The K-NFB Reader (an acronym for Kurzweil — National Federation of the Blind Reader) is a handheld electronic reading device for the blind. It was developed in a partnership between Ray Kurzweil and the National Federation of the Blind.
The original version of the reader was composed of a digital camera and a PDA, which contained specialised OCR software and speech synthesizers to read the scanned material aloud. It was released at a price of $3,495.
The software was later ported to the Symbian operating system, to be used on Nokia N82 camera phones, with a new price of $1,595.
Developed by the National Federation of the Blind and Sensotec NV in 2014, an iOS port was released at a price of $99. An Android version was released shortly after.
KNFB Reader can read:
- Receipts
- Package labels and mail
- Product and nutritional information
- Print on your computer or tablet screen
- Longer documents such as books and user manuals
- Private documents such as tax materials, mortgage documents, bills, and medical reports
- Ebooks and documents in the ePub format
- Documents in more than thirty languages
Innovative features
Source:
- Text Detection (shows you where there is print to capture)
- Tilt and Viewfinder Assist (ensures you capture the entire page)
- Text Highlighting (pinpoints text for dyslexic and other print-disabled users)
See also
References
- "Still Scanning after All These Years: A Profile of Kurzweil Educational Systems". The American Foundation for the Blind. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- "The KNFB Reader becomes the Property of the Nation's Blind". Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- "KNFB Reader Frequently Asked Questions". Archived from the original on 2009-02-08.
- ^ "KNFB Reader | National Federation of the Blind". nfb.org. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
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