hi, when did talks 6.21.3 release its not on talknav pls give download link
On 9/10/11, Brad Keller <keller...@gmail.com> wrote: > IF that is all he is wanting to know then yes the latest talks version, > 6.21.3, will work with the camera. At least it does on my N85. As for any > other phone all that can be done is to try. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Daleen Spalletta" <spalle...@absamail.co.za> > To: "Talks Mailing List" <talks@talksusers.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2011 4:36 AM > Subject: Re: [Talks] Using the cell phone as a scanner > > >> What I understand by this question is actually. What phone that support's >> >> talks, will have a good enough camera to take pictures of pages that can >> then be coppeid to a computer and then be read or recognized with a OCR >> program so that it can be converted to txt or what ever format. >> Talks will only be used to help the user to use the phone, to take the >> pictures not to OCR or anything. >> Daleen >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stephen Giggar" <sgig...@gmail.com> >> To: "Talks Mailing List" <talks@talksusers.com> >> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 11:28 PM >> Subject: Re: [Talks] Using the cell phone as a scanner >> >> >>> Talks is a screen reader and nothing else. So Talks isn't going to do any >>> >>> scanning for you. >>> >>> The KNFBReader list is going to be your best bet. >>> >>> Signed: Stephen Giggar >>> Skype: dr-phone. >>> >>> Hardware eventually fails, software eventually works. >>> No amount of bandwidth can fix poor design. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Paulo Augusto" <pauloaugustoami...@yahoo.com.br> >>> To: "Talks Mailing List" <talks@talksusers.com> >>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 2:17 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Using the cell phone as a scanner >>> >>> >>>> Hi, thanks for the informations. I'm trying to get more info about knfb >>>> but I'd like to insist that we should talk about this subject in this >>>> list because my intention now is just to picture book pages with the >>>> cell phone, not to have the ocr and other speech different from talks. >>>> KNFB seems to have different functions such as ocr inside the cell phone >>>> >>>> and its own speech. >>>> But talks users may want just to picture books pages to send it later to >>>> >>>> the desktop computer. KNFB will be nice if you need to read texts >>>> imediatelly. But a lot of talks users may want to picture books to read >>>> later. So nokia's phones with talks possibly can help. >>>> But we need to know if we can set the phones to macro mode >>>> independently, using talks. >>>> >>>> In nokia's website they say that n95 has macro mode that can focus from >>>> 10 centimeters to 50 centimeters. Something around 3 inches to 15 >>>> inches. But I wouldn't like to buy n95 just to test if I can do this >>>> kind of work. If someone can tell me, yes,, you can picture book pages >>>> with n95 and talks, I would buy the phone. I still can find it to buy >>>> here in Brazil. >>>> >>>> Thanks again, Paulo >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Bill Outman" <wout...@earthlink.net> >>>> To: "'Talks Mailing List'" <talks@talksusers.com> >>>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 1:05 PM >>>> Subject: Re: [Talks] Using the cell phone as a scanner >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello. >>>>> >>>>> Basically what you are describing is what the K-NFB Reader program >>>>> does. >>>>> >>>>> It works on phones such as the N-86 and N-95. I have it on an N-82 >>>>> myself. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It isn't a function of Talks but a separate program entirely. >>>>> >>>>> Bill Outman >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: talks-boun...@talksusers.com >>>>> [mailto:talks-boun...@talksusers.com] On >>>>> Behalf Of Paulo Augusto >>>>> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 10:43 AM >>>>> To: Talks Mailing List >>>>> Subject: [Talks] Using the cell phone as a scanner >>>>> >>>>> Hi listers, >>>>> Some of us depend on scanners to read books. I have used flatbed >>>>> scanners >>>>> but it's kind of tricky to turn pages over. >>>>> Yesterday I found some information about the pearl scanner, that works >>>>> like >>>>> a camera picturing or photographing book pages. It makes the scanning >>>>> process much easier because we just need to turn pages with the book on >>>>> >>>>> the >>>>> same position. It's much faster. But the pearl scanner costs about 1500 >>>>> dollars. If some of nokia's phones can photograph book pages, it's an >>>>> important extra feature for talks users. If it's a new subject on this >>>>> list >>>>> and for talks developers, I guess it's already an important matter to >>>>> consider. It's related to educational purposes and can make talks even >>>>> more >>>>> useful for visually impaired people. >>>>> But if this idea of using phone cameras as a scanner has already been >>>>> tryed >>>>> and tests showed it doesn't work, please let me know. An aunt of mine >>>>> who's >>>>> a photographer told me it's fully possible to get book pages with a >>>>> digital >>>>> camera with macro function. Some of nokia cameras has macro lenses. I >>>>> think >>>>> it's a very important thing for us to research. >>>>> If you have a n86 or a n95 or any other phone with good lenses, maybe >>>>> you >>>>> can check if you can access this camera functions such as macro mode, >>>>> black >>>>> and white mode, etc. >>>>> Well, I know my english is sometimes confusing, so if I said something >>>>> that >>>>> is not comprehensible, plese ask me to explain again. >>>>> Regards, Paulo >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Talks mailing list >>>>> Talks@talksusers.com >>>>> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >>>>> >>>>> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >>>>> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ >>>>> and >>>>> Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Talks mailing list >>>>> Talks@talksusers.com >>>>> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >>>>> >>>>> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >>>>> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ >>>>> and >>>>> Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Talks mailing list >>>> Talks@talksusers.com >>>> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >>>> >>>> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >>>> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ >>>> and >>>> Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Talks mailing list >>> Talks@talksusers.com >>> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >>> >>> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >>> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ >>> and >>> Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3886 - Release Date: 09/09/11 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talks mailing list >> Talks@talksusers.com >> http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks >> >> Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: >> eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ >> and >> Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > Talks mailing list > Talks@talksusers.com > http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks > > Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: > eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ > and > Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/ > -- austin pinto email austinpinto.xavi...@gmail.com alternat email austin.pi...@hotmail.com facebook www.facebook.com/austinpinto.xaviers orkut www.orkut.com/austinpinto.xaviers twitter www.twitter.com/austinmpinto join me on google + surch for +austin _______________________________________________ Talks mailing list Talks@talksusers.com http://lists.talksusers.com/mailman/listinfo/talks Hosting of this list provided courtesy of: eHosting Limited: http://www.ehosting.com/ and Talknav Inc. http://www.talknav.net/
