Re: Experiences with Aira?

[Nancy Badger]

They have several different plans starting at $89 for two hours a month and 
ending at $329 for unlimited. If my memory serves me correctly. You should go 
to the website www.Aira.org.

Nancy Badger, Ph.D
Executive Director of Counseling
Old Dominion University
Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors.

> On Jul 7, 2017, at 10:08 PM, Joe  wrote:
> 
> How much is the subscription?
> 
> 
> Sent from Joe's iPhone
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>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 5:37 PM, Nancy Badger  wrote:
>> 
>> hello,
>> Not sure if you got many answers to this yet. I have only used it once, I 
>> have only had it for one week. Personally, I think it is well worth it. Now 
>> the agent helped me find a building on my campus which I was having 
>> difficulty finding. I love having a live person Who can assist with mobility.
>> Hope this helps.
>> Nancy
>> 
>> Nancy Badger, Ph.D
>> Executive Director of Counseling
>> Old Dominion University
>> Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors.
>> 
>>> On Jul 4, 2017, at 3:37 AM, Shaf Patel  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> Anybody on this list own an Aira, and if so, what are your experiences
>>> and reviews of it? Is it worth the $90 per month for 100 minutes of
>>> support over the free iOS alternatives (BeMyEyes, Facetiming a friend) etc?
>>> 
>>> Thanks.
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Re: Experiences with Aira?

[Joe]

How much is the subscription?


Sent from Joe's iPhone

> On Jul 7, 2017, at 5:37 PM, Nancy Badger  wrote:
> 
> hello,
> Not sure if you got many answers to this yet. I have only used it once, I 
> have only had it for one week. Personally, I think it is well worth it. Now 
> the agent helped me find a building on my campus which I was having 
> difficulty finding. I love having a live person Who can assist with mobility.
> Hope this helps.
> Nancy
> 
> Nancy Badger, Ph.D
> Executive Director of Counseling
> Old Dominion University
> Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors.
> 
>> On Jul 4, 2017, at 3:37 AM, Shaf Patel  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> Anybody on this list own an Aira, and if so, what are your experiences
>> and reviews of it? Is it worth the $90 per month for 100 minutes of
>> support over the free iOS alternatives (BeMyEyes, Facetiming a friend) etc?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
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Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Richard Turner]

Folks, remember this was done by a high school student. I suspect he has a lot 
to do in his senior year at high school. In my original post, I copied the 
article that said he was in the 12th grade.
If you expect perfection on a first release, you are headed for disappointment.
I think the app is damned impressive for a first try.
Much like the iDentifi app, which sadly, has not been updated.
I would recommend people write supportive notes through the contact form on the 
web site, also in my original post, and ask for the improvements/changes you 
are wanting.
That is the only way the developer will find out what people want.
Richard


On Jul 7, 2017, at 4:45 PM, Donna 
mailto:merma...@bellsouth.net>> wrote:

I wasn't kicked out the app when using the location feature. The app had me 2 
blocks away from my actual location.

Donna

On Jul 7, 2017, at 5:24 PM, Michael McKay 
mailto:mgmckay1...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Hi! Folks: I just downloaded the Bee My Guide app onto my iPhone 6 from the App 
Store. I went to check on location I followed the directions and it asked me to 
wait for reply then it kicked me off the program altogether. Also the same 
thing for one other option on there. The weather function works fine. I have 
not as yet tried the money function. Can anyone who uses this tell me why it 
would kick me out of the app I am using it on both data and on Wi-Fi from my 
home.

Thank you in advance.

Michael G. McKay BA, '05.
Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com



Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 7, 2017, at 17:51, Marie 
mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net>> wrote:

Actually I did spell it out with two es and got two different apps. I just 
mistakenly downloaded the wrong one.
I always check the spelling of an app which is recommended.
Marie


From: Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 10:01 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

I put that line at the beginning of my note.
If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you didn't 
pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where the link to 
the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct app.
Richard



On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie 
mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net>> wrote:

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
Marie


From: Candy Lowe
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie 
mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net>> wrote:

I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?


From: Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

bee my guide

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th
grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.


“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you
or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and
mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value
of the money they are holding.

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually
impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
BeeMyGuide
By Pavan Chitta

Description
The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experie

Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Donna]

I wasn't kicked out the app when using the location feature. The app had me 2 
blocks away from my actual location. 

Donna

> On Jul 7, 2017, at 5:24 PM, Michael McKay  wrote:
> 
> Hi! Folks: I just downloaded the Bee My Guide app onto my iPhone 6 from the 
> App Store. I went to check on location I followed the directions and it asked 
> me to wait for reply then it kicked me off the program altogether. Also the 
> same thing for one other option on there. The weather function works fine. I 
> have not as yet tried the money function. Can anyone who uses this tell me 
> why it would kick me out of the app I am using it on both data and on Wi-Fi 
> from my home.
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> 
> Michael G. McKay BA, '05.
> Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 17:51, Marie  wrote:
>> 
>> Actually I did spell it out with two es and got two different apps. I just 
>> mistakenly downloaded the wrong one.
>> I always check the spelling of an app which is recommended.
>> Marie
>>  
>>  
>> From: Richard Turner
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 10:01 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>  
>> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>>  
>> I put that line at the beginning of my note.
>> If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you 
>> didn't pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where 
>> the link to the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct app.
>> Richard
>>  
>>  
>> 
>>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie  wrote:
>>> 
>>> LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I 
>>> downloaded by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
>>> Marie
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: Candy Lowe
>>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>>  
>>> I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install 
>>> it.  I didn't see any advertisements.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:
 
 I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
 rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?
  
  
 From: Richard Turner
 Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
 To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
 Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
  
 Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
 
  
 
 ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
 impaired
 
  
 
 BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016
 
  
 
 bee my guide
 
  
 
 With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what 
 is around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, 
 a 12th
 
 grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
 
 Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment 
 where the app is used.
 
  
 
  
 
 “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
 Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front 
 of you
 
 or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
 through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages 
 and
 
 mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”
 
  
 
 Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around 
 Me, Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user 
 wants
 
 to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front 
 of them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the 
 value
 
 of the money they are holding.
 
  
 
 The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant 
 ‘Dialogue in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted 
 with visually
 
 impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.
 
  
 
 Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
 
 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
 
 BeeMyGuide
 
 By Pavan Chitta
 
  
 
 Description
 
 The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired 
 people to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation 
 and be more
 
 independent.
 
  
 
 The following functions are available through this app:
 
 (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a 
 back Camera)
 
  
 
 1) My Vision:
 
 This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then pro

Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[alex stone]

Larry, yes I seem to think I read that somewhere also!


