Yes, I have. It is very picky about light-sources. Make sure you have a strong light-source. I'm thinking of getting an audible light-meter app as well, so I know at any given time how much light is in the area.
Teresa On Sep 28, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: > That is what I thought. Has anybody successfully had it identify a Canadian > $10? I am waving the phone, waving the bill but, I'm getting absolutely > nowhere. > > I'm using a 3gs and read about the need for a well lit area. > > Thx, > Jeff > > On 2011-09-27, at 9:44 PM, Marc Workman wrote: > >> It uses realtime object recognition. Just wave the note in front of the >> camera. If you have a 3G s, you will want to make sure there is sufficient >> light. >> >> Best, >> >> Marc >> On 2011-09-27, at 5:56 PM, Jeff Berwick wrote: >> >>> Just picked up this app but, it doesn't seem to do anything. How can I get >>> it to recognize money? There don't seem to be any buttons on it. >>> >>> Am I missing something? >>> >>> Thx, >>> Jeff >>> >>> On 2011-09-27, at 8:08 PM, Marc Workman wrote: >>> >>>> Well, we could have a feature off. >>>> >>>> Does the mp3 player have a search feature allowing you to search through >>>> thousands of songs? Create and edit playlists on the device? Purchase >>>> music and download it wirelessly? Download audible books and podcasts >>>> wirelessly? Have access to 15,000 internet radio streams? Provide you with >>>> music recognition? This is of course scratching the surface, and some of >>>> what you mentioned, mp3 audio books, ogg and flac, the iPhone will do. An >>>> mp3 player blowing the iPhone out of the water on feature sets, quality, >>>> and ease of use seems like less of a "no brainer" than you suggest. >>>> >>>> But this is really beside the point. The initial discussion was sparked >>>> by your comment: >>>> >>>>>>>> It's ten bucks for a money reader? Why not just get a bank of canada >>>>>>>> one for free? >>>> >>>> If you still don't see why someone would pay the ten bucks, I'm probably >>>> not going to change your mind. >>>> >>>> If I suggested that the iPhone competes feature for feature with things >>>> like GPS units, mp3 players, cameras, etc, I didn't intend to. The point >>>> is that, where an app allows you to accomplish what you would normally >>>> accomplish with a stand-alone device, then being willing to pay a small >>>> amount of money for the app even when the device is free doesn't seem that >>>> strange to me. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Marc >>>> On 2011-09-27, at 1:49 PM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, the MP3 player is a bit of a no brainer. It's cheep, less than a >>>>> hundred bucks. I get 30 hours of listening on a single charge which is >>>>> important for me since I'm often on the road for 12 hour days. It plays >>>>> ogg which is not so important to me, but it also plays flac which is >>>>> crucial. It will let me use SD cards without buying an expensive and >>>>> proprietary adapter. it bookmarks up to 10 folders for me on the fly and >>>>> can bookmark up to 10 places in each folder. It lets me control settings >>>>> like bass, trebble, and gain and it has a limiter preamp and a host of >>>>> other settings which I can use to improve the listening experience for >>>>> various types of audio. It has a fully adjustable crossfader, All >>>>> features are fully self-voicing. I can play audiobooks in standard MP3, >>>>> and I can copy and paste files with no benighted piece of bloatware to >>>>> hoof music and books from computer to player and back. >>>>> >>>>> The camera I use is ridiculously expensive and there are lots of things >>>>> to love or love to hate about it. On the love side, it's on a monopod so >>>>> I don't have to worry about holding the camera straight or at the >>>>> appropriate height. It auto focusses so I don't have to worry about not >>>>> lining up the shot properly. It has a provision for automatically taking >>>>> multiple pictures for cases such as scanning books, and it has a motion >>>>> sensor to take the new picture when I flip a page. It gives me easy >>>>> access to both the image file and the converted OCR and I can convert to >>>>> mp3 on the fly if I want. >>>>> >>>>> Barcode reader $300 bucks it's omny directional so I don't have to know >>>>> where to point. It comes with several databases onboard. Need I go on? >>>>> >>>>> it sucks to pay a lot of money for stuff that the IPhone sorta does for >>>>> free or very cheep, but honestly it's not really there yet and I need >>>>> technology that works. I just don't have the patience anymore to mess >>>>> around and force things into line, although I'm very happy for the people >>>>> who have persevered and gotten some things to work well for them. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> >>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>> This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS Lion >>>>> When will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility >>>>> Unconference Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: >>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com >>>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>> >>>>> On 2011-09-27, at 3:27 PM, Marc Workman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'm curious how your stand alone mp3 player and camera blow the iPhone's >>>>>> "out of the water" in terms of feature sets, quality, and ease of use. >>>>>> >>>>>> It sounds like you agree, though, that where the equivalent >>>>>> functionality can be gotten out of an app, the app would be preferable >>>>>> to the stand-alone device. Is there something the stand-alone money >>>>>> reader does that the app doesn't? I think it's actually the other way >>>>>> around given the variety of currencies that can be identified. >>>>>> >>>>>> I think I would prefer fewer stand-alone devices even at home. It's not >>>>>> just about carrying them, but losing and recharging. My phone also >>>>>> always tends to be on hand. There's obviously a risk to the >>>>>> swiss-army-knife approach, eggs, basket, etc, but I do think there are >>>>>> good reasons for preferring the money reader app over the free >>>>>> stand-alone device, and so I'm glad the developer listened to my and >>>>>> others' calls for including Canadian currency rather than thinking it >>>>>> unnecessary, like some may have implied, given the free stand-alone >>>>>> device. