the delay is not instant it is ridiculous why was this release not tested? glad i don't have top ay ten USD for it or the equivalent in gbp the version 1 was instantaneous from what i heard
On Sep 27, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Geoff Waaler wrote: > Hi Dane and list, > > I attempted to post on this last night, but ran into the server problem. > Will repost it anyway since my observations may be of interest to some. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Geoff Waaler > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:41 AM > Subject: LookTell money reader now supports the Euro and pound. > > > Greetings all, > > The price of the LookTell Money Reader has gone up five fold from when it was > initially introduced, but considering the cost and extra bulk of dedicated > money readers for the blind its probably still worth it. > > I'm not sure if its now available outside the US but would presume so since > their latest release added support for several other currencies including the > Euro and British pound. > > The initial release was incredible, even on my iPhone 3GS. If the lighting > was good I could hold a note a few inches from the camera aperture and hear > an identification within a few seconds. My preliminary testing of the > release that just hit the app store within the last couple hours gives me the > impression that they have a few bugs to work out. > > The ids are now done by voiceOver which probably makes sense considering that > other currencies and languages are now supported. They claim to support > emitting only tones as an option so as to protect privacy, but I can not > locate a setting either in the app or under the IIOS settings tab. The > identifications do not appear to occur nearly as quickly and it seems that if > one attempts to identify two notes of identical value, only the first one is > recognized -- it's almost as though the logic suppresses the output assuming > that its the same bill? As I say, these observations are very preliminary, > hence may not be accurate, or could be unique to my lower resolution camera. > I just thought it would be worth sharing as much as I could with perspective > buyers. > > At the US app store, LookTell's price is $10, and the URL is > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/looktel-money-reader/id417476558?mt=8 > > Best regards. > Geoff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dane Trethowan > To: Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 6:27 AM > Subject: LookTel Products - Money Reader for iPhone > > > Subject line says it all! > > Version 2.0 will be of particular interest to list members as it recognises > multiple currency's including the Australian Dollar, Euro and British Pound, > follow the link below to find out more. > > http://www.looktel.com/products#products-money-reader > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
