Hi Mr. Ed, Yes it talks. There's a bunch of synchronisations between device and app which allows for choosing measurement modes, folders or taking template sequences for measuring, sending to dropbox in various formats, firmware updates etc. You can either record measurements when offline, which then synchs automatically when the app opens, or do it with the app running, both active and in the background (meaning you can take measurements while your phone's in a pocket and it will confirm your measurements and recordings while the phone is closed). We have also integrated a speaker on the device for standalone voice output, though at this moment, I'm not satisfied with the TTS as I find it too low resolution to fit the quality of the device. There are a few more sensors inside that figures out whether you're right or left handed, then changes the push button functions to adapt to your style of holding the Macaron.
We are looking at 99 USD for one unit for the base version, and slightly more for the fancier one. The only difference is materials. As you seem to have a fair amount of knowledge and usage time with tape measures, I'd like to speak off list to ask you some use case scenarios. My email is anto...@oseyeris.com <mailto:anto...@oseyeris.com> have a great day > On 7 Sep 2018, at 9:26 am, Mr. Ed <pink...@abe.midco.net> wrote: > > Is this tape measure going to talk. I have the same one Sieghard has. So what > is the app going to do and what is the tape measure going to do. Another > words is the tape measure going to talk or is it going to give you dimension > in the app. I use to be a machinist and a tool and die maker for 23 years. I > would be interested in giving input. > Mr. Ed > <> > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] On Behalf > Of Yuma Decaux > Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2018 8:25 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Macaron wins the Australian Dyson award > > Hi Sieghard, > > Yes, I have been interacting with the local Vision Australia woodwork shop, > and the manager told me that sub millimeter or 1/32 inch accuracy was not > necesarrily required but appreciated. However your opinion does incentivise > us to actually go for the 1/32 holy grail, so I will push it into the dev > pipeline. > > For the ruggedness, we have been doing drop tests, and adapting the internals > to take shocks, like slapping the unit across a dining table to crash against > a wall or droping it from waist height directly onto it's LED face. We've had > some casualties at the beginning, but are having much better results. We also > have had several suggestions to add a lead to the unit so people can hang it > around their necks or clip it to their waist. the unit is very lightweight > because of its flexible ribbon, unlike the old types of tape measures. We did > some modifications on being able to clip in several important internal > components, so that we can fill spaces with various silicone and absorbing > materials, looked at the casing's internal structure so that we can machine > aluminum/metallic versions without it suffering dents and bumps, and have > looked at creating a resin bumper around for those who tend to manhandle > their devices. > > Let's continue this conversation off list, as I would like to ask you a few > more woodwork related questions. > > have a great day > > > > > > > On 6 Sep 2018, at 4:33 pm, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca > <mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: > > Hi Yuma, > > As I mentioned I do woodworking which means I do anything from carpentry like > I am currently building a little addition on the side of my house for storage > to making displays for my retail store to more fine woodworking projects like > furniture, fancy cutting boards etc. > I have two main measuring devices I use to measure my workpieces and set up > my machines like table saw, router, drill press etc.: > > 1. The Clickrule which is a mechanical device that consists of a main unit > available in metric or imperial, accuracy is to the sixteenth of an inch and > to the millimeter,, respectively. It is a bit hard to describe, maybe you > know it already so for now I will leave it at this. > 2. The Cobolt talking tape measure from England which can do either imperial > or metric at the push of a button, accuracy to the millimeter for metric and > sicteenth of an inch for imperial. > > For the most part the sixteenth of an inch accuracy is OK, as you know the > millimeter accuracy is about half way between that of a 1/16 to that of a > 1/32 so better than 1/16 but not quite 1/32. > In most woodworking projects you can get away with being off by a sixteenth > of an inch, if you build drawers you don’t want it to be more than that, > though, and sometimes it’s nice to have that extra accuracy, for example, if > I want to drill a hole or use a router to route a resess that is of a certain > depth etc. > > One requirement I and any