RE: saytext is available

2010-06-30 Thread Bryan Smart
$1,000. Bryan -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Simon F Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 4:24 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: saytext is available The iPhone 4 is a 5 megapicsal camera but y

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2010-06-30 Thread Simon F
a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available Honestly, I don't know why, but there is a difference in my results when I hold a finger on the screen while finding the correct position. Smile. On 29. juni 2010, at 19.01, clarence griffin wrote: > What would hold

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2010-06-30 Thread Simon F
obile. The 8mp cam is great, what would a 12 be like. -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Moore Sent: Wednesday, 30 June 2010 5:52 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available

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2010-06-30 Thread Simon F
y, 30 June 2010 4:52 a.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available why would you give up when trying to take a picture of an lcd display. that's your fault. try paper with typed writing on it? that may work better. If you use the program for what it was intended, i

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2010-06-30 Thread Simon F
groups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available At the risk of seeming snide, its free, so toss it if your unsatisfied. So, your sick of it, make some recommendations or share constructive feedback with the author. Look I am not overly impressed either, but damn it it is a start and I have had more su

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2010-06-30 Thread michael babcock
-- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Earle > Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 11:34 p.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: saytext is available > > Like I said on the viphone list, I did get saytext to work on a

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2010-06-30 Thread Simon F
m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available Like I said on the viphone list, I did get saytext to work on a 32 gb 3gs. My results were far from perfect, but I was able to get the basics of the document. I don't know what phone the guy in the video was using, but I didn'

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2010-06-30 Thread Cody Hurst
- Original Message - From: "Cody Hurst" > To: > Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 11:49 PM > Subject: Re: saytext is available > > >> I dont' really have any good scanning matterial but so far I've scanned a >> crossword puzzle probably not the be

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2010-06-29 Thread Neil James
Yes, because it is a cross word puzzle. What did you expect? Neil - Original Message - From: "Cody Hurst" To: Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 11:49 PM Subject: Re: saytext is available I dont' really have any good scanning matterial but so far I've scanned

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2010-06-29 Thread John André Netland
>>> On 29 Jun 2010, at 13:52, Earle wrote: >>> >>>> It will beep. I have an iPhone 3gs, and it beeps for me when I perform a >>>> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >>>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You

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2010-06-29 Thread Scott Howell
ing used to. You >>>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also >>>> need to raise it slowly. >>>> >>>> Earle >>>> >>>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>>> >>>> Skype, Twit

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2010-06-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
results with this document. >>>> Going to play with it further and see what else it can pick up. >>>> >>>> This is very exciting though. >>>> On 29 Jun 2010, at 13:52, Earle wrote: >>>> >>>>> It will beep. I have an iPho

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2010-06-29 Thread Larry Wanger
How do you turn on the LED light and leave it on? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cody Hurst Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 11:37 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available remember

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2010-06-29 Thread Chris Moore
t beeps for me when I perform a >>>>> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >>>>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also >>>>> need to raise it slowly. >>>>> >>>>> Earle >>&g

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2010-06-29 Thread Chris Moore
of the page. You also >>>> need to raise it slowly. >>>> >>>> Earle >>>> >>>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>>> >>>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>>> - Original Message -

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2010-06-29 Thread clarence griffin
What is the price on this app? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message----- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin >&g

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2010-06-29 Thread clarence griffin
t;> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >>>>>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also >>>>>> need to raise it slowly. >>>>>> >>>>>> Earle >>>>>> >>>>>&

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2010-06-29 Thread Cody Hurst
gt;>>> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >>>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also >>>> need to raise it slowly. >>>> >>>> Earle >>>> >>>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.