Get Outlook for iOS






On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 10:38 PM +0100, "Larry Lumpkin"  
wrote:












I think we should remember that the program was written by a 12th grader, or at 
least that’s what I thought I read.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Michael McKay
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 4:24 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

Hi! Folks: I just downloaded the Bee My Guide app onto my iPhone 6 from the App 
Store. I went to check on location I followed the directions and it asked me to 
wait for reply then it kicked me off the program altogether. Also the same 
thing for one other option on there. The weather function works fine. I have 
not as yet tried the money function. Can anyone who uses this tell me why it 
would kick me out of the app I am using it on both data and on Wi-Fi from my 
home.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Michael G. McKay BA, '05.

Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com

 



Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 7, 2017, at 17:51, Marie  wrote:

Actually I did spell it out with two es and got two different apps. I just 
mistakenly downloaded the wrong one.

I always check the spelling of an app which is recommended.

Marie

 

 

From: Richard Turner 

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 10:01 AM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

 

I put that line at the beginning of my note.

If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you didn't 
pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where the link to 
the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct app.

Richard

 

 


On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie  wrote:

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.

Marie

 

 

From: Candy Lowe 

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:

I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?

 

 

From: Richard Turner 

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM

To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

 

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

 

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

 

bee my guide

 

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th

grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘

Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.

 

 

“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you

or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and

mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

 

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants

to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value

of the money they are holding.

 

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually

impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

 

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8

BeeMyGuide

By Pavan Chitta

 

Description 

The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more

independent. 

 

The following functions are available through this app:

(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

 

1) My Vision:

This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at

is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo. If the app detec

Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Rick Justice]

There doesn't appear to be any means of making those changes.

Rick

- Original Message - 
From: "Donna" 
To: 
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 1:53 PM
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store


The problem Im having with the app is I can't figure out where to change 
Celcius to Farenheith. And increase the speaking rate.

Donna
>
>
> People in the US have the same issue with the money identification.
> I sent them a note through their contact form on the web page.
> I hope it correctly identifies the Indian currency.
> Otherwise, the app works well.
> I just hope they keep developing it.
> Richard
>
>
> On Jul 7, 2017, at 10:00 AM, David Whitehead  
> wrote:
>
>> Caution, caution, for Canadians,
>> I just tried this app,
>> And?
>> Was told my $5 bill was  $100.
>> I didn’t realize I was getting rich so fast.
>>
>>
>>Statistics are like a bikini.  What they reveal is suggestive, but 
>> what they conceal is vital.
>>
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On 
>> Behalf Of Marie
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 12:14 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>
>> LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I 
>> downloaded by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
>> Marie
>>
>>
>> From: Candy Lowe
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>
>> I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then 
>> re-install it.  I didn't see any advertisements.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:
>>
>> I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for 
>> free rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?
>>
>>
>> From: Richard Turner
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
>> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>
>> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>>
>> ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
>> impaired
>>
>> BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016
>>
>> bee my guide
>>
>> With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what 
>> is around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan 
>> Chitta, a 12th
>> grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called 
>> ‘
>> Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment 
>> where the app is used.
>>
>>
>> “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
>> Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front 
>> of you
>> or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell 
>> you, through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text 
>> messages and
>> mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”
>>
>> Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around 
>> Me, Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the 
>> user wants
>> to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in 
>> front of them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing 
>> them the value
>> of the money they are holding.
>>
>> The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant 
>> ‘Dialogue in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and 
>> interacted with visually
>> impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.
>>
>> Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
>> BeeMyGuide
>> By Pavan Chitta
>>
>> Description
>> The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired 
>> people to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation 
>> and be more
>> independent.
>>
>> The following functions are available through this app:
>> (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a 
>> back Camera)
>>
>> 1) My Vision:
>> This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then 
>> processed with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they 
>> are looking at
>> is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the 
>> object(s) in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out 
>> the gender, age,
>> description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if 
>> he or she looks like a celebrity.
>>
>> 2) Check My Money
>> This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired 
>> people across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect 
>> rupees and
>> dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the 
>> results.
>>
>> 3) What's around Me?
>> This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning 
>> everything around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and 
>> behind. This enables
>> the vis

UBER and payments

[Jeremy Gilley]

Good evening all,

 

Recently, my card got hacked and I have had to put a new card into the UBER
app.

However, when I try to schedule a ride, it shows that my method of payment
is now apple pay.

How can I change that to my visa card?

I went into the payment screen, but found no way to change the default
method from apple pay to my visa card.

Any assistance would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

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RE: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Larry Lumpkin]

I think we should remember that the program was written by a 12th grader, or at 
least that’s what I thought I read.

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Michael McKay
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 4:24 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

Hi! Folks: I just downloaded the Bee My Guide app onto my iPhone 6 from the App 
Store. I went to check on location I followed the directions and it asked me to 
wait for reply then it kicked me off the program altogether. Also the same 
thing for one other option on there. The weather function works fine. I have 
not as yet tried the money function. Can anyone who uses this tell me why it 
would kick me out of the app I am using it on both data and on Wi-Fi from my 
home.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Michael G. McKay BA, '05.

Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com  

 



Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 7, 2017, at 17:51, Marie mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net> > wrote:

Actually I did spell it out with two es and got two different apps. I just 
mistakenly downloaded the wrong one.

I always check the spelling of an app which is recommended.

Marie

 

 

From: Richard Turner   

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 10:01 AM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com   

Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

 

I put that line at the beginning of my note.

If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you didn't 
pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where the link to 
the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct app.

Richard

 

 


On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net> > wrote:

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.

Marie

 

 

From: Candy Lowe   

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com   

Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net> > wrote:

I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?

 

 

From: Richard Turner   

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM

To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

 

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

 

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

 

bee my guide

 

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th

grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘

Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.

 

 

“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you

or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and

mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

 

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants

to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value

of the money they are holding.

 

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually

impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

 

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8

BeeMyGuide

By Pavan Chitta

 

Description 

The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more

independent. 

 

The following functions are available through this app:

(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

 

1) My Vision:

This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at

is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo

Re: Experiences with Aira?

[Nancy Badger]

 hello,
Not sure if you got many answers to this yet. I have only used it once, I have 
only had it for one week. Personally, I think it is well worth it. Now the 
agent helped me find a building on my campus which I was having difficulty 
finding. I love having a live person Who can assist with mobility.
Hope this helps.
Nancy

Nancy Badger, Ph.D
Executive Director of Counseling
Old Dominion University
Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors.

