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TUTORIAL: Changing the language Web pages are requested

I’ve just received a question from one of my blog readers about how the built-in Web browser in the Pocket PC / Windows Mobile operating system, Pocket Internet Explorer (PIE) / Internet Explorer Mobile (IEM) can be configured to request pages in different language than US English if you use an English language Windows Mobile operating system.
As this question is a very interesting one and very few people have the necessary HTTP- and actual programming (let alone offering a proxy server for free that does the trick!)-level knowledge to answer this question, I’ve decided to write a complete article on it.
Unfortunately, modifying the regional setting in Settings/System/Regional Settings doesn’t change the “Accept-Language” HTTP header sent out to the Web server (it’s based on this HTTP request header that most HTTP servers – except for Google, which I’ll elaborate later –, if they have content in more than one language, decide what language they should return their content in) – not even in the latest WM5 AKU2, as can also be seen in this screenshot. I took the screenshot on a Dell Axim x51v with the latest, AKU2 A12 ROM, after setting the regional setting to Germany (and rebooting). It certainly shows IEM sends out requests telling the Web server that it prefers U.S. English pages, no matter what the operating system setting is.
As far as alternate browsers are concerned, NetFront 3.3 always sends out the ‘en-us’ language/country code and Opera 8.6 doesn’t send out any Accept-Language header at all (click the links to see the screenshots showing this!).
Needless to say, PIE/IEM plug-ins like PIEPlus, MultiIE or Spb Pocket Plus (click the links for the latest reviews!) can’t modify this header either.
Finally, IEM/PIE doesn’t store the language code in the Registry anywhere (tested with the latest, AKU2 ROM); neither under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\ Internet Settings nor under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\ Microsoft\ Internet Explorer.
Therefore, the only way to get pages in your own language is
selling your English device and buying one with the correct ROM, in the given language
use an external proxy server to change the language code sent out to another one before sending the request further, to the target Web server. If you have a Java Virtual Machine (easilky downloadable from here - select 'Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update X'), I’ve written an easily modifiable, open-source (source here) HTTP proxy server available here. You will only need to start it with the command
java HTTPProxyAcceptsLangHeaderRewrite portnumber languagecode
if you have a JRE (I’ve compiled the class with JDK 1.3, so, any JRE will do) installed on your PC (again, you can get it at the above-linked Sun page).
For example, the command
java HTTPProxyAcceptsLangHeaderRewrite 8080 cool-eh
will result in the following response from http://www.proxydetect.com/ (after you correctly set up your Pocket Internet Explorer / Internet Explorer Mobile browser to use the proxy - please see for example this article on doing so):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
This shows that indeed the (of course non-existing) ‘cool-eh’ language code was sent to the server.
There may be other header-rewriting proxies out there if you don’t want to use my application.
Mailing the webmaster of the given webpage to do a dynamic country lookup depending on the client’s address. Say, if you have a Thai client IP address, you would receive a page with Thai content even if your Web client sent out an Accept-Language header of ‘en-us’. Many Web sites do so – for example, even Google.
Finally, you can also install the Paragon Language Extender if and only if you have a pre-WM5 device (never ever try to install the Language Extender on a WM5 device – I’ve tested it on the WM5 x51v; I had to hard reset). You won’t need to install the full version – the second, Compact setup (as can also be seen in here) will do just fine. The results after the setup will be as follows:
which is exactly what you wanted (that is, in this case, ‘de’ denotes I’ve installed the German extender; the screenshot also shows it has its own German-language dictionary).
Again, the Paragon Language Extender is only usable on pre-WM5 devices and the accessible languages are somewhat restricted (there is no, for example, Thai).

REVIEW: Excellent Windows Mobile download tool HandyGet released!

