Hi Ian, I was of course one of those people who did not speak highly of the product at the start. Hoswever, since that I have met with Sam and made some constructive comments on design and like yourself I now have the stand plus Prizmo and feel the results obtained under the circumstances are very impressive. Like yourself, and again I have mentioned this to Sam about the price. I know many people who would like to purchase the product but owing to their financial constraints do not wish to purchase at present. If there was a great demand for it, perhaps one day the price will come down if mass produced. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ian Macrae To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 2:21 PM Subject: [access-uk] GIRAFFE READING STAND Previously on the list I've seen discussion of this iPhone accessory, some of it very supportive and some almost totally dismissive. Having seen a demo of it earlier today I'd say that the improved design and manufacture makes it a robust item which looks as though it would last and which performs the job of supporting the iPhone when using OCR apps perfectly well. It undoubtedly appears pricey for what it is and there's absolutely no doubt that if it was being produced in volume it would retail for much less than its current price. However, I'm buying one and have also added Prizmo to the apps on my iPhone. This morning the two performing together produced impressive results including a very accurate scan and reading of the double pages of a book. Ian Macrae Editor Disability Now www.disabilitynow.org.uk follow us @disabilitynow - Facebook and sign up to our eNewsletter here Disability Now, 6-10 Market Road, London, N7 9PW