JotNot Turns Your iPhone’s Camera Into A Document Scanner

Although OCR is something we're looking at it on the phone, although you probably wouldn't be happy with how long you'll have to wait for THAT to complete.

Re: JotNot Turns Your iPhone’s Camera Into A Document Scanner

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Post by akeefer » Tue, Mar 17, 2009, 11:10 PM UTC

pclark wrote: post #2

let us know how many users you get via the coverage. Edit: pricey app!

The one sad thing about the app store is that people are now conditioned to expect that applications that take hundreds or thousands of man-hours to develop should be available for less than the cost of a cup of coffee . . . people that would plunk down $6 without thinking for a beer at a bar or a cheap bottle of wine balk at the prospect of paying $3.99 for a potentially useful application.

Re: JotNot Turns Your iPhone’s Camera Into A Document Scanner

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Post by nsillik » Tue, Mar 17, 2009, 11:16 PM UTC

akeefer wrote: post #6

pclark wrote: post #2

let us know how many users you get via the coverage. Edit: pricey app!

The one sad thing about the app store is that people are now conditioned to expect that applications that take hundreds or thousands of man-hours to develop should be available for less than the cost of a cup of coffee . . . people that would plunk down $6 without thinking for a beer at a bar or a cheap bottle of wine balk at the prospect of paying $3.99 for a potentially useful application.

We agree, and we're developing apps for Android as well. Unfortunately it seems that Google conditioned people for those first few months that ALL apps should be free. Now when someone charges $.99 they complain endlessly with comments like: "Great app, but not worth paying for. 1 star."

It's really troubling to see people viewing our (hackers) work this way.

Re: JotNot Turns Your iPhone’s Camera Into A Document Scanner

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Post by wallflower » Tue, Mar 17, 2009, 11:19 PM UTC

We used to use Pixid's Whiteboard Photo. Hopefully, JotNot can do something with our non-digital whiteboards (of which, we still have many).

http://www.polyvision.com/ProductSolutions/WhiteboardPhotoSo...

Re: JotNot Turns Your iPhone’s Camera Into A Document Scanner

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Mar 17, 2009, 11:31 PM UTC

akeefer wrote: post #6

pclark wrote: post #2

let us know how many users you get via the coverage. Edit: pricey app!

The one sad thing about the app store is that people are now conditioned to expect that applications that take hundreds or thousands of man-hours to develop should be available for less than the cost of a cup of coffee . . . people that would plunk down $6 without thinking for a beer at a bar or a cheap bottle of wine balk at the prospect of paying $3.99 for a potentially useful application.

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Re: JotNot Turns Your iPhone’s Camera Into A Document Scanner

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Post by staunch » Tue, Mar 17, 2009, 11:31 PM UTC

nsillik wrote: post #7

akeefer wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The one sad thing about the app store is that people are now conditioned to expect that applications that take hundreds or thousands of man-hours to develop should be available for less than the cost of a cup of coffee . . . people that would plunk down $6 without thinking for a beer at a bar or a cheap bottle of wine balk at the prospect of paying $3.99 for a potentially useful application.

We agree, and we're developing apps for Android as well. Unfortunately it seems that Google conditioned people for those first few months that ALL apps should be free. Now when someone charges $.99 they complain endlessly with comments like: "Great app, but not worth paying for. 1 star." It's really troubling to see people viewing our (hackers) work this way.

I think the problem is uncertainty. I know what I'm going to get when I buy a beer. When I buy an app I might be spending $4 for something that turns out to be worth exactly $0 to me. The people reluctant to gamble $4 per hand are being smart, not cheap. If I could try an app for a week and then pay or lose it I'd probably by ten times as many apps.