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2010-06-29 Thread Cody Hurst
center of the page. You also >>>>> need to raise it slowly. >>>>> >>>>> Earle >>>>> >>>>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>>>> >>>>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>>

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2010-06-29 Thread clarence griffin
t;> >>>> This is very exciting though. >>>> On 29 Jun 2010, at 13:52, Earle wrote: >>>> >>>>> It will beep. I have an iPhone 3gs, and it beeps for me when I perform a >>>>> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >&g

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2010-06-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
;> >>> This is very exciting though. >>> On 29 Jun 2010, at 13:52, Earle wrote: >>> >>>> It will beep. I have an iPhone 3gs, and it beeps for me when I perform a >>>> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >>>> need to make s

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2010-06-29 Thread clarence griffin
ve an iPhone 3gs, and it beeps for me when I perform a >>> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also need >>> to raise it slowly. >>> >>> Earle >>> >>> Msn: peters

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2010-06-29 Thread clarence griffin
I think the 3gs's camera plays a big part in why its not working for allot of us. GF -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

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2010-06-29 Thread clarence griffin
slowly. >>> >>> Earle >>> >>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>> >>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Cody Hurst" >>> To: >>> Sent: Tuesday, Jun

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2010-06-29 Thread clarence griffin
gt; >>>> Earle >>>> >>>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>>> >>>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>>> - Original Message - >>>> From: "Cody Hurst" >>>> To: >>&

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2010-06-29 Thread Scott Howell
You >>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also need >>> to raise it slowly. >>> >>> Earle >>> >>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>> >>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>

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2010-06-29 Thread Scott Howell
re the camera is over the center of the page. You also need >>> to raise it slowly. >>> >>> Earle >>> >>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>> >>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>> - Original Message - >

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2010-06-29 Thread Cody Hurst
ca >>> >>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>> ----- Original Message - >>> From: "Cody Hurst" >>> To: >>> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:32 AM >>> Subject: Re: saytext is available >>> >>&

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2010-06-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >> - Original Message - >> From: "Cody Hurst" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:32 AM >> Subject: Re: saytext is available >> >> >> I tried scanning a cigarette box, a pa

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2010-06-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
, Simon F wrote: >>>> >>>>> What is the price on this app? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@go

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2010-06-29 Thread John André Netland
t takes a lot of getting used to. You >> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also need >> to raise it slowly. >> >> Earle >> >> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >> >> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamer

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2010-06-29 Thread Cody Hurst
gt; Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >> - Original Message - >> From: "Cody Hurst" >> To: >> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:32 AM >> Subject: Re: saytext is available >> >> >> I tried scanning a cigarette box, a paper

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2010-06-29 Thread Chris Moore
lick the camera button it doesn't seem to beep >>>>> when anything is in focus >>>>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 2:37 AM, Simon F wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> What is the price on this app? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>

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2010-06-29 Thread Cody Hurst
age. You also need > to raise it slowly. > > Earle > > Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca > > Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican > - Original Message - > From: "Cody Hurst" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:32 AM > Subject: R

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2010-06-29 Thread Earle
: rowdyamerican - Original Message - From: "Cody Hurst" To: Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:32 AM Subject: Re: saytext is available I tried scanning a cigarette box, a paper, my shirt, etc etc, and still, no beeps no nothing and I have an iphone 4. the only way one can use this t

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2010-06-29 Thread Chris Moore
;>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 2:37 AM, Simon F wrote: >>> >>>> What is the price on this app? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:mac

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2010-06-29 Thread Cody Hurst
app? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Original Message----- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin >>>>> Sent: Tu

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2010-06-29 Thread Scott Howell
t;>>> >>>> -Original Message- >>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin >>>> Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:21 p.m. >>>> To: macvisionaries@g

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2010-06-29 Thread Ricardo Walker
and facebook: rowdyamerican > - Original Message - > From: "Krister Ekstrom" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:24 AM > Subject: Re: saytext is available > > > Hi, Have you actually managed to make the app beep on an Iphone 3gs? I tried > and tri

