I agree with you about Text Detective. But, trust me, you can't go wrong with the KNFB reader. Believe you me. I have tried to use the other apps and gotten crap as a result. With the KNFB Reader, beautiful perfect accuracy. I aint liiing.
Sincerely, the Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac and iphone user! Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in and fully protected by ClamXav Antivirus! On Sep 21, 2014, at 7:40 PM, Jessica Moss <junglebookfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Text detective is crap. I made the mistake of buying it about 2 years ago, > and even with sighted help aiming the camera, it still didn't always read > stuff properly, and I didn't want something I was going to have to rely on > someone to help me possission the camera to read everything I needed to scan, > especially when it came to the mixes I order from the company I work for and > I wanted to do something simple like make a batch of sugar cookies. > On Sep 19, 2014, at 3:28 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.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. 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