> On Jul 4, 2017, at 3:37 AM, Shaf Patel  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Anybody on this list own an Aira, and if so, what are your experiences
> and reviews of it? Is it worth the $90 per month for 100 minutes of
> support over the free iOS alternatives (BeMyEyes, Facetiming a friend) etc?
> 
> Thanks.
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Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Michael McKay]

Hi! Folks: I just downloaded the Bee My Guide app onto my iPhone 6 from the App 
Store. I went to check on location I followed the directions and it asked me to 
wait for reply then it kicked me off the program altogether. Also the same 
thing for one other option on there. The weather function works fine. I have 
not as yet tried the money function. Can anyone who uses this tell me why it 
would kick me out of the app I am using it on both data and on Wi-Fi from my 
home.

Thank you in advance.

Michael G. McKay BA, '05.
Email: mgmckay1...@gmail.com



Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 7, 2017, at 17:51, Marie  wrote:
> 
> Actually I did spell it out with two es and got two different apps. I just 
> mistakenly downloaded the wrong one.
> I always check the spelling of an app which is recommended.
> Marie
>  
>  
> From: Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 10:01 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>  
> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>  
> I put that line at the beginning of my note.
> If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you 
> didn't pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where 
> the link to the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct app.
> Richard
>  
>  
> 
>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie  wrote:
>> 
>> LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I 
>> downloaded by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
>> Marie
>>  
>>  
>> From: Candy Lowe
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>  
>> I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install 
>> it.  I didn't see any advertisements.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
>>> rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: Richard Turner
>>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
>>> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>>  
>>> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
>>> impaired
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> bee my guide
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
>>> around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a   
>>>12th
>>> 
>>> grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
>>> 
>>> Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment 
>>> where the app is used.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
>>> Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of 
>>> you
>>> 
>>> or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
>>> through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages 
>>> and
>>> 
>>> mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around 
>>> Me, Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user 
>>> wants
>>> 
>>> to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front 
>>> of them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the 
>>> value
>>> 
>>> of the money they are holding.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant 
>>> ‘Dialogue in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted 
>>> with visually
>>> 
>>> impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
>>> 
>>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
>>> 
>>> BeeMyGuide
>>> 
>>> By Pavan Chitta
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Description
>>> 
>>> The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired 
>>> people to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and 
>>> be more
>>> 
>>> independent.
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> The following functions are available through this app:
>>> 
>>> (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a 
>>> back Camera)
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> 1) My Vision:
>>> 
>>> This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed 
>>> with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at
>>> 
>>> is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) 
>>> in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, 
>>> age,
>>> 
>>> description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he 
>>> o

Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[lenron brown]

I love the idea of this app, I just wish they would follow threw and
keep developing it.

On 7/7/17, Marie  wrote:
> Actually I did spell it out with two es and got two different apps. I just
> mistakenly downloaded the wrong one.
> I always check the spelling of an app which is recommended.
> Marie
>
>
> From: Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 10:01 AM
> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>
> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>
> I put that line at the beginning of my note.
> If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you
> didn't pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where
> the link to the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct
> app.
> Richard
>
>
>
> On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie  wrote:
>
>
>   LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I
> downloaded by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
>   Marie
>
>
>   From: Candy Lowe
>   Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
>   To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>   Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>
>   I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install
> it.  I didn't see any advertisements.
>
>   Sent from my iPhone
>
>   On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:
>
>
> I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for
> free rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?
>
>
> From: Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>
> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>
>
>
> ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually
> impaired
>
>
>
> BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016
>
>
>
> bee my guide
>
>
>
> With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what
> is around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a
> 12th
>
> grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called
> ‘
>
> Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment
> where the app is used.
>
>
>
>
>
> “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial
> intelligence. Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what
> is in front of you
>
> or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell
> you, through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text
> messages and
>
> mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”
>
>
>
> Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around
> Me, Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user
> wants
>
> to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in
> front of them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them
> the value
>
> of the money they are holding.
>
>
>
> The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant
> ‘Dialogue in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted
> with visually
>
> impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.
>
>
>
> Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
>
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
>
> BeeMyGuide
>
> By Pavan Chitta
>
>
>
> Description
>
> The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired
> people to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and
> be more
>
> independent.
>
>
>
> The following functions are available through this app:
>
> (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a
> back Camera)
>
>
>
> 1) My Vision:
>
> This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then
> processed with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are
> looking at
>
> is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the
> object(s) in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the
> gender, age,
>
> description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if
> he or she looks like a celebrity.
>
>
>
> 2) Check My Money
>
> This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired
> people across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect
> rupees and
>
> dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the
> results.
>
>
>
> 3) What's around Me?
>
> This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning
> everything around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind.
> This enables
>
> the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in
> which he or she is situated.
>
>
>
> 4) Location:
>
> Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveni

Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Marie]

Actually I did spell it out with two es and got two different apps. I just 
mistakenly downloaded the wrong one.
I always check the spelling of an app which is recommended.
Marie


From: Richard Turner 
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 10:01 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

I put that line at the beginning of my note.
If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you didn't 
pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where the link to 
the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct app.
Richard



On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie  wrote:


  LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I 
downloaded by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
  Marie


  From: Candy Lowe 
  Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
  To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

  I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install 
it.  I didn't see any advertisements.

  Sent from my iPhone

  On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:


I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?


From: Richard Turner 
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

 

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

 

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

 

bee my guide

 

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th

grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘

Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment 
where the app is used.

 

 

“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you

or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and

mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

 

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around 
Me, Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants

to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front 
of them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value

of the money they are holding.

 

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant 
‘Dialogue in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with 
visually

impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

 

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8

BeeMyGuide

By Pavan Chitta

 

Description 

The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired 
people to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be 
more

independent. 

 

The following functions are available through this app:

(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a 
back Camera)

 

1) My Vision:

This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed 
with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at

is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) 
in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,

description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he 
or she looks like a celebrity.

 

2) Check My Money

This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired 
people across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees 
and

dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the 
results.

 

3) What's around Me?

This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning 
everything around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. 
This enables

the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which 
he or she is situated.

 

4) Location:

Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates 
into the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end. 

 

5) Weather:

Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
feature for the user.

 

6) Find My Stuff: 

Taking the “What’s around Me?” function o

Re: Has any one heard rumors that a new version of Air Pods will be release in 2017?

