I agree this is by far the most expensive app I have ever purchased for any of my apple devices. However well worth the price, considering how much I paid for the original KNFB nosier phone reader and never regretted doing so, this is amazing. I am certain there are going to be a few areas where I will want changes, but hey this is the first release. I recommend this software without any hesitation.
-----Original Message----- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin Sent: September 19, 2014 16:22 To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader iPhone App Hi Lisette, Wow, that's impressive. I think the podcast pretty much sold me, but your report was the last straw. It's great to finally have an app that can give us reliable OCR wherever we are. thanks for sharing your experience. Best, Donna On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Lisette Wesseling <lisettewessel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Donna, > I'm not Kevin but bought the app last night. On my first picture, I got 100 per cent accuracy of an entire credit card statement which obviously has lots of numbers and weird abbreviations. I spent about a minute lining the document up and then took one picture and it was perfect! I never had anything close to that with Prismo, Text Grabber or Text Detective. I rarely got the whole document there, whereas KNFB Reader helps you line it up if you want it to. > It also does images and pdf images, so it is definitely worth it for me. I'm now sorry I wasted the money on those others, but it was all there was at the time and they served their purpose. KNFB Reader is now the only OCR app on my phone. > It takes about 2 seconds from when the picture is taken to when it starts reading, and I'm using an iPhone 5 at this stage. > > Good luck with your decision > > Lisette > > On 20/09/2014, at 6:28 am, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > >> Kevin, can you say more? I'm kind of on the fence about whether or not to purchase it, but so far I'm not completely happy with either textGrabber or Prizmo. I think the place where I'm going wrong with both those apps is the positioning of the camera. Does KNFB Reader make that easier? >> Thanks, >> Donna >> >> On Sep 19, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Kevin Mattingly <kdmattin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> It just works. I'm glad I bought it. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yep, I know. >>>> >>>> Did you get my emails regarding the Macbook configuration? >>>> >>>> Gary >>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Cameron Strife <came...@cameronstrife.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> $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.co m >>>>>> 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.co m >>>>>> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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