People seem to love the Stand Scan, but…well…it’s made out of cardboard. Can’t wanna like that. 

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> On Sep 26, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> hey steve, just so as to not reinvent the wheel, and I know i can google it, 
> what is this scan stand you speak of?
> The concept did cross my mind when this thread first popped up but I didn't 
> explore it further until you mentioned it just now.
> A brief explanation and perhaps a place to purchase such a contraption would 
> be helpful methinks.
> I was actually thinking of making my own, but again, reference the wheel 
> thing hi hi.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
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> From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 12:32 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: OT Re: The IPhone and the KNFB Reader
> 
>> First, I think the price is a bit on the extravagant side for an app.
>> Having said that, since it is a family sharable app I will be buying it.
>> 
>> It will work on anything from an iPhone 4S up, but it works better on the 
>> 5S
>> and the 6'es.  The 6S even though it has physical stabilization does not
>> give any real advantage over the 6 as far as how the KNFB Reader performs.
>> 
>> Now, I have had good luck using my iPhone with other print recognition
>> software along with a scanstand.  Lighting is quite important for
>> recognition, but with a scanstand, it is possible to get comparable 
>> results
>> to a flatbed scanner; this is on software that is quite inexpensive.
>> 
>> Now, paying twenty times more for the KNFB Reader will allow me to scan 
>> with
>> more forgiveness as far as lighting and allow me to get the field-of-view
>> reports and to insure I have the phone level.  That is the biggest factor 
>> I
>> think that blind people experience when using a hand scanner is making 
>> sure
>> they don't have the document skewed; good spatial perception is critical 
>> to
>> achieving qualitative results.
>> 
>> If you have an iPhone, use the split-tap method on the left of the screen 
>> to
>> take a picture and on the right side of the screen for the field-of-view
>> report.  Split tapping isn't as likely to jostle the phone as 
>> double-tapping
>> would.
>> 
>> Steve, K8SP
>> Lansing, Pure Michigan