[dollar031]

Hi Keith,   My understanding is that Apple is releasing during this fall is 
called Home Pod.  According to Apple has already mentioned about Home Pod.  You 
can find it on the Apple website about it.  Hope this might help you.   Cheers, 
 Scott Dollar 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 7, 2017, at 2:27 PM, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>  
> Has anyone heard rumors about a new version of Air Pods being released in 2017
>  
> I have been persuaded by Sieghard that some improvements would be useful, for 
> controlling more functions without the need for Siri, but also for a safety 
> mechanism to reduce the risk of loss from falling out of place. But, I do 
> think I’d like the sound quality and wireless convenience.
>  
> Thanks in advance, Keith
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Re: Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET

[Scott Davert]

This is true, Chris, but I'm seeing bad behavior on the public beta 1
that I have not seen in developer beta 1 or 2. I'm hoping Monday we
will see the next beta release!

Scott

On 7/7/17, christopher hallsworth  wrote:
> Hello, I believe public beta 1 is essentially based on the first round of
> developer beta 2, not the second. Thoughts?
>> On 7 Jul 2017, at 20:37, Scott Davert  wrote:
>>
>> Yes, it's working, but I'm on Developer beta 2. I have reason to
>> believe that these 2 builds are different based on some bug reports I
>> can't reproduce that have been happening on the public beta side. Most
>> of them are braille related, so I'm guessing no one here can try them.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>> On 7/7/17, christopher hallsworth  wrote:
>>> Hello, very slow on both my iPad Mini 2 and 6th generation iPod Touch,
>>> remember this is an early beta, expect to improve dramatically in the
>>> coming
>>> betas.
 On 4 Jul 2017, at 15:12, rajmund  wrote:

 anyone actually got this to work in the public beta, please?
 I just see help and listen.
 On 03/07/17 3:12 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
> CNET How To - Friday, June 30, 2017 at 11:03 AM
> Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET
> Matt Elliott/CNET
> Here's how my conversations with Siri usually go: press the Home
> button,
> ask
> a question, realize I spoke before Siri was listening, press the Home
> button
> again, ask the question, repeat the question because Siri misheard me,
> ask
> again but louder because Siri still didn't get it right, curse Siri's
> name,
> open the Google search app and ask it my question or just type it in.
> Siri has some work to do, but with iOS 11 you can type or talk to
> Siri.
> Not
> only does typing your queries to Siri avoid the issue of Siri
> mishearing
> you, but it's also useful when you are sitting in a quiet coffee shop
> or
> movie theater and want to ask Siri something.
> To enable the feature, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Siri
> and
> toggle on Type to Siri. Now, when you long-press the Home button, Siri
> will
> pop up with her familiar "What can I help you with?" question but with
> a
> search bar and keyboard below.
> Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET
> If you want both options of typing and talking to Siri, you can enable
> the
> "Hey, Siri" command so that you can utter those magic words to speak
> to
> Siri
> and long-press the Home button to type to Siri. You'll find the Hey
> Siri
> setting by going to Settings > Siri & Search.
> Read more: All the tips, tricks and new features of iOS 11
> https://www.cnet.com/how-to/type-instead-of-talk-to-siri-with-ios-11/#ftag=C
> AD5457c2c

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Re: Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET

[christopher hallsworth]

Hello, I believe public beta 1 is essentially based on the first round of 
developer beta 2, not the second. Thoughts?
> On 7 Jul 2017, at 20:37, Scott Davert  wrote:
> 
> Yes, it's working, but I'm on Developer beta 2. I have reason to
> believe that these 2 builds are different based on some bug reports I
> can't reproduce that have been happening on the public beta side. Most
> of them are braille related, so I'm guessing no one here can try them.
> 
> Scott
> 
> On 7/7/17, christopher hallsworth  wrote:
>> Hello, very slow on both my iPad Mini 2 and 6th generation iPod Touch,
>> remember this is an early beta, expect to improve dramatically in the coming
>> betas.
>>> On 4 Jul 2017, at 15:12, rajmund  wrote:
>>> 
>>> anyone actually got this to work in the public beta, please?
>>> I just see help and listen.
>>> On 03/07/17 3:12 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
 CNET How To - Friday, June 30, 2017 at 11:03 AM
 Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET
 Matt Elliott/CNET
 Here's how my conversations with Siri usually go: press the Home button,
 ask
 a question, realize I spoke before Siri was listening, press the Home
 button
 again, ask the question, repeat the question because Siri misheard me,
 ask
 again but louder because Siri still didn't get it right, curse Siri's
 name,
 open the Google search app and ask it my question or just type it in.
 Siri has some work to do, but with iOS 11 you can type or talk to Siri.
 Not
 only does typing your queries to Siri avoid the issue of Siri mishearing
 you, but it's also useful when you are sitting in a quiet coffee shop or
 movie theater and want to ask Siri something.
 To enable the feature, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Siri
 and
 toggle on Type to Siri. Now, when you long-press the Home button, Siri
 will
 pop up with her familiar "What can I help you with?" question but with a
 search bar and keyboard below.
 Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET
 If you want both options of typing and talking to Siri, you can enable
 the
 "Hey, Siri" command so that you can utter those magic words to speak to
 Siri
 and long-press the Home button to type to Siri. You'll find the Hey Siri
 setting by going to Settings > Siri & Search.
 Read more: All the tips, tricks and new features of iOS 11
 https://www.cnet.com/how-to/type-instead-of-talk-to-siri-with-ios-11/#ftag=C
 AD5457c2c
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Re: Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET

[Scott Davert]

Yes, it's working, but I'm on Developer beta 2. I have reason to
believe that these 2 builds are different based on some bug reports I
can't reproduce that have been happening on the public beta side. Most
of them are braille related, so I'm guessing no one here can try them.

