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From: "J. P. Gilliver (John)" <G6...@soft255.demon.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Looking for a New Phone
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In message <k1sjdq$sj...@dont-email.me>, Brian Gaff 
<Bria...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
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> Personally, I prefer a phone that is just a phone. I don't really need a

Yes, I recently heard someone on a comedy programme describing a new app 
he had: it allows you, for people whose 'phone number you have stored, 
to actually have a voice conversation with them (-:!

>computer and camera that is also a phone. However, the idea of having an ocr
>on your phone to read stuff could be useful.

As long as it actually is in the 'phone. There seems to be a strong 
movement to blur the distinction between software in the 'phone, and 
services offered over the air (at a cost). OCR, and translation (between 
languages) after the OCR, are a particular case in point.

(I suppose they're still useful if the actual processing isn't in the 
'phone, but it needs to be clear when that is the case, since [a] there 
may be extra costs involved, [b] it won't work if you haven't got a 
signal.)

> Brian
>

-- 
J. P. Gilliver