What I find interesting is that I was an avid user of the KNFB reader with a
nokia N82 for several years. one thing that users often asked for was some
kind of stand to stabilize the unit. We were told by reps from KNFB that
such a stand would cost about $200 and was not needed because of the field
of view report, and the fact that holding the unit was a skill that could be
developed by the user. I'm surprised that nobody thought of making a
cardboard box with one side open.
Andy
-----Original Message-----
From: David Chittenden
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 9:25 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: KNFB Reader for the iPhone
Neither TextGrabber, Prizmo, nor Text Detective, require transferring
anything to any off-site location. All of these apps work directly on the
iPhone.
Additionally, Prizmo has page detection technologies which tell the end-user
how to move the iPhone to get the page better into focus.
In 2011, I compared Prizmo (which did not have the page alignment assist at
the time) with KNFB Reader on an N86. We found Prizmo, on an iPhone 4, was a
little better at recognising most documents in a well-lit room.
On my iPhone 5, whilst using the StandScan Pro for ease of positioning and
to guarantee uniform lighting, TextGrabber is consistently the quickest app
with the best OCR. I find it compares favourably with FineReader on a
computer.
Unless KNFB Reader comes close to mainstream OCR pricing in the App Store, I
for one, will not consider the additional cost worth it unless they have
some uniquely outstanding (game-changing) technology in the app.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 31 May 2014, at 11:15, "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote:
And it didn't depend on a delayed transfer to and from some site that may
or not be working at the time.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Steve
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 6:03 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: KNFB Reader for the iPhone
Keith,
If you have ever used the Knfb Reader on the N82 or N95 Nokia phones, then
you would appreciate the added functionality of the field-of-view report,
etc. It helps with document alignment prior to text recognition, and the
Ocr has more error correction ability.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 4:59 PM
Subject: RE: KNFB Reader for the iPhone
I'd be curious to learn what this may add to what we already have with
iOS?
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Marianne Denning
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2014 3:27 PM
To: viphone
Cc: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
Subject: KNFB Reader for the iPhone
Could it be true? KNFB Reader or something similar, may be coming out as
an app. It was posted on Blind Bargains today. There will be sessions
about it at the NFB convention. If you are going to the convention please
keep us posted.
--
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053
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