Scott

On 7/7/17, christopher hallsworth  wrote:
> Hello, very slow on both my iPad Mini 2 and 6th generation iPod Touch,
> remember this is an early beta, expect to improve dramatically in the coming
> betas.
>> On 4 Jul 2017, at 15:12, rajmund  wrote:
>>
>> anyone actually got this to work in the public beta, please?
>> I just see help and listen.
>> On 03/07/17 3:12 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
>>> CNET How To - Friday, June 30, 2017 at 11:03 AM
>>> Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET
>>> Matt Elliott/CNET
>>> Here's how my conversations with Siri usually go: press the Home button,
>>> ask
>>> a question, realize I spoke before Siri was listening, press the Home
>>> button
>>> again, ask the question, repeat the question because Siri misheard me,
>>> ask
>>> again but louder because Siri still didn't get it right, curse Siri's
>>> name,
>>> open the Google search app and ask it my question or just type it in.
>>> Siri has some work to do, but with iOS 11 you can type or talk to Siri.
>>> Not
>>> only does typing your queries to Siri avoid the issue of Siri mishearing
>>> you, but it's also useful when you are sitting in a quiet coffee shop or
>>> movie theater and want to ask Siri something.
>>> To enable the feature, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Siri
>>> and
>>> toggle on Type to Siri. Now, when you long-press the Home button, Siri
>>> will
>>> pop up with her familiar "What can I help you with?" question but with a
>>> search bar and keyboard below.
>>>  Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET
>>> If you want both options of typing and talking to Siri, you can enable
>>> the
>>> "Hey, Siri" command so that you can utter those magic words to speak to
>>> Siri
>>> and long-press the Home button to type to Siri. You'll find the Hey Siri
>>> setting by going to Settings > Siri & Search.
>>> Read more: All the tips, tricks and new features of iOS 11
>>> https://www.cnet.com/how-to/type-instead-of-talk-to-siri-with-ios-11/#ftag=C
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Re: Question: Deleting Apps in iOS 11

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Ok, I admit that has not changed in this iteration of the iOS 11 public beta, 
and it is unlikely to change.
> On 3 Jul 2017, at 21:33, Nimer Jaber  wrote:
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> This is a public beta... there is nothing proprietary about it...
> 
> You can delete an app by going to settings, General, Storage, and locating 
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> 
> Thanks.
> 
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> Apple hasn't published across their websites or did not discuss in the WWDC 
> 2017 keynote. Just my £0.02 worth.
> > On 3 Jul 2017, at 20:30, Chris Smart  wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Anyone know how to delete an app in iOS 11 public beta?
> > Double tap and hold, followed by double tap, no longer seems to work.
> >
> > Generally, is iOS 11 discussion allowed here?
> >
> > If so, another thing I've noticed is eratic reading in the Weather app. I 
> > no longer hear an hour by hour breakdown as I swipe right.
> >
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Has any one heard rumors that a new version of Air Pods will be release in 2017?

[Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.]

Hi,

Has anyone heard rumors about a new version of Air Pods being released in 2017

I have been persuaded by Sieghard that some improvements would be useful, for 
controlling more functions without the need for Siri, but also for a safety 
mechanism to reduce the risk of loss from falling out of place. But, I do think 
I'd like the sound quality and wireless convenience.

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Re: Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET

[christopher hallsworth]

Hello, very slow on both my iPad Mini 2 and 6th generation iPod Touch, remember 
this is an early beta, expect to improve dramatically in the coming betas.
> On 4 Jul 2017, at 15:12, rajmund  wrote:
> 
> anyone actually got this to work in the public beta, please?
> I just see help and listen.
> On 03/07/17 3:12 AM, M. Taylor wrote:
>> CNET How To - Friday, June 30, 2017 at 11:03 AM
>> Type instead of talk to Siri with iOS 11 - CNET
>> Matt Elliott/CNET
>> Here's how my conversations with Siri usually go: press the Home button, ask
>> a question, realize I spoke before Siri was listening, press the Home button
>> again, ask the question, repeat the question because Siri misheard me, ask
>> again but louder because Siri still didn't get it right, curse Siri's name,
>> open the Google search app and ask it my question or just type it in.
>> Siri has some work to do, but with iOS 11 you can type or talk to Siri. Not
>> only does typing your queries to Siri avoid the issue of Siri mishearing
>> you, but it's also useful when you are sitting in a quiet coffee shop or
>> movie theater and want to ask Siri something.
>> To enable the feature, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Siri and
>> toggle on Type to Siri. Now, when you long-press the Home button, Siri will
>> pop up with her familiar "What can I help you with?" question but with a
>> search bar and keyboard below.
>>  Screenshot by Matt Elliott/CNET
>> If you want both options of typing and talking to Siri, you can enable the
>> "Hey, Siri" command so that you can utter those magic words to speak to Siri
>> and long-press the Home button to type to Siri. You'll find the Hey Siri
>> setting by going to Settings > Siri & Search.
>> Read more: All the tips, tricks and new features of iOS 11
>> https://www.cnet.com/how-to/type-instead-of-talk-to-siri-with-ios-11/#ftag=C
>> AD5457c2c
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Re: Anyone help with an app recomendation?

[Jenifer Barr]

Thank you Donna!
Jen


Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 7, 2017, at 12:07 PM, Donna  wrote:
> 
> Jennifer
> Here is a link to a timer app that I use. Hope this is what you are looking 
> for. 
> 
> Audio Countdown by Jason Everett
> https://appsto.re/us/WaAQF.i
> 
> Donna
>> 
>> Hi all.
>> I'm looking for a countdown timer... one with hours, minutes, seconds until 
>> an event. I found an app called countdown... but when I double tap on the 
>> buttons they are not activated. Help?
>> Thanks.
>> Jen
>> 
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Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Donna]

The problem Im having with the app is I can't figure out where to change 
Celcius to Farenheith. And increase the speaking rate. 

Donna
> 
> 
> People in the US have the same issue with the money identification.
> I sent them a note through their contact form on the web page.
> I hope it correctly identifies the Indian currency.
> Otherwise, the app works well.
> I just hope they keep developing it.
> Richard
> 
> 
> On Jul 7, 2017, at 10:00 AM, David Whitehead  wrote:
> 
>> Caution, caution, for Canadians,
>> I just tried this app,
>> And?
>> Was told my $5 bill was  $100.
>> I didn’t realize I was getting rich so fast.
>>  
>>  
>>Statistics are like a bikini.  What they reveal is suggestive, but 
>> what they conceal is vital.
>>  
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf 
>> Of Marie
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 12:14 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>  
>> LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I 
>> downloaded by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
>> Marie
>>  
>>  
>> From: Candy Lowe
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>  
>> I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install 
>> it.  I didn't see any advertisements.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:
>> 
>> I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
>> rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?
>>  
>>  
>> From: Richard Turner
>> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
>> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>>  
>> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>>  
>> ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
>> impaired
>>  
>> BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016
>>  
>> bee my guide
>>  
>> With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
>> around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 
>> 12th
>> grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
>> Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
>> the app is used.
>>  
>>  
>> “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
>> Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of 
>> you
>> or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
>> through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages 
>> and
>> mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”
>>  
>> Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
>> Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
>> to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front 
>> of them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the 
>> value
>> of the money they are holding.
>>  
>> The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant 
>> ‘Dialogue in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted 
>> with visually
>> impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.
>>  
>> Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
>> BeeMyGuide
>> By Pavan Chitta
>>  
>> Description
>> The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people 
>> to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more
>> independent.
>>  
>> The following functions are available through this app:
>> (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
>> Camera)
>>  
>> 1) My Vision:
>> This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed 
>> with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at
>> is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) 
>> in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,
>> description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he 
>> or she looks like a celebrity.
>>  
>> 2) Check My Money
>> This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
>> across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and
>> dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the 
>> results.
>>  
>> 3) What's around Me?
>> This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
>> around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This 
>> enables
>> the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which 
>> he or she is situated.
>>  
>> 4) Location:
>> Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently 

RE: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.]