In my well-known article The definitive guide to downloading files, images and saving Web pages with Pocket PC-based Web Browsers (from now on: Download Bible), I’ve already elaborated on WinMobile Download Accelerator (WMDA), the, up to now, only reliable multithreaded downloader tool for the Windows Mobile platform, along with all the (non- multithreaded) tools and Web browsers.
Now, a brand new, excellent download utility, HandyGet has been released. I’ve, certainly, given it a test ride at once to see whether it’s any good.
(Please PLEASE read the Download Bible before going on because, in order to be as terse and up-to-the-point as possible, I won’t elaborate in here in which cases self-standing download tools can be useful, how they can speed up the transfer and what their problems can be. That is, if you don’t know the tests / terminology I’ve introduced in the Download Bible, you won’t likely understand this article.)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Availability
It’ll become available here (it’s not there yet – the program is so new). The 30-day unrestricted trial, however, is already available here. As the main Handango page is still not accessible (and there are no other sources of the program), I don’t know about the price.
Usage
By default, it doesn’t monitor Internet Explorer downloads; this must be explicitly enabled (General / IE Monitor).
After this, it’ll intercept download requests and display the download config screen as can be seen in here (the bottom of the dialog is here) and will start downloading at once.
It, unlike WMDA, also has a log dialog, which shows the HTTP request / response headers sent (screenshot 1 (showing the request) 2 and 3 (with the response)).
It, as with WMDA, is able to resume downloads and remember the download list through restarts.
Speed tests
As can clearly be seen, HandyGet excels at both the “slow-source” and the “fast-source” downloads (compare these figures to the ones in the WDMA section of the Download Bible!). The former are downloaded even faster than with WMDA and the latter only exhibit little speed hit (which is diametrically opposed to the WMDA case.)
text/plain files
(Please see section 3.1. „Content-Type"-related problems (AKA "When I click a CAB link, it's not downloaded but shown!") in the original Download Bible for more generic, not HandyGet-related information on this question!)
Of course, as the built-in Internet Explorer tries to render files like these, the execution isn’t passed to HandyGet when downloading text/plain files. In these cases, of course, you can just enter / paste the URL of the resource you’d like to save to HandyGet. An example of this can be seen here, where I’ve entered the text/plain http://www.octopus-studio.com/ETDict.mdx URL directly into the program.
Note that as with both the other download managers, it automatically copies the URL from the clipboard to the URL field. That is, if you have a link copy-capable, say, PIE plug-in, you can easily download the file even if it’s a text/plain file or you don’t allow for IEM integration.
Summary
Compared to WMDA…
Pros
Doesn’t use the main storage at all when downloading to cards; it seems to use an in-memory buffer (it doesn’t use any kind of temporary directory when downloading – only uses about 200 kbyte dynamic RAM for some buffering)
Much less speed hit than with WMDA with fast sources – there is no need to disable it at all if you download from fast sources
I haven’t encountered problems like WMDA’s “a 0 byte is added to the file” when downloaded
Allows for simultaneous downloads (this must, however, be explicitly enabled; then, you can download up to four files at the same time. Other download tasks as can also be seen in here will be paused until one of the current download is finished. It should also be pointed out that, with slow sources (see the WDMA section in the Download Bible for examples!), if you plan to download more than one file, you should enable multiple downloads – individual downloads won’t be slowed down because of this. Kudos to the developer!
Cons
Doesn’t make it possible to supply the referrer. This will cause problems with sites like Caiman (please see section 3.3. (Referrers passed to download? The Caiman problem) for more info in the Download Bible)
Verdict
Give it a try – it’s certainly better than WinMobile Download Accelerator in most respects (except for the Referer support)!
Recommended links
The Web Browsers category in the Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine Expert Blogs.

PIGEON!, new ICQ, XMPP, Jabber, GTalk messenger with touch finger friendly interface

PIGEON! messenger:
* Finger-friendly interface which is intuitively-clear therefore that’s easy to chat on the run.
* Ultimate compatibility with different Windows Mobile Professional and Smartphone devices and screen resolutions.
* Amazingly low system requirements: only 500KB RAM and ROM added to superior workspeed even on 200MHz devices.
* Compatible with the most of additional hardware keyboards for PDAs and smartphones.
* Built-in spam filter
* Full support of UNICODE.
* Support of various instant messaging services: ICQ, XMPP, Jabber and GTalk. MSN is on its way to join these!
Well, these are the most important ones though PIGEON! just wouldn’t be itself if not the following:
* Various color schemes and skins
* Downloadable smiley packs
* Three languages are available: Russian, English and German. (Czech is coming soon)
* Lots of additional settings – from pop-up window to keyboard controls.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Developer: VirtualProjects
OS: Windows2003, WM5, WM6, WM6.1
Processor type: ARM
Screen: qQVGA, qVGA, VGA, WVGA
Official site (russian): PIGEON!
Official (english): PIGEON!
Official forum Forum
Download english version: Pre release version

Why are all 3 of your posts about this? Looks nice, but just a random download it seems. I will NOT download this !

Because this program is very best!
One of the BEST messangers on PocketPC platform!
Some time later will open site with promo this programm.
Now you can test this, and say your future request.
PS: Sorry for my poor English.

well Ill stick with me beejive

Try it and be fun!

