[access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:27:10 +0100
That would be ideal. I really like that idea.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Moore" <mikeis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:58 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
Maybe they should provide a "bare bones" version and sell
cheaper apps to add onto your version of access software, to
best suit your individual needs.
..... Can't see it happening though!...
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:44 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio
Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>I do suspect that there is a sort of monopoly with these
>companies, with
> them all working to similar profits. None of them would
> slash their price
> as it would be a temporary gain on the others and, in no
> time, all of them
> would be losing out on the honey pot.-----
>
> I would prefer a product with less bells and whistles at a
> cheaper price.
> There's a lot in the version of Jaws I have that I will
> never use, but I do
> want it to work with the versions of Windows, etc, that I
> have. Less crap
> and just concentrate on compatibility - Would that cut
> down the price?
>
> The thing is, Jaws want to justify their ludicrous price
> by offering more
> than the competition, thus bells and whistles. With these
> new free and
> cheap app's, I fear that they're going to push these bells
> and whistles even
> more rather than drop the price.
>
> cheers
>
> Barry
>
>
> Original Message -----
> From: "Colin Fowler" <col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:14 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes
> Audio Labeling System
> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>
>
> I don't wholly agree Barry, the prices are being kept
> artificially high
> because of a lack of compettitiveness by the funding
> sources that supply the
> funds to purchase such products. I don't believe that 25%
> couldn't be shaved
> off the topline of these products, it is just that under
> the current system
> it isn't in their best interests to do so. So instead they
> continue to
> produce upgrades and new versions with very little added
> value for the end
> user and yet still demand more from the people that pay
> the invoices.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:58 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes
> Audio Labeling System
> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>
>
>> Can you see Jaws selling for a 10th of the current price,
>> or the makers of
>> that barcode reader that was mentioned a few days ago
>> selling it for 3% of
>> the current price. It's just not cost effective. How can
>> a company like
>> these compete with free or $30 apps?
>>
>> I'll tell you what, I'd love to be a fly on the wall in a
>> board meeting at
>> Henter Joyce when the subject comes up of Mac's or the
>> likes of NVDA.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Barry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Colin Fowler" <col.fowler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:43 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes
>> Audio Labeling
>> System
>> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>>
>>
>> or become as competitive!
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:40 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes
>> Audio Labeling
>> System
>> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>>
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Although I like what Apple are doing regarding making
>>> access equipment at
>>> an
>>> affordable price, I fear that these Apple apps will have
>>> a detrimental
>>> effect on the selection of access equipment.
>>>
>>> Makers of this sort of equipment say that they have to
>>> charge such high
>>> prices because their products do not sell enough of each
>>> item to make a
>>> profit for research and developing the product, although
>>> I can't see this
>>> argument being true with Jaws.
>>>
>>> So, because Apple make the product cheap, if what the
>>> others say is true,
>>> everyone else could just stop R&D and/or stop making the
>>> product.
>>>
>>> I suppose they'll have to diversify or die.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Barry
>>> -----
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Barry
>>>
>>> Original Message -----
>>> From: "Mike Moore" <mikeis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:27 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes
>>> Audio Labeling
>>> System
>>> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thanks for this article; it seems that this is the way
>>> to
>>> go....
>>>
>>> I know there is a large expense with the iPhone itself,
>>> but
>>> at least the apps are more "accessible" in respect to
>>> costing.
>>>
>>> Would it not make more sense if the price of software
>>> was
>>> lowered, increasing the sales on a global market and
>>> would
>>> also remove the piracy threats a lot of the
>>> manufacturer's
>>> fear?
>>>
>>> This option opens the way for us to purchase the
>>> equipment
>>> we want (not what we have to buy, as the budget cannot
>>> strech to it and the price of the accessibility software
>>> as
>>> well).
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jackie Cairns"
>>> <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 10:19 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes
>>> Audio
>>> Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually
>>> Impaired
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Tony
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for forwarding this information to the list.
>>>>
>>>> If it does what the blurb suggests, and with the
>>>> increasing
>>>> popularity/demand for the Iphone, it looks as though we
>>>> can at last begin to
>>>> bypass some of the more expensive kit that only serves
>>>> one
>>>> or two purposes
>>>> in favour of having a lot of useful applications in the
>>>> one device. The
>>>> more I read and hear about the Iphone, the more I am
>>>> warming to having the
>>>> usefulness of all the applications over the
>>>> complexities
>>>> of a touch screen
>>>> device.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Jackie Cairns
>>>> J&M Work-Ability
>>>>
>>>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> www.work-ability.co.uk
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>>> tony sweeney
>>>> Sent: 24 June 2010 00:46
>>>> To: access-uk
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Fw: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio
>>>> Labeling System
>>>> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>>>>
>>>> Hi Folk,
>>>>
>>>> Haven't got my head around this as yet as I haven't got
>>>> an
>>>> iPhone but it
>>>> sounds good indeed!
>>>>
>>>> Your thoughts.
