[access-uk] Re: colorino
- From: "Alex Stone" <alex.stone@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:23:09 +0100
Oh it's a colour identifier is it, it sounds like an std to me!
Cheers
Alex
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Catherine Turner
Sent: 22 August 2011 07:44
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
Another comment to add, though I guess your wife will be sending it back.
But a comment in general - I don't find it surprising that colour
identifiers get confused between, say, dark brown and black.
Different sighted people often give different answers to the question "what
colour is this?" when the colours are similar. I think identification of
colour is very complicated and it doesn't surprise me that the more capable
identifiers cost loads - it's replicating the functions of the human eye and
brain after all. Still yes it is frustrating. Personally I have a Cobolt
colour identifier which is probably the worst of the lot but can't afford
the others; I still find it useful though in conjunction with the sight I
have got and my remembering information about different garments. I think
with all the technology in the world you're not going to replace the human
aspect in such a complex process.
A quote from Wikipedia:
The exact nature of color perception beyond the processing already
described, and indeed the status of color as a feature of the perceived
world or rather as a feature of our perception of the world, is a matter of
complex and continuing philosophical dispute (see qualia).
Catherine
On 8/21/11, Carol Pearson <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I certainly agree that it has a useful place and would, at this stage,
> advocate sending it back; but your wife of course must do what she wants.
> <Smiles>
>
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> Carol P
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 3:49 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
>
>
>> hi Brian -
>>
>> As your wife has discovered, it is far from perfect, but to get
>> anything better you'd have to pay a few hundred quid more as I
>> understand, not that
>>
>> I've got the latest pricing on the more powerful detectors, and I've
>> certainly had no experience with them, but from what I was aware of a
>> few years ago there is a better detector out there, but for loads more
dosh.
>> For me, the Colorino certainly has a place, as it is accurate enough
>> in many cases, and great for sorting out odd socks, as long as you
>> can learn that when it says gray/green, it means beige <smile> -
>>
>> Andy
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Williams Family" <welivehere7@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 2:59 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
>>
>>
>>> Hi Andy
>>> Many tha nks. very interesting. Unfortunately my wife finds it too
>>> inconsistant and frustrating, so it look as though it's goind back.
>>> Many thanks fro everyone who has given tips and ideas brian
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: "ANDY COLLINS" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 12:39 PM
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
>>>
>>>> Hi Brian -
>>>>
>>>> I find the Colorino can be inconsistent. Jackie's tip of lying a
>>>> garment
>>>>
>>>> flat on a firm surface is a good one. I have also found that if I
>>>> put my
>>>>
>>>> finger behind a garment, and then press that bit of the garment
>>>> against the detecting hole on the device, I can get more accurate
>>>> results. For example, just putting the Colorino against a garment
>>>> that is white, it may tell me it is light gray, but if I push the
>>>> material in to the tip of the hole, it may then see it as white. I
>>>> always take 2-3 readings because of certain inconsistencies. Yes, I
>>>> too have found that it can see dark brown as black, and almost
>>>> never is it able to tell navy from black. I still find it useful,
>>>> if not perfect, and use it, with a combination of familiarising
>>>> myself with the colours of my clothes from textures/button
>>>> differences. But of course some of us have identical garments of
>>>> different colours, and if the colours are close, such as similar
>>>> but different shades of blue, the Colorino may struggle to see the
>>>> difference, then some other way of identification is required, if
>>>> it's that important. Personally, I'm very fussy about what I ware,
>>>> and although I have sighted help, I like to be independent, and
>>>> won't usually buy things that are too similar to each other in both
>>>> style and colour. I have a number of polo shirts for example, all
>>>> the same to the touch, but sufficiently different in colour for the
>>>> Colorino to identify. It's important for me to choose colours that
>>>> are right for my colouring too, and that's where I need sighted
>>>> help too. But that's just
>>>>
>>>> me, others are less particular -
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Williams Family" <welivehere7@xxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:54 AM
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>>>> Hi Jackie
>>>>> My wife bought it following a recent deterioration in her sight.
>>>>> She has been very disappointed so far. the device doesn't seem to
>>>>> tell the differnce between black and brown for instance. will try
>>>>> your tips, many thanks brian
>>>>>
>>>>> : "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 9:49 AM
>>>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Brian
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While none of the detectors I have ever found and used are
>>>>>> perfect, the Colorino is, personally, one of the best devices on
>>>>>> the market. Here are a couple of tips:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1. If possible, lie the garment you want to identify somewhere
>>>>>> flat rather than wearing it, then try to see what colour it is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2. Hold the device so that the identifier is down and firmly
>>>>>> over the garment so that it does not let in any light when you
>>>>>> press the button
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> see what colour you have.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Similar colours can be a bit hit or miss, for instance, white and
>>>>>> cream, or black and navy, or sometimes various browns. But it
>>>>>> definitely will differentiate between light blue and navy, for
>>>>>> example, black and white, light pink and rose pink, light and
>>>>>> dark purple shades, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope this is of some help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jackie Cairns
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>>>> Behalf Of Williams Family
>>>>>> Sent: 21 August 2011 09:36
>>>>>> To: access uk
>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] colorino
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>> have purchased the colorino colour detector this week and ha ve
>>>>>> found it very disappointing. It doesn't seem to be able to tell
>>>>>> the difference between brown and black pus other colours. What
>>>>>> have others found? I believe there may be a colour detector for
>>>>>> the ipod touch, have others found an alternative to the colorino.
>>>>>> A very expensive product considering what
>>>>>>
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> can't do.
>>>>>> brian
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