher quality camera like the newest ones. On

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
7:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I know where you are coming from, and certainly there are ways of (sort of) testing the app before making the purchase. What gets me is the attitude; they are asking for $100 up front, with little chance of a refund, yet plenty

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App If this were true then the accessibility products we had in the 70's and 80's would have kept products like VoiceOver and the iPhone from being developed. Also, there are hundreds of thousands of apps in the App Store and quite a few OCR

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Cristóbal
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 7:57 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I agree, my ipod touch only has a 5mp camera. This is why I would like to try before I buy. From what they said in the demo, it won't work

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Cristóbal
really have to budget themselves, I can see how the price can be off-putting. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 7:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I know where you are coming from

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Mike Arrigo
works” motto and of course you can do this only once for any particular app.. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 7:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App I know

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Angie Nutt
Hi, As someone else said: they have iPod touch; what if there are no podcasts etc using those? What about older iPhones? Let's hope there will be info on what it will work with. I used and loved it on N86 and would be willing to buy it provided I find it will do something better than what's

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Krister Ekstrom Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 4:43 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once again need a reinvention of the wheel in this case the KNFB reader to be satisfied with the results we get

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Hank Smith, and Seeing-eye dog Iona
will it do real time ocr? On 7/7/2014 4:48 PM, Fred Olver wrote: It will be available in late August. Fred Olver - Original Message - From: Becky beckyas...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 5:24 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi all When will you

How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Kevin Minor
Hi. I have a question about this app, and more specificly how it worked on other devices in the past. I've heard it compared to other mainstream OCR apps on the iPhone. I'd like to hear from KNFB users who have used this app on other devices. How easy was it to use on these devices, and if

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
That one of the points I've wanted to make with my novel-sized posts on the mac and Apple. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Jul 8, 2014, at 4:42 AM, Krister Ekstrom kris...@kristersplace.com wrote: Hi, i think it is sad, almost tragic that we once again need a reinvention of the

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
where I want to go. Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 4:10 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App If it was $30 I might consider it if other demos show equal results in speed and accuracy, but $99? They must

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
PM, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for the iPhone will cost $99 and will be available by the end of August. Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App One of the things I really like about Apple, iOS in particular, is that it has successfully allowed us to escape from the old business model of paying

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
where I want to go. Betty Emmons - Original Message - From: Richard Turner To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 4:10 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App If it was $30 I might consider it if other demos show equal results in speed and accuracy, but $99? They must

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
$99? That's laughable and sad at the same time. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Jul 6, 2014, at 2:04 PM, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for the iPhone will cost $99 and will be available by the end of August. Andy I'm not wearing

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Mary Otten
wrote: It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for the iPhone will cost $99 and will be available by the end of August. Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Mary Otten
was preselected and prepared. Andy From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 12:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Andy, Thanks for that information, that price means that I would only buy it if it was absolutely outstanding and much better than

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Mich
the conversation that might arise from asking questions like hey can you read this to me? well these are my thoughts. from Mich. - Original Message - From: Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 5:45 AM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
How would that be confusing? Do the programmers and marketing people think we're that retarded? Oh my gosh, these companies are laughable and unintelligent. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Jul 8, 2014, at 9:48 AM, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com wrote: I know where you are coming from,

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Joseph
:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Andy, Thanks for that information, that price means that I would only buy it if it was absolutely outstanding and much better than Text Grabber or Prizmo in several areas. For me those would be primarily in ease of use

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread AppleGourmet
This app will only be available and of August 2014. Apple's new I OS 8.0 would be out by end of September 2014. We should Put any discission on hold until the end of September. The reason? iOS 8.0 promises to give app developers more control over the camera: this directly translates into better

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread AppleGourmet
This app will only be available and of August 2014. Apple's new I OS 8.0 would be out by end of September 2014. We should Put any discission on hold until the end of September. The reason? iOS 8.0 promises to give app developers more control over the camera: this directly translates into better

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Devin Prater
From: Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 12:46 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Andy, Thanks for that information, that price means that I would only buy it if it was absolutely outstanding and much better than Text Grabber or Prizmo

Re: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Jonathan Mosen
Hi Kevin, it was a joy to use on the N82 and N86. Really easy. One thing I liked about it was the ability to have a page spoken while you're processing subsequent pages. I'm not sure if they've achieved that with the iOS version or not. Certainly KNFB Reader was one of the two big features I

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread DJ
Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Regarding an app trial, I think this is pretty clear. @KNFBReader sent the following tweet earlier today: @davetaylor2112 Thanks for the suggestion. We will not be creating a freemium app. This only causes confusion and lowers expectations. So there you have it. Cough

