[access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:04:27 +0100
Hi Will,
You can bet it probably will, although the camera on the iPhone sucks big
time, so OCR won't work so well.
All the best
Steve
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
william lomas
Sent: Monday 26 April 2010 07:21
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
will it be on iphone s well?
On 26 Apr 2010, at 07:15, Alistair wrote:
> Hi Glen,
>
> this is very helpful, one other question please? Regarding subscription
payments, will this be from card debit or will bank direct debit be
possible?
>
> Thanks
>
> Alistair
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Tookey"
<Glenn.Tookey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 6:49 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
>
>
> Hi Alistair,
>
> Yes, it will have its own screen reader which also drives the other phone
functions. OCR should be up to KNFB standard, Symbian platform after 6
months i'm told. Not sure about GPS detail yet. The idea is to have a high
quality all in one package that does not need the user to buy other products
to make it work, such as a screen reader. The functionality is still taking
shape.
>
> Regards
> Glenn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Alistair
> Sent: 25 April 2010 21:24
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
>
> Hi Glen,
>
> some questions:
>
> Will this be self-voicing?
>
> will the gprs be similar to wayfinder?
>
> Will the OCR be like bayo or KNFB?
>
> will it be ever available on the Symbian platform?
>
> I can see the benifit of purchasing one all-in-one package but only if the
> quality and performance is compatible.
>
> Alistair
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenn Tookey" <Glenn.Tookey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 8:48 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
>
>
> I guess it has to be put into perspective. Products in this market tend to
> be one off payments of £750 or more, so you can have 30 months at £25 a
> month, and you do not have to pay up front. Often people buy upgrades in
> that sort of timeframe so the outlay for this type of product could be
lower
> across the lifetime of the user and it is easier to actually get into as
you
> do not have to find a large sum to start with.
>
> As with everything, it does not suit everybody. Some people would happily
> pay thousands for technology, others do not want or need it. There are
many
> ways to find out what is in your larder, LookTel is just one way. There
are
> many ways to find out where you are when you are out, LookTel is just
> another method.
>
> When I came into the industry I wanted to find ways of using technology to
> benefit this group of people, we search high and low for the best
> technologies then offer them to the market, the market will decide if it
is
> good value or not.
>
> We also wanted to introduce subscription models so that people on limited
> incomes can pay as they go for products. LookTel will be priced at around
> the level of a mobile phones service and less than Sky.
>
> So, when it is ready, we will bring it to market and let the market decide
> if it is good value or not. We will certainly do all we can to drive the
> price down as far as we can.
>
> Regards
> Glenn
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Paul Leake
> Sent: 25 April 2010 18:31
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
>
> Glen,
>
> i'd be interested in what current blind and visually impaired employees of
> sight and sound make of this product rather than the manufacturers'
> perspective! £25 a month sounds overpriced too I think.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
> paul.leake@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenn Tookey" <Glenn.Tookey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 12:45 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] LookTel smartphone software
>
>
> Hi
>
> Sight and Sound Technology will be the exclusive provider of the LookTel
> service when it launches in the UK, we are hoping that to be in June time
-
> but not confirmed yet.
>
> Firstly, it will be a monthly subscription service - around £25 (again not
> finalised). We are not sure of it will have OCR or GPS at launch.
>
> Secondly, it is more than just taking pictures, it is a full object
> recognition device. It means that once you have trained the mobile to
> recognise something - say a can of Heinz Baked Beans or Tomato Soup or
> currency... then whenever it is in recognition mode (live video over the
> internet) to its base station (normally your home PC) it will announce to
> you what it has seen when you point it at an object. This will be very
> useful in the home or outside. It takes a minute or two to snap the images
> that you want to recognise and then you are away. At a later stage we will
> have bar code reading on it, so then you will be able to go into a
> supermarket and find products from bar code.
>
> The GPS is coupled with live video / audio feed so that an assistant could
> guide you if you are lost. You can nominate more than one assistant who
can
> log into your base station and help with recognition, training of object,
> location etc. We are considering extending this to the Sight and Sound
help
> desk so that you could call us if you need some assistance.
