[Reader-users] hello from a newbie

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

Hi Robert;
Can you describe how it reads a bill or bank statement.  A lot of bills
have blocks for different numbers, how does it handle all the lines?
How does it read numbers, digit by digit or does it know to  say $100 as
one hundred dollars?  
If you scan in a bill, is there any way to find the amount owed?  Do you
find it easier to transfer it to your M-power for reading of items like
bills.  I am very interested in the device.  Even if I can use it to get
rid of junk mail, it would be a great help.
Terry Powers


-----Original Message-----
From: robert stigile [mailto:rstigile at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:32 PM
To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader userlist
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] hello from a newbie

Hello,
I have a reader, and I have had it for a little over a year now.
I have the current version with the ability to read money.
I work for a park, and there is always literature that I need to 
read, so that I can give the appropriate information when people 
call or come in to sign up for things.
I use it on a daily basis, scanning in materials so I know dates 
programs and other information.
I also use it at home to read the mail, bank statements and 
credit card statements.
It reads just about all of these items very well, unless there is 
different color to the paper.
I understand that very soon I will not need to worry about the 
colored background, so stay tuned as they say for uqdates as I am 
sure they are working on new versions all the time.
As for waiting, I would not if you could purchase it, because it 
does a very nice job on most documents and it is only going to 
get better.
I hope this helps you,

Robert Stigile


> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com
>To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user 
list"<reader-users at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:47:35 -0400
>Subject: [Reader-users] hello from a newbie

>Hello all -- I just joined this list not long ago and am hoping 
to be able
>to get to the convention next week to see the reader demo'd...  I 
have a lot
>of questions -- does anyone on the list have a reader already and 
how well
>does it work? How much does it cost? And what is MobileEyes or 
whatever it
>is called and who puts it out? How much is it? Are both products 
be
>displayed at the convention?

>As you might have gathered I am seriously looking into getting 
the reader
>but don't know if I should get it now or later when some of the 
bugs are
>worked out.  Now that it has been on the market for a little 
while I hoped
>it might be something I could use while traveling.

>I don't want to get it now if there is a change on the horizon 
that would
>make the current model obsolete -- kind of like that money 
identifier that
>became obsolete when the new $$20 bills came out, and the company 
had to
>change not only the firmware but the hardware.

>I look forward to hearing people's experiences.  It still is not 
certain we
>will be able to get away next week, but if I am there maybe I'll 
meet some
>of you.
>Thanks in advance.
>--le

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