You tried in good lighting conditions? I must admit I find it a bit hit and miss so don't think I will use it much. As for labels I will stick with my RNIB Pen Friend Audio Labeller (it was only £50) and never fails. On 28 Jun 2010, at 02:03, Doug Lawlor wrote:
> I purchased the Digit Eyes app and have not had any success in scanning items > so far. I even tried turning the phone on it's side and holding the phone a > couple of inches away from the item in question. Still no luck with it. I am > going to buy the labels they've recommend on there site to sea if I can get > the app to scan the audio labels they are talking about. The company doesn't > mention if you need any special software to print these labels. I think I > will contact the company tomorrow to find out how to go about printing these. > . . > > Doug > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2010-06-27, at 12:31 PM, Keith Watson <tkwatso...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It's not a laser camera. It's just a laser barcode reader, and in my opinion >> they over charge for the thing. I am not going to commit to anything here. >> But if I can get ahold of a bluetooth barcode reader, the laser type, I >> would like to port an app that I wrote for the Icon/Braille Plus that does >> exactly the same thing. The issue is that a BT reader usually runs around >> $300 and that price point is still too high in my opinion. I would really >> like for the entry point to be in the 100 to 150 dollar range. >> >> I have been wondering why the Digit-Eyes folks haven't considered this >> approach. It would not be very difficult to make it a setting to either use >> the camera or the scanner to grab the barcode and then query their database. >> Hell, I would even contemplate the $30 cost of the software and the $300 >> cost of a scanner if it had that functionality. >> >> Just my thoughts. >> >> Keith >> >> But if I can find >> On Jun 27, 2010, at 4:42 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I have managed to scan a few things with sighted assistance. I will do a >>> podcast tomorrow on it. I think you have to wait for a minute or two for >>> Digit-eyes to come back with a positive ID. I didn't know the ID Mate had >>> a lazar camera that makes sense why it's so expensive. there is a trick >>> with Digit-Eyes according to my Mom. You have to hold the phone on it's >>> side and make sure the screen curtain is turned off. If you hold it a few >>> inches away from the item you're trying to scan you will get better results >>> that way or so I've found with the few things I tried. >>> >>> Allison >>> >>> On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:29 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >>> >>>> No not really, it is tricky, if you have a enough sight to see where the >>>> barcode is then you have a bit more success. It has been hit and miss with >>>> me and to be honest by the time I have managed to get it to read a barcode >>>> I have placed the item under my iPal Solo to have it read instead. I I >>>> have not used the ID mate in person, but I guess the 3D camera would >>>> explain its hight price. >>>> >>>> If you have no vision at all it is very difficult to locate the barcode, >>>> so this solution is not ideal, unless there was a ruling to say where >>>> barcodes can always be found. Let's hope the OCR solutions for the iPhone >>>> are more successful. But the barcode reader is not totally useless as I >>>> did manage to scan some things. >>>> On 27 Jun 2010, at 07:16, Bryan Smart wrote: >>>> >>>>> With Digit-Eyes, how do you find the bar code? When I was involved with >>>>> the development of an accessible bar code system a few years back, >>>>> cameras didn't do a good job. For the bar code recognition to work, the >>>>> camera couldn't face the bar code at an angle, at it had to be >>>>> right-side-up. Of course, a blind person doesn't necessarily know where >>>>> on the box, can, or bottle the bar code is to be found, so that creates a >>>>> challenge. That's partly why the ID Mate is so expensive. They must use a >>>>> 3D laser scanner, like is used in the check-out line at a grocery store. >>>>> Those perform an active scan, and can register bar codes at any angle, >>>>> and even on curved surfaces. You can basically hold up the scanner and >>>>> turn the container in front of the camera, and it will automatically scan >>>>> the bar code as soon as it's visible, regardless of the bar code's >>>>> orientation. >>>>> >>>>> My thoughts were that the iPhone app would be like trying to read a bar >>>>> code with a CCD scanner. Yes, it would work but only if you knew where to >>>>> find the bar code, which way was right-side-up, and only if the bar code >>>>> was on a flat surface. Is it better than that? >>>>> >>>>> Bryan >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Allison Manzino >>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 10:03 AM >>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>> Subject: Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone >>>>> >>>>> Hi Bryan and all, >>>>> >>>>> I can say with certainty that the camera on the 3GS works well for the >>>>> new bar code reader that Josh Lioncourt was talking about the other day >>>>> Digit-Eyes. I have downloaded it and it works well. Not having any >>>>> experience with the Iphone 4, I can't say about the cameras. I know it >>>>> has two according to Cara Quin's podcast. Have a great day. >>>>> >>>>> Allison >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 26, 2010, at 5:41 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Bryan, >>>>>> >>>>>> From what I have heard, the 3GS camera will do the job even if it is not >>>>>> as good as the new iPhone 4. I will be very interested in how this >>>>>> application performs despite the limitations of the 3GS. >>>>>> On Jun 26, 2010, at 2:52 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The iPhone 4 should do a great job with this app. The 5 megapixel >>>>>>> camera provides the level of resolution that assisted KNFB Reader so >>>>>>> much. With the lower quality cameras, the DPI of scanned images is too >>>>>>> low. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bryan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 11:30 PM >>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>> Subject: Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> No, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The iPod touch doesn't have a camera. >>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:26 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>> Will this work with the Ipod Touch also? >>>>>>>> Courtney >>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I don't think it's out yet. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I couldn't find it in the app store. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> hth >>>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 9:15 PM, John J Herzog wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>> I just got this link from a friend of mine. Apparently, this app is >>>>>>>>>> free, and it performs OCR using the new IPhone. It's different from >>>>>>>>>> the one that emails your image to a server and then gives you back >>>>>>>>>> text. This one actually performs OCR on the phone. >>>>>>>>>> Furthermore, it automatically takes pictures once the camera is >>>>>>>>>> aligned with the center of the document. >>>>>>>>>> Check out this link for more information. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Can someone let me know how it works? >>>>>>>>>> John >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, 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