[macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: Buddy Brannan <buddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:31:50 -0400
Hmm. If it doesn't, it goes for quite a while. Which leads me to believe that
it will check as long as you like. There is, fortunately, a handy cancel
button.
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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY
On Jun 24, 2010, at 3:40 PM, Marcy Weinberg wrote:
> 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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