[nfbwatlk] Listening to AppleVis Podcast (A Demonstration of KNFBReader for iPhone)

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Sun Sep 21 21:37:58 UTC 2014


Listening to AppleVis Podcast (A Demonstration of KNFBReader for iPhone): http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/demonstration-knfbreader-iphone

In this podcast, Michael Hansen gives us a walk-through and demonstration of KNFBReader, an app which allows blind or print-disabled users accurate and efficient access to printed text.

Some of KNFBReader's features include:

Fast, accurate, and efficient mobile text recognition that delivers near instantaneous results. 
Reading modes for books, articles and labels, bills and memos. 
Synchronized text highlighting with high quality speech and Braille output. 
Field of view report to assist with aligning the camera relative to the document. 
Tilt guidance feature to assist with capturing the perfect picture of a document. 
Automatic text detection to enable hands-free operation. 
Ability to import, OCR, and read image-based pdf and jpg files
Export txt and html formatted text files to cloud storage services including Dropbox and Google Drive.
Batch scan mode to process and read multiple pages. 
Recognize and read text in multiple languages; please visit our website for details.
Additional features including language translation, text editing, and more coming soon.
KNFBReader is currently a $99 download in the App Store.



Mike Freeman




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