RE: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App
Hi. Of course the one for iOS is not out yet, but I personally found the old KNFB reader a bit better at OCR than the OCR products for iOS that exist currently. For instance, when we had it my partner and I used it to OCR and read the menu that's up on the board at Mcdonalds. That's not been doable with stuff like Prismo or Text Detective; at least it hasn't been possible for either of us. Another thing that we used to do with it back in the day, was use it to quickly scan envelopes while standing at the mailbox. This was handy at the time because like a sighted person would do, we could weed out the trash and only take home what was important. Now, if I want to scan the mail, using an OCR solution for the pc ends up being the better deal. It would be nice to have a more reliable option. The demos that I've listened to seem to indicate that the iOS app is going to be equal to if not better than the old KNFB reader mobile solution. All I can say, is I sure as hell hope so! This would make it well worth the price imho. If I can do all of those things efficiently like before, it would be very handy. This is not to say that the current apps for iOS are bad, they're just rather limiting by comparison, IMO. Amy Billman Email: amy0...@gmail.com Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybillman From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Minor Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 10:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App Hi. I have a question about this app, and more specificly how it worked on other devices in the past. I've heard it compared to other mainstream OCR apps on the iPhone. I'd like to hear from KNFB users who have used this app on other devices. How easy was it to use on these devices, and if you've used other OCR apps on an iPhone, how does it compare with these apps? I think this will give us a more accurate idea about how easy the app will be to use. As for the cost of the app, in my opinion, I wouldn't have a problem paying for it if it works as well as people say. Only problem I may have is I suspect the app won't work on an iPhone 4, so I'll have to save up for an iPhone 6 to use it. At least that's what I think the most logical thing to do. Have a good day, and don't work too hard. GO REDS! Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmino...@outlook.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 10114 (20140717) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App
Wow! How on earth would you be able to know where to aim to be able to get the board read with it? I think being able to do mail with it would be nice because these HP All in ones are slow at scanning as compared to the Epson scanner I had before. I wonder if this would help with scanning the paycheck, so then I could take the jpeg out and upload it to the deposit feature on my bank's site. For whatever reason, even though sighted people say the scan is better than the iPhone shot, the bank wants nothing to do with it for an unknown reason. - Original Message - From: Amy Billman To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2014 9:19 PM Subject: RE: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App Hi. Of course the one for iOS is not out yet, but I personally found the old KNFB reader a bit better at OCR than the OCR products for iOS that exist currently. For instance, when we had it my partner and I used it to OCR and read the menu that's up on the board at Mcdonalds. That's not been doable with stuff like Prismo or Text Detective; at least it hasn't been possible for either of us. Another thing that we used to do with it back in the day, was use it to quickly scan envelopes while standing at the mailbox. This was handy at the time because like a sighted person would do, we could weed out the trash and only take home what was important. Now, if I want to scan the mail, using an OCR solution for the pc ends up being the better deal. It would be nice to have a more reliable option. The demos that I've listened to seem to indicate that the iOS app is going to be equal to if not better than the old KNFB reader mobile solution. All I can say, is I sure as hell hope so! This would make it well worth the price imho. If I can do all of those things efficiently like before, it would be very handy. This is not to say that the current apps for iOS are bad, they're just rather limiting by comparison, IMO. Amy Billman Email: amy0...@gmail.com Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amybillman From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Minor Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 10:44 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App Hi. I have a question about this app, and more specificly how it worked on other devices in the past. I've heard it compared to other mainstream OCR apps on the iPhone. I'd like to hear from KNFB users who have used this app on other devices. How easy was it to use on these devices, and if you've used other OCR apps on an iPhone, how does it compare with these apps? I think this will give us a more accurate idea about how easy the app will be to use. As for the cost of the app, in my opinion, I wouldn't have a problem paying for it if it works as well as people say. Only problem I may have is I suspect the app won't work on an iPhone 4, so I'll have to save up for an iPhone 6 to use it. At least that's what I think the most logical thing to do. Have a good day, and don't work too hard. GO REDS! Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmino...@outlook.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 10114 (20140717) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 10114 (20140717) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone
Re: How easy is the app to use? was RE: KNFB Reader App
Hi Kevin, it was a joy to use on the N82 and N86. Really easy. One thing I liked about it was the ability to have a page spoken while you're processing subsequent pages. I'm not sure if they've achieved that with the iOS version or not. Certainly KNFB Reader was one of the two big features I missed about switching to iOS. Jonathan Mosen Mosen Consulting Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training http://Mosen.org On 8/07/2014, at 5:43 am, Kevin Minor kmino...@outlook.com wrote: Hi. I have a question about this app, and more specificly how it worked on other devices in the past. I've heard it compared to other mainstream OCR apps on the iPhone. I'd like to hear from KNFB users who have used this app on other devices. How easy was it to use on these devices, and if you've used other OCR apps on an iPhone, how does it compare with these apps? I think this will give us a more accurate idea about how easy the app will be to use. As for the cost of the app, in my opinion, I wouldn't have a problem paying for it if it works as well as people say. Only problem I may have is I suspect the app won't work on an iPhone 4, so I'll have to save up for an iPhone 6 to use it. At least that's what I think the most logical thing to do. Have a good day, and don't work too hard. GO REDS! Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY kmino...@outlook.com -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email toviph...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups VIPhone group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