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2010-06-29 Thread Earle
une 29, 2010 7:24 AM Subject: Re: saytext is available Hi, Have you actually managed to make the app beep on an Iphone 3gs? I tried and tried and tried, lifting my arms until they almost reached the seiling and not a sound came out of the thing. /Krister 29 jun 2010 kl. 12.55 skrev Scott Howell:

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2010-06-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin >>> Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:21 p.m. >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: saytext is available >>> >>

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2010-06-29 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Ok then it's not me that's stupid then, relieved sigh, i had the same results using an Iphone 3gS. There's nothing about requirements in the store, at least not as i'm aware of, so i downloaded it, as talked about in another post here. /Krister 29 jun 2010 kl. 03.29 skrev joseph: > hi list

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2010-06-29 Thread Scott Howell
acvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin >> Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:21 p.m. >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: saytext is available >> >> is it really the finished one? I t

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2010-06-29 Thread Cody Hurst
ooglegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cody Hurst > Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 6:50 p.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: saytext is available > > I dont' really have any good scanning matterial but so far I've scanned a >

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2010-06-29 Thread Simon F
Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 6:50 p.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available I dont' really have any good scanning matterial but so far I've scanned a crossword puzzle probably not the best and it came out looking like crap it is free On Jun 29, 2010, at 2:38

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2010-06-28 Thread Cody Hurst
signal pickup? And how is the usability!? > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry Wanger > Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:47 p.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: s

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2010-06-28 Thread Cody Hurst
ar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin > Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:21 p.m. > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: saytext is available > > is it really the finished one? I thought it was due to come out Thursday? > > GF > > > On J

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2010-06-28 Thread Simon F
: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available I just tried it on the new iPhone 4 and it works. It beeps when the document is in focus and the camera is steady; best done with two hands unless you've got a very steady hand, and it takes the picture. OCR doesn't take a terribly

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2010-06-28 Thread Simon F
What is the price on this app? -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:21 p.m. To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: saytext is available is it really the

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2010-06-28 Thread Cody Hurst
remember lighting isn't much of an issue now that you have the led light in the front of the phone that can be left on On Jun 28, 2010, at 11:47 PM, Larry Wanger wrote: > I just tried it on the new iPhone 4 and it works. It beeps when the document > is in focus and the camera is steady; best do

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2010-06-28 Thread Larry Wanger
I just tried it on the new iPhone 4 and it works. It beeps when the document is in focus and the camera is steady; best done with two hands unless you've got a very steady hand, and it takes the picture. OCR doesn't take a terribly long time. The quality of lighting in the room is a big deal. Wh

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2010-06-28 Thread clarence griffin
is it really the finished one? I thought it was due to come out Thursday? GF On Jun 28, 2010, at 10:19 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I'm not sure it will work on the iphone though yet the iphone 3 anyways. > > Take care. > > S > On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:52 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > >> Hey, the pr

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2010-06-28 Thread Doug Lawlor
I tried this app using the iPhone 3GS with a magazine and seem to be getting the same results as you describe. I even turned on the light over my dining room table to see if this would help. I will try it with a letter tomorrow to see if I can get better results. Doug Sent from my iPhone On

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2010-06-28 Thread Sarah Alawami
I'm not sure it will work on the iphone though yet the iphone 3 anyways. Take care. S On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:52 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: > Hey, the price is right :-) I just got it. Now to try it. > -- > Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA > Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY > > > > On Jun 28

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2010-06-28 Thread Buddy Brannan
Hey, the price is right :-) I just got it. Now to try it. -- Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY On Jun 28, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > I don't have saytext but it will go on my wishlist as I'm exchnging my phone > in a few dys. > > S > On Jun 2

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2010-06-28 Thread Sarah Alawami
I don't have saytext but it will go on my wishlist as I'm exchnging my phone in a few dys. S On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:29 PM, joseph wrote: > hi listers, finally, saytext is there. head to the app store and put > in the surch box, "saytext doc scanner". I tested it with iphone 3gs > but found that