[nabs-l] Fw: [braille-n-teach] Freedom Scientific Releases Newand Improved OCR Recognition Software for JAWS and OpenBook

Wed Jul 18 19:07:26 UTC 2012

I'm so sorry, I see that now, I never put P.S. after the name, so I only 
read to the name...
I was going to say, Kurzweil will have a time with this.
*Sigh, back to asking non existent people what the note on the door says.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Hope Paulos
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:55 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fw: [braille-n-teach] Freedom Scientific Releases 
Newand Improved OCR Recognition Software for JAWS and OpenBook

This is a hoax. Please look at the bottom of the message, the PS.
Sincerely,
Hope Paulos

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 18, 2012, at 2:45 PM, "Brandon Keith Biggs" 
<brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello students,
> I thought this would be quite a happy piece of news. I know this has 
> happened to me, and I think I may really consider bringing my Ipad with me 
> to school now.
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- From: Sonja Biggs
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 11:36 AM
> To: brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com
> Subject: FW: [braille-n-teach] Freedom Scientific Releases New and 
> Improved OCR Recognition Software for JAWS and OpenBook
>
>
> Sonja Biggs, MA, TVI, COMS
> Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired
> 2470 El Camino Real, Suite 107
> Palo Alto, CA  94306
> 650-833-9766
>
> "Dream the impossible dream...then live it!" --Brandon Keith Biggs, Age 
> 19, Blind Performer, LCA-CRB1
>
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> From: Keith Christian [keithchristian at roadrunner.com]
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2012 6:22 AM
> To: Sonja Biggs
> Subject: [braille-n-teach] Freedom Scientific Releases New and Improved 
> OCR Recognition Software for JAWS and OpenBook
>
> For Immediate Release:
>
> Freedom Scientific Releases New and Improved OCR Recognition Software for 
> JAWS and OpenBook
>
> Today, Freedom Scientific, one of the world's leading screen reading and 
> blindness product makers, has just recently developed and released a new 
> breakthrough in its line of products of assistive technology for blind and 
> visually impaired computer users.
>
>
>
> Have you ever wanted to take OpenBook? with you at all times anywhere you 
> can possibly go with it? Or even better, have you always wanted to be able 
> to pick up a handwritten note on a piece of paper and be able to read it 
> instantly just like anybody else? Or maybe you are one of those frustrated 
> students that are inundated with printed or handwritten material that you 
> can't read in or out of a classroom setting and you have to wait even 
> hours or days for somebody to read to you. Maybe you are at a conference, 
> you are given a business card or a simple handout that is important, and 
> you need to fill out or read along?
>
>
>
> Well, wish and wonder no more! Freedom Scientific now has the solution!
>
>
>
> Due to popular demand, and numerous emails and feedback requests from our 
> users, Freedom Scientific has decided to step forward.
>
>
>
> We have released a new, updated, and improved OCR recognition engine for 
> both, our Openbook? and JAWS? products. This bran new release includes 
> many new features, which include, but not limited to:
>
>
>
> * The ability to recognize smaller type font and better recognition of 
> columns in sophisticated tables, which can easily be confusing to read.
> * The ability to recognize print on smaller pieces of print paper, such as 
> note slips or contact cards on the spot, with better print focus and not 
> the scanner bed or camera.
> * Finally, the ability to recognize handwriting with about 85-90% 
> accuracy!
>
>
>
>
>
> Yes, that's right! Our new OCR engine has built-in support for handwriting 
> recognition. That means that you can either scan or place a handwritten 
> note from a co-worker, a spouse, or from a door, into your camera or 
> scanner of your choice, and Openbook? will automatically recognize it and 
> be able to read it with speech and / or Braille output from your preferred 
> synthesizer or Braille display! Not only this. You can open a .pdf, .jpg, 
> or .png image that someone sent you with handwriting over the email on 
> your computer, perform the OCR recognition command (JAWS 13 and later 
> only), and bingo! You will hear the handwriting being spoken out to you or 
> sent to your Braille display. Please note that these new features offered 
> by this improved version of the OCR engine for JAWS? or OpenBook? software 
> are only compatible with Openbook versions later than 8.0 and JAWS version 
> 13.0 or later. Please note users of JAWS earlier than 13.0, we will 
> release a version of the new OCR engine tha  t we released with JAWS 13.0 
> later this month, with the same features as the ones offered now, so you 
> aren't left out on these new features! This update to the OCR engine can 
> work with both 32- and 64-bit operating systems.
>
>
>
> Want some even more awesome news from our OpenBook? development team? We 
> have released OpenBook Mobile?, a scanning and reading solution app for 
> your iOS device! This means that you can use our popular scanning and 
> reading solution right from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, using 
> VoiceOver and the camera of your device! Yes, that's right, OpenBook? is 
> going mobile, and you will be able to take it anywhere you go that you 
> find printed material that you cannot read. You will be able to go on a 
> trip, be given an airport boarding pass, and you will no longer need 
> sighted assistance to see whether your plane was gone before you knew it, 
> or to see your flight information. You will be able to go to a church 
> service and be able to access printed booklets of hymns or group prayers 
> easily and independently without requesting sighted help. Even more 
> fantastic, you will be able to walk into a classroom door that appears to 
> have no one waiting with you, bump into a little sticky note wit  h your 
> finger below or above the Braille marking of the classroom number, and not 
> have to wait so many hours and precious study time trying to find out if 
> the instructor canceled the class or whatever other scheduling conflict 
> that might have occurred with that instructor. If you have an iPhone, iPod 
> Touch or iPad, you will get it out, snap a photo of that little sticky 
> note, and you will be able to find out what's wrong quickly, independently 
> and immediately with the built-in handwriting recognition of the OCR 
> engine for OpenBook Mobile?! It's so easy!
>
>
>
> Currently, OpenBook Mobile? for iOS platforms is available at the Apple 
> iTunes store and it costs $2.99. This app is designed to fit any budget. 
> So, what are you waiting for? Purchase your OpenBook Mobile? app for your 
> iPhone / iPod / iPad now, and let your future shine today! The power of 
> technology and handwriting is in your hands, like never before!
>
>
>
> If you have any questions regarding these two new initiatives, don't 
> hesitate to give us a call at 1-800-444-4443 or e-mail us at 
> support at freedomScientific.com. We would like to hear from you and your 
> feedback!
>
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The Freedom Scientific Team **************
>
> P.S. April Fools! ? ? :)))
>
>
>
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