I love the idea of this app, I just wish they would follow threw and keep developing it.
On 7/7/17, Marie <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] > 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 <[email protected]> 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: [email protected] > 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 <[email protected]> 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:[email protected] > 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/ > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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