Looks like the last update was August 2016.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 12:04 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store


People in the US have the same issue with the money identification.
I sent them a note through their contact form on the web page.
I hope it correctly identifies the Indian currency.
Otherwise, the app works well.
I just hope they keep developing it.
Richard


On Jul 7, 2017, at 10:00 AM, David Whitehead 
mailto:davidmac1...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Caution, caution, for Canadians,
I just tried this app,
And?
Was told my $5 bill was  $100.
I didn’t realize I was getting rich so fast.


   Statistics are like a bikini.  What they reveal is suggestive, but what 
they conceal is vital.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 12:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
Marie


From: Candy Lowe
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie 
mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net>> wrote:
I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?


From: Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

bee my guide

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th
grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.


“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you
or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and
mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value
of the money they are holding.

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually
impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
BeeMyGuide
By Pavan Chitta

Description
The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more
independent.

The following functions are available through this app:
(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

1) My Vision:
This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at
is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,
description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he or 
she looks like a celebrity.

2) Check My Money
This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and
dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the results.

3) What's around Me?
This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables
the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which he 
or she is situated.

4) Location:
Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates into 
the app to ensure less navigation fr

Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Richard Turner]

People in the US have the same issue with the money identification.
I sent them a note through their contact form on the web page.
I hope it correctly identifies the Indian currency.
Otherwise, the app works well.
I just hope they keep developing it.
Richard


On Jul 7, 2017, at 10:00 AM, David Whitehead 
mailto:davidmac1...@gmail.com>> wrote:

Caution, caution, for Canadians,
I just tried this app,
And?
Was told my $5 bill was  $100.
I didn’t realize I was getting rich so fast.


   Statistics are like a bikini.  What they reveal is suggestive, but what 
they conceal is vital.

From: viphone@googlegroups.com 
[mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Marie
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 12:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
Marie


From: Candy Lowe
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie 
mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net>> wrote:
I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?


From: Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

bee my guide

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th
grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.


“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you
or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and
mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value
of the money they are holding.

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually
impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
BeeMyGuide
By Pavan Chitta

Description
The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more
independent.

The following functions are available through this app:
(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

1) My Vision:
This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at
is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,
description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he or 
she looks like a celebrity.

2) Check My Money
This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and
dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the results.

3) What's around Me?
This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables
the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which he 
or she is situated.

4) Location:
Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates into 
the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end.

5) Weather:
Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
feature for the user.

6) Find My Stuff:
Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will 
enable the visually impaired to l

Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Richard Turner]

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

I put that line at the beginning of my note.
If you got the app for rides to the airport in India, it is because you didn't 
pay attention to the first line, or bother reading to the end where the link to 
the app in the app store would have taken you to the correct app.
Richard



On Jul 7, 2017, at 9:14 AM, Marie 
mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net>> wrote:

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
Marie


From: Candy Lowe
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie 
mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net>> wrote:

I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?


From: Richard Turner
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

bee my guide

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th
grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.


“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you
or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and
mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value
of the money they are holding.

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually
impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
BeeMyGuide
By Pavan Chitta

Description
The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more
independent.

The following functions are available through this app:
(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

1) My Vision:
This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at
is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,
description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he or 
she looks like a celebrity.

2) Check My Money
This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and
dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the results.

3) What's around Me?
This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables
the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which he 
or she is situated.

4) Location:
Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates into 
the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end.

5) Weather:
Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
feature for the user.

6) Find My Stuff:
Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will 
enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in
terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user to 
speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the
scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word 
"books" and rotates the device, it will try and locate a book in the 360 degrees
view and tell them the direction they can find it, for example, 45 degrees to 
your right etc.

RE: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[David Whitehead]

Caution, caution, for Canadians,

I just tried this app,

And?

Was told my $5 bill was  $100.

I didn’t realize I was getting rich so fast.

 

 

   Statistics are like a bikini.  What they reveal is suggestive, but what 
they conceal is vital.

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Marie
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 12:14 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.

Marie

 

 

From: Candy Lowe   

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM

To: viphone@googlegroups.com   

Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone


On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie mailto:scribbl...@comcast.net> > wrote:

I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?

 

 

From: Richard Turner   

Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM

To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com 

Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

 

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

 

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

 

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

 

bee my guide

 

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th

grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘

Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.

 

 

“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you

or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and

mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

 

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants

to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value

of the money they are holding.

 

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually

impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

 

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8

BeeMyGuide

By Pavan Chitta

 

Description 

The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more

independent. 

 

The following functions are available through this app:

(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

 

1) My Vision:

This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at

is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,

description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he or 
she looks like a celebrity.

 

2) Check My Money

This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and

dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the results.

 

3) What's around Me?

This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables

the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which he 
or she is situated.

 

4) Location:

Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates into 
the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end. 

 

5) Weather:

Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
feature for the user.

 

6) Find My Stuff: 

Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will 
enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in

terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user to 
speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the

scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word 
"books" and r

Re: Anyone help with an app recomendation?

[Chris Smart]

you can ask Siri to set a timer...

At 11:19 AM 7/7/2017, you wrote:

Hi all.
I'm looking for a countdown timer... one with hours, minutes, 
seconds until an event. I found an app called countdown... but when 
I double tap on the buttons they are not activated. Help?

Thanks.
Jen


Sent from my iPhone

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Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Marie]

LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I downloaded 
by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment.
Marie


From: Candy Lowe 
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:


  I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?


  From: Richard Turner 
  Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
  To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com 
  Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

  Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

   

  ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

   

  BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

   

  bee my guide

   

  With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th

  grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘

  Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.

   

   

  “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you

  or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and

  mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

   

  Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants

  to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value

  of the money they are holding.

   

  The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually

  impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

   

  Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:

  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8

  BeeMyGuide

  By Pavan Chitta

   

  Description 

  The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people 
to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more

  independent. 

