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iPhone 4S or 5?

Forum Topic by Nancy on Thursday, July 18, 2013
… with the higher camera resolution, the 5 may be better at OCR? I had no way to check this one out. Anyone else notice an OCR difference? Would the Iphone 5 have better recognition? … …

Mac VoiceOver queries

Forum Topic by Ahmed Hamdy on Thursday, October 23, 2014
… there the same or similar program on mac? or is there any OCR ability on voiceover like jaws? … Hello there and welcome … to both of you, what do you use to scan a paper, which ocr program you are using I'm using Kurzweil 1000 well on …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for March 2022

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, April 1, 2022
… good, though they should still be more than adequate for OCR work. There are other trade-offs, such as a lack of …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for December 2019

Blog Post by AppleVis on Wednesday, January 1, 2020
… Using the iPhone camera, smart artificial intelligence and OCR, Envision is designed and tested with input and support …

Upgrading to iPhone 6 or iPhone 6+, what are advantages and disadvantages for blind users?

Forum Topic by Victor Tsaran on Wednesday, September 24, 2014
… until that happens. … Btw, surprised you didn't ask for an OCR Comparison between the cameras. For what it's worth, in … webpages also at least 2x faster than it used to. Finally, OCR, which does its job very fast (KNFB reader). 2. Is the … also better, getting more accurate readings with different OCR apps with it. Finally the obvious advantages of a finger …

Introducing Envision AI, a new iOS app to help the blind identify text, objects, and what's around them

Forum Topic by Karthik Mahadevan on Friday, October 20, 2017
… the SeeingAI and Prizmo Go can offer fantastic not only OCR recognition but offs a pretty nice real-time text … I had it scan a receipt and it did better than other OCR and AI apps. I noticed though that even though it got … We really want to combine the best features across all OCR services and provide a really seamless experience for …

A Look into Alfred for Mac: Part 4 Power User Tips for System Control & Clipboard Magic

Podcast by AppleVis on Tuesday, June 3, 2025
… convert image documents, you can compress files, you can OCR files, you can move files around on your Mac, You can …

VO reports login screen after 2 minutes

Forum Topic by Voracious P. Brain on Tuesday, August 10, 2021
… not say screen dim or screen lock, it say login panel. i OCR the screen, there is no login panel, but interestingly, …

Seeing AI and photos. Need help please

Forum Topic by TamagotchiTune on Sunday, February 21, 2021
… I never thought of using a gesture in conjunction with an OCR app like this, That's actually a really useful idea. … As …

Thinking about switching to Mac from windows

Forum Topic by Jenna on Tuesday, December 13, 2016
… works wonderfully! If you are going to read pDF's get an OCR app like either docuscan plus, or Prismo. I use docuscan …

Recap of Apple's September 7 Event

Blog Post by mehgcap on Wednesday, September 7, 2016
… dual camera will have benefits for VI people in the way of OCR and better image quality for apps such as taptapsee and … I have no first-hand experience, but my thought regarding OCR and the dual lens camera is 'no'. At this point, photos … already incredibly good, be they dual lens or not. I doubt OCR apps will benefit. As to video apps like Be My Eyes, I …

Introduction and some help please

Forum Topic by lovable rogue on Monday, November 4, 2013
… Well, I say no issues, but I don't count in the obvious OCR mistakes. It has helped me read the random papers …

TBN: Watch TV Live & On Demand

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by angel18 on Thursday, August 9, 2012

VOCR 2 alpha

Forum Topic by mr grieves on Saturday, January 13, 2024
… a proper menu system in place, etc? … Rather than a mobile OCR app intended to identify and convey printed text, VOCR is …

eBook Alternatives for iOS?

Forum Topic by lunarwolf on Monday, August 28, 2023
… you can sign up as a disabled user and they automatically OCR books when you download them. They are in legal battles …

Reflections on being a blind app developer in 2021

Forum Topic by techluver on Saturday, February 6, 2021
… for some Swift packages to make OCR, manage sounds and more. Please, if you find a project …

CAPTCHA: Telling Computers and Humans Apart

Blog Post by PaulMartz on Thursday, April 29, 2021
… don't recall which) detailed his attempts to develop early OCR. Very enlightening. … It's a very interesting read and a …

Does anyone have thoughts/help on iPhone upgrade decision?

Forum Topic by Lee on Friday, March 18, 2022
… useful for us blind folks, like way more than all these OCR app clones people use to read mail or whatever, I’d be …

AppleVis Unlimited: What's New and Noteworthy for May 2019

Blog Post by AppleVis on Saturday, June 1, 2019
… or additional charges. State-of-the-art A.I. for OCR and text recognition: Fast and accurate, even in poor …

Forza Motorsports

Forum Topic by Brian on Sunday, May 19, 2024
… well. I get an added benefit with MK 11, in that NVDA's ocr works fairly well on a lot of the menus/screens, whereas …

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