>>>>
>>>> See below.
>>>>
>>>> Forwarded from the VicsIreland list.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Joan Ann Brosnan
>>>> To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:30 AM
>>>> Subject: [vicsireland] Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
>>>> Advances
>>>> Independence For Visually Impaired
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This looks like it could be an interesting application
>>>> for
>>>> IPhone users.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence
>>>> For
>>>> Visually Impaired
>>>> 23 June, 2010 @ 4:17 pm by Cara
>>>>
>>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>>>
>>>> Contact person: Davey Hulse
>>>> Cell: 503-559-3787 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
>>>> 503-559-3787
>>>>
>>>> end_of_the_skype_highlighting
>>>> Email: PressRelations@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> DIGIT-EYES AUDIO LABELING SYSTEM ADVANCES INDEPENDENCE
>>>> FOR
>>>> VISUALLY IMPAIRED
>>>>
>>>> Digital Miracles, LLC, is pleased to announce a major
>>>> advancement in
>>>> assistive technology for people who are blind and
>>>> visually
>>>> impaired. The
>>>> Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System has been approved for
>>>> sale on the Apple
>>>> Apps Store. As of June 23rd, the millions of people
>>>> worldwide with
>>>> substantial vision loss can begin downloading the
>>>> iPhone
>>>> application to
>>>> recognize and label the important items in their lives.
>>>>
>>>> Reasonably priced at $29.99, the Digit-Eyes phone app
>>>> is a
>>>> powerful tool
>>>> that fits into any budget and life- style, turning
>>>> challenging tasks into
>>>> easy, safe activities. The Digit-Eyes system gives
>>>> users a
>>>> simple way to
>>>> make custom labels for everyday items and it identifies
>>>> packaged
>>>> goods-joining advanced software with the iPhone, the
>>>> Internet, home
>>>> computers, printers, and inexpensive off-the-shelf
>>>> labels.
>>>> People of almost
>>>> any visual ability can now put groceries away and grab
>>>> the
>>>> right
>>>> prescription bottle independently.
>>>>
>>>> "This is the most exciting product I've worked on,"
>>>> says
>>>> Nancy Miracle,
>>>> president of Digital Miracles and software engineer
>>>> with
>>>> 40 years
>>>> experience. "The limited functions and high cost of
>>>> existing assistive
>>>> devices just seemed wrong, so our objective was to
>>>> develop
>>>> a product that
>>>> performed better than any comparable technology and
>>>> offer
>>>> it at about 10% of
>>>> the price. Combining the need for identification with a
>>>> natural, powerful
>>>> and robust tool like the iPhone made the project
>>>> irresistible."
>>>>
>>>> With Digit-Eyes, users can print custom text labels or
>>>> record audio labels
>>>> that they make by scanning specially coded labels and
>>>> speaking into their
>>>> phones. They attach the labels to household items, and
>>>> the
>>>> messages are
>>>> played back whenever the codes are rescanned with their
>>>> iPhones. This
>>>> Digit-Eyes app can also scan manufacturer codes (UPC,
>>>> EAN,
>>>> ISBN) and say
>>>> what's inside the package after checking the vast
>>>> Digit-Eyes product
>>>> database. Each iPhone stores over five hundred hours of
>>>> information and can
>>>> be used just about anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> "This product is amazing! By labeling leftovers with
>>>> their
>>>> contents and date
>>>> refrigerated, I can determine if my dinner will be
>>>> edible
>>>> or not. Next, I'll
>>>> be labeling my jungle of AC adapters so I'll never
>>>> again
>>>> have to guess what
>>>> they all go to. The ease of use and flexibility of the
>>>> process make it an
>>>> invaluable tool!"
>>>> Randy Builder, Seattle, Washington.
>>>>
>>>> The first public display of Digit-Eyes is at the
>>>> National
>>>> Federation of the
>>>> Blind convention in Dallas, Texas, July 4 - 7, booth
>>>> B113.
>>>> The exhibit then
>>>> moves to the American Council of the Blind convention
>>>> July
>>>> 10 - 15 in
>>>> Phoenix, Arizona, booth #41. Attendees can experience
>>>> the
>>>> use and capability
>>>> of the system with hands-on demonstrations. Details,
>>>> explanations, and
>>>> examples will be available at both conventions, or
>>>> immediately on-line at
>>>> www.DIGIT-EYES.com.
>>>>
>>>> Digital Miracles, LLC, the parent company of
>>>> Digit-Eyes,
>>>> is a Texas-based
>>>> corporation that develops customized software
>>>> solutions.
>>>> The Digit-Eyes
>>>> Audio Labeling System was created by a team of
>>>> engineers,
>>>> software designers
>>>> and members of the visually impaired community.
>>>>
>>>> Product Reviewers can get a review copy at:
>>>> reviewcopy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> or by calling: (817) 571-3083
>>>> begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
>>>> (817) 571-3083 end_of_the_skype_highlighting.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joan Ann.
>>>>
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