I listened to the privately recorded Audio Boo of the KNFB Reader presentation which was announced and linked to on Top Tech Tidbits.
1) The presentation was a first-rate demonstration of showmanship. It was very obviously completely pre-rehearsed, such that the presenters were able to present 100% flawless scans with perfect first-time images whilst properly exciting / working the crowd. All the items scanned were preselected, so the presenters obviously knew the items would work. The recognition speed was the same as the speed in TextGrabber. So, what does KNFB Reading Technologies contribute to the OCR arena? Aside from the fact that they are a company focused specifically on blindness access (which will make them far superior to everybody else in some people's eyes)? It appears that KNFB Reader is primed to take the picture whilst the iOS device is laying flat on the page. After activating the onscreen button, one lifts the device until the camera automatically activates. Therefore, the image is either assessing blank white space, page edge detection, or both. Given the cheerleading and the lack of specific detail given in the presentation, I will bet KNFB Reading Technologies will be charging a significant premium for this implementation of the technology. I do hope I am wrong. Oh, one final note, the Reader will not support currency in its initial version, and the presenters were evasive about if and when such may become available in the future. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Jul 2014, at 3:08, "Fred Olver" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Did anyone catch the presentation from the NFB convention this morning on > their upcoming app for scanning? Was a price given? Is there a place where > one can go to listen to it later? > > Fred Olver > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fred.olver > Skype: Fred.olver1 > For more information about my book which is available in accessible formats > go to: http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com also available as a kindel > download from amazon. > -- > 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 > 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. 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 http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- 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 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. 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 http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
