We’ve been using our iPod Touch units (yes, the ones that have the camera) in the lab and we are very impressed with the results.
In a nutshell, here is what we’ve found about the new iPod Touch: 1. The case on the iPod Touch 4g is more like the one of the iPhone 3 than the four. However the unit is about half as thick as either of the phones. 2. The camera on the new Touch is profoundly different from that on any of the iPhones. It does not have autofocus, but it yields clear and sharp results on all but the most close-up usage. 3. The Touch has VoiceOver with all the trimmings — it works smoothly on all applications; 4. The Touch works with the bluetooth Braille displays, just like the iPhone does. 5. The Touch supports the same range of languages in VoiceOver that the other ios4 devices do. Digit-Eyes works on the new iPod Touch. There are a few differences: 1. Because of the nature of the camera, we find that the optimum scan distance is about12 inches; certainly no closer than 6 inches. People who are used to scanning with the 3gs will find this may take a little getting used to. 2. The capture and processing of the Digit-Eyes labels — both text and audio labels — is blazing fast. If you’ve gotten some of those Digit-Eyes washable labels, you’ll be very happy with how quickly they are recognized. 3. To look up UPC or EAN codes, you’ll need a Wi-Fi connection (it is an iPod not an iPhone, right?) 4. We found that because the camera is very sensitive to lighting levels, that UPC / EAN scanning works best in bright light. 5. We STRONGLY recommend the use of a light case, such as that offered by FastMac; in testing, we found that the use of the lightcase raised the capture success rate by at least an order of magnitude. Note that because the iPod Touch is so much thinner than the iPhone, we found it was necessary to stabilize it by sliding two pieces of cardboard behind it in the light case. While we love our iPhone 4 and recommend that above all others, the iPod Touch with it’s one-time purchase price of between $229 and $399 is going to be a very nice alternative to people who do want Digit- Eyes, but don’t want to deal with monthly phone charges. We've submitted a new version of Digit-Eyes for the iPod Touch to Apple and anticipate having it available in about 10 days. -- 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.
