AppleVis Extra #29: Shalin Shah, Developer of Voice - Take A Picture And Have It Spoken

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, <a href="https://twitter.com/thomas_domville">Thomas</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/kc8pnl">Scott</a> meet with <a href="https://twitter.com/shlns">Shalin Shah</a>, developer of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-take-picture-have-it/id903772588?mt=8&amp;ign-mpt=uo%3D8&amp;uo=8&amp;at=11l4LS">Voice - Take A Picture And Have It Spoken</a>.</p><p>This free iOS app allows you to take a picture of anything that has text on it, and then have that text read to you within a few seconds. The app includes a number of advanced features that you might not expect to find on a free app, such as a book mode, a field of view report, auto-capture, Smart Crop, column detection and reading, document background cleaning, and a lot more.</p><p>Shalin tells us about the history of the app, it’s current state, and some of what he hopes to add and improve in future updates.</p><p>The story of Shalin and his app is even more compelling considering that he is a 15 year old High School student. If, like us, you are impressed with what he has achieved with this app, please be sure to let him know.</p>