Hi!
It certainly does but not that much i’d say.
But i guess the OCR is smoother on the iphone with knfb.
/A
> On 06 Dec 2015, at 01:35, Singing Sparrow <sunsh...@abe.midco.net> wrote:
>
> Now that is interesting that you say the OCR eats up the battery life on the
> blaze EZ and ET units I do see/ or in this case hear that the Blaze EZ and ET
> slows down when taking multipul scans why this is i have no idea, it could
> be because of android i suppose.
> on the IOS devices like the iphone and the like does it also suck down the
> battery life?
>
> On 12/5/2015 6:09 PM, Kelly Pierce wrote:
>> I have heard the OCR functionality quickly eats up the battery. the
>> unit is twice the cost of the Stream, bookport Plus, or the Plextalk
>> Pocket. It makes more sense to me to buy one of these kinds of units
>> and buy the KNFB reader app for the i Phone for a much better
>> experience. I believe Dane you will be much happier with this
>> combination.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/5/15, Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net> wrote:
>>> Nothing like “Hands-on” feedback.
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 5 Dec 2015, at 11:34 PM, Singing Sparrow <sunsh...@abe.midco.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hims has released the 1.5 update on the unit i have but the OCR is not
>>>> that good yet i always get poor or unreconizable text smooshed words and
>>>> the like.
>>>>
>>>> On 12/5/2015 6:10 AM, dennis wrote:
>>>>> yes i believe you are right about the ocr needing improvement.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 12/4/2015 6:10 PM, Singing Sparrow wrote:
>>>>>> The OCR has some troubles that hims needs to take care of if they want
>>>>>> people to be able to scan with it.
>>>>>> The web radio stations work like a charm, as to blue tooth you can use
>>>>>> blue tooth speakers and headphones with the unit. I use one and love it
>>>>>> as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/4/2015 4:34 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>>>>>> I’m glad I was able to contact someone who could tell me at least
>>>>>>> something on how the Blaze EZ is progressing and the Web Radio sounds
>>>>>>> very nice considering - if the review was anyth to go by - that
>>>>>>> function was next to useless a year or so ago.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 5 Dec 2015, at 9:26 AM, dennis <dennis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> well ok, i haven't used the blue tooth so i can't comment on that. the
>>>>>>>> web radio works great. you can add just about any kind of station by
>>>>>>>> making a m3u of the url. i also haven't used the ocr enough to be able
>>>>>>>> to comment on that either. also i will say that the podcasting
>>>>>>>> function also works quite well. if i can help you with anything else
>>>>>>>> just let me know. i'm sorry if this isn't the help you were looking
>>>>>>>> for.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 12/4/2015 4:09 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Firstly I believe there were issues with the OCR technology the Blaze
>>>>>>>>> EZ uses, has this been corrected?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Second, what about the Web/Internet radio function is this now
>>>>>>>>> working?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Can you connect a pair of Bluetooth headphones or speakers to this
>>>>>>>>> unit or do anything else with the Bluetooth?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 5 Dec 2015, at 8:03 AM, dennis <dennis...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> yes i have had one for a few months now and i love it. i also have a
>>>>>>>>>> booksence just as a fyi. what would you like to know.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 12/4/2015 2:25 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Does anyone on the list have one of these machines? I know a year
>>>>>>>>>>> or so ago I myself was very excited about the machines release and
>>>>>>>>>>> did intend to get one at the time.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Since that time I’ve heard very little about the unit apart fro the
>>>>>>>>>>> first version of the firmware being very flaky and having a few
>>>>>>>>>>> other issues.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I did hear form Hims Inc that a fix was on the way to address some
>>>>>>>>>>> of the issues raised at the time.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> So now we’re at the “Christmas Stocking filler” part of the year
>>>>>>>>>>> and my interest in the Blaze EZ has been rekindled thanks to a
>>>>>>>>>>> review of the unit by Jackie Brown which was written over a year
>>>>>>>>>>> ago which is still an interesting read even though it hasn’t been
>>>>>>>>>>> updated so that’s where I need your help <smile>.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I’ve posted a link to the review below.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.sightandsound.co.uk/p/a-review-of-the-hims-blaze-ez-by-jackie-brown/
>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://www.sightandsound.co.uk/p/a-review-of-the-hims-blaze-ez-by-jackie-brown/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>> of the halfwits in this world behind.
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>>>>>>>>> of the halfwits in this world behind.
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>>>>>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of
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>>> Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the
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