Now that would be very helpful.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: KNFB iPhone Reader


> Another stand option is Fopydo. The designer of this stand says Amazon =
> should have them by next week (maybe the week after). $20 for the =
> smaller stand that was designed for phones; $30 for the one designed for =
> tablets. The only difference is size, and the tablet sized one might be =
> more appropriate for us, given that its bottom, where your document =
> goes, is closer to 8.5X11 and thus pages should be easier to line up. =
> I=E2=80=99m going to be getting one of the tablet sized ones, already =
> have the smaller one.=20
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: 814-860-3194=20
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>> On Nov 13, 2014, at 1:18 PM, Steve <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>=20
>> Phil,
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>> I pinch pennies so tight they squeak.  I swore I never would pay $100 =
> for an=20
>> iPhone app, and I didn't.  I got the KNFB Reader for $80 and love it.
>>=20
>> Like the one that came out in the PDA and then subsequently on the =
> Nokia=20
>> phones, alignment is very critical.  I was amazed though at how well =
> it=20
>> works, even when I took a picture in near darkness.  It brings up the=20=
>
>> results in about two seconds.
>>=20
>> A couple suggestions if you aren't used to using it:
>>=20
>> 1.  It helps to have good lighting.
>> 2.  Use the tilt option, it helps you keep the phone from skewing the =
> print=20
>> vertically or horizontally but not radially; but accidentally tilting =
> makes=20
>> a marked difference on results.  That was the hardest thing to train =
> new=20
>> users on when I sold the Nokia ones.
>> 3.  It is designed for reading printed material; any time it can read =
> a=20
>> screen or a display, that is a bonus.
>> 4.  If you are going to do a ton of scanning with it, consider buying =
> a=20
>> Scanstand, ScanJig, or build your own box that you can put the iPhone =
> on top=20
>> of so you don't have alignment issues.  A good way to go might be =
> something=20
>> with Plexiglass that would not block light.
>>=20
>> Steve, K8SP
>>=20
>>=20
>> ----- Original Message -----=20
>> From: Phil Scovell
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:23 PM
>> Subject: KNFB iPhone Reader
>>=20
>>=20
>> Well, I dove in headfirst this afternoon and downloaded the KNFB OCR =
> app for
>> blind users.  It definitely takes practice positioning the camera to =
> get a
>> good picture before reading much is possible.=20
>