Ok many thanks for this George very much appreciated
-----Original Message-----
From: George Bell
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:52 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Bar code reading app suggestions please
Hi Andy,
I do my best here.
Bar codes visually appear as a series of vertical lines of varying width and
spacing. Without going into technical details, this represents what is
possibly best described as being like a part or item number, which in fact
can even include letters.
However, a bar code reader is able to very quickly scan these, and for
example, in a supermarket, it looks up the item on the store's computer
system using what it sees on the bar code, and adding this to your bill.
Now what is also possible with the likes of today's smart phone technology,
is the ability for the phone user, with an appropriate application on the
phone, to scan many of these bar codes, and provide you with more
information. Moreover, it is often the kind of information which appears in
print on the package.
My wife has such an application, and when she is in our local supermarket,
they have bar codes on the front of the shelves which she can scan. The app
then tells her if what she is looking at is available in other supermarkets
and at what price.
That's the broad gist of it, but there are many other areas where bar codes
come in handy.
George
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
andyshipp
Sent: 20 April 2015 21:23
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Bar code reading app suggestions please
I am sorry for being thick here, but what perpus is a bar code reader for?
I see a lot of talk on here about bar code apps but haven't been following
it fully I would be grateful if someone could explain this to me please.
If it gives cooking instructions I might be inclined to get one
-----Original Message-----
From: lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2015 9:11 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Bar code reading app suggestions please
Take a picture of something and Goggles will try and tell you what it
is. Google Google Goggles for more. Its free on Android, and I believe
there's a version available for IOS, although I don't own any Apple
stuff so can't be certain about that.
Spring Flower writes:
what is google goggles, is it an app that works on the iphone nad if so is
it free and free to use
trace
----- Original Message ----- From: <lsmithso@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2015 4:03 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Bar code reading app suggestions please
>
> Have you tried Google Goggles?
>
> BTW, The tricky bit with bar code scanning is finding the bar code. I
> don't know what the solution to that is.
>
>
>
> Peter Bentley writes:
> > Afternoon
> >
> >
> >
> > Using an Android mobile. Can anybody recommend a barcode reading app
> > please?
> >
> >
> >
> > Peter
> >
>
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