Has anyone bought it for the iPadd with retina? Chris Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 743-8244 web: www.mysticaccess.com
Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:31:02 -0400 Kevin Mattingly <kdmattin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just bought it. I will let you know how it works. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:28 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > > <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > > > Apparently the app is $100. > > > > CB > > > > Baltimore, Maryland (September 18, 2014): The National Federation of the > > Blind, the nation's leading advocate for access to print by the blind, has > > applauded the release of KNFB Reader, a new app for the iPhone and other > > Apple iOS devices, which uses the phone's camera and state-of-the-art > > optical character recognition (OCR) technology to give the blind instant > > access to the contents of print materials. Members of the National > > Federation of the Blind have worked with K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc., > > which developed the app along with Sensotec, Inc. KNFB Reader is now > > available in the iTunes app store. > > > > Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: > > "The National Federation of the Blind has been involved for forty years in > > the development of technology that helps blind people to acquire access to > > the various print materials that we all encounter from day to day. Ever > > since our first collaboration with Ray Kurzweil to develop the Kurzweil > > Reading Machine, which was the size of a household appliance, we have been > > interested in the development of better and more portable reading > > technology. Print on office documents, flyers, letters, menus, labels, and > > throughout our environment is still a part of everyday life, even with the > > increased electronic transmission of documents. Now revolutionary > > technology that resides on the phones that many of us carry each day > > provides instant access to the printed word. We can hear our mail or the > > menu at our favorite restaurant spoken with the iPhone's built-in > > text-to-speech technology, or read it in Braille with a refreshable Braille > > display. This app will fundamentally change the everyday lives of many > > blind people, helping us to get the information we need and live the lives > > we want." > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 743-8244 web: www.mysticaccess.com Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
