[access-uk] Re: KNFB
- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2006 10:32:04 -0000
Hi Kirsten, Colin here <smile>
There really isn't much else to say. It does pretty much what it says on the
tin. In addition to what I said on the show I'd add that, as with many pieces
of access or adaptive technology, I think it's come slightly early to market.
The software and therefore aspects of the reader's performance can be flaky.
Sometimes, for example, it will give the battery status as two hundred and
fifty-seven per cent full. The other thing I'd continue to argue as I have
since first seeing it is that it is over-priced. Even if you add R&D costs to
the relatively low prices of the two constituent parts, a five MP digital
camera and a standard PDA, I think £2,600 is excessive.
Cheers now.
Ian (aka Colin).
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Kirsten Edmondson
Sent: 08 November 2006 20:51
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: KNFB
I did hear it and I think Colin should give us a more detailed analysis than he
had time for on there! I love the idea, though I'm not sure how good it really
is, and the price puts me off, no way will ATW get that for me like they did
for Colin!
lol.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:49 AM
Subject: [access-uk] KNFB
> Hi all,
> Has anyone listened to In Touch last night and heard an article on the
> kNFB reader? In my opinion I think it's a great idea, and will help
> those who travel a lot but cannot read things like signs, menus in
> restaurants, etc. Thanks, and I look forward to hear from you. P.S KNFB
> stands for the Kurzweill National Federation for the Blind personal
> reader.
> Skype name chrishallsworth7266
>
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