Hi Thuy,
Late reply, but if you've updated your version of the LookTel Money Reader app,
and want it to emit tones instead of announcing the currency with VoiceOver,
just set turn your mute switch on. Note, however, that the tones will be the
same for bills of the same denomination, whether the currency is U.S.,
Canadian, or Australian (dollars) or GB pounds, or Euros. If you toggle
VoiceOver off, the built-in voice will announce this as dollars, pounds or
Euros, and there will be no prefix of ("U.S.", "Canadian", or "Australian") the
way you get if VoiceOver is speaking. However, the voices are distinct (male
voice for Canadian dollars vs. two different female voices for U.S. and
Australian currencies, each with different inflections -- I hear this as having
the female Australian voice emphasize the first syllable in "dollars", while
the U.S. voice emphasizes the first syllable in "twenty" when each voice says
"Twenty Dollars".) YMMV.
HTH. Cheers,
Esther
On Oct 28, 2011, at 01:17, Thuy Mallalieu wrote:
> Mine seems to have stopped working too although I haven't tried it since ios5
> yet. It used to just emit a flute note.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 28 Oct 2011, at 10:49, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> FUnny, works just fine on my phone. So, when you say it does not work, in
>> what way does it not work?
>>
>> On Oct 27, 2011, at 10:03 PM, Tammy Cantrell wrote:
>>
>>> Wonder if that was before it was improved to the point it does not work on
>>> my phone? Just curious.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cara Quinn" <caraqu...@caraquinn.com>
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>>> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 4:49 PM
>>> Subject: NantWorks Object Recognition Technology Wins FCC Chairman's Award
>>>
>>>
>>> thought the Money Reader users among us might find this interesting…
>>>
>>> Have a great day All!
>>>
>>> Smiles,
>>>
>>> Cara :)
>>> ---
>>> NantWorks Object Recognition Technology Wins FCC Chairman's Award
>>>
>>> An Early Win for Newly Formed NantWorks LLC, LookTel Turns a Smart Phone
>>> into a Device That Helps the Blind to See
>>>
>>> LOS ANGELES, Oct 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE)
>>>
>>> NantWorks LLC, the company formed by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong in September
>>> this year, announced that its LookTel technology had been selected as a
>>> winner of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Chairman's Awards
>>> for Advancements in Accessibility. The award, which recognizes outstanding
>>> efforts to advance communications accessibility for people with
>>> disabilities, will be presented at a ceremony at FCC headquarters in
>>> Washington D.C. on October 28th 2011.
>>> LookTel was developed for the blind and visually impaired. It enables a
>>> standard smart phone to be used to recognize objects such as currency
>>> bills, packaged goods, medication bottles, storefronts and landmarks.
>>> Recognition happens in real time, without delay, and the device will speak
>>> the identity of the object, for example the denomination of a bill.
>>> "We are honored to have been chosen for this award from the FCC," said Dr.
>>> Soon-Shiong, "and delighted to be able to bring forward this important
>>> recognition platform, which is going to make a difference to many people's
>>> lives."
>>> About NantWorks
>>> NantWorks LLC is a company founded and led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. Its
>>> mission is to converge semiconductor technology, supercomputing, advanced
>>> networks and augmented intelligence to transform how we work, play and
>>> live. Early applications will be in the field of scientific research and
>>> healthcare. For more information, see www.nantworks.com .
>>> SOURCE: NantWorks LLC
>>>
>>>
>>> NantWorks, LLC
>>> Jen Hodson
>>> 310 405 7539
>>> jhod...@nantworks.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Copyright Business Wire 2011
>>>
>>> View the MarketWatch story at:
>>>
>>> http://www.marketwatch.com/story/nantworks-object-recognition-technology-wins-fcc-chairmans-award-2011-10-27
>>>
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