[Reader-users] Are there any updates due for the standardreader?

[Kevin Jones]

you could probably find old fujitsu n560 or canon sd20 units on ebay If 
you replaced th ecamera you would need to have the polarizing film 
applied. Then you could just re-install the software and it should work.


Loren Wakefield wrote:
> So does that mean that we cannot get repairs on the classic if we need to 
> have it done?
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin Jones" <kevin at kevinrj.net>
> To: "Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list" 
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> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Reader-users] Are there any updates due for the 
> standardreader?
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> 
>> part of the problem beyond that the reader software has pretty much
>> maxed out the hardware, is 1 Fujitsu has completely stopped making
>> pocket pcs. 2 pocket pcs don't have usb host which is what is needed to
>> use an external camera. The mobile market basically goes through a
>> generation every 18 months. The industry is all going towards
>> convergence which means everything all in one device. I think in the end
>> moving to the cellphone platform will clearly be for the better.
>>
>>
>> Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>> Are you saying that, if we want to continue to get improvements in
>>> scanning accuracy, we have to change to the cell phone model?
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi James:
>>>>
>>>> We haven't reached any conclusions about future upgrades for the KNFB
>>>> Reader
>>>> Classic.  The problem we have been facing is that there is only so much
>>>> more
>>>> we actually can do with that hardware.  We are probably pretty much 
>>>> maxed
>>>> out.  That doesn't mean we won't have an upgrade, but I just can't say 
>>>> for
>>>> sure or when.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, J. G.
>>>> *************
>>>> James Gashel
>>>> Vice President of Business Development
>>>> K-NFB Reading Technology, Inc.
>>>> telephone (443) 854-0854
>>>> toll free (866) 836-9988
>>>> fax (781) 263-9999
>>>> jim at knfbreader.com
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:reader-users-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of James Jolley
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:49 AM
>>>> To: Kurzweil National Federation of the Blind Reader user list
>>>> Subject: [Reader-users] Are there any updates due for the standard 
>>>> reader?
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>
>>>> I know we're all going mad over this new mobile reader thing but are
>>>> we going to see any updates for the standard units? Anything been
>>>> demoed or what?
>>>>
>>>> Best
>>>>
>>>> -James-
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