[gps-talkusers] Re: forcasting the future
- From: Alex Hall <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:12:05 -0500
Thanks for the information, I didn't realize OCR on the 4S was so successful.
On 2/9/12, Steve <drum67-72@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Alex,
>
> With simpler layouts, it can be just as good in terms of the results. But,
> a big caveat is it takes a lot more practice than it took with the Knfb
> Reader.
>
> As a former dealer, though, I can say that it took a bit of individualized
> training with some clients to get decent results with the KNFB Reader, and
> some never did get very good results. You need good spatial abilities, and
> you need those even a bit more with the iPhone apps like SayText or Prizmo.
> I find lifting the phone vertically straight up about a foot works best, if
> I am in doubt about the lighting I confirm the conditions with the light
> detector app.
>
>
> Some people have made a tripod to put the iPhone in which has markedly
> improved their recognition. I've seen samples comparing the same text
> between the iPhone and Knfb Reader where the iPhone was more accurate with
> Prizmo.
>
> I guess to keep this GPS related, all I can say is the iPhone is kind of
> like a Swiss Army knife; it does a lot of things decently, although you can
> get separate specialized devices that do that particular job better. I
> don't find the navigational apps on the iPhone to be nearly as good as the
> Sendero product, but if I could only have one device with me then I could
> get by with reading and navigation using various iPhone apps.
>
>
> "A person cannot survive as a true Spartan fan unless he is a bit of a
> masochist and a very large optimist."
>
> Steve
> Lansing, MI
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Hall" <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:27 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: forcasting the future
>
>
>> Thanks, I didn't realize it was that good. Do you know how it compares to
>> the KNFB Reader, given the same page and lighting?
>>
>> Have a great day,
>> Alex (msg sent from my iPod)
>> mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; //facebook.com/mehgcap
>>
>> On Feb 8, 2012, at 18:22, "Steve" <drum67-72@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Actually, you can do quite well with the OCR apps, particularly on the
>>> iPhone 4s. There are, though, a few caveats.
>>>
>>> None of the OCR apps were designed with the blind in mind, so they don't
>>> have things like a "field of view" report capability or the training
>>> alignment sheet that the Knfb Reader has. The recognition seems to be
>>> more critically correlated to good lighting conditions. Also, with the
>>> Prizmo app, you get better results if you use earbuds and tell it to take
>>>
>>> the picture rather than douoble-tapping the take picture button, because
>>> the act of tapping the phone causes image misalignment and jitter.
>>>
>>>
>>> Politicians are like bananas, they enter congress green, turn yellow, and
>>>
>>> then they are rotten.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>> Lansing, MI
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Hall" <mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:13 PM
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: forcasting the future
>>>
>>>
>>>> If you need an OCR application, do not switch yet. There are ocr apps,
>>>> but they, coupled with the iPhone's 8mp camera, do not do as good a
>>>> job as the KNFB Reader Mobile. This is, at least, how I understand the
>>>> current situation. The next iPhone may help, but we won't know until
>>>> it comes out and the ocr apps out there are updated.
>>>>
>>>> On 2/8/12, Dianne B. Phelps <d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Thank you so much for asking those questions because I am pondering the
>>>>>
>>>>> same
>>>>> thing about the IPhone. I have the KNFB mobile on the Nokia phone and
>>>>> am
>>>>> happy with it. In fact, I sat here yesterday doing bills and reading
>>>>> mail
>>>>> with it. I haven't madce up my mind whether it is time to consider a
>>>>> change
>>>>> or not.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dianne
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Howard Kaufman
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:44 AM
>>>>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: forcasting the future
>>>>>
>>>>> The feature I like best in the Sendero, is the ability to get detailed
>>>>> information about the upcoming intersections. I have never used GPS on
>>>>>
>>>>> a
>>>>> cell phone. Is that feature available? Is their enough volume to hear
>>>>>
>>>>> the
>>>>> information in busy traffic? What do you do when the phone rings? How
>>>>>
>>>>> long
>>>>>
>>>>> do you have power for GPS? Does this require data time? See, I no
>>>>> nothing,
>>>>>
>>>>> but since the money and the time are mine, I can't afford to be wrong.
>>>>>
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