thanks for sharing this, Chris, it was quite informative. It's definitely pricy, but a very slick app. I'm thinking I might go ahead an pick it up. Cheers, Donna On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:54 PM, Chris G <jedik...@mysticaccesspodcast.com> wrote:
> 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. > > 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. 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