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Hi Stan and all,
I have the KNFB reader and can tell you that it is a wonderful piece of
equipment. I'm totally blind and have absolutely no trouble lining it up.
I use it to read my mail, articles from magazines, instructions on food
packages, receipts, and all manner of other miscellaneous mystery print that
pops up in my daily life. Oh, I also use it to sort my money when I've put
it in my wallet too hastily or find a few stray bills in a coat pocket! The
price has actually come down from what it was originally. When I got mine
it was $3495. I think it's now $2595. Agencies are pretty willing to buy
them for people -- probably because the concept of a digital camera taking a
picture of print and reading it to us is a concept most sighted people can
grasp easily.
Hope this helps.
Deborah
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Evans" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 4:09 PM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] the Kurzweil-NFB reader
> Hello Stan and other interested persons.
>
> I have only seen the K-NFB Reader in action wile a fully sighted person
> demoed the unit. To say the least it worked great and waht a price tag
>
>
> as with any other aide as pricy as this one is you would deffinetly want
> to
> test drive before you buy. Being parcially sighted I would be able to
> ketch
> onto how to line up the unit to take a proper picture. The unit does give
> voice cues to aide the user in lining up the shot.
>
> Below is the review by AFB FOR Access World.
> http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw070604
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stan Berman" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 5:45 AM
> Subject: [VICUG-L] the Kurzweil-NFB reader
>
>
> : Does anyone have experience with the Kurzweil-NFB reader? Or do you
> know
> : anyone who does and do you know what their experience is?
> :
> :
> : What level of accuracy would you give it?
> :
> : Does it do a good job of reading text on a flat piece of paper? What
> about
> : a book page? or how about a can of soup? What about sales slips from a
> : drug or grocery store?
> :
> : I would appreciate any info.
> :
> : Thanks
> :
> : Stan
> :
> :
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