Robert, The KNFB reader uses a camera in a phone or other divice to take a picture of a document. Then, it performs optical character recognition (OCR) and reads the content. Its strongest point is that it performs the OCR in such a way that it can start reading very quickly. As Josh says, it can be made to process files as well. It takes some practice to know how far away from a document to hold the camera and to aim, but there are tools to help with that. There are other OCR apps that are cheaper, but all in all, I've been happy with the KNFB Reader. It does take practice, though.
My experience has been regardless of how good an app is, different apps sometimes provide the best results so one needs multiple tools at their disposal. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:talk-bounces+steve.jacobson=visi....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf Of Robert Ringwald via Talk Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 6:12 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> Cc: Robert Ringwald <r...@ringwald.com> Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader? But what does it do? -----Original Message----- From: Josh Kennedy via Talk Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 4:05 PM To: Window-Eyes Discussion List Cc: Josh Kennedy Subject: RE: What is a KNFB Reader? I have knfb reader on my android phone and it works great. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Tom Kingston via Talk Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 16:03 To: Josh Kennedy via Talk Cc: Tom Kingston Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader? And it's a fabulous OCR which is how it started. I have it on my iPhone and can read just about anything imaginable. Think beyond a document reader. I've read food boxes, cans, button labels and serial numbers on gadgets, etc. It also works pretty good when you have to read your computer screen or any other kind of display. There's also a free one from Microsoft called seeing AI. It's useful but doesn't compare to KNFB when it comes right down to it. Regards, Tom On 11/22/2017 2:01 PM, Josh Kennedy via Talk wrote: > Yes you can read pdfs with it. It works on iPhone and android and on > windows10 devices. > > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Robert Ringwald via Talk > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 13:12 > To: Talk > Cc: Robert Ringwald > Subject: What is a KNFB Reader? > > I see it is on sale. > > Can you read PDFs with it? > > > > > > Bob Ringwald piano, Solo, Duo, Trio, Quartet, Quintet > Fulton Street Jazz Band (Dixieland/Swing) > 916/ 806-9551 > Amateur (ham) Radio Station K6YBV > > “If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, > if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” -- Mark Twain > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/joshuakennedy201%40comcast.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/tom.kingston%40charter.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. 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