I have a Nokia 6600 (it is Symbian Series 60 like those you mention) and an HP iPaq 6515 PDA/Phone which runs Windows Mobile 2003 which is not compatible with either desktop Windows or Symbian. I have the code Factory color recognizer on my phone and it works very well. Enjoy, cdh -----Original Message----- From: accessibleimage-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:accessibleimage-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Zorro Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 8:15 AM To: accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: Mental synthesis of images Hi Chris, > I have cameras on my cell phone, my pda/phone, my wife's > cell phone and her 5 megapixel digital camera. I don't > know if I can hook up any of these What phones do you have? There is a crude and simplified version of The vOICe that runs on high-end camera phones such as the Nokia 6630 and Nokia 6682. That version is available for free download from my web page at the URL http://www.seeingwithsound.com/midlet.htm and it includes a (very basic) talking color identifier. You can read a few accounts from blind users at the URL http://www.seeingwithsound.com/midlet_users.htm Blind people increasingly use camera phones running a general screen reader like Talks or Mobile Speak, and it is getting harder to buy a phone without a camera. However, phones clearly lack processing power as compared to PCs, so I had to make quality compromises in creating the phone version. The vOICe Learning Edition running on the PC is in many respects more powerful. > Are there any specifics on the Web Camera that I should > consider before my trip to Circuit City today? All USB webcams will do, but for best results under low light conditions (as are typical for indoor use) you might consider webcams having a CCD image sensor rather than the more common and cheaper CMOS image sensors. A CCD webcam is somewhat more expensive, and an example is the "Logitech Quickcam for Notebooks Pro" (don't forget the "Pro" tag), which you currently find on the web for some $30 to $50 (not the newer 1.3 megapixel type that is still a bit more expensive). Most of the CMOS-based webcams give very poor contrast and motion blur under low light conditions, and basically only work well in bright daylight. Best wishes, Peter Seeing with Sound - The vOICe http://www.seeingwithsound.com/winvoice.htm Chris Hofstader wrote: > Are there any specifics on the Web Camera that I should consider before my > trip to Circuit City today? I have cameras on my cell phone, my pda/phone, > my wife's cell phone and her 5 megapixel digital camera. I don't know if I > can hook up any of these or if I should just plunk down a few dollars and > get something specific for the PC. > > Are there any resolution requirements? Circuit City has something they call > a web camera for $19 but I can't imagine it is very good. Then again, after > getting my wife the digital camera as a gift for Christmas 2004, I haven't > even thought of digital cameras so maybe the prices have crashed, I don't > know. > > Enjoy, > cdh