[access-uk] Re: colorino
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:48:20 +0100
Hi Dave
Not that I know of. Remember that you have to completely cover the sensor
in order to obtain what it thinks is the correct colour.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dave Mack
Sent: 22 August 2011 12:08
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
Jackie, that was a funny story. Thanks and I also have a question I hope was
not already addressed here. Different light sources affect what color an
object may appear as. I suppose the truest color reference is established
in so-called natural sunlight while flourescent light turns things more
bluish and incandescent light bulbs turn things more reddish-orannge. So do
any of these color detectors have settings for different light sources as
that can account for mis-readings otherwise.
Thanks. Grandpa Dave in California
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From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 3:33 AM
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
> Hi Andy
>
> Oh it is still available from Caretec, UK dealers being Force Ten Co
> and Computer Room Services, to my knowledge. I don't know how much it
> is in comparison to little Colorino, but it has the same male voice,
> and he can be charged up. I've had it for three years, and I've only
> charged it once.
>
> What it does that Colorino doesn't, apart from all the other gimmics,
> is tell you the colour and the saturation as well. I'll honestly
> never forget once when I took it into S and S so that Will, who works
> on technical support, and was one of my favourite colleagues, could
> play with it. He took it round the office to try different garments
> people were wearing.
> When he got to one person in the sales team, it told the Colortest
> 2000 that he had an off white shirt on, but added that the saturation
> was a murky white. The person concerned chimed up with: "The cheeky
> b****rd, suggesting my washing is grubby". I tell you that Will and I
> were in hysterics, along with everyone else in earshot, it was so
> funny. In my experience, all colour identifiers have their quirks,
> but boy they have their fun too!
> (big
> smile).
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of ANDY COLLINS
> Sent: 22 August 2011 10:17
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
>
> Hi Jackie -
>
> Perhaps I'll Google it and see if it's still around, and if there are
> any reviews for it -
>
> Andy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 7:56 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: colorino
>
>
>> Hi Andy
>>
>> I was given a Colortest 2000, which is the big brother to the
>> Colorino, by someone who didn't want it any more. I have to say it's
>> really good as well, but I honestly don't know how much it costs.
>> This device does other things that I've never played with too.
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Jackie Cairns
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of ANDY COLLINS
>> Sent: 21 August 2011 15:50
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> 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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