   

  The following functions are available through this app:

  (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

   

  1) My Vision:

  This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed 
with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at

  is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) 
in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,

  description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he 
or she looks like a celebrity.

   

  2) Check My Money

  This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and

  dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the 
results.

   

  3) What's around Me?

  This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables

  the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which 
he or she is situated.

   

  4) Location:

  Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates 
into the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end. 

   

  5) Weather:

  Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
feature for the user.

   

  6) Find My Stuff: 

  Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will 
enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in

  terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user 
to speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the

  scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word 
"books" and rotates the device, it will try and locate a book in the 360 degrees

  view and tell them the direction they can find it, for example, 45 degrees to 
your right etc. 

   

  * All functions require internet access and work best on higher upload 
speeds. Response time depends on the internet speed. *

   

  Pavan Chitta Web Site  BeeMyGuide Support

  http://www.beemyguide.org/

   

   

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Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Candy Lowe]

I installed it and it works fine.  Try uninstalling it and then re-install it.  
I didn't see any advertisements.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie  wrote:
> 
> I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
> rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?
>  
>  
> From: Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>  
> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>  
> ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
> impaired
>  
> BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016
>  
> bee my guide
>  
> With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
> around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th
> grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
> Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
> the app is used.
>  
>  
> “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
> Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of 
> you
> or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
> through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and
> mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”
>  
> Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
> Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
> to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
> them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value
> of the money they are holding.
>  
> The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
> in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually
> impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.
>  
> Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
> BeeMyGuide
> By Pavan Chitta
>  
> Description
> The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people 
> to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more
> independent.
>  
> The following functions are available through this app:
> (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
> Camera)
>  
> 1) My Vision:
> This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed 
> with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at
> is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) 
> in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,
> description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he 
> or she looks like a celebrity.
>  
> 2) Check My Money
> This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
> across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and
> dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the 
> results.
>  
> 3) What's around Me?
> This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
> around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables
> the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which 
> he or she is situated.
>  
> 4) Location:
> Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates 
> into the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end.
>  
> 5) Weather:
> Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
> feature for the user.
>  
> 6) Find My Stuff:
> Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will 
> enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in
> terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user 
> to speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the
> scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word 
> "books" and rotates the device, it will try and locate a book in the 360 
> degrees
> view and tell them the direction they can find it, for example, 45 degrees to 
> your right etc.
>  
> * All functions require internet access and work best on higher upload 
> speeds. Response time depends on the internet speed. *
>  
> Pavan Chitta Web Site  BeeMyGuide Support
> http://www.beemyguide.org/
>  
>  
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Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Donna]

> 
> I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
> rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?
>  
>  
> From: Richard Turner
> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store
>  
> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.
>  
> ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
> impaired
>  
> BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016
>  
> bee my guide
>  
> With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
> around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th
> grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘
> Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
> the app is used.
>  
>  
> “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. 
> Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of 
> you
> or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
> through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and
> mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”
>  
> Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
> Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
> to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
> them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value
> of the money they are holding.
>  
> The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
> in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually
> impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.
>  
> Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
> BeeMyGuide
> By Pavan Chitta
>  
> Description
> The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people 
> to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more
> independent.
>  
> The following functions are available through this app:
> (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
> Camera)
>  
> 1) My Vision:
> This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed 
> with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at
> is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) 
> in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,
> description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he 
> or she looks like a celebrity.
>  
> 2) Check My Money
> This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
> across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and
> dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the 
> results.
>  
> 3) What's around Me?
> This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
> around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables
> the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which 
> he or she is situated.
>  
> 4) Location:
> Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates 
> into the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end.
>  
> 5) Weather:
> Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
> feature for the user.
>  
> 6) Find My Stuff:
> Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will 
> enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in
> terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user 
> to speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the
> scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word 
> "books" and rotates the device, it will try and locate a book in the 360 
> degrees
> view and tell them the direction they can find it, for example, 45 degrees to 
> your right etc.
>  
> * All functions require internet access and work best on higher upload 
> speeds. Response time depends on the internet speed. *
>  
> Pavan Chitta Web Site  BeeMyGuide Support
> http://www.beemyguide.org/
>  
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Re: Anyone help with an app recomendation?

[Donna]

Jennifer
Here is a link to a timer app that I use. Hope this is what you are looking 
for. 

Audio Countdown by Jason Everett
https://appsto.re/us/WaAQF.i

Donna
> 
> Hi all.
> I'm looking for a countdown timer... one with hours, minutes, seconds until 
> an event. I found an app called countdown... but when I double tap on the 
> buttons they are not activated. Help?
> Thanks.
> Jen
> 
> 
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Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Marie]

I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for free 
rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this?


From: Richard Turner 
Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM
To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com 
Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e.

 

‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

 

BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016

 

bee my guide

 

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th

grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called ‘

Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.

 

 

“I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you

or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and

mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta.”

 

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants

to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value

of the money they are holding.

 

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant ‘Dialogue 
in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually

impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

 

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8

BeeMyGuide

By Pavan Chitta

 

Description 

The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more

independent. 

 

The following functions are available through this app:

(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

 

1) My Vision:

This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they are looking at

is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,

description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he or 
she looks like a celebrity.

 

2) Check My Money

This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and

dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the results.

 

3) What's around Me?

This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables

the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which he 
or she is situated.

 

4) Location:

Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates into 
the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end. 

 

5) Weather:

Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
feature for the user.

 

6) Find My Stuff: 

Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function will 
enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in

terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user to 
speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the

scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word 
"books" and rotates the device, it will try and locate a book in the 360 degrees

view and tell them the direction they can find it, for example, 45 degrees to 
your right etc. 

 

* All functions require internet access and work best on higher upload 
speeds. Response time depends on the internet speed. *

 

Pavan Chitta Web Site  BeeMyGuide Support

http://www.beemyguide.org/

 

 

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Re: which GPS app should i buy?

[Kelly Pierce]

First, President Clinton removed the policy that enabled the Pentagon
to turn off portions of the GPS system in times of emergency.  In
recent years, satellites have been launched completely without this
capability.  Also, the signal is not degraded. The technology used
only provides accuracy to about 15 to 20 feet.  This may be one of the
reasons why some of the Tomahawk missiles were slightly off target and
did not fully destroy the airport where the planes took off to dump
poison gas on the Syrian people.

The one centimeter accuracy will be available when the system is fully
deployed and only for those companies that pay a licensing fee.  The
free version of Galileo will have an accuracy of three meters.