I love Pigeon, it's the best IM for ICQ. I even translated it to English myself. But...
Is this an official release? Because this is on their site:
Attention!
Share modified version of the program KATEGORICHESKI PROHIBITED!
Edit resources and transfer only for themselves!
Otherwise adjourn ability to edit resources forever.
If not, I recommend you to delete the link, I dont want them to disable editing resources.

This official pre release.
Soon be release english promo site.
This link directly to download from new site.

what about yahoo messenger? it would be great to have a messenger for it like this

May be in future.
Now only ICQ

I use this program more than 3 mounts.
(i was only Russian version before)
It is the best ICQ program in the world.
It is not a joke.
PIGEON! just better than else.

I think anyone should try it.
It work in VGA, WVGA, QVGA perfectly.
I use PIGEON on Wizard, TyTN and now on Toshiba G900.

Thanks.
Anybody, help me.
I need screenshots of English version PIGEON!
With showning history messagings.
Better make cool screenshots all programm.
This is for official site.
Thanks!

Will this messenger become commercial and is the current version limited to run only for a certain time?

Well, I'm use it program more 6 month, and it is the bast ICQ chat.

foo said:
Will this messenger become commercial and is the current version limited to run only for a certain time?
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Yes. This programm wil be commercial.

Yes. This programm wil be commercial.
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It is the most bad news in this day

Not very bad.
They wil be cosn no more than 20$
This is 6 bottles of goot beer or 3 bottle of good vine.

TheChampJT
Why are all 3 of your posts about this? Looks nice, but just a random download it seems. I will NOT download this
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If you don't know author, you don't download software?
You a strange boy.
I know sn0wcat by one russian pda forum.
He have
Сообщений (Posts): 1084
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Now you will try this great program?

seems not to work with web&walk mobile flat... any solution?

usrname said:
seems not to work with web&walk mobile flat... any solution?
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Whai is it? I don't understand.

Wikipedia on Windows Mobile

It seems that the IPhone has surpassed WM on one of my favourite functions in a smartphone; offline Wikipedia browsing.
There used to be a good tool: Tomeraider, which originally allowed for a searchable database including images. However since the size of Wikipedia has grown above 4GB, the format can no longer support all articles and now the latest db is without images and roughly a year old out of date.
I have tried out Mobipocket, which can handle larger files, albeit split into smaller chunks but am disappointed with the app on touch phones and the fact it does not support images.
The IPhone has the wiki2touch app which appears to be a webserver that connects to a local database that can be downloaded from wikimedia and is updated regularly, it looks to be exactly what one would want.
My question is this; would it be possible to run something similar on Windows Mobile with a ppc equivalent of SQLite and Apache?

You can use MDict with this Sep 2008 database.
Or use Pocket Wikipedia, which has an included (and not up-to-date) database.

Wikipedia in Mdict (mdx) format May 2009 release May.09 (Freeware)
Requirements: PocketPC 2003(SE), WM5, WM6 - wm 2003 and above, MDict Reader
Overview: A handy, easy to access Wikipedia in your Smartphone or Pocket PC. Finding info about anything, anytime, anywhere is just in the palm of your hands. This is helpful especially when internet connection isn't possible for you to find results for all your queries online.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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The entire English wikipedia is in your ppc or pda, reading something is much more easy with this file. Personally I found it very useful. The file itself is 2.7 GB.
Wikipedia for http://www.octopus-studio.com/product.en.htm, a freeware dictionary viewer for Windows Mobile, containing more than 2.390,000 articles. English version.
To install the dictionary on your Windows Mobile:
* Install mDict v3.0 or later.
* Copy the mdx file to your SD card.
* Start up mDict.
* Select "Search All" in the "Library" menu.
* You should now be able to select the wikipedia.
This is an extended version of the English Wikipedia, with almost every article in its complete length.
The mdx file is inside a hjsplit archive. Go to hjsplit.en.softonic.com to download a (100% free) program to unpack the archive.
More Info:
Code:
http://www.octopus-studio.com/download.en.htm
Download Instructions:
http://rapidshare.com/files/240976515/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.001
http://rapidshare.com/files/240983060/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.002
http://rapidshare.com/files/240990046/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.003
http://rapidshare.com/files/241231544/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.004
http://rapidshare.com/files/241242412/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.005
http://rapidshare.com/files/241253137/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.006
http://rapidshare.com/files/240606647/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.007
http://rapidshare.com/files/240613678/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.008
http://rapidshare.com/files/240621424/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.009
http://rapidshare.com/files/240751689/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.010
http://rapidshare.com/files/240764684/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.011
http://rapidshare.com/files/240777434/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.012
http://rapidshare.com/files/240822674/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.013
http://rapidshare.com/files/240851118/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.014
http://rapidshare.com/files/240874955/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.015
http://rapidshare.com/files/240887976/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.016
http://rapidshare.com/files/240898570/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.017
http://rapidshare.com/files/240908537/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.018
http://rapidshare.com/files/240916486/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.019
http://rapidshare.com/files/240923846/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.020
http://rapidshare.com/files/240930476/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.021
http://rapidshare.com/files/240936839/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.022
http://rapidshare.com/files/240943027/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.023
http://rapidshare.com/files/240948842/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.024
http://rapidshare.com/files/240954124/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.025
http://rapidshare.com/files/240960142/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.026
http://rapidshare.com/files/240965767/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.027
http://rapidshare.com/files/240970706/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.028

