[Reader-users] classic

Sat Feb 2 14:54:17 CST 2008

Hi,

Why should I give credit to a company that screws us? Also, I think  
that there must be other ways of doing this. Perhaps having the  
pictures sent via the MMS protocol and recognised by a version of  
K1000 on a server. the results could then be sent back to you either  
as a text or something similar. Surely using the phones internals is a  
daft way to go.

On 2 Feb 2008, at 20:30, Dave Wright wrote:

> Indeed, you are correct in that there are a few phones out there  
> with 5mp
> cameras and xenon flash, however they tend to not have stable  
> operating
> systems. The two phones I know of are a soney ericson model and a  
> Samsung
> model. KTI is constantly searching for new technology to assist in  
> this
> venture, who knows if the technology doesn't develop, instead of  
> sitting
> here and complaining about it, perhaps some individuals should  
> consider
> getting out in the field and developing it themselves. It is fairly  
> easy for
> us to talk about what could be better, and how we could have done  
> things
> different, but it is a different story to be out in the field doing  
> the
> developing. Just a thought guys. Lets do our best to give credit where
> credit is due here.
>
>
>
> Regards,
> Dave Wright
> University of Illinois at Chicago, UIC
> Email: dwrigh6 at uic.edu
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Jolley" <james.jolley at homecall.co.uk>
> To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list"
> <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 2:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] classic
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I don't personally credit this at all. I wonder what KNFB reading
>> technologies are playing at?
>> Giving back your old reader to get a mobile phone that will be out of
>> date in a year is beyond stupidity. What is the point of having
>> everyone's old reader back if there already out of date? Also, the
>> fact that I have only had one update to the software in the 11 months
>> or so of use is completely unfair. Sight and Sound technologies  
>> should
>> give those of us who haven't had it more than a year some of our  
>> money
>> back. 2625 pounds I paid for this.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> -James-On 2 Feb 2008, at 19:19, william lomas wrote:
>>
>>> well i'm sorry i'd demand a refund to all of you who brought the
>>> classics, you ahve had nor will have, no significant updates to the
>>> product you have spent money on. how can they have maxed out the
>>> hardware, it beats any phone.
>>>
>>> On 2 Feb 2008, at 19:01, Keith and Tracy wrote:
>>>
>>>> as of today, on the KNFB reader listserv, the classic, as it is now
>>>> called,
>>>> will not have updates to the software.  Officials at the KNFB HQ
>>>> state that
>>>> the hardware will not support any more software updates, as they
>>>> say, they
>>>> have tapped out what the hardware can handle.  The phone does not
>>>> have to be
>>>> activated, to be used as a phone.  It does have a GPS receiver,
>>>> which, when
>>>> loaded with waypoint software, will allow someone to know where  
>>>> they
>>>> are,
>>>> but I haven't used the software, and don't know how useful it  
>>>> is.  I
>>>> personally think that those who got the classic version are getting
>>>> screwed,
>>>> the upgrade will cost a total of about $4100 US total, so it's kind
>>>> of a
>>>> kick in the butt for us who decided to help the company out and buy
>>>> it when
>>>> it first came out.  Buyer beware I guess.  The same happened when
>>>> sighted
>>>> people first bought hybrid cars.  The batteries in the engine would
>>>> catch
>>>> fire when they first came out...
>>>>
>>>> Keith
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "william lomas" <lomaswilliam at googlemail.com>
>>>> To: <reader-users at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 11:04 AM
>>>> Subject: [Reader-users] classic
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> hello to all
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am a potential user of the KNFB reader
>>>>> for some time now here in the united kingdom, i ahve been
>>>>> considering
>>>>> this fabulous sounding product to aid in my indipendance
>>>>> what though is the status going to be if i get the classic, as  
>>>>> it is
>>>>> now known. will i get future upgrades
>>>>> if not, why not. not everybody want a mobile phone do they? surely
>>>>> the
>>>>> reader using the classic runs on a much higher specification PDA
>>>>> than
>>>>> any phone?
>>>>> will
>>>>>
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