[nabs-l] KNFB Reader

Joe Orozco jsorozco at gmail.com
Fri Apr 30 00:12:12 UTC 2010


The phone has a camera which you use to snap a picture of the document.  If
aimed correctly, the text should hopefully not be choppy, though the
software is supposed to automatically orient the text so that it can scan
and read correctly.

Joe

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[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 7:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader

So How do you skan a document with it? Are the words choppy?
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From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader


> Man, what part of it's a phone makes you think it looks like 
a gun?  Are 
> we
> seriously even in the same book?
>
> Joe
>
> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up 
their sleeves,
> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 5:30 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
>
> What does a KNFB reader look like? Does it look like a gun?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 4:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
>
>
>> Thanks J.J. I'm going to have to do some research. I have
> mobile speak and
>> an AT&T phone (which I have to upgrade anyway)... So I'm
> going to have to
>> get the price for just the phone and software. Or else just
> the software,
>> because I'm not sure if it costs me anything to upgrade from
> my current
>> phone to one compatible with KNFB Reader.
>> Thanks for the help <smile>
>> Hope and Beignet
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <jj at bestmidi.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 2:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
>>
>>
>>> Hope,
>>> The reader is compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile, though
> remember phone
>>> service is not required to use the reader.
>>>
>>> The current cost is roughly $1,770 which includes the screen reader.
>>> Hope this helps.
>>>
>>> J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
>>> A premier Licensed Code Factory and KNFB Reader distributor
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Hope Paulos" <hope.paulos at maine.edu>
>>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 12:26 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
>>>
>>>
>>>> Can someone tell me which phone service does *not* work
> with the brands
>>>> that run the knfb reader software? Also, approximately how
> much does the
>>>> knfb reader cost?
>>>> Thanks so much!
>>>> Hope and Beignet
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Jedi" <loneblindjedi at samobile.net>
>>>> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 10:27 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] KNFB Reader
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jorge,
>>>>>
>>>>> I would recommend the KNFB Reader especially since you can save
>>>>> documents as text in the phone and read them in Braille
> using a Braille
>>>>> display. If you really want phone service with the phone,
> you could get
>>>>> a pre-paid plan so it wouldn't be too expensive to
> maintain. However,
>>>>> many of the phone's features are quite usable without the phone
>>>>> capabilities themselves. Does that make sense? I
> definitely think my
>>>>> high school years would have been much easier with a KNFB
> Reader on
>>>>> many levels.
>>>>>
>>>>> Respectfully,
>>>>> Jedi
>>>>>
>>>>> Original message:
>>>>>> Hi all.
>>>>>> I'm now starting highschool this fall in NYC, and I'm considering
>>>>>> several things to get to be ready for school. I have
> different ideas,
>>>>>> depending on what I noticed, but one of things I realized is that
>>>>>> there are times, specially towards the start of the year,
> but it still
>>>>>> happens that the Science or Social Studies teacher is
> telling us to
>>>>>> read out of certain books and we don't have them or its
> not scanned
>>>>>> yet, but we have to do the classwork for that day.
>>>>>> Do you think the KNFB READER would be a good idea to get?
>>>>>
>>>>>> The other thing too is that when we go
> places--restaurants and the
>>>>>> like, the menus have to be read to me. Now don't get me
> wrong, I'm not
>>>>>> against having things read to me when its absolutely
> needed, but the
>>>>>> thing is, I'm always thinking - what if I'm by myself? Or with
>>>>>> friends? With my parents its fine, and I'm sure my
> friends would never
>>>>>> say anything, but if I can do this by myself why not?
>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you guys think? Is it worth saving up for a KNFB mobile
>>>>>> device?
>>>>>
>>>>>> (getting the cell version is would force our family plan out the
>>>>>> window cause we'd have to switch companies)
>>>>>
>>>>>> Any feedback is appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jorge
>>>>>
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