Hi Jewel,
I loved your "fur carpet"! I think we are entering the world of the
euphemism, when we use these recognition Apps. I, for example, often use
CamFind, especially as a colour recogniser. When CamFind tells me that the
carpet is blue with a black and white celtic design, I am happy, but when it
says "antique carpet", I know it is time for a shampoo!
When the same app looks at a charcoal drawing of me, it says 'portrait, in
charcoal, of a woman", but when I take a shot of my partner it says "blue
sports shirt!" am I living with the invisible man? Perhaps, so....
From one living in a virtual world, Sandy.
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> On 25 Mar 2016, at 11:49, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> For those trying to use Digit-Eyes Lite, please read the descriptions below.
> First is the description of Digit-Eyes Lite from the app store, followed by
> the description of Digit-Eyes Full Version.
> If you then have questions, give a shout out.
> Digit-Eyes lite description
> Digit-Eyes Lite allows you to read Digit-Eyes QR (Quick-Response) text bar
> code labels. It can be upgraded to read UPC / EAN labels as well. You can
> make and read your own labels, too! Using the Digit-Eyes website, you'll be
> able to create a PDF file of Digit-Eyes QR bar codes that each contain up to
> 250 characters of text. These codes are useful for labeling items where the
> content is not expected to change. You can create labels to identify
> clothing, CDs, canning, moving boxes, important documents, appliance settings
> and more.
> Using the printer attached to your computer, you can print the PDF of these
> codes on inexpensive address labels and affix the labels to items that you
> want to identify.
> When you scan the Digit-Eyes Quick-Response (QR) text labels using the
> Digit-Eyes Lite app on your iPhone or iPad, the content of the labels will
> displayed and, if you have VoiceOver active, read aloud to you.
> In addition to reading the Digit-Eyes text labels, you'll also be able to use
> the Digit-Eyes Lite application on your iPhone or iPad to read standard
> Quick-Response (QR) barcode labels.
> Please note that Digit-Eyes Lite does not natively read UPC / EAN codes or
> barcodes that are in the code 3-of-9 format; it also does not read the voice
> labels that the full version of Digit-Eyes can create. It is only set up to
> read and voice Quick-Response (QR) text bar codes. You can purchase separate
> upgrades that allow you to add functionality to read UPC and EAN
> manufacturer's barcodes, to read code 3-of-9 barcode labels or to read
> code128 barcode labels. You can also add an option to record and play
> Digit-Eyes audio labels of your own.
> Digit-Eyes Lite is intended to be used by people who live or work with
> someone who has the full version of Digit-Eyes, but who need don't need the
> full product, only the ability to read and create text labels. A typical
> example would be a sighted person who can tell what an item is and doesn't
> need to be able to scan UPC / EAN codes, but who does need to be able to
> understand the contents of the Digit-Eyes text labels created and used by a
> spouse or co-worker.
> Thus, Digit-Eyes Lite is a good choice if you just want to use your iPhone or
> iPad to read the Digit-Eyes QR-coded text labels or to create text labels
> that you and others can read with the Digit-Eyes application on your iPhone
> or iPad.
> Digit-Eyes full version description
> Best. Barcode. Reader. Ever! Scan UPC / EAN codes and hear the names of over
> 37 million products! Make your own QR code labels on the Digit-Eyes website
> and print them on inexpensive address labels. These barcoded labels may
> contain text that VoiceOver reads aloud or they can be used to record audio
> on your iPhone or iPad that is played back whenever the bar code is scanned.
> Blind? Dyslexic? Having problems reading? Digit-Eyes is for you! With
> Digit-Eyes, you can
> • Record your own labels. Visit the Digit-Eyes web site to print
> specially coded quick-response (QR) digital code labels, apply one to your
> calendar or a box of leftovers, scan, and record a message. To listen to the
> recording, just rescan the label. This is how Nancy keeps track of her
> appointments; how Jeanette labels her canning and how Randy keeps the fridge
> clean.
> • Make text-based labels. Visit the Digit-Eyes web site to type up to 250
> characters per label, print the specially coded quick-response (QR) barcodes
> on address labels on your local printer and apply them to your file folders
> or CDs. To listen to the text, scan it with the Digit-Eyes application on any
> iPhone or iPad. This is how Will’s secretary labels his folders and how Ana
> snoops through her friends’ CD collection.
> • Buy pre-printed washable labels. Sew them into your clothing and
> record whatever you want to about the garment: color, fabric care or what it
> should be worn with. Even when the labels have been washed, bleached, sent
> through the dryer or dry-cleaned, you’ll still be able to scan them with the
> Digit-Eyes app on your iPhone or iPad and hear what you recorded about the
> garment. This is how Davey makes sure he is wearing matching clothing and
> how Elizabeth can easily sort the laundry.
> • Use the manufacturer's product code to find out what the item is.
> Digit-Eyes includes a feature that enables you to identify many groceries,
> CDs, and other consumer goods by scanning the UPC and EAN codes on the
> products. Just point the camera of your iPhone, Pad or iPod Touch 5g at a
> package label, scan the code, and wait for Digit-Eyes to call our database
> and tell you what the item is. This is how Deborah picks out her yarn, how
> Kevin finds the beef stew, and how both get ready to record their audio
> labels.
