I guess. I'm someine who remains scheptibal but maybe I might give it a try. I only have a dollar on me at present, I think? if I didn't spend it lol! but if this works I might sell my ibil or something. It is a very very good machine and provides some stuff that I don't think the look thing can do yet such as vibrations or beeps. Now that would be cool! On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Esther wrote:
> Hi Sarah, > > I tried out this app. It's really fast on an iPhone 4. My guess is that it > works this fast because it's optimized for U.S. currency only. If the camera > stays on, it can process a series of images taken at slightly different > positions to reconstruct the full image of the bill. Further, if this is > U.S. currency, you can take advantage of similarity of the bill structure > that has proved a problem for other programs to do this in two passes: one to > decide whether this is U.S. money (if not, don't try to run the program), if > so, concentrate on identifying the parts of the bill that are distinct enough > to identify the currency uniquely. This could be a corner that has the > denomination amount, the picture of the president in the front center > (Washington for $1, Lincoln for $5, etc.) or the image on the back center of > the same bill (sorry, don't know what these are off the bat). There's a > Chinese character OCR program for the iPhone (not accessible, alas!) that's > running the same way -- the camera has to be on continuously for a bit to get > a match. Looktel really does run fast. At least on an iPhone 4. I can't > speak for the other options, but this app is certainly working for the iPhone > 3GS. It is definitely faster and easier to use than oMoby. (On that note, I > once had a result that identified a $1 bill that was very creased with the > amount, but also came up with Google links for "tired money" from oMoby.) > > Try it yourself, and see what you think. I'd say this program is worth it. > I'd like to hear feedback from folks who have the fourth generation iPod > Touch, though, or others who can compare the results from iPhone 3GS, iPhone > 4, and 4th generation iPod Touch. > > Cheers, > > Esther > > On Mar 8, 2011, at 09:33, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> I'm still a sceptic. I saw the video. no way can you identify money that >> fast. it' sjust impossibil. I mean how could you identify those 4 or 5 bills >> in about 20 seconds? is it riged? >> >> Takle care all. >> Sarah Alawami >> >> On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:03 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> >>> Hi, too bad this is only for US currency right now. Canadians have a stand >>> alone bill reader which we can get for free, but I like LookTel. They do a >>> lot of things right. I'd buy it just to support them, especially if it >>> isn't breaking the bank. >>> >>> Have fun, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >>> 1-888-255-5194 >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2011-03-08, at 1:59 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: >>> >>>> Get it if you have an iPhone! It is faster than any other. Just open the >>>> program, click ok that you won't use it to identify counterfit money, then >>>> point the camera to the bill. It's immediate! >>>> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@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, send email to macvisionaries@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.
