Richard, Yes, that is a lot of help and thanks very much. I believe I'll head to Amazon to order one of these especially considering the new stand mode in the KNFB Reader upgrade.
Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 20, 2015, at 8:42 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > The best description I can think of is that it is like a wide diving board. > The stand is about 9 inches wide. The phone sits on the platform with about > an inch of it sticking out over the edge. > So, if you are in a room with half-way decent lighting, plenty of room light > gets in since most of the page is exposed. If the only light source was > directly behind the stand, it might cast a shadow, but I can’t think of any > lighting situations that would be like that. > > Of course, you also have the flash on the phone to compensate if needed. > > I’ve not had any trouble at all with lighting. > > Here is a link to his instructions for setting it up. I don’t know if this > will help. > > http://fopydo.com/scanningstandfortheblind > > HTH, > Richard > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Alan Lemly > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 6:25 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: A stand for the KNFB reader > > Richard, > > How does the Fopydo stand do with allowing enough light to get to the page > since it doesn't use an external light source? > > Alan Lemly > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 20, 2015, at 7:46 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > The Fopydo has the most adjustability (if that is a word.) > You can easily raise it up from the default about 10.5 inches above the page > to 14 inches above the page for legal sized documents. > > The StandScan is not adjustable and is about 11.5 or 12 inches above the page. > > The ScanJig’s maximum distance is about 11 inches, but can be adjusted to be > closer. > > HTH, > Richard > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Fred Olver > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 4:31 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: A stand for the KNFB reader > > I think the question is not about a specific stand, but which one will offer > the largest area of scannability based on the position of the phone. Since > most offer optimal placement for the phone I'm fairly certain that which one > is used will make very little difference because of the flexibility of the > camera and the ability of the software to scan a somewhat larger area than > what might be expected. > > Fred Olver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Turner > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 6:16 PM > Subject: Re: A stand for the KNFB reader > > > I too highly recommend the Fopydo, partly because it is the most portable, > but also he is working on an attachment that will make scanning books much > easier to go with the stand. > He is hoping to offer the attachment for around $10. So, between the $12 for > the stand and $10 more for this nifty attachment, plus any shipping, you will > have a very powerful scanning setup. > I have seen the first two prototypes of the attachment and am excited about > it coming to the market. > I have no connection to the company. I just happened to get in touch with him > early on in his development and got to put in my two cents worth. > Stay tuned. > Richard > > > > > > On Aug 20, 2015, at 12:09 PM, Annie Skov Nielsen <annieskovniel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Christina. > > You can use a braille display instead of a bluetooth keyboard. > > I highly recommend the fopydo stand. It is rather cheap and easy to use. > > Best regards Annie. > Den 20/08/2015 kl. 19.12 skrev Christina C. <blindmaclo...@gmail.com>: > > Jonathan, > > Do you also recommend purchasing a bluetooth Keyboard to use along with the > Fopydo stand? I listened to the applevis podcast where they demonstrated > using KNFB Reader 2.0 in stand mode and they used it with a bluetooth > keyboard. It got me to thinking that it must be impossible or difficult to > control the app since the iDevice will be face down. What do you think? I > wasn’t really wanting to buy a stand and a keyboard. :) > > Thanks, > Christina > On Aug 20, 2015, at 10:39 AM, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote: > > Hi Don, I don't know if it's the best or not, but I bought a Fopydo, which is > very reasonably priced, and am happy with it. 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