[Electronics-talk] First Look at the kNFB Reader on the iPod Touch 5

[Danielle Antoine]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for that useful bit of info. Christine, thanks for trying it
out and giving your honest assessment.


On 9/18/14, James Aldrich via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Christine,
>
>
> I too downloaded the KNFB Reader and it does a fine job!  I also found  it
> on my IPod Touch 5.  I scanned a document and I thought the IPod 5 did a
> fine  job of scanning and reading!  I was impressed!  I intend to use it
> occasionally on my IPod Touch on occasion!  I'll probably use it on my
> IPhone much of the time!  The Knfb people don't back the product when it is
> not in use on an IPhone!  I understand this but I won't discourage you from
> using it  with your IPod!
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Sep 18, 2014, at 4:08 AM, Christine Szostak via Electronics-talk
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>  Since I am becoming likely to buy an iPhone in the near future, I decided
>> to go ahead an bite the bullet and try out the kNFB Reader since it would
>> not be a serious issue if it did not work on the iPod Touch.
>>
>>  Since I know some of you were interested in knowing if it would in fact
>> work with the iPod, I wanted to let you know of my very early (e.g., just
>> purchased it about 15 min ago) attempts.
>>
>>  The scanner works beautifully on the iPod, I was able to scan full
>> sheets, do multi-image scanning, and even have it read my Kroger card. It
>> did so with high accuracy and it even recognized the correct rotation of
>> my device and was able to properly guide me without vision easily to get a
>> good focus. Also, it read back within 1-2 sec or less on a single page
>> scan and only took about 5 sec to process a two-page scan. It is
>> incredibly easy to use and is really strait forward!
>> happy almost Friday!
>> Chris
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