[access-uk] Re: identifying foods

where can we get more inf o on this summet thing?

On Jun 22, 2010, at 5:31 AM, Barry Hill wrote:

> Wow...  I'd love one of these.  In an ideal world, we'd all have one, but 
> the cost is just too prohibited for most of us.  You wouldn't even be able 
> to get it with ATW or DSA.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Barry
> 
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> From: "Dean Wilcox" <wilcoxdean@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 6:11 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
> 
> 
> Hi,
> I haven't seen this mentioned yet, to my surprise.  There is a talking bar 
> code scanner called the I.D Mate.  The previous model was called the Omni 
> but there is one coning to the UK shortly called the Summit.  It is a self 
> contained unit  with a database of over 2 million products  It costs about 
> £1000 and it one reseller is the Force Ten Co.
> 
> I know many people on list will say there are better and cheaper ways of 
> labelling and identifying products.  I agree cheaper but better?  That 
> varies from person to person.  I don't own one but it really would be great 
> to just identify a product like other sighted people just like that.
> 
> On 20 Jun 2010, at 10:10, william lomas wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 
>> Has anyone developed a product that we can run over a box of food for 
>> example and hear what it is, and how long to cook it i.e., the 
>> instructions?
>> I can use the penfriend but yet again, need sighted help to actually know 
>> what I am about to cook in the future
>> I"d have though by now a device to read just I don't know, shepherds pie 
>> oven cook x degrees for 30 minutes for example, would have been invented 
>> for us blind folks by cobolt or a similar company
>> 
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