Hi Andy, Now that a device has been made, we won't have to wait for the KNFB reader app to come up with one that would break the bank. All we will need to is to take this puppy for a test drive. For now, I am happy with Prizmo or Text Grabber and the StandScan Pro. Unless there are other features that are not in the other 2 apps, I don't think I will invest in it. I also want to see what the asking price will be for the app. If it is too high, I will forget it for now. HTH.
Eileen On May 31, 2014, at 2:18 PM, "Andy Baracco" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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