[Nfbofsc] A $20 OCR Solution Becomes A Reality With KNFB Reader For Windows

[Nancy VanderBrink]

Given that it was just released it would be my assumption that it should.  There was a link that said KNFB reader in the Microsoft store. I would imagine if you click on that link it should take you to the Microsoft store so you can find out.

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> On Mar 1, 2017, at 8:26 PM, Justin Williams via NFBofSC <nfbofsc at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Does it work with Windows 10?
> Justin
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> From: NFBofSC [mailto:nfbofsc-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy VanderBrink via NFBofSC
> Sent: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 8:21 PM
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> Subject: [Nfbofsc] A $20 OCR Solution Becomes A Reality With KNFB Reader For Windows
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> An exciting article that might be interesting to folks who have a Windows PC and Who could benefit from text recognition on their computer.
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> This article is courtesy of cool blind tech...
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> Tamas Geczy On March 1, 2017
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> KNFB Reader has been a household name in text recognition for quite some time now, at least within the community. The original dreams of the Kurzweil solutions was to make KNFB affordable, even though back then it was still exclusively on Nokia phones. 
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> Today, KNFB Reader makes it to the Windows store at a discounted price of just $19.99. This is a limited time price, one which is supported through a KNFB partnership with Microsoft, as the company detailed in a blog post . Developed also by Sensotec as on other platforms, The app has received extensive testing and now provides a low-cost cross-device solution which is simple to install and operate. Currently, Desktop OCR (or at least specifically designed for the blind) have been limited to bulky, multi-gigabyte software such as Openbook or Kurzweil 14. With this, not only does a $20 OCR app become a reality from a dream, but users can save quite the space by using it over other solutions. It will even allow you to use the built-in camera of your laptop, which would turn any computer into a cheap and probably less-accurate, but still usable, scanning solution. If you’re an advanced user with multiple scanners, there is a combo-box in the app which will let you choose these. 
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> All in all, the new KNFB Reader Windows Store app should appeal both to expert and beginner users, and once purchased, you can use it on other Windows store devices also. 
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> Note: This post was updated to reflect latest announcements by Microsoft. Continue following CSUN 2017 coverage here through Cool Blind Tech to receive last-minute changes to information, any time. 
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> About Tamas Geczy
> Tamas is a lover of technology without a platform bias. He Covers mainly Android news and material here at Cool Blind Tech, though he enjoys working with all of the major technological platforms as they each have specific benefits. A college graduate from Ohio, he loves to rock climb or hike, enjoys tasting tea, and codes for a hobby in his spare time.
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