Mrs tells me the abbyy Finereader app is itself available and free; over here at least.
Could be a question of accessibility. Will have to go look, but all the other helpp may well yet be worth the cost. Rh. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Krister Ekstrom" <kris...@kristersplace.com> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2014 8:55 PM Subject: Re: KNFB Reader iPhone App The interesting thing about all this is that according to the app itself, it uses Abbyy Finereaders OCR engine and Textgrabber is actually very fast when it comes to recognizing the text, but it's much harder to get a good result. It makes me wonder how the IPhone app compares to the old Nokia app, which didn't impress me much. /Krister > 19 sep 2014 kl. 21:41 skrev Ray Foret Jr <rforet7...@comcast.net>: > > Frankly, I could not agree more!!! My flat bed scanning days are through: > or just about anyhow. I never got such good results with the other OCR > apps. Not even with Abby Fine Reader Text Grabber, which is kinda sorta > okay. The KNFB reader is where it's at if you want it to be both fast and > accurate. Yes, it does help you angle the camra just right. I didn't > realize, until I started using the KNFB reader app that I was always > angling the camra lens much too far upward. > > > Sincerely, > the Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac and iphone user! > Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in and fully protected by ClamXav Antivirus! > > On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Lisette Wesseling <lisettewessel...@gmail.com > <mailto:lisettewessel...@gmail.com>> wrote: > >> Donna, >> I'm not Kevin but bought the app last night. On my first picture, I got >> 100 per cent accuracy of an entire credit card statement which obviously >> has lots of numbers and weird abbreviations. I spent about a minute >> lining the document up and then took one picture and it was perfect! I >> never had anything close to that with Prismo, Text Grabber or Text >> Detective. I rarely got the whole document there, whereas KNFB Reader >> helps you line it up if you want it to. >> It also does images and pdf images, so it is definitely worth it for me. >> I'm now sorry I wasted the money on those others, but it was all there >> was at the time and they served their purpose. KNFB Reader is now the >> only OCR app on my phone. >> It takes about 2 seconds from when the picture is taken to when it starts >> reading, and I'm using an iPhone 5 at this stage. >> >> Good luck with your decision >> >> Lisette >> >> On 20/09/2014, at 6:28 am, Donna Goodin <doniado...@me.com >> <mailto: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 >>> <mailto: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 >>>>> <mailto: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 <mailto:came...@cameronstrife.com>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> $100? Ouch. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9/19/14, Chris G <jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com >>>>>>> <mailto: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 <http://www.mysticaccess.com/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > >>>>>>> http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> <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. 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