Hi David,
I assume we listened to the same recording. I did not find the presenters to be all that evasive when it comes to currency. They simply said that at this point the app did not recognize money, but that maybe down the road it would. In any case, with an app like LookTel Money Reader which supports quite a few currencies and works so well I don’t think it’s a big deal whether the KNFB Reader app does that or not. I don’t want to endorse the app before it’s available or before we know how much of a premium they will charge and I do want to point out that I am not a beta tester, but I must say that I look forward to finding out how much it will be and of course to hear a well-done Podcast and user feedback about it. One thing I have been meaning to find out and maybe you know this is whether Prizmo and Text Grabber do the recognition on the phone or whether the image is uploaded, recognized on a server and the text is sent back. They did mention that KNFB Reader does not require a data connection to work and that is certainly good, but as I said, I don’t know if the other popular apps share this ability. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Friday, July 04, 2014 5:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: NFB app? 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] <mailto:[email protected]> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 5 Jul 2014, at 3:08, "Fred Olver" <[email protected] <mailto:[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. 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