[macvoiceover] Re: iphone: Digit-Eyes Audio Labeling System Advances Independence For Visually Impaired
- From: Justin Thornton <drummer060891@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:56:49 -0400
I have an interesting question
when scanning a barcode do we have to be connected to the internet to get the
result at all ties
is there some way we can download the data bass maybe as a weekly update or
something
especially for those who do not have internet that often?
thanks!! just a thought!!
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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