Summary: <p>In this podcast, Michael Hansen gives us a walk-through and demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knfbreader/id849732663?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS" target="_self">KNFBReader</a>, an app which allows blind or print-disabled users accurate and efficient access to printed text.</p> <p>Some of KNFBReader's features include:</p> <ul> <li>Fast, accurate, and efficient mobile text recognition that delivers near instantaneous results. </li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Reading modes for books, articles and labels, bills and memos. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Synchronized text highlighting with high quality speech and Braille output. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Field of view report to assist with aligning the camera relative to the document. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Tilt guidance feature to assist with capturing the perfect picture of a document. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Automatic text detection to enable hands-free operation. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Ability to import, OCR, and read image-based pdf and jpg files</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Export txt and html formatted text files to cloud storage services including Dropbox and Google Drive.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Batch scan mode to process and read multiple pages. </span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Recognize and read text in multiple languages; please visit our website for details.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 16.3636360168457px; line-height: 1.5;">Additional features including language translation, text editing, and more coming soon.</span></li> </ul> <p>KNFBReader is currently <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knfbreader/id849732663?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS" target="_self">a $99 download in the App Store</a>.</p>