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Marc >>>>>> On 2011-09-27, at 11:57 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> The problem with my separate mp3 player, gps, camera OCR, and so on is >>>>>>> that they all blow the eyephone out of the water when it comes to >>>>>>> feature sets, quality, and ease of use. So, while I feel like a dope >>>>>>> walking around with my pockets stuffed and bulging with with kit, not >>>>>>> to mention paying for each tool A la Cart, the fact is I'm more >>>>>>> comfortable with the separate tools than the IPhone. Now, if the tools >>>>>>> on the IPhone do what you need and your requirements aren't that steep, >>>>>>> there's nothing at all wrong with buying an IPhone and letting fly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't usually bother carrying the money reader. If I don't know what >>>>>>> my bills are, I sort them before I leave the house. Anything else can >>>>>>> usually be taken care of using the markers on the money. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>>>> This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS Lion >>>>>>> When will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility >>>>>>> Unconference Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: >>>>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>>>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2011-09-27, at 11:21 AM, Marc Workman wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Agree with Ricardo. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Why not carry a separate daisy player, mp3 player, colour identifier, >>>>>>>> light detector, gps unit, money identifier, camera, etc. Even if >>>>>>>> these were all available for free, I would rather pay a relatively >>>>>>>> small fee to have them all available on a single device. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> It's also worth noting that Looktel announced that the price was going >>>>>>>> up for version 2. So many Canadians, myself included, were able to >>>>>>>> pick it up at the version 1 price of either 1.99 or 2.99, I can't >>>>>>>> recall exactly. Ten dollars is a bit steep, but I thought that the >>>>>>>> initial price was less than people would be willing to pay, and I >>>>>>>> would still encourage canadians to pick it up, assuming it identifies >>>>>>>> our currency as well as it did the US's. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Marc >>>>>>>> On 2011-09-27, at 5:57 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Another advantage is is its 1 less thing to carry. A person is more >>>>>>>>> likely to forget their money reader at home than their phone I would >>>>>>>>> think. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>>>>>>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 8:44 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That we do, Have for over 15 years. Our government had certain >>>>>>>>>> accessibility standards back as early as 1990. Not that all of them >>>>>>>>>> were worth the paper they were printed on, but the money >>>>>>>>>> identification one has been taken very seriously by bank of canada. >>>>>>>>>> The old gadget they put out first was a bit lame but the new one is >>>>>>>>>> super. I Told gary at looktel that we already had a free piece that >>>>>>>>>> covered all the bases, but as you say, for some one travelling >>>>>>>>>> either two or from canada the IPhone app is quite useful. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>>>>>>> This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS >>>>>>>>>> Lion When will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility >>>>>>>>>> Unconference Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: >>>>>>>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>>>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>>>>>>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 2011-09-27, at 8:25 AM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> IDK, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> What if you do some traveling? BTW, you guys hand out money >>>>>>>>>>> readers for free? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>>>>> rwalker...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>> Twitter & Skype: rwalker296 >>>>>>>>>>> www.mobileaccess.org >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 27, 2011, at 8:24 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> It's ten bucks for a money reader? Why not just get a bank of >>>>>>>>>>>> canada one for free? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Best, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Erik Burggraaf >>>>>>>>>>>> This month in Ebony Promos: Two new gps systems for demo. Mac OS >>>>>>>>>>>> Lion When will it be supported? Ebony Consulting at accessibility >>>>>>>>>>>> Unconference Toronto. To read more and subscribe, Visit: >>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/mailman/listinfo/ebony-promos_erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>>>>>>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>>>>>>>>>>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 2011-09-27, at 8:07 AM, Garth Humphreys wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe that the version will show up as 2. However if >>>>>>>>>>>>> everything is as it normally is, even if you buy now it will be a >>>>>>>>>>>>> free update to version 2. Having said that, I am waiting till I >>>>>>>>>>>>> see the correct version before putting down the money. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 27/09/2011, at 10:02 PM, Matt Dierckens wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi list, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> When hearing that the new money reader would support canadian >>>>>>>>>>>>>> money finally, I went to the app store to find it, however, the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> one in the canadian store says 1.10 or something. I don't want >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to spend $10 on it if its the wrong one. 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