Re: What is a KNFB Reader?

[Tom Kingston via Talk]

I found the scan box I use. It's called StandScan Pro and is $49.95.
http://standscan.com/

On 11/23/2017 10:35 AM, Tom Kingston via Talk wrote:

Yes. I got a couple stands. One is a little tripod with a spring loaded slide clamp to hold the phone. The other is a laminated cardboard box that was originally designed for folks needing to scan documents while traveling on business. It folds up flat and when you expand it magnets hold it together. So you sit the phone on top with the camera looking through a peep whole and put what you want to scan in the box. There's two models. One with a little set of LED lights inside and the other without. It can use a battery or AC power. And it wasn't expensive. 29 or 39 bucks. something like that. I can't remember the name of it. But I'll look around to see if I kept any notes on it. I don't use either much because I don't have the need to scan books or long documents. But they work good.

Regards,
Tom


On 11/23/2017 9:37 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote:

Did you get a stand?  I hear using a stand makes it a lot easier when scanning a book etc.

-----Original Message----- From: Tom Kingston via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 5:00 PM
To: Josh Kennedy via Talk
Cc: Tom Kingston
Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader?

Actually I seldom use the field of view report. It was fine when I first
got the app. But once I got used to reasonable placement of the phone
for the picture I stopped using it. Then again, I'm usually not using it
for critical reading where I need the absolute best. In that situation I
would use it. So it's not totally necessary. Just my opinion.
regards,
Tom


On 11/22/2017 7:27 PM, Josh Kennedy via Talk wrote:

Ok here is how you use knfb reader this is just an example.

Imagine you are a student in college. You have some paper handouts that you got from class that you cannot read, you also have  a print textbook. So how do you read it? First you unlock your android phone or your iPhone. Then you go into the knnfb reader app. And then you hold the phone a foot above the page. And then you press the field of view report button first making sure you are pointing the camera on the bottom of the phone down towards the page. Then you hit field of view report button you double tap it on the phone’s touch screen. You hear your phone say outloud with its screen reader:

All four corners of the page are visible.

Then holding the phone as steady as you can, you double tap the take picture button. The phone snaps a photo of the page, does OCR on the text, and reads the text out loud to you. And you can scan whole entire books very very fast with just the 8mp camera on your smartphone.

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From: Robert Ringwald via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 19:18
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Subject: Re: What is a KNFB Reader?

But what does it do?



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From: Josh Kennedy via Talk
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Subject: RE: What is a KNFB Reader?

I have knfb reader on my android phone and it works great.


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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.


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From: Robert Ringwald via Talk
Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 13:12
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Subject: What is a KNFB Reader?

I see it is on sale.

Can you read PDFs with it?





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