coderbie said:
Wikipedia in Mdict (mdx) format May 2009 release May.09 (Freeware)
Requirements: PocketPC 2003(SE), WM5, WM6 - wm 2003 and above, MDict Reader
Overview: A handy, easy to access Wikipedia in your Smartphone or Pocket PC. Finding info about anything, anytime, anywhere is just in the palm of your hands. This is helpful especially when internet connection isn't possible for you to find results for all your queries online.
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The entire English wikipedia is in your ppc or pda, reading something is much more easy with this file. Personally I found it very useful. The file itself is 2.7 GB.
Wikipedia for http://www.octopus-studio.com/product.en.htm, a freeware dictionary viewer for Windows Mobile, containing more than 2.390,000 articles. English version.
To install the dictionary on your Windows Mobile:
* Install mDict v3.0 or later.
* Copy the mdx file to your SD card.
* Start up mDict.
* Select "Search All" in the "Library" menu.
* You should now be able to select the wikipedia.
This is an extended version of the English Wikipedia, with almost every article in its complete length.
The mdx file is inside a hjsplit archive. Go to hjsplit.en.softonic.com to download a (100% free) program to unpack the archive.
More Info:
Code:
http://www.octopus-studio.com/download.en.htm
Download Instructions:
http://rapidshare.com/files/240976515/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.001
http://rapidshare.com/files/240983060/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.002
http://rapidshare.com/files/240990046/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.003
http://rapidshare.com/files/241231544/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.004
http://rapidshare.com/files/241242412/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.005
http://rapidshare.com/files/241253137/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.006
http://rapidshare.com/files/240606647/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.007
http://rapidshare.com/files/240613678/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.008
http://rapidshare.com/files/240621424/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.009
http://rapidshare.com/files/240751689/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.010
http://rapidshare.com/files/240764684/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.011
http://rapidshare.com/files/240777434/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.012
http://rapidshare.com/files/240822674/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.013
http://rapidshare.com/files/240851118/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.014
http://rapidshare.com/files/240874955/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.015
http://rapidshare.com/files/240887976/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.016
http://rapidshare.com/files/240898570/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.017
http://rapidshare.com/files/240908537/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.018
http://rapidshare.com/files/240916486/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.019
http://rapidshare.com/files/240923846/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.020
http://rapidshare.com/files/240930476/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.021
http://rapidshare.com/files/240936839/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.022
http://rapidshare.com/files/240943027/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.023
http://rapidshare.com/files/240948842/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.024
http://rapidshare.com/files/240954124/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.025
http://rapidshare.com/files/240960142/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.026
http://rapidshare.com/files/240965767/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.027
http://rapidshare.com/files/240970706/en-wiki-jumbo.mdx.028
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i followed the steps above but i have a difficulty.fist of all i don't have an sd in my omnia,only the standard 8 gb memory so i copied the mdx file into tis memory.when i select the hjsplit file a message appears in the screen of the mobile:this is not a value application of the ppc.what is going wrong???

teoxeni said:
i followed the steps above but i have a difficulty.fist of all i don't have an sd in my omnia,only the standard 8 gb memory so i copied the mdx file into tis memory.when i select the hjsplit file a message appears in the screen of the mobile:this is not a value application of the ppc.what is going wrong???
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Hi,
You should unpack the archives on your PC and then copy the resulting file to your phone....
Dirk

what are the pros of using offline wikipedia compared to en.m.wikipedia.org?

glyndal said:
what are the pros of using offline wikipedia compared to en.m.wikipedia.org?
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first of all as it is offline you don't have to pay data download fee. but more importantly while reading something you may come across a concept or a name even a brand name , you select the wiki version and walla, you understand what that particular word is. i use mobireader for news feed, last week while reading an article i came across with the term "bubble car".i found its meaning in offline wiki. the other day, i was reading the new regulation about swimming suit for competition i could easily reach the info about speedo, micheal pelps using wiki. the easy and user friendly dictionary program is another story. and offcourse all of them freeware.

