I had that same barcode scanner from a T guys it was really great. Peggy Sent from my i phone.
☃️, > 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? 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