woodworker has and which is very important is > ruggedness. The Cobalt talking tape measure is pretty good, it costs I think > about 55 or 60 british pounds and I am on my second one; things drop or get > bumped in a woodworking shop so it needs to be able to take an occasional > drop etc. > > Best regards, > Sieghard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com><viphone@googlegroups.com > <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Yuma Decaux > Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 11:18 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: Macaron wins the Australian Dyson award > > Hi Sieghard, > > Yes, it's the smart tape measure. We've so far increased the precision so > worse case offset is within 1 mm. We're currently looking for higher > resolution machines to CNC the internals, and adding some machine learning to > fit individual tolerances for each unit so that we can increase accuracy over > time to sub milllimeter precision. This will require sending data from the > hardware to the app to our server on specific states, such as when idle or > putting the app into background mode. The empirical to metric conversions are > already there to 1/16th of an inch. 1/32 is something we are setting as a > goal for the sake of being cool, but most of the initial testers have not > expressed the necessity to do so. Can you give me some scenarios where .78 mm > is required? > > A++ > > > > > > > > > >> On 6 Sep 2018, at 1:28 pm, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca >> <mailto:siegh...@live.ca>> wrote: >> >> Is this a talking tape measure? Sorry, I didn’t have time yet to look at any >> of the links, but I’m a woodworker and always on the lookout for cool >> devices especially if they allow me to measure accurately down to the >> millimeter or when it comes to the imperial system at least to the sixteenth >> of an inch, down to 1/32 would be even better. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com><viphone@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Yuma Decaux >> Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 11:41 AM >> To: macvisionar...@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com> >> Cc: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: Macaron wins the Australian Dyson award >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Yuma from oseyeris here. Before I head off to see 5 astrophysics phds from >> my uni to discuss everything about space, stars galaxies and of course, >> Astreos, I wanted to give y'all a heads-up on something else. >> >> As we are a hardware/software for (currently for mac/IOS) crew that tackles >> all sorts of things that tends to complicate our lives as blind individuals >> who either have active lifestyles, go to uni, want to create or do things >> sighted people do, we have been awarded the prestigious Dyson award for the >> national competition in Australia for our Macaron, the universal access >> smart tape measure. >> >> i wish I could send everyone a unit so you can feel it in your hands, play >> with the magnets that attach things together and make the process of >> measuring an amazing one, play with the app, etc. And I wish you could >> compare it with some previous prototypes we worked on just to see how cool >> it is now, but for the moment I invite you to have a read at the process and >> the journey in getting there. link is below: >> >> https://www.oseyeris.com/post/macaron-wins-australian-national-james-dyson-award-led-by-qut-and-uq-students >> >> <https://www.oseyeris.com/post/macaron-wins-australian-national-james-dyson-award-led-by-qut-and-uq-students> >> >> We're being featured everywhere here down South, here are some links: >> >> https://www.itwire.com/development/84333-james-dyson-award-s-australian-winner-measures-up-successfully,-as-do-two-great-runners-up.html >> >> <https://www.itwire.com/development/84333-james-dyson-award-s-australian-winner-measures-up-successfully,-as-do-two-great-runners-up.html> >> >> https://newatlas.com/macaron-measuring-tape/56213/ >> <https://newatlas.com/macaron-measuring-tape/56213/> >> >> >> And here's a radio appearance during rush hour from 4RBC: >> >> https://www.4bc.com.au/podcast/qut-team-wins-james-dyson-award/ >> <https://www.4bc.com.au/podcast/qut-team-wins-james-dyson-award/> >> >> Just wanted to share the excitement we have within our team for this, and I >> would like to invite you to Like our Facebook page below to keep up with >> what we have coming through, including an "efficiently accessible" Trello >> desktop app, more 3D tutorial podcasts with a better format, a free music >> sampling and mixing tool, and much more. >> >> https://www.facebook.com/OSeyerisVIP/ <https://www.facebook.com/OSeyerisVIP/> >> >> >> Keep your ears peeled for the next update of Astreos due within days. >> >> Have a great day y'all >> >> >> >> -- >> 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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