Re: KNFB Reader Able To Read Unconventional Materials

2014-09-22 Thread Georgina Joyce
Hello, Thanks for the question. I'm reading these threads hoping for enlightenment on this. I'd love to read a TDS and PH meters. A true magazine too. It appears that most demonstrations just use white paper with black uniform text. How about someone scanning a colour supplement. A magazine

Re: KNFB Reader Able To Read Unconventional Materials

2014-09-22 Thread Devin Prater
How about sheet music, and comic books. Sent from my iPad On Sep 22, 2014, at 7:06 AM, Georgina Joyce g...@gena-j.me.uk wrote: Hello, Thanks for the question. I'm reading these threads hoping for enlightenment on this. I'd love to read a TDS and PH meters. A true magazine too. It

Re: KNFB Reader Able To Read Unconventional Materials

2014-09-22 Thread Lisette
No of course it cant read comic books. It cant interpret pictures. It also isn't a music ocr engine either. Sent from my iPhone On 23/09/2014, at 12:10 pm, Devin Prater d.pra...@me.com wrote: How about sheet music, and comic books. Sent from my iPad On Sep 22, 2014, at 7:06 AM,

KNFB Reader Able To Read Unconventional Materials

2014-09-21 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, Now that many on this list and other lists have had some time to play with the KNFB Reader app on the phone, I would like to know if it can read clothing labels, print on round cans and bottles. And no responses to an earlier post of mine on digital LCD readouts. Thanks. Eileen --

Re: KNFB Reader Able To Read Unconventional Materials

2014-09-21 Thread Jenine Stanley
I've tried it on round cans and bottles and depending on the print on the label and the width of the item, it can read some things but minimal. OCR on round items is really hard and this isn't the app for that. It does state this in the user guide. LCD screens vary in my experience from very

Re: KNFB Reader Able To Read Unconventional Materials

2014-09-21 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I think digital lcd readouts won't work but i'm not sure. It would be kinda unpractical reading displays with this kind of app, since you'll have to take action for a display to update, then you will have to read what the display says after updating which means going back and taking another

Re: KNFB Reader Able To Read Unconventional Materials

2014-09-21 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Jenine, This is the first time I have had a chance to respond. Thanks for your post. The digital LCD readout would be stationary, so I wouldn't think I would need real time readouts. It's a measuring device that gathers info on pinch strength. I am not sure what the contrast of the numbers