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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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