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

Sun Apr 1 21:28:03 UTC 2012

I believe they didf this or something similar last year. I found it a
little humorous.  

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Aha! Oh well; it was kind of funny, though.  And if FS did add those
features, that would be awesome!

Chris Nusbaum

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

Sent from my BrailleNote

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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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30 2012

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 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 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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, that?™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
 what?™s wrong quickly, independently  and immediately with the 
built-in
 handwriting recognition of the OCR engine for OpenBook 
MobileÂ®! It?™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, 
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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