[macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: "Davey Hulse" <davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 14:50:01 -0700
Richahrd: There's a link on our homepage called Scanning Tips.
Besides the info below, lighting is critical.
1. QR codes are on our labels and they are easily found by touch.
2. UPC codes are typically located where humans -- sighted or not -- will
not find them. They are oblong, typically at least one half inch /1 cm in
height and at least three times as long as they are tall, so they are
typically oriented in the longest direction of the label. It really does not
matter
to know this because Digit-Eyes is able to scan in any direction as well as
at an angle. You will find the bar codes are commonly located:
List of 5 items
• on boxes: away from the side that is opened
• on cans with wrapped labels: adjacent to the seam where the labels are
joined
• on jars with a single label: away from the center portion of the label.
• on jars with two labels: on the back label -- typically the front label
will be larger and may be more elaborate in shape; back labels are typically
smaller and simpler.
• On packages that are rectangular with small sides -- on the longer of the
two small sides.
As our beta testers worked with the app, iPhones and products with
manufacturer codes, frustration ebbed and flowed a great deal based on the
amount of and quality of light. Remember, this is a scanning produc that
uses the room's light to create the reflection. We had one lady lose a code
on a bottle that was there a few minutes before. Her light was the same --
natural light through skylights. The change was that she had turned on the
ceiling fan and the blades were passing through the natural beams of light
causing changing shadows.
The new iPhone has a flash so this lighting problem of light quality will
eventually disappear as folks upgrade. We're also looking at some
supplemental light sources to carry on our web site. We'll keep you posted
on that.
Davey Hulse
-----Original Message-----
From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Richard Emling
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 1:13 PM
To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
Hi.
How do i find the Bar or qr-code on a package or something else. I have some
bad experience with mainstream iphone bar code readers and i couldn't get
one of them to work for me, just because of the fact, that i never found the
damned bar code on the stuff i was scanning. I took pictures from all sides
of the box, but the code had to be in the right orientation and you needed
to know where it was, if you whanted to scan it for fourther processing. How
is this solved in this app? Can i use it as a totaly blind person?
Thanks
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcy Weinberg" <rhymingmom1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 9:46 PM
Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System
Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
Does the orientation of the package matter in the scanning and identifying
of the bar codes?
Thank you in advance for your response!
On Jun 24, 2010, at 11:59 AM, <Davey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
<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-advance
s-independence-for-visually-impaired/
>>>>>>
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