Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2015-07-31 Thread Johnna Simmons
Hi, Try camfind. You don’t need to search for the barcode on items, just snap a picture and it will tell you what it is. Johnna From: Andrew Lamanche Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2014 6:49 AM To: VIPhone Subject: Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app I tried and tried to find the bar code

Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-08 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Thanks all for your comments on barcode readers. Very helpful and they give me hope. Andrew On 1 Jul 2014, at 15:53, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Andrew, Eileen's suggestion to first use Camfind is a very good one. With Camfind you just take a picture of the package without

Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-08 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Thanks, Eileen, these are very helpful tips. I've been through the tips on DigitEyes website but I'm still pretty bad at finding the codes. After 5 or 10 minutes of trying, one is seething. smile On 1 Jul 2014, at 15:46, Eileen Misrahi eileen.misr...@gmail.com wrote: CamFind is another app

Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-08 Thread Andrew Lamanche
I tried and tried to find the bar code on items with digitEyes but it's next to impossible. When I tried to find a bar code with a sighted user, DigitEyes couldn't see it either. So I will try Read'Laser. One more thing. How do you know where to look for the code? Andrew On 1 Jul 2014, at

Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-08 Thread Alex Hall
I find the best results to be with Red Laser. For smaller items that are round, like cans or yogurt containers, I simply rotate the item in front of the camera, perhaps six inches away. After one or two circuits, I move the item up or down to scan a new area and rotate again. I usually find

Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-01 Thread Feliciano G
Looktel recognizer is great Regards, Feliciano Sent from the Super-iPhone On Jul 1, 2014, at 6:17 AM, Andrew Lamanche ioani...@me.com wrote: Listers, Is there a reliable barcode reader app which a blind person could use to identify items purchased in supermarkets? I wonder

Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-01 Thread Alex Hall
Red Laser works very well, and is free. Digit-Eyes works less well, but can recognize more codes and lets you print out your own labels (from their website) for scanning later to identify non-coded items. They also offer clothing labels for identifying clothes or other items you may need to

Re: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-01 Thread Eileen Misrahi
CamFind is another app that one can use for identifying and recognizing objects. It's from the same developers as TapTapSee and it's free. I forgot about LookTel Recognizer being used as a barcode reader/scanner. I do have Digit-Eyes and probably use this app more frequently when scanning and

RE: Recommendations for barcode reader app

2014-07-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Andrew, Eileen's suggestion to first use Camfind is a very good one. With Camfind you just take a picture of the package without having to worry about finding the barcode and more often than not it will come back with the correct information as to what you have. Regards, Sieghard