Hi Sarah, Last week Eleanor posted:
>> If you are looking for an OCR solution at a reasonable price, Sam Jewell has >> designed a stand to get exact distance from camera to the print page. Have >> a look at Sam's video here. I put his contact detais below the link for >> anyone interested. >> https://vimeo.com/88239540 >> >> Sam'e e-mail address is below, also his telephone number >> >> sam.jew...@gmail.com >> >> +44 (0) 7932 761772 >> This is a light-weight portable stand (cardboard reinforced with a plastic coating?) for OCR with an iPhone. Unlike the StandScan Pro, there is no lighting source, but it sounds as though it would fold down more for easy carrying. Anne asked about pricing information, and I found his Twitter page in which he said $45. Anne ordered in Euros, shipped to France, and said she would report back. They have a web sign-up page for more information, but they're not really set up to do more than take email addresses: http://giraffereader.launchrock.com/ HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 13, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Sarah k Alawami <marri...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm a bit behind the times here. What is this product of which you speak? > I'm curious. > > Take care and have a lovely thursday. > On Mar 13, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> My Giraffe Reader arrived today. It’s amazingly light and small, and is easy >> to erect and fold away again. Below my signature is a paper I scanned using >> TextGrabber with flash on. The paper is an English exam for French nursing >> students. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Anne >> >> >> <snipped to remove test OCR> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
