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

[cheez]

Christine, you said you were able to read your Kroger's card.  I'm assuming 
this is a credit card.  With that being said, did you try scanning the code 
on the back of the card to see if it read that?
Vince

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> 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
> Christine M. Szostak, PhD
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