I concur with Russ's points.
I don't know what Jordan's experiences were, but I'd hazard to guess it was with
the original Vr Steam. The original version of the Stream had notably weak
audio, part of that was resolved with a firmware upgrade. And, for certain, the
newer VR Stream version 2 -- the one with built-in internet -- is quite
outstanding in my opinion. It is really quite nice to be able to seamlessly
download content from NLS, Bookshare, Newsline right to the unit wirelessly.
I have not personally played with the Blaze ET. I have seen it, but not enough
to do a hands-on evaluation. From what I've heard and read in various tech
casts, I'm not sure I'd buy it for its OCR capabilities. If you have an Android
or an IPhone, you'd be much better served by the KNFB Reader for your OCR. It
appears to recognize more accurately and is certainly much faster--at least with
my iPhone 6S-Plus.
Critical to note here that excellent spatial orientation and steady hands is a
big plus, almost a must, for good recognition. With the iPhones, iPad and
Android phones, there are some scanning stands that will work, they will allow
you to consistently align your documents up and some have augmentative lighting.
Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message -----
From: Jordan Gallacher
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 10:04 AM
Subject: Re: Blaze ET
The Hims Inc. book players are far better than the Stream. First and
foremost, the Stream does not get loud enough to be able to be heard well
without using earbuds or external speakers. That was and still is the main
reason I will not go near the Stream unless this has been fixed recently,
and I don't know about it. The one product I have of HumanWare's started
having problems very early after I got it, and HumanWare would not help me
figure out the problem nor take it in to be looked at even though at the
time, there was still plenty of warranty left on it. Hims Inc. has always
been helpful, and my BookCense is still working as well as it did almost six
years ago when I purchased it, and I am planning on purchasing a Blaze at
some point when money allows.
Jordan
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Russ Kiehne
Sent: Friday, December 4, 2015 8:53 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Blaze ET
Here are some things to be aware of about the Blaze. internet radio and
downloading podcasts work very much like the bookport plus and plextalk
pocket.
The Stream has a much better implementation of internet radio and podcasts.
I
feel that the Stream has a better way of organizing it's content.
At this point in time, the Blaze won't play content from Audible. Learning
Ally has no plans at this point in time to support playback of there content
on the Blaze. The Blaze doesn't have NFB Newsline like the Stream.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Gammon
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 1:45 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Blaze ET
Hi list, just wondering if any of you have experience with the Blaze ET unit
that has OCR built in as well as a host of other ways to read stuff?
Thanks, Jim WA6EKS
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