this is terrific news indeed. The technology at this time may or may not be foolproof, but we are getting there. Being able to read hand-written text, terrific. Has someone tried it out already? If so, kindly post the feedback. Thanks,
On 4/1/12, Wahid Raza <wahid...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all , > hope all are doing fine > pasting below article, which get from another list. > Regards > Wahid > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Freedom Scientific Releases New and Improved OCR Recognition Software > for JAWS and OpenBook, @ FreedomScientific News March 30 2012 > > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2012 2:35 PM EDT > > Having trouble viewing this email? Click > <http://www.freedomscientific.com/news/2012-03-31/fs-releases-new-improved-ocr-software-openbook-jaws.html> > here to view in a browser. > > > For Immediate Release: > > > Freedom Scientific Releases New and Improved OCR Recognition Software > for JAWS and OpenBook > > > > Today, Freedom Scientific, one of the world’s leading screen reading > and blindness product makers, has just recently developed and released > a new breakthrough in its line of products of assistive technology for > blind and visually impaired computer users. > > > Have you ever wanted to take OpenBook® with you at all times anywhere > you can possibly go with it? Or even better, have you always wanted to > be able to pick up a handwritten note on a piece of paper and be able > to read it instantly just like anybody else? Or maybe you are one of > those frustrated students that are inundated with printed or > handwritten material that you can’t read in or out of a classroom > setting and you have to wait even hours or days for somebody to read > to you. Maybe you are at a conference, you are given a business card > or a simple handout that is important, and you need to fill out or > read along? > > > Well, wish and wonder no more! Freedom Scientific now has the solution! > > > Due to popular demand, and numerous emails and feedback requests from > our users, Freedom Scientific has decided to step forward. > > > We have released a new, updated, and improved OCR recognition engine > for both, our Openbook® and JAWS® products. This bran new release > includes many new features, which include, but not limited to: > > > * The ability to recognize smaller type font and better recognition of > columns in sophisticated tables, which can easily be confusing to > read. > * The ability to recognize print on smaller pieces of print paper, > such as note slips or contact cards on the spot, with better print > focus and not the scanner bed or camera. > * Finally, the ability to recognize handwriting with about 85-90% > accuracy! > > > Yes, that’s right! Our new OCR engine has built-in support for > handwriting recognition. That means that you can either scan or place > a handwritten note from a co-worker, a spouse, or from a door, into > your camera or scanner of your choice, and Openbook® will > automatically recognize it and be able to read it with speech and / or > Braille output from your preferred synthesizer or Braille display! Not > only this. You can open a .pdf, .jpg, or .png image that someone sent > you with handwriting over the email on your computer, perform the OCR > recognition command (JAWS 13 and later only), and bingo! You will hear > the handwriting being spoken out to you or sent to your Braille > display. Please note that these new features offered by this improved > version of the OCR engine for JAWS® or OpenBook® software are only > compatible with Openbook versions later than 8.0 and JAWS version 13.0 > or later. Please note users of JAWS earlier than 13.0, we will release > a version of the new OCR engine that we released with JAWS 13.0 later > this month, with the same features as the ones offered now, so you > aren’t left out on these new features! This update to the OCR engine > can work with both 32- and 64-bit operating systems. > > > Want some even more awesome news from our OpenBook® development team? > We have released OpenBook Mobile®, a scanning and reading solution app > for your iOS device! This means that you can use our popular scanning > and reading solution right from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, using > VoiceOver and the camera of your device! Yes, that’s right, OpenBook® > is going mobile, and you will be able to take it anywhere you go that > you find printed material that you cannot read. You will be able to go > on a trip, be given an airport boarding pass, and you will no longer > need sighted assistance to see whether your plane was gone before you > knew it, or to see your flight information. You will be able to go to > a church service and be able to access printed booklets of hymns or > group prayers easily and independently without requesting sighted > help. Even more fantastic, you will be able to walk into a classroom > door that appears to have no one waiting with you, bump into a little > sticky note with your finger below or above the Braille marking of the > classroom number, and not have to wait so many hours and precious > study time trying to find out if the instructor canceled the class or > whatever other scheduling conflict that might have occurred with that > instructor. If you have an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, you will get it > out, snap a photo of that little sticky note, and you will be able to > find out what’s wrong quickly, independently and immediately with the > built-in handwriting recognition of the OCR engine for OpenBook > Mobile®! It’s so easy! > > > Currently, OpenBook Mobile® for iOS platforms is available at the > Apple iTunes store and it costs $2.99. This app is designed to fit any > budget. So, what are you waiting for? Purchase your OpenBook Mobile® > app for your iPhone / iPod / iPad now, and let your future shine > today! The power of technology and handwriting is in your hands, like > never before! > > > If you have any questions regarding these two new initiatives, don’t > hesitate to give us a call at 1-800-444-4443 or e-mail us at > supp...@freedomscientific.com. We would like to hear from you and your > feedback! > > > Sincerely, > > The Freedom Scientific Team ************** > ----- > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > -- Mahesh S. Panicker Q1/5;2nd Floor; Left Portion ;Private Colony;Srinivas Puri; New delhi india. 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