Hi Sieghard I completely agree with this. I will wait and see what the reviews of the app are like first. It may not be the cheapest app but much cheaper than the original knfb reader which I did buy years back. I think in terms of costs of technology, they have massively decreased compared to 10 years ago.
I don't think I would use it in a restaurant as I like to go through a menu with someone and find this more sociable. But I can see it being helpful when people drop loads of paperwork on me just before a meeting. So far with the IPhone I have not had the best results with OCR when compared to the original KNFB reader on an N82. Louise. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: 07 July 2014 17:09 To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Ron, I agree that one of the big unknowns at this point is how easy it will be to use KNFB Reader free hand and get really good results. Many of us have spend $50 or $60 for Prizmo, Text Grabber and the Standscan Pro so that is not so far from $99 and as you said, the Standscan maybe portable, but I never have folded it up and carried it around. As far as restaurants I can't see myself sitting there with headphones on because of the noise and try to decipher a possibly multi-page menu for 10 minutes. What's wrong with a big of human contact and asking whoever you have gone out with or, if you are alone, the waiter or waitress to tell you what's on the menu? They can quickly outline the categories and any daily specials which normally are not in the menu anyways but on a different menu or card on the table and then if I feel like Pasta or Steak I can just ask for what's in these categories and I won't have to try and go through everything my OCR app may or may not have recognized. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ron Pelletier Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 7:48 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Sieghard, Like you I would get it if there are features that make it much easier to line-up. I can't see myself bring my StandScan Pro to a restaurant or anywhere else in public. If that happens, I will be happy to spend the $100.00. Otherwise, its not worth the big difference in price between it and Text Grabber or Prizmo. I'm also with you on having a possibility to try it out before purchasing. This is not like a 99 cent app that you can just delete if it doesn't work. Ron & Danvers From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 3:47 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: KNFB Reader App Hi Andy, Thanks for that information, that price means that I would only buy it if it was absolutely outstanding and much better than Text Grabber or Prizmo in several areas. For me those would be primarily in ease of use and the ability to take good pictures and of course regonition quality. I hope they offer some sort of way to try out the app, maybe a free version which allows you to take 10 pictures or something like that. While the price is on the high side, it is, however, not as bad as some people have speculated a few weeks ago when people thought it would cost $300 or $500 and it's certainly a far cry from the $1,500 it cost when it was aavailable for the Symbean platform. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 12:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: KNFB Reader App It was announced that the KNFB Reader app for the iPhone will cost $99 and will be available by the end of August. Andy I'm not wearing a diaper, so don't try to change me. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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