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Jonathon Marcotte <[log in to unmask]>
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Jonathon Marcotte <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 4 Aug 2014 12:10:28 -0700
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I also found this on the applevis.com website,

"Update, 7/15/2014, 12:22 PM CDT: Added a link to the official
unveiling and demonstration of the KNFBReader app.

K-NFB Reading Technology has today announced a wealth of information
about the upcoming KNFBReader iOS app.

The KNFBReader iPhone app, which is expected to be available to the
public in late August for $99, was demonstrated at the 74th annual
convention of the National Federation for the Blind (NFB), a
membership organization of blind people in the United States.

Some of the features of the KNFBReader iPhone app include:
*Recognition of PowerPoint slides, from up to 25 feet away.
*Scanning and OCR for PDF documents.
*A "Field of View" report for documents.
*A book scanning mode for quickly scanning many pages.
*The ability to navigate text by word, sentence, etc.
*The ability to save in a variety of file formats, including PDF.
*The ability to scan business cards and save to contacts
*Recognition and translation between different languages.

K-NFB Reading Technology has made a recording of the official
unveiling and demonstration of the KNFBReader app available at
https://www.dropbox.com/s/69efpxabpv8d0h6/KNFBReader%20Official%20unveiling%20NFB14.mp3."


On 8/2/14, Jim and Anne Murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> All:
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> If anyone finds  out anything about the KFB readers and if they will work
> on
> I phones I sure would appreciate it.
>
> Thanks. anne
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