Hi, Here is a well done podcast on the KNFB Reader. http://www.applevis.com/sites/default/files/podcasts/AppleVisPodcast600.mp3
Chris Mystic Access Where the magic is in learning. 733 Delaware Rd 341 Buffalo, NY 14223 Phone: (716) 743-8244 web: www.mysticaccess.com Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com Twitter: MysticAccess Twitter: JediKent On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 13:28:18 -0500 Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com> wrote: > Kevin, can you say more? I'm kind of on the fence about whether or not to > purchase it, but so far I'm not completely happy with either textGrabber or > Prizmo. I think the place where I'm going wrong with both those apps is the > positioning of the camera. Does KNFB Reader make that easier? > Thanks, > Donna > > On Sep 19, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Kevin Mattingly <kdmattin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > It just works. I'm glad I bought it. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Gary <gary.robl...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Yep, I know. > >> > >> Did you get my emails regarding the Macbook configuration? > >> > >> Gary > >>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Cameron Strife <came...@cameronstrife.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> $100? Ouch. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> On 9/19/14, Chris G <jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com> wrote: > >>>> Has anyone bought it for the iPadd with retina? > >>>> Chris > >>>> > >>>> Mystic Access > >>>> Where the magic is in learning. > >>>> 733 Delaware Rd 341 > >>>> Buffalo, NY 14223 > >>>> Phone: (716) 743-8244 > >>>> web: www.mysticaccess.com > >>>> > >>>> Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > > >>>> http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com > >>>> Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com > >>>> Twitter: MysticAccess > >>>> Twitter: JediKent > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:31:02 -0400 > >>>> Kevin Mattingly <kdmattin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I just bought it. I will let you know how it works. > >>>>> > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:28 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries > >>>>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Apparently the app is $100. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> CB > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Baltimore, Maryland (September 18, 2014): The National Federation of > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> Blind, the nation's leading advocate for access to print by the blind, > >>>>>> has applauded the release of KNFB Reader, a new app for the iPhone and > >>>>>> other Apple iOS devices, which uses the phone's camera and > >>>>>> state-of-the-art optical character recognition (OCR) technology to give > >>>>>> the blind instant access to the contents of print materials. Members of > >>>>>> the National Federation of the Blind have worked with K-NFB Reading > >>>>>> Technology, Inc., which developed the app along with Sensotec, Inc. > >>>>>> KNFB > >>>>>> Reader is now available in the iTunes app store. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, > >>>>>> said: > >>>>>> "The National Federation of the Blind has been involved for forty years > >>>>>> in the development of technology that helps blind people to acquire > >>>>>> access to the various print materials that we all encounter from day to > >>>>>> day. Ever since our first collaboration with Ray Kurzweil to develop > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> Kurzweil Reading Machine, which was the size of a household appliance, > >>>>>> we have been interested in the development of better and more portable > >>>>>> reading technology. Print on office documents, flyers, letters, menus, > >>>>>> labels, and throughout our environment is still a part of everyday > >>>>>> life, > >>>>>> even with the increased electronic transmission of documents. Now > >>>>>> revolutionary technology that resides on the phones that many of us > >>>>>> carry each day provides instant access to the printed word. We can hear > >>>>>> our mail or the menu at our favorite restaurant spoken with the > >>>>>> iPhone's > >>>>>> built-in text-to-speech technology, or read it in Braille with a > >>>>>> refreshable Braille display. This app will fundamentally change the > >>>>>> everyday lives of many blind people, helping us to get the information > >>>>>> we need and live the lives we want." > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > >>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > >>>>> Groups > >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > >>>>> an > >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >>>> > >>>> Mystic Access > >>>> Where the magic is in learning. > >>>> 733 Delaware Rd 341 > >>>> Buffalo, NY 14223 > >>>> Phone: (716) 743-8244 > >>>> web: www.mysticaccess.com > >>>> > >>>> Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > > >>>> http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com > >>>> Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com > >>>> Twitter: MysticAccess > >>>> Twitter: JediKent > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. > >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >>> "MacVisionaries" group. > >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "MacVisionaries" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "MacVisionaries" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. 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