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

[James Jolley]

Here's hoping it will. Like I said, my camera died for absolutly no  
reason. How easy is it to buy a new camera? What about the film? is  
that easy to get?
See? all these things need looking into because there will be many who  
won't update.

On 31 Jan 2008, at 20:46, David B Andrews wrote:

> Tracy:
>
> If it is still doing for you what you need and want then it isn't  
> out of date.  Yes, it may not be the latest and greatest, but the  
> OCR quality is approximately the same as with the new unit.  The new  
> one is smaller.
>
> You have had the use of it since you bought it, and that is still  
> worth something, and it will work for some time to come.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> David Andrews
> Chief Technology Officer
> Minnesota State Services for the Blind
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> St. Paul, MN  55114-1840
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>>>> carcione at access.net 1/31/2008 12:33 PM >>>
> This is what I get for being an "early adapter", I guess.  I paid a  
> lot,
> and I get to pay more, if I want to stay up-to-date.  I paid nearly  
> $3000
> for something that's already out of date.  It brings me down, way  
> down.
> Tracy
>> 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-----
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> 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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