>
> It will recognise more than just products, it will also recognise faces
and
> even places ( buildings) if you snap enough images to that they can be
> recognised later.
>
> Like all of these type of products, they are not infallible, but we have
> been working with the developers for over 6 months (as have 200 blind
people
> in USA)to make it the type of service that really gives independence and
> mobility to those with low vision. I have one working in the UK, it does
not
> use much of my data package on my mobile, so it will not be expensive -
> currently on a windows mobile phone, but the range of phones will expand
> over the first 6 months.
>
> Products such as the KNFB reader still have their own place as does
> Wayfinder, they all do a good job - Looktel is taking advantage of the
> advances in recognition technology and the increase in computing power of
> mobile phones. We want to be at the forefront of technology, bringing the
> best of the best to the UK market. Looktel is the next step.
>
> Watch out for more information, I'm hoping that we will be up and running
> for Sight Village.
>
> Regards
> Glenn Tookey
> CEO
> Sight and Sound Technology
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
> Barry Hill
> Sent: 25 April 2010 11:04
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: LookTel smartphone software
>
> Thanks for this, Peter.
>
> Sounnds good, although I can already do all this with my own mobile to a
> large extent. It's got K-NFB reader on it for the OCR, Wayfinder for the
> positioning, and a camera phone that I can send photo's to a friend. Not
> quite the live video feed, but I reckon it could work just as well.
>
> Cheers
>
> Barry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 10:46 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] LookTel smartphone software
>
>
> I got this from an american list I am subscribed to so have no idea if or
> when it willbe available in this country.
>
> We offer the following information, but caution that this is currently in
> beta. Unfortunately,
> as with most software of this type, it's quite expensive. This is all the
> information
> we currently have available.
> A Smartphone that Sees For You
> Software from LookTel on a Windows-based smartphone uses "augmented
reality"
> to help
> the vision-impaired and elderly
> By:
> Sean Gallagher
> April 23, 2010
> Leave a comment
> Source: LookTel
> This video
> shows some of the ways the LookTel application can help people with visual
> and other
> handicaps.
> A new set of software that works with relatively inexpensive smart phones
> could help
> visually disabled people and the elderly. Using a technology called
> "augmented reality",
> the software can help people by recognizing text, objects and places.
> Augmented Reality, or AR, uses location and visual information from a
camera
> to supply
> a smartphone user with extra information about their surroundings. For an
> introduction
> to AR, you can take a look at
> my hands-on with Spyglass
> , the augmented reality navigation application.
> LookTel
> takes AR technology and applies it to a very real problem. It was
developed
> by
> Ipplex
> , in partnership with the National Institutes of Health, the National Eye
> Institute,
> the Department of Veterans Affairs and a research organization for aides
for
> the
> blind, to help people who can't see well or may become disoriented.
> The Windows Mobile application uses character recognition technology and a
> voice
> synthesizer to read labels to the smartphone user. All that processing
can't
> be
> done on the smartphone, so character and object recognition software are
> part of
> LookTel's "base station" software, which runs on a Windows-based home
> computer. You
> can also add coded labels to objects , as this
> YouTube demonstration
> shows, and associate those labels with voice descriptions of objects you
put
> them
> on.
> The app also can connect a user to a real person for assistance by
> connecting back
> to the application's Windows PC-based "base station" software:
> For more complicated visual tasks such as locating a specific street
corner
> or bus
> stop, LookTel enables you to remotely connect to another person for
> assistance. Not
> only can you talk to them, but you can also transmit live video from the
> cell phone's
> camera so that they can see your surroundings and help you with
orientation,
> recognizing
> objects and media, and more. Your position will also be shown to them on
> Google Maps
> using the GPS services available on smart phones. These services aim to
help
> users
> to independently go about daily activities with the confidence that they
> will have
> the assistance they need anytime, anywhere.
> LookTel is currently in testing, and is available on pre-configured HTC
> smartphones
> and mobile Internet devices. Ipplex hasn't published the pricing for the
> technology,
> but is offering it at a discount during testing.
> Original Article Source
> http://www.techgoesstrong.com/smartphone-sees-you
> LookTel Website
> http://www.looktel.com/
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