> • Read standard inventory tags in code 39 or code 128 format. This is
> how Michael knows which printer is which at work and how Ben does the shelf
> stocking in his store.
> • Print labels directly from your iPhone on your Bluetooth-connected
> printer;
> • Create and read QR vCard format business card information and add the
> content to your contacts. This is how Digital Miracles gets information
> from customers at conferences and how we share our own contact information;
> • Create lists of code that you've scanned; edit them, type additional
> information and share them with others. This is how Robbie notes what items
> are getting used up and tells Gary what to buy at the store;
> • Use Digit-Eyes with any blue-tooth connected laser scanner, integrated
> as a single unit. This is how John is able to work at a grocery store
> reading the shelf tags to find where to stock the product.
> Use of the free Digit-Eyes website comes with the product. The website
> contains extensive tutorial material designed for users of the iPhone and
> iPad who are not sighted. The product purchase also includes free online
> support and tutoring.
> Digit-Eyes is available in English, Danish, French, German, Italian, Polish,
> Portuguese, Norwegian, Spanish and Swedish.
> Digit-Eyes
> www.Digit-Eyes.com
> The solution is in your hands.
>
>
> Sent from my iPod 6
>
>> On Mar 25, 2016, at 12:05 AM, Jewel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I downloaded digit_eyes lite, but from what I can make out, i am supposed to
>> be going along the shelves in a grocery store, chemist etc,having the iphone
>> record the barcode information as it is seen: mind you, I haven't been able
>> to make it give the smallest squeak yet!
>> Once it has noted the barcode information of all the products I have shown
>> it, I can attach audio labels to those products and make a list of what I am
>> interested in.
>> I set up a bottle of gingerale on my display stand for it to identify, but
>> no such luck! All it said was "scanning ... scanning ... scanning. The 3
>> dots represent the loud click the phone gave between each announcement that
>> it was scanning.
>> It seemed to be, completely, blind to the fact that it had a bottle of
>> gingerale standing in front of it.
>> Well digit-eyes lite or heavy seemed to me to be out, so replacing my bottle
>> of gingerale with a can of paint, I let my trusty Tap Tap See loose on it,
>> and was told that it was apurple and red can. Well the purple and red was
>> additional information but that of it being a can was nothing new because a
>> can I knew it to be.
>> Moving on to Camfind.
>> In the beginning, as TTS had done, I was told that it was a can, but the
>> colours were a lot more fancy: cherry, strawberry and maybe something else
>> fruit-related. No, there wasn't a bowl of cherries anywhere, in case you
>> are asking.
>> Then, without my appearing to do anything, I seemed to be hurled, into the
>> world of vehicle and personal accident insurance. Where in the wide world
>> that came from, I haven't the foggiest.
>> I was told that I could get Tap Tap See to read a label, but I haven't found
>> the trick of getting it to do that.
>> Speaking of Tap Tap See, by far my favourite photo recognition app, so far,
>> I took a photo in my kitchen cum sitting-room last night and got back a
>> description containing 6 separate details: Detail #1: "medium-sized dog"
>> #2: black short-haired coat" #3: "Lying on brown *fur carpet" #4: "in
>> front of cupboard" #5: beside black steel wood burner" #6: "in the
>> house!" Not bad: huh!
>> I put an asterix beside fur as my home help has passed remarks on the amount
>> of hair that Guideon deposits on the carpet and the evidence of the contents
>> of the vacuum cleaner bag prove that she is not telling porkies, but have
>> TTS describe it as a *fur carpet was, I thought, just a bit rich.
>>
>> Jewel
>> From: Richard Turner
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 5:11 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Bar Code Reader App??
>>
>>
>> Below is the link to the Digit-eyes web site's scanning tips page:
>> http://www.digit-eyes.com/cgi-bin/digiteyes.cgi?action=scanningTips
>>
>>
>>
>> (Sent from my iPhone 5S)
>>
>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 7:44 PM, Terrie Terlau <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is it hard to locate the barcode with digit eyes? Can digitize see barcodes
>>> on products from stores, the ready made barcodes? I know you can make your
>>> own barcode labels but how does it do with boxed foods and cans of food,
>>> and other household products? Does it have a barcode database for these
>>> things? Thanks for any clarification. I had heard that iPhone cameras were
>>> not as good at picking out bar codes as were the laser barcode readers, but
>>> I am wondering if this is accurate.
>>> Thanks for any information anyone can share.
>>> Another question: does digitize have barcodes that you can so or pin onto
>>> clothing and that can go through the washer and dryer for color labels?
>>> Thanks
>>> Best,
>>> Terrie
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 10:33 PM, Feliciano Godoy
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Digit-eyes is great. VoiceOver accessible.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Feliciano
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>>>>>> On Mar 22, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Dani Pagador <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Hi, Everyone.
>>>>> Is there a usable bar code scanning/reading app that a totally blind
>>>>> user can access?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Dani
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