Hi, I just bought the Looktel app, but I'm not having any luck with it on my Ipod Touch 4th gen. Any clues? Where is the camera on the 4th gen. Ipod touch? Thanks, Courtney
On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:19 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks, Marlaina, for posting on Macvisionaries, since the discussion has > been going on over on the viphone list. Here's a quick summary, and you can > also check the AppleVis site, where a full description and links to both the > iTunes Store and the LookTel support web site are posted. Here is a link to > this app: > LookTel Money Reader ($1.99) by IPPLEX: > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/looktel-money-reader/id417476558?mt=8 > Currently available for iPhone (4, 3GS) and iPod Touch (4th Generation). > This only works for US currency -- trying Canadian or other currency bills > yields no announcements. On the other hand, I suspect that optimizing for US > currency allowed them to make this app really fast and responsive. It will > identify crumpled bills, folded bills, and even just parts of bills > accurately. As Marlaina stated, this is the fastest and easiest to use app > that I've found for currency identification, and better than oMoby for this > purpose. It works in real time, and responds without having to tap controls, > or fiddle with where you've placed the camera. On the iPhone 4, if there's > not sufficient light, it will turn the flash on without any intervention > required by the user. (You'll be able to feel the extra heat and know that > the flash came on -- try using the iPhone camera on bills under a bed spread > if you want to test this out!). > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Mar 8, 2011, at 09:03, 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 >> >> 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.
