I had that same barcode scanner from a T guys it was really great.

Peggy Sent from my i phone.

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> On Apr 2, 2019, at 10:04 PM, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Sometimes barcodes recognize quickly. Other times, I can’t get them to do a 
> darn thing. And sometimes, I will get the wrong identity, only to do it again 
> and get the right one. It’s very hit and miss. I used to have a product that 
> AT guys sold, it was a little scanner that sat on your desk and worked with a 
> program that ran on my old windows XP machine. That is the best barcode 
> scanner I’ve ever had.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 4:25 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I have not found a bar code that I couldn't identify in only a few seconds 
>> more time than an ID Mate.
>> I have no vision.
>> Richard
>> 
>> 
>> The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't 
>> have any." -- Alice Walker
>> 
>> 
>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 4:22 PM, Larry Lumpkin <llump...@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> We’re both blind and couldn’t live without our id mate sumit.
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
>>> Cristobal Muñoz
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 6:10 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: RE: Product Recognition
>>>  
>>> Indeed, the faster to tone, the closer you are to the code and triggering 
>>> the actual scan. While it does come in handy, there are often moments of 
>>> frustration where it simply wont’ work. Tradeoffs for using a free app 
>>> instead of a dedicated device made specifically for this purpose.
>>> I’ve contemplated getting an ID Mate, but doubt I’d use it enough to 
>>> warrant the cost. My better half is sighted and I’ve always got my iPhone 
>>> on me, so of course every situation is going to be different.
>>>  
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
>>> Larry Lumpkin
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 3:59 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: RE: Product Recognition
>>>  
>>> You have to wait for very fast beeps or a solid tone, I can’t remember 
>>> which just now. I don’t think phone apps do very well with bar codes. We 
>>> have an id mate summit which is terrific.
>>>  
>>>  
>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of 
>>> Kathy Kalaluhi
>>> Sent: Tuesday, April 2, 2019 5:58 PM
>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: Product Recognition
>>>  
>>> I am also having problems. It beeps when it detects a bar code but does not 
>>> announce a product name. 
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Kathy
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 6:11 PM, Lelia Struve <leliastr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi there, I too have been having issues with soup cans and other cans as 
>>> well as other packages. I am thinking of writing the developer somehow 
>>> because this didn’t used to be this way. I had no trouble finding barcodes 
>>> but it is getting slowly worse. 
>>> 
>>> Lelia 
>>>  
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 1:19 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>  
>>> i just used Seeing AI to recognize 5 different boxes of tea this morning.
>>> The trick is to start a good 12 inches away from the can and move slowly 
>>> toward the can.
>>> The bar code is usually near the seam of the label on the lower half of the 
>>> can.
>>> HTH,
>>> Richard
>>>  
>>> 
>>> The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't 
>>> have any." -- Alice Walker
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On Apr 2, 2019, at 11:36 AM, Joe Orozco <jsoro...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I tried using Seeing AI last night to recognize the bar code on a soup
>>> can. No luck. I turned the can every which way, but whereas before I
>>> could get some sort of a bleep from the app, last night I got a whole
>>> lot of nothin'.
>>> 
>>> Yes, I'm aware this could be a matter of the user being a little ... slow.
>>> 
>>> I tried using short text, and while more successful, the mixed results
>>> were more annoying than helpful and still didn't really tell me what I
>>> wanted to know.
>>> 
>>> So, has anyone found a good bar code reader app? I looked at Digit
>>> Eyes on the app store, but it seemed outdated based on the history of
>>> the reviews.
>>> 
>>> Other than Be My Eyes or AIRA, are there any other worthwhile contenders?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any help.
>>> 
>>> Joe
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