[macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:14:23 -0700
They are what is on the package if that company chooses to list it along
with the name and nutriants of the product attached to that bar code.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:macvoiceover-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of william lomas
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 09:13
> To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>
> how accurate our cooking instructions for example if they are on the
> net?
>
> On Jun 24, 2010, at 4:59 PM, <Davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Quick background note: Before we put thousands of hours into this
> product we looked at the wide range of UPC, EAN, and ISBN reading apps.
> Look ups were slow, unreliable and limited due to the app needing to go
> to dozens if not hundreds of sites to try to find the code. As of last
> check, we had consolidated over 7.1 million codes in our database.
> We've given special attention to getting the hard ones such as the wine
> industry, private small manufacturers and non-U.S. manufacturers with
> outlets in Australia, Asia,etc.
> >
> > We also had 40 or so blind iPhone users beta test the app over the
> course of a month in I think either 4 or 5 generations. Several of
> them compared this app to those available for free or cheap. The only
> reviewer who found that our wasn't superior was a fellow with a
> dedicated computer-based scanner with an investment cost much higher
> than the iPhone/Digit-Eyes combo.
> >
> > And, this product's capacity was why I stepped off the curb as a
> technology avoider and bought my iPhone.
> >
> > We're working on PodCast and YouTube demos this very instant. ETA on
> them is unknown but hopefully before we arrive at the NFB and ACB
> conventions in early July.
> >
> > Davey Hulse, marketing Leader
> > Digit-Eyes
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "william lomas"
> <lomaswilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 8:12 AM
> > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
> >
> >
> > 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?
> >> --
> >> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> >> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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