[macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: Marcy Weinberg <rhymingmom1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:40:52 -0400
Does it eventually stop beeping if it doesn't find a recognizable bar code?
On Jun 24, 2010, at 2:32 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It beeps when it starts the scan, then clicks about once a second until it
> finds the code. Then you'll hear a beep again, followed by the results of the
> bar code retrieval. If it's clicking, it hasn't found a recognized bar code.
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
>
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2010, at 12:51 PM, Chad Rohr wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I just bought the digit eyes product and I had one quick question.
>> I scanned a barcode on a can of soup and it made the noise like it
>> recognized it but now all its doing is making a clicking noise every few
>> seconds or so.
>> I was curious if that was the program searching or what?
>> Thank you
>> Chad
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:14 AM
>> Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
>> Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
>>
>>
>>> 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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