[nfb-talk] Freedom Scientific ReleasesNewandImproved OCRRecognition Software for JAWS and OpenBook, @ FreedomScientific News March 30 2012

Sun Apr 1 21:15:45 UTC 2012

Seriously! I agree, Brian!

Chris Nusbaum

"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
2 Corinthians 5:7

Sent from my BrailleNote

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It's actually brilliantly crafted...  It certainly had me going 
through most of the piece...  I was a little skeptical when I 
read the hand-writing part, and then a little more skeptical when 
reading the posted-note on the classroom  door bit -- at first I 
thought, "Man, what does FS think of us blind guys that we'd be 
that dense?"  Then the light started to slowly come on.

Nice work, if not a little too accurate, and certainly taps into 
the zeitgeist in terms of what us blind guys want -- here's 
hoping an OpenBook app is not too far off in the future...  I'll 
bet it don't cost no $2.95, though!

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 Steve, and everybody.
 Yes I did.  I am the soul composer and author of this article.
 I am very sorry if I  did something so wrong that it warrants
 getting into trouble.  I was, indeed, in a happy April fools
 spirit day.  And at the same time, I was wishing and dreaming
 that an Access Tech company would make such products like
 that.  Again, sorry if I caused trouble.

 May you have a very safe April fools day, and well, happy 
dreaming.

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 So Humberto, you mocked this up?  I think it was pretty
 funny, but no one else seemed to be in the April Fool's spirit.

 Lighten up folks...

 Steve

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 Did you read the bottom of my message?

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 Hello Joshua and everyone,

     Did you check their Web site to verify if this is indeed
 the truth or an April fool? Before declaring this thing a
 joke it's best to check the technology vendor's Web site to
 determine if announcements like this are indeed fact or if
 they're fiction.

 Peter Donahue

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 Lame joke!
 Blessings, Joshua

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 For Immediate Release:

 Freedom Scientific Releases New and Improved OCR
 Recognition Software
 for JAWS and OpenBook

 Today, Freedom Scientific, one of the worldâ€™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 OpenBookÂ® 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 canâ€™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 OpenbookÂ® and JAWSÂ® 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, thatâ€™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 OpenbookÂ® 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 JAWSÂ® or OpenBookÂ®
 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 that we released with 
JAWS
 13.0 later this month, with the same features as the ones
 offered now,
 so you arenâ€™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 OpenBookÂ®
 development team?
 We have released OpenBook MobileÂ®, 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, thatâ€™s right,
 OpenBookÂ®
 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 with 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
 whatâ€™s wrong quickly, independently  and immediately with
 the built-in
 handwriting recognition of the OCR engine for OpenBook
 MobileÂ®! Itâ€™s
 so easy!

 Currently, OpenBook MobileÂ® 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 MobileÂ®
 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, donâ€™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! â˜º â˜º :)))

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