[access-uk] Re: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
- From: Eleanor Martha Burke <eleanormarthaburke@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 13:10:04 +0100
why isPrismo six times more expensive for the Mac what does it do it differently
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> On 26 Apr 2014, at 12:46, Ian Macrae <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> thanks tom. If anyone has a preferred scanning app on either platform I'd
> still be interested to hear. by the same token if there are people who have
> found the whole concept or specific apps of little or no value, chime in too.
> Please note I don't require any information or opinions on the Giraffe as i
> have bought one myself. so if people want to discuss that further
> perhaps they could start a thread of their own>
>> On 26 Apr 2014, at 06:44, <tom.reid21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> <tom.reid21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Ian, on the android eyes free list, abbyy's text grabber and an app called
>> text detective are being discussed at the moment. As for references to the
>> stand, it seems to me that it can be regarded as an extension of the
>> question. Lining up a phone may well be a problem whatever the app's
>> capabilities and if that's made easier so much the better.
>>
>> tom
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bcab [mailto:bcab-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David
>> Reynolds
>> Sent: 25 April 2014 23:08
>> To: 'BCAB Discussion List'
>> Subject: Re: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
>>
>> I'm not entirely sure how helpful this is to the original question, apart
>> from plugging the giraffe reader. Ian, I hope you know where the delete key
>> is on your keyboard,
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bcab [mailto:bcab-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim
>> Gucukoglu
>> Sent: 25 April 2014 22:32
>> To: BCAB Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
>>
>> Hi Padma.
>>
>> Could you please mention to him that I recommended the product?
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Padma Cheriyan
>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 10:25 PM
>> To: 'BCAB Discussion List'
>> Subject: Re: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
>>
>> Hi Ibrahim!
>>
>> Thank you. I will contact Sam.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Padma
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bcab [mailto:bcab-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim
>> Gucukoglu
>> Sent: 25 April 2014 22:16
>> To: BCAB Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
>>
>> Hi Padma.
>>
>> I can assure you, unfolding and folding the Giraffe is a snap, quite
>> literally. I have mine in my bag and can assemble it in under 5 seconds
>> usually, you really need to get your hands on one and try it out for
>> yourself. Sam is a wonderfully helpful gentlemen and will help with
>> markings etc. should you need your reader to be so marked for easy assembly,
>>
>> this is because each reader is hand made so can be customised if needed.
>>
>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Padma Cheriyan
>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 10:04 PM
>> To: 'BCAB Discussion List'
>> Subject: Re: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
>>
>> Hello Ibrahim!
>>
>> Interesting. I watched the video for the Giraffe stand demo and wondered if
>> it was a bit too fiddly to assemble and fold it back again after use,
>> especially when one is in a meeting.
>>
>> Padma
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bcab [mailto:bcab-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ibrahim
>> Gucukoglu
>> Sent: 25 April 2014 20:47
>> To: BCAB Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
>>
>> Hi Ian.
>>
>> I am a heavy user of Prizmo and the giraffe reader stand, if you'd find my
>> input valuable or insightful then please let me know. I'm sure Sam would
>> also appreciate a mention on the show since it is his stand which makes
>> scanning with the iPhone practical for most totally blind users.
>>
>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ian Macrae
>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 7:22 PM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; BCAB Discussion List
>> Subject: [BCAB] VIEWS ON MOBILE OCR APPS
>>
>> Apologies to anyone who finds cross posting a pain. A week or so ago I
>> asked a question on the BCAB list about whether Prizmo or Text Grabber was
>> the best OCR app for iPhone. I'm going to be doing something for next
>> week's In Touch on the subject and would like to hear from anyone who has
>> used either of these apps and preferred one over the other, or who has used
>> a different app entirely. I'd also be interested in hearing from android
>> users who have OCR apps for that platform. I'm a Prizmo user. Please feel
>> free to email me privately if you prefer not to clutter either list
>> mailto:ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> with thanks.
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