I agree the Pearl is very quick. I carry it every where I bring my computer. I stick it in my book bag it lives there until I need it.
Sent from m my T-Mobile Android device On Jun 26, 2015 6:54 AM, Londa Peterson via Jfw <[email protected]> wrote: > > Expensive but worth every penny in my opinion. This is especially true if you > want to scan books. It's much faster with the camera. A book that used to > take 2 or 3 hours with a scanner takes about an hour with the Pearl camera. > It scans about as fast as you can turn the pages. Scanners with document > feeders are nice for lots of individual pages, but you can't do books with > them unless you cut the book apart. I highly dislike desicrating books in > this way, so the camera is a must for me now. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Russell > Solowoniuk via Jfw > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:32 PM > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. > Cc: Russell Solowoniuk > Subject: Re: Scanners. > > Hi, > > If you are going with OpenBook, you might want to consider the Pearl. It’s a > camera on a stand, and in conjunction with OpenBook, works really well. It > takes a picture of the page and sends it to OpenBook for the OCR. Within > seconds of taking the picture you will hear the page being read to you. I’m > not sure what it sells for now… when I bought mine 5 years ago the Pearl > camera was $650… I already owned OpenBook. I think FS has a combo price if > you buy both together, but it’s still quite expensive. > > HTH > > Russell > > On Jun 25, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Michal Nowicki via Jfw <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > Carolyn, > > > > I am by no means an expert on scanners, but whatever you get, you need to > > understand that scanning requires both hardware (the scanner) and software > > (a computer program that makes use of the scanner). OpenBook is not a > > scanner. Instead, it is scanning and OCR software that works with many > > scanners. > > > > If I understand your post correctly, you are considering purchasing an > > all-in-one printer, fax, and scanner. While such products work great for > > sighted individuals, I'm not sure how many of them, if any, can be operated > > nonvisually. For example, I know that some all-in-one devices have an > > inaccessible touch screen, and it is not possible to control them from a > > computer. That said, it may be better for you to buy two or three pieces of > > equipment if, of course, you can afford it. I also recommend scanners with > > an automatic feeder. > > > > I hope this helps, and I'm sorry I cannot provide specific advice (e.g. > > with regards to device models). > > > > Michal > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold > > via Jfw > > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:49 PM > > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. > > Cc: Carolyn Arnold > > Subject: Scanners. > > > > When I get my new computer at the end of the year or beginning of next, I > > intend to get a printer with fax and scanning capability. > > > > So, I'm wondering, as a totally blind user of JAWS, is there a special > > scanner I have to get for it to be accessible? Are some scanners out there > > more accessible than others? > > > > What is Open Book? I have heard of it. Would I be limited to getting that or > > something like that? > > > > Thanks. > > > > "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right." Henry Ford. > > > > Carolyn > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: > > <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/201506 > > 25/3bf180e6/attachment.html> > > _______________________________________________ > > Jfw mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Jfw mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
