I agree about the cost for KNFB reader being too high. But it does have one other thing that you can do that seeing a I can’t. You can import an image based PDF file and get a decent text.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 13, 2018, at 10:23 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > Frankly, KNFB Reader isn't worth the $100 US it costs and would certainly not > be worth the 1884.70 in Mexico. > > The only advantages it has over Seeing AI is that you can do multiple pages > and save them as one document. > I suppose also that you only have to be about 12 inches or so above a > document with KNFB Reader, and while you can manually take a picture at that > height with Seeing AI, it won't do its automatic scan until you get about 18 > inches or so above the page. > > Seeing AI costs nothing. > > Just my 37 centavos worth. > > Richard > > > > “Definition of an expert: An ex is a has-been and a spirt is a drip under > pressure.” – Bruce U. Utah Phillips > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of > Gerardo Corripio > Sent: Saturday, October 13, 2018 9:28 AM > To: iPhone List <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Some blindness aps and games devs, disappoint in their attitudes > towards > > As some of you guys might already know, I’m the person responsible for the > “Ciberaprendiendo Tutorials and Tech” pocast which airs Tuesays at > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eiberoamerica.com&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cbf67824455024fd7c25508d63128e70e%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636750449068993521&sdata=FjiOiH8pvsZ5nqJFKH8wQZg4QjxZj0vOsRVEpImzrj8%3D&reserved=0, > and whenever I find an app that I personally feel would benefit the blind > (especially those here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking blind > folks) I send an EMail to the devs of these aps, with generally interest in > me featuring their apps in the before-mentioned podcast, which has an average > listenership of between 800-1600 monthly, depending on the apps or services > featured. However I’ve encountered two or 3 blindness devs whose attitudes > leave to be desired. It’s as if ey all seem to think that we blind folks live > in the same economic situation, in which usd$1.99 independent of where we > are, is the same; here in Mexico, for instance, a USD$2 app or game would be > almost Mxn$40. Yes I know I could buy these games. As long as I have the > funds for these, but or more-expensive aps? Among the promo codes I’d like to > get to record “Ciberaprendiendo” episodes on are KNFB Reader, and the Knight > Commander recently-released game, which I could probably buy, but not until I > have enough funds for.kn > > Gera > Enviado desde mi iPhone SE de Telcel > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > 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. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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