First of all, I was not impressed with the NFB Technology explanation as to why KNFB Reader has fallen so far behind in terms of its ability. I suspect Dr. Kurzweil may be retiring from the scene somewhat as he well deserves and NFB is fiddling around with things instead of tending to business. Won't further speculate on that.
I do have a couple of questions about Voice Dream Scanner. First of all must you absolutely have to have the stand to use it or can you free-hand hold the phone as I have managed for years with the KNFB products? Secondly, will the scanner, Voice Dream Scanner, read the document you have taken a picture of as I do with my mail and then begin reading or do I absolutely have to get the document into their reader app in order to read? Frankly, all of what sounds like a good bit of document manipulation absolutely overwhelms me. I need to be able to take the picture and get the stuff read and am not sure I have the patience to have to go into something else, dig around for the document and maybe get it read. This stuff is absolutely boggling my mind. When I looked at your video the other day, Richard, I really could not hear your demonstration well nor could I hear to understand the speech as it read the document after which extra steps you had to take to get it to read. Sorry, it's old lady ears and not quite understanding all the steps. KNFB and Seeing AI are simple. They just don't work consistently. I have been a Kurzweil reader since the first home version personal reader in the early 1990's and have followed his technology all the way through. I have had good luck with it until the last year or two since they are no longer doing updates and keeping the product up to date. Also had a device called the Read EZ Move which GW Micro sold for a while which was really terrific too. It was a device from England, but mine just went out a few months ago and it is not manufactured nor can it be repaired any longer. So, I am feeling kind of desperate to find something which will make reading easier once again. Thanks for further information, and NFB needs to get back on the stick. How dare they treat Dr. Kurzweil's product and work like this. If they aren't going to do it, someone needs to step up to the plate and get it done though with all the R&D bellaching excuses,, I doubt it will happen where it is now. It's a real shame, and I am not a happy long-time user. Smiles to all, Dianne and the Fur Crew -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" 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 https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
