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size=4>Hello
all tech friends</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT style="size: 4">Got this from the
idevices list serve and thought it so worthy of sharing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT style="size: 4">This app is free
in
the app store</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT style="size: 4">Go get it and
experiment</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT style="size: 4">the previous
channels
were</FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: "><FONT style="size: 4">short text,
document,
product recognition, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">person, scene preview,and now adds color
preview, handwriting preview,light and currency</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><FONT
style="face: calibri"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Microsoft's Seeing AI
app
for the blind now reads handwriting</FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="face:
calibri"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">The updated iOS app is available in 35
countries.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="face:
calibri"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Article Link: </FONT></FONT><A
style='href:
"https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.engadget.com?p=eyJzIjoiOTBlWW9ibXh2bmsxd3pMeHQ3V29icUE4bWNZIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5lbmdhZGdldC5jb21cXFwvMjAxN1xcXC8xMlxcXC8xNFxcXC9taWNyb3NvZnQtc2VlaW5nLWFpLWFwcC11cGRhdGVcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiN2EyNWFjY2JlYjMwNDJhZjg2Yzc1MjNjNDI4ZDFjNmJcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI4NGQyMjVhMDIyMmNhNDBhOTA1ZWUyZWNmYTAxYTc2M2RkOTNkNTZhXCJdfSJ9"'><FONT
style="face: calibri"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE:
12pt">https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/14/microsoft-seeing-ai-app-update/</FONT></FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="face:
calibri"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Artificial intelligence took center stage at
Microsoft's
AI Summit in San Francisco on Wednesday. Aside from announcing
</FONT></FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><A
style='href:
"https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.engadget.com?p=eyJzIjoidVhxRVhnenR0WnZPazh4UC03bGtmOF9fVG8wIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5lbmdhZGdldC5jb21cXFwvMjAxN1xcXC8xMlxcXC8xM1xcXC9taWNyb3NvZnQtY29ydGFuYS1zdWdnZXN0cy1mb2xsb3ctdXAtdGFza3NcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiN2EyNWFjY2JlYjMwNDJhZjg2Yzc1MjNjNDI4ZDFjNmJcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCI0YTgwOTA5M2JhMWFhYWRhNjg4YzcxMGU3YzkwNDdkMzBhNmRhNjUwXCJdfSJ9"'><FONT
style="face: calibri">AI smarts</FONT></A><FONT style="face: calibri"> for a
range of software -- from </FONT><A
style='href:
"https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.engadget.com?p=eyJzIjoieUFqa01HOEFQdWxMbVluYmEzQVZ5dzNQZFlrIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5lbmdhZGdldC5jb21cXFwvMjAxN1xcXC8xMlxcXC8xM1xcXC9taWNyb3NvZnQtaW1wcm92ZWQtYWktc2VhcmNoLWZlYXR1cmVzLWJpbmdcXFwvXCIsXCJpZFwiOlwiN2EyNWFjY2JlYjMwNDJhZjg2Yzc1MjNjNDI4ZDFjNmJcIixcInVybF9pZHNcIjpbXCJiYjRmMDk3NzZjMmIyM2IyYjA4OTc3MWM4ZjQzY2Q4ZjRhOGUyMmQ1XCJdfSJ9"'><FONT
style="face: calibri">Bing</FONT></A><FONT style="face: calibri"> to
</FONT><A
style='href:
"https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/www.engadget.com?p=eyJzIjoicTVLMUl0SWU2cE1NaFdUZVRYSjFKYVNQcWxRIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL3d3dy5lbmdhZGdldC5jb21cXFwvMjAxN1xcXC8xMlxcXC8xM1xcXC9taWNyb3NvZnQtYWRkcy1tb3JlLWFpLXNtYXJ0cy1vZmZpY2UtMzY1XFxcL1wiLFwiaWRcIjpcIjdhMjVhY2NiZWIzMDQyYWY4NmM3NTIzYzQyOGQxYzZiXCIsXCJ1cmxfaWRzXCI6W1wiMWUxY2NlZDdjMWQ1ZmQ3YzgwYTk3M2YyZjMxZGEwNmQxYTZiOTBkZFwiXX0ifQ"'><FONT
style="face: calibri">Office 365</FONT></A><FONT style="face: calibri"> --
the
tech titan is also ramping up its </FONT><A
style='href:
"https://mandrillapp.com/track/click/30489975/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com?p=eyJzIjoiZXRsdXllZUp3OHQ4aHVFN0VQWFFZMlpVUkpvIiwidiI6MSwicCI6IntcInVcIjozMDQ4OTk3NSxcInZcIjoxLFwidXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL2Jsb2dzLm1zZG4ubWljcm9zb2Z0LmNvbVxcXC9hY2Nlc3NpYmlsaXR5XFxcLzIwMTdcXFwvMTJcXFwvMTNcXFwvc2VlaW5nLWFpLW5ldy1mZWF0dXJlc1xcXC9cIixcImlkXCI6XCI3YTI1YWNjYmViMzA0MmFmODZjNzUyM2M0MjhkMWM2YlwiLFwidXJsX2lkc1wiOltcImNlYWIzZmIwYzI1MGRiOTE1MzBjOTAyMjQyYjg2YzQ1ZmZlZjlmYjhcIl19In0"'><FONT
style="face: calibri">Seeing AI app</FONT></A></FONT><FONT
style="face: calibri"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> for iOS, which uses
computer vision to audibly help blind and visually impaired people to see
the
world around them. According to Microsoft, it's nabbed 100,000 downloads
since
its launch in the US earlier this year, which convinced the tech titan to
bring
it to 35 countries in total, including the EU.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="face:
calibri"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">It's also getting a bunch of new features. The app
now
boasts more currency recognition, adding British pounds, US dollars,
Canadian
dollars, and Euros to its tally. Going beyond the color in a scene, it can
also
spot the color of specific objects, like clothes. Plus, it's no longer
restricted to just short printed text, with handwriting recognition now part
of
its skill set. You can also customize the voice that it uses to speak its
observations out loud, and set how fast it talks.</FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT style="face:
calibri"><FONT
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Finally, a musical light detector alerts you to the
light in an environment with an audible tone -- Microsoft claims the tool
will
save users from having to touch a hot bulb or LED battery to check if it's
on.
Despite the big update, there's still no word on an Android
launch.</FONT></FONT></P>
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<DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: ; COLOR: ">Keep Smiling,<BR>Janie
Degenshein<BR>Happiness isn't having what you want, but wanting what you
already
have!<BR>Facilitator of ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)<BR>state affiliate
board
member<BR>President of the senior division of the National Federation of the
Blind of New Jersey<BR>President of the Technology division of the National
federation of the Blind of New Jersey<BR>NFBNJ Newsline
co-ordinator<BR>jdegen16@comcast.net<BR></DIV>
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