[macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: william lomas <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:12:18 +0100
when we scan the barcode on say, a box of food, it goes on to the internet i
believe and can grab cooking instructions etc
that's what I have found out
On Jun 24, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> Uh. What?
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> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
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> On Jun 24, 2010, at 11:02 AM, william lomas wrote:
>
>> we don't need labels as when found barcode can get instructions if food off
>> internet
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2010, at 3:57 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
>>
>>> Yes it is.
>>> http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/digit-eyes-audio-scanner-labeler/id376424490?mt=8
>>> --
>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 24, 2010, at 9:37 AM, Joepaholski wrote:
>>>
>>>> Not in AppStore yet
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 24, 2010, at 4:09 AM, David Poehlman
>>>> <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually
>>>>> Impaired.
>>>>>
>>>>> DIGIT-EYES AUDIO LABELING SYSTEM ADVANCES INDEPENDENCE FOR VISUALLY
>>>>> IMPAIRED
>>>>>
>>>>> Digital Miracles, LLC, is pleased to announce a major advancement in
>>>>> assistive
>>>>> technology for people who are blind and visually impaired. The Digit-Eyes
>>>>> Audio
>>>>> Labeling System has been approved for sale on the Apple Apps Store. As of
>>>>> June
>>>>> 23rd, the millions of people worldwide with substantial vision loss can
>>>>> begin
>>>>> downloading the iPhone application to recognize and label the important
>>>>> items in
>>>>> their lives.
>>>>>
>>>>> Reasonably priced at $29.99, the Digit-Eyes phone app is a powerful tool
>>>>> that
>>>>> fits into any budget and life- style, turning challenging tasks into
>>>>> easy, safe
>>>>> activities. The Digit-Eyes system gives users a simple way to make custom
>>>>> labels
>>>>> for everyday items and it identifies packaged goods-joining advanced
>>>>> software
>>>>> with the iPhone, the Internet, home computers, printers, and inexpensive
>>>>> off-the-shelf labels. People of almost any visual ability can now put
>>>>> groceries
>>>>> away and grab the right prescription bottle independently.
>>>>>
>>>>> “This is the most exciting product I’ve worked on,” says Nancy Miracle,
>>>>> president of Digital Miracles and software engineer with 40 years
>>>>> experience.
>>>>> “The limited functions and high cost of existing assistive devices just
>>>>> seemed
>>>>> wrong, so our objective was to develop a product that performed better
>>>>> than any
>>>>> comparable technology and offer it at about 10% of the price. Combining
>>>>> the need
>>>>> for identification with a natural, powerful and robust tool like the
>>>>> iPhone made
>>>>> the project irresistible.”
>>>>>
>>>>> With Digit-Eyes, users can print custom text labels or record audio
>>>>> labels that
>>>>> they make by scanning specially coded labels and speaking into their
>>>>> phones.
>>>>> They attach the labels to household items, and the messages are played
>>>>> back
>>>>> whenever the codes are rescanned with their iPhones. This Digit-Eyes app
>>>>> can
>>>>> also scan manufacturer codes (UPC, EAN, ISBN) and say what’s inside the
>>>>> package
>>>>> after checking the vast Digit-Eyes product database. Each iPhone stores
>>>>> over
>>>>> five hundred hours of information and can be used just about anywhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> “This product is amazing! By labeling leftovers with their contents and
>>>>> date
>>>>> refrigerated, I can determine if my dinner will be edible or not. Next,
>>>>> I’ll be
>>>>> labeling my jungle of AC adapters so I’ll never again have to guess what
>>>>> they
>>>>> all go to. The ease of use and flexibility of the process make it an
>>>>> invaluable
>>>>> tool!”
>>>>> Randy Builder, Seattle, Washington.
>>>>>
>>>>> The first public display of Digit-Eyes is at the National Federation of
>>>>> the
>>>>> Blind convention in Dallas, Texas, July 4 – 7, booth B113. The exhibit
>>>>> then
>>>>> moves to the American Council of the Blind convention July 10 – 15 in
>>>>> Phoenix,
>>>>> Arizona, booth #41. Attendees can experience the use and capability of the
>>>>> system with hands-on demonstrations. Details, explanations, and examples
>>>>> will be
>>>>> available at both conventions, or immediately on-line at
>>>>> www.DIGIT-EYES.com.
>>>>>
>>>>> Digital Miracles, LLC, the parent company of Digit-Eyes, is a Texas-based
>>>>> corporation that develops customized software solutions. The Digit-Eyes
>>>>> Audio
>>>>> Labeling System was created by a team of engineers, software designers and
>>>>> members of the visually impaired community.
>>>>>
>>>>> Source URL:
>>>>> http://www.lioncourt.com/2010/06/23/digit-eyes-audio-labeling-system-advances-independence-for-visually-impaired/
>>>>>
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