OCR Software

Just want start a little thread to collect a list of good programs that use mobile phone camera for input and OCR(Optical character recognition) for output of a text document...
Especially searching for hand written text recognition tool!!!
Here is initial list:
ScanR
This is an app wich can make a black and white copy of uploaded documents. it´s also possible to send the results as fax.
Another nice feature is to scan vcards.
OCR now!
this is an online service to convert a picture into a document (pdf, doc, txt).
It also handels formated text with pictures! (this is not WinMo software)
There is also this SDK(Abbyy software is known as best OCR tool in the world): http://www.abbyy.com/sdk/?param=56223
But I haven't managed to find any software which uses it yet though

You can try :
http://www.topocr.com/mobile.html
It seems to be for VGA device, not WVGA
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

I didn't test these OCR programs, but I wonder how would these work with devices that have poor close-range focus?
Also most of what HTC produced the last few years were devices with autofocus, not really good at "seeing" close little letters.

yuppime said:
I didn't test these OCR programs, but I wonder how would these work with devices that have poor close-range focus?
Also most of what HTC produced the last few years were devices with autofocus, not really good at "seeing" close little letters.
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SE X1 have -document mode with autofocus (set to macro) on camera... and photos are really good, and suitable for OCR recognition process!!!
Elodie said:
You can try :
http://www.topocr.com/mobile.html
It seems to be for VGA device, not WVGA
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TopSoft, Ltd a leader in providing low cost Mobile OCR technology would like to announce the forthcoming availability of the TopOCR SDK for Mobile Devices. The TopOCR Mobile SDK targeted for Windows Mobile contains a complete Visual Studio 2005 project ready to build out of the box with full source code to the application. An Alpha version of the executable is available here (3.4 MB), as well as instructions for using the binary, and a sample test image.
SDK Target Platform
Windows Mobile 6.0
GCC CLI Embedded
Scheduled Release Date
January 2010-March 2010
The Beta R3 release is incomplete from a functionality standpoint, but can provide an evaluation of TopOCR SDK performance (accuracy and speed). The SDK supports camera images of up to 5 MP in size. Please note the following limitations:
* Only English supported
* No Deskew or Perspective Correction
The final release will replace the limitations with the following:
* Eleven languages supported
* Deskew and Perspective Correction using inline fixed point arithemetic
* Minor bug fixes and optimizations
Compare the speed, accuracy, and features of the TopOCR SDK, then compare the price and you'll see that it is the best and most cost effective solution for your OCR development needs.
People have complain on topocr. It somehow doesnt runproperly and there is problem with uninstalling it from WM
Too bad that nothing else jet emerged... Cause this combination could be jack pot for all business users.

http://www.capturatalk.com/index.asp

Samsung Omnia Pro includes Smart Reader that feature ocr, vcard reading, and translation

@geoffdeath: Capturatalk looks great but it's a bit to heavy application, and it's designed for English only... It's not really designed for OCR recognition of photographed document, rather for dialectics.... sure you can partly use it but not what I'm looking for!
@ninjaw: Is smart reader importable to HTC devices and X1? it looks like dedicated card OCR - not document OCR

VelikiMeshtar said:
@ninjaw: Is smart reader importable to HTC devices and X1? it looks like dedicated card OCR - not document OCR
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It is a dedeicated card reader, I tried the cab on my Treo Pro, but was getting errors.

@ninjaw: Is smart reader importable to HTC devices and X1? it looks like dedicated card OCR - not document OCR[/QUOTE]
It can read business cards and auto create Contact Card on phone, but it also can be switched to read any document and convert it to msWord, I had Samsung Omnia and used it a lot on university to copy texts from different papers without having to write them with computer, also store the taken photo.
Now I have HTC TD2 and I really miss this app, it is very usefull to copy anything you need from newspapers,magazines or anything. I can't believe there is no other app like it and that nobody found the way to make it work on other devices.

DioOCR
I have a Samsung Phone, but as I try to launch Smart Reader I get an error message saying it can't locate "DioOCR" or one of its components. Please can someone look for and upload this file for us to try? I'm sure once this file is placed in the device it willl work properly!

I was dreaming this kind of OCR someday will mature and available for Windows Mobile.
I am imagining to be able to scan and translate chinese text, japanese text ...
Btw, how is the situation in other platform?
Is there any decent OCR software on iPhone and Android?
Forget about BB

I have DioOCR on my Samsung( SmartReader) it works just fine reading text.
The only thing is it only has English available in it.
Using 5 megapixel though.