$100? Ouch.
On 9/19/14, Chris G <jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