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread DJ
Reader App I know there will be demos of it, but that isn't the same as making sure it works for each person. I mean, say it does great scanning pages, but chokes on envelopes? Most of my scanning is envelopes, but unless I can test that out ahead of time, I won't know that the app will not work

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread DJ
@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App This app will only be available and of August 2014. Apple's new I OS 8.0 would be out by end of September 2014. We should Put any discission on hold until the end of September. The reason? iOS 8.0 promises to give app developers more control over the camera

Re: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-08 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App One of the things I really like about Apple, iOS in particular, is that it has successfully allowed us to escape from the old business model of paying a lot of money

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2014-07-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
: KNFB Reader App It better be able to read handwriting, large-print, any written printed text, and even braille. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com mailto:r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Jul 6, 2014, at 6:08 PM, Feliciano G theblindman...@hotmail.com mailto:theblindman...@hotmail.com

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2014-07-08 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Devin Prater Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 5:51 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Totally agreed. And it may just go free like access note, LOL Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com

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2014-07-07 Thread Ron Pelletier
Weitzel Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Andy, Thanks for that information, that price means that I would only buy it if it was absolutely outstanding and much better than Text Grabber or Prizmo in several areas. For me those would

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2014-07-07 Thread Ron Pelletier
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eileen Misrahi Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Hi Andy, I was wondering if there will be a trial for the KNFB app before buying? Let's see how much resistence this will generate on the list

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2014-07-07 Thread Ron Pelletier
with their blindness. Just a personal opinion Ron Danvers From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 6:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App One of the things I really like about Apple, iOS in particular

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2014-07-07 Thread Ron Pelletier
, 2014 7:33 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App This time they are way late to the party. The original KNFB reader was groundbreaking, but blind folks have been doing OCR with their iPhones for a long time now, and aids like the Standscan can help to render fair OCR with just

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2014-07-07 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
: KNFB Reader App Sieghard, Like you I would get it if there are features that make it much easier to line-up. I can't see myself bring my StandScan Pro to a restaurant or anywhere else in public. If that happens, I will be happy to spend the $100.00. Otherwise, its not worth the big

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2014-07-07 Thread 'Candy' via VIPhone
can just delete if it doesn't work. Ron Danvers *From:*viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Sieghard Weitzel *Sent:* Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:47 PM *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com *Subject:* RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Andy, Thanks for that information

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2014-07-07 Thread Louise Redsull
compared to the original KNFB reader on an N82. Louise. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: 07 July 2014 17:09 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Ron, I agree that one of the big unknowns

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2014-07-07 Thread Rick Alfaro
, Rick Alfaro From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Karl Smith Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 12:26 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hello Sieghard, I appreciate your common sense approach to all this talk. The world has

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2014-07-07 Thread AppleGourmet
About five years ago, one of my patients had purchased the KNFB Reader with the Nokia phone for about $1250. He was really thrilled with his purchase and thought it was great value. He has been using it for the past five years and it's been working flawlessly! The results of the OCR have to

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-07 Thread AppleGourmet
About five years ago, one of my patients had purchased the KNFB Reader with the Nokia phone for about $1250. He was really thrilled with his purchase and thought it was great value. He has been using it for the past five years and it's been working flawlessly! The results of the OCR have to

RE: KNFB Reader App

2014-07-07 Thread AppleGourmet
About five years ago, one of my patients had purchased the KNFB Reader with the Nokia phone for about $1250. He was really thrilled with his purchase and thought it was great value. He has been using it for the past five years and it's been working flawlessly! The results of the OCR have to

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2014-07-07 Thread Ron Pelletier
of the world if the product is worth it to the user Ron Danvers From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 12:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Ron, I agree that one

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2014-07-07 Thread Alex Hall
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 12:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Ron, I agree that one of the big unknowns at this point is how easy it will be to use KNFB

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2014-07-07 Thread Michael Malver
: KNFB Reader App Regarding a free trial or lite version, here's a concerning tweet KNFB just sent out: Folks interested in iOS app trials should bring the complaints directly to Apple. The iTunes app store has no mechanism for supporting this. Of course, that isn't technically true. They could

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2014-07-07 Thread Alex Hall
with knfb reader as well. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 2:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Regarding a free trial or lite version, here's a concerning tweet KNFB just sent

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2014-07-07 Thread Louise
@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 2:21 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader App Regarding a free trial or lite version, here's a concerning tweet KNFB just sent out: Folks interested in iOS app trials should bring the complaints

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