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Re: this is a game changer, for scanning printed materials!
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Annemarie Cooke <[log in to unmask]>
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Annemarie Cooke <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:21:26 -0400
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There are several workshops about this app scheduled for the NFB
convention next month in Orlando.

Can't wait to check out the app!

Annemarie Cooke

On 6/12/14, Jonathon Marcotte <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Also, on the same kind of note but a different device, I heard that the
> iPhone will have a KNFB reader type of app soon. Not sure when BUT, IF IT IS
> REASONABLY PRICED, I WILL BE A PURCHASER. WHETHER IT IS A JOKE OR NOT, I
> WILL TEST IT AND SEE HOW I LIKE IT. IT IS ALL ABOUT PERSONAL PREFERENCE. IF
> IT TURNS OUT TO BE SOMETHING I CANNOT USE, C'EST LA VIE. BUT, I HIGHLY DOUBT
> THAT THE NFB WILL RELEASE A PRODUCT THAT DOES NOT WORK FOR TOTALLY BLIND
> PEOPLE. AS WELL AS Himms WHO MAKES THEIR PRODUCT FOR BLIND PEOPLE, WILL MOST
> DEFINITELY MAKE SOMETHING THAT WORKS FOR BLIND PEOPLE.
>
> Jon
>
>> On Jun 11, 2014, at 8:21 PM, Christopher Chaltain <[log in to unmask]>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I'm not sure what this message means, but the Blaze EZ is not a joke. It
>> is an actual product from HIMS that should be available at the end of the
>> month. It may not be someone's cup of tea, but that doesn't make it a
>> joke.
>>
>>> On 06/11/2014 09:39 PM, David hilbert poehlman wrote:
>>> a joke.
>>>
>>> On Jun 11, 2014, at 4:26 PM, harry brown wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> Just got this this afternoon!
>>>> the story is called "HIMS Inc. Releases New Pocket-sized Media Player
>>>> that Gives Blind and Visually Impaired Near-Instant Access to Printed
>>>> Text
>>>> it's found at
>>>> http://hims-inc.com/hims-inc-releases-new-pocket-sized-media-player-gives-blind-visually-impaired-near-instant-access-printed-text/
>>>> Harry
>>>>
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>> --
>> Christopher (CJ)
>> chaltain at Gmail
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-- 
Annemarie Cooke
Instructor/Vocational Counselor
Promise Culinary School
211 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732)545-9002 x121
www.elijahspromise.org


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