[macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired

  • From: David Poehlman <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:14:46 -0400

they will come directly from the manufacturer.

On Jun 24, 2010, at 12:12 PM, william lomas wrote:

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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