[Reader-users] My Impressions After Hands-On

[James Gashel]

Evelyn and all:

My intention is to perform upgrades at the NFB's reader sales and
demonstration area in the exhibit hall, beginning on Sunday, July 1.  Please
be sure to bring your SD card so we can trade it for a new one.  

Thanks, J. G.



-----Original Message-----
From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Evelyn Weckerly
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 12:59 PM
To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
Subject: Re: [Reader-users] My Impressions After Hands-On

Jim,

Will we be able to pick up the upgrade at convention? I don't mean online
either. It would be great if we could.

Evelyn

At 07:54 AM 6/26/2007, you wrote:
>Hi joe and all,  I believe we are only days away from release 3.8, 
>which includes reverse contrast text recognitionl  I have read lots of 
>things that our present software will not read.  Please Stand by for 
>more info.
>thanks, James Gashel
>
>sent from my wireless dash
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: "Joseph LaFauci" <joeleah at iquest.net>
>To: "Reader-Users at Nfbnet. Org" <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: 6/26/2007 7:02 AM
>Subject: [Reader-users] My Impressions After Hands-On
>
>Hi all,
> >From my perspective, the KNFB reader has pros and cons.  I was able 
> >to get
>my hands on one yesterday after having read all of the available 
>on-line info.
>It is certainly the most portable device currently available and when 
>you get a good picture,  it does a good job of recognizing and reading
text.
>I was disappointed in the lack of reverse text capability.  I think 
>that should have been in place by now.
>The 16 or so inches focusing distance is understandable due to the use 
>of a digital camera, but I personally would have opted for a scanning 
>wand.  I know this would make the unit a two-piece system, but when in 
>a case, the overall size wouldn't be any greater.
>I have been a user of the Optacon for many years, so I guess I'm 
>telling my age, but the flexibility of that old machine was hard to 
>beat.  Its primary disadvantages were its size and the line-by-line 
>reading makes it much slower.  However, you could read almost anything with
it.
>A PDA with something like a Docu-Edge scanner and robust OCR such as is 
>in the KNFB Reader would be my dream machine.
>
>Joe
>
>
>
>Joseph LaFauci
>
>E-Mail: joeleah at iquest.net
>
>Web: http://www.joeleah.com <http://www.joeleah.com/>
>
>
>
>
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