Kelly




On 7/6/17, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone  wrote:
> in danger of drifting off topic, but have you found any apps to use with
> your galaxy and Galileo?
>
> I just want to know about this accuracy business!
> Thanks, Sandy
>
> sent from the dark side of the moon
>
>> On 6 Jul 2017, at 10:37, Andrea Roveretto 
>> wrote:
>>
>> the galaxy s8 sold in the u.s. surely has galileo compatibility
>>
>> I am not sure about the version sold in europe because I don't find good
>> info about that version, wich I have in my possession :)
>>
>>
>>
>> Il 06/07/2017 11:17, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone ha scritto:
>>> hi Andreya,
>>> While you are correct, from everything I have read, the accuracy is still
>>> much greater than the other alternatives. I mean, as we speak, now!
>>>
>>> I believe it runs on the Sanson galaxy, but I'm open to correction here,
>>> there might not even be such a thing as a Sampson galaxy, I don't know.
>>> however, this might be the very thing that will push me onto the android
>>> platform.
>>>
>>> sent from the dark side of the moon
>>>
 On 6 Jul 2017, at 09:51, Andrea Roveretto 
 wrote:

 Anyway the galileo system is not  completely working yet... it will be
 in 2020 or 2021, when all the satellites will be active.



 Il 06/07/2017 10:31, 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone ha scritto:
> ahh ha, but if Galileo lives up to its claims, we should get enough
> position to actually take us to a given door! this all comes down to
> clocks on satellites and our access to decimal points. Galileo gives us
> access to many more decimal points, thus, we can expect much much
> greater accuracy from it. what's more, Galileo is up and running and
> has been since January. it has, already, greatly improved search and
> rescue response times. Galileo is the only non-military GPS system, at
> the moment. for this reason, restrictions of accuracy do not apply. so,
> if anyone can find out more, particularly as to which devices can use
> it, do please let us know!
>
> from Sandy, who needs all the help she can get!
>
> sent from the dark side of the moon
>
>> On 5 Jul 2017, at 15:04, Richard Turner 
>> wrote:
>>
>> No GPS is accurate enough to tell you exactly where the door is
>> located.
>> That is where your cane skills come in, not to mention the willingness
>> to ask passers-by.
>> Or, open the door you find and ask if it is the correct location.
>> GPS is to supplement good travel skills, no one should depend on it
>> entirely.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
>> Behalf Of Husna Begum
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 4:07 AM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
>>
>> which one tells you where the door is then, you really need to know
>> that.
>>
>> Husna
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Wayne Merritt
>> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 4:44 PM
>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
>>
>> I would second, or third, the votes for BlindSquare. Though it is not
>> specifically an app to give direction from Point A to Point B, you
>> can
>> use BlindSquare to get information about your environment, in
>> conjunction with Apple/Google Maps to get directions, or to look up
>> other information like menus from many restaurants. Also, it is
>> updated fairly often with fixes and new features. I recall seeing in
>> the last update that their Open Street Map data was updated, whatever
>> that means. If you want something more "blindness specific" which
>> will
>> tell you exactly where the door of a business is locate relative to
>> you, then go for one of the other more expensive apps. BlindSquare
>> works for me and suits my purposes.
>>
>> Wayne
>>
>>> On 6/18/17, Jim Noseworthy 
>>> wrote:
>>> Kelly:
>>>
>>> Good points.
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
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>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@goo

Anyone help with an app recomendation?

[Jenifer Barr]

Hi all.
I'm looking for a countdown timer... one with hours, minutes, seconds until an 
event. I found an app called countdown... but when I double tap on the buttons 
they are not activated. Help?
Thanks.
Jen


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Fwd: sluggishness and crashyness with latest voicedream version

[Anouk Radix]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone else is experiencing issues with voicedream 
reader which i listed below since last update?

> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> From: Anouk Radix 
> Subject: sluggishness and crashyness with latest voicedream version
> Date: 7 July 2017 at 16:13:04 GMT+2
> To: Voice Dream Support 
> 
> Hello,
> I am a very big user and fan of the voicedream (reader ) app. I have a rather 
> large library of mostly epubs but also text and daisy files.  Since the last 
> update though the app has become VERY slow either when navigating through the 
> list of the library but especially when trying to search for an individual 
> book which i have to do quite often. I can type the first letter in the 
> search field but then i have to go out of the app turn off an don voiceover 
> before I can continue and then often only one letter and I have to repeat. I 
> have an iphone 6 with the newest version of ios. Also the Peter acapella 
> speech synth voice has become rather crashy if I lock the iphone (by this I 
> mean turn it off so you cant press a key accidentally) the voice often stops 
> speaking and I have to restart the app for it to work normally again.
> Greetings, Anouk,

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Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store

[Richard Turner]

Note, the word "bee" is spelled like the insect, b e e.

'Bee My Guide' - An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually 
impaired

BY MUNMI BORA * AUGUST 25, 2016

bee my guide

With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what is 
around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan Chitta, a 12th
grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called '
Bee My Guide', that enables the user to get an idea of the environment where 
the app is used.


"I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. Using 
Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front of you
or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell you, 
through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text messages and
mails that the user cannot see otherwise.  Pavan Chitta."

Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What's around Me, 
Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the user wants
to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in front of 
them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing them the value
of the money they are holding.

The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant 'Dialogue 
in the Dark,' where he dined in complete darkness and interacted with visually
impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant.

Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8
BeeMyGuide
By Pavan Chitta

Description
The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired people to 
help them have the experience of vision through visualisation and be more
independent.

The following functions are available through this app:
(Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a back 
Camera)

1) My Vision:
This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then processed with 
the use of visual recognition API's, and then what they are looking at
is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the object(s) in 
the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out the gender, age,
description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if he or 
she looks like a celebrity.

2) Check My Money
This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired people 
across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect rupees and
dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the results.

3) What's around Me?
This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning everything 
around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and behind. This enables
the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in which he 
or she is situated.

4) Location:
Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently incorporates into 
the app to ensure less navigation from the user's end.

5) Weather:
Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another convenient 
feature for the user.

6) Find My Stuff:
Taking the "What's around Me?" function one step further, this function will 
enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking for, in
terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the user to 
speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then starts the
scanning process discussed earlier. For example, if the user speaks the word 
"books" and rotates the device, it will try and locate a book in the 360 degrees
view and tell them the direction they can find it, for example, 45 degrees to 
your right etc.

* All functions require internet access and work best on higher upload 
speeds. Response time depends on the internet speed. *

Pavan Chitta Web Site  BeeMyGuide Support
http://www.beemyguide.org/


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