Greetings,
I have been given an Intel Reader to experiment with for a week or so. The first thing to realize is that this 
is its first firmware release and its primary audiance is those with dyslexia.
However, they realized it could be useful  for those who have low-vision or who are blind.

If you compare it to the first generation of the KNFB Reader, the Intel Reader is better than the KNFB 
Reader was on first release.

It handles larger text areas.

I will get to use the optional station that is for scanning books, two pages at a time sometime next 
week.

It is true that it is larger and heavier than the cell phone, but it offers a much larger screen, so it 
is a matter for each  person to decide which system is best for them.

Competition is a good thing and I look forward to Intel making improvements in the future and providing 
another alternative for portable scanning.

Richard

 

On Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:28:32 -0600, David Andrews wrote:


>I have seen the product, and in terms of performance -- both speed, 
>and quality of OCR, it is underwhelming.  It is big, heavy, slow and 
>expensive.  For all intents and purposes it is an Intel based netbook 
>with a different case and camera. Intel could have sold it for less 
>than $1499.  They are acting like the saviours of disabled persons 
>and they haven't offered anything new.
>
>Dave
>
>At 01:38 PM 11/11/2009, Lynn Evans wrote:
>>It is a stand alone product and no cell phone is required.
>>here is another link;
>>http://www.intel.com/healthcare/reader/about.htm
>>
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>>>Hi, All,
>>>
>>>Just thought I'd point out this new product.  I have no direct 
>>>experience with it.  Unlike the KNFB Mobile Reader, this one is not 
>>>in a cell phone, but it does also play daisy and mp3 audio files if 
>>>I understand correctly. I believe it costs the same as the KNFB 
>>>with cell phone so part of the decision would depend on whether you 
>>>wanted the phone or whether you might prefer the daisy reader.  It 
>>>would be great to hear from someone who has tested the new reader, 
>>>or, even better, both!
>>>
>>>Here's the direct link:
>>>
>>>www.humanware.com/intelreader
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Ilene
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