No, good point, there's probably not an app for me, well not an efficient one 
anyway.  I'll stick with my I.D Mate, I like it anyway so no worries.


On 31 Jan 2013, at 21:51, Eileen Misrahi <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi, 
> 
> With any barcode apps for the phone, it will always present difficulty in
> finding the barcode on a label. That's because it is using the camera and
> not an Omni directional barcode scanner. Unfortunately, I don't think there
> is a real good solution for a BT barcode scanner out there yet. There are
> times that I can find the barcode very quickly, and other times that I
> totally give up and dig out my ID Mate to capture the barcode. There are
> basic techniques such as finding the seam on the can and go just to the left
> or right at the bottom to find the barcode on a can. A box will usually have
> the barcode on the bottom of the box, but this is not written in stone and I
> have found a barcode on a box on the side. A package like rice will have the
> barcode on the back. In this situation, I find the seam in the middle and
> try all four corners for Digit-Eyes to scan the barcode. I know it can
> become frustrating, but unless you have an Omni directional barcode scanner,
> will you be able to find the barcodes with ease and in a timely manner. HTH.
> 
> 
> Eileen 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Dean Wilcox
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 1:48 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: app to read barcodes?
> 
> Is Digit-Eyes any better for finding a barcode, for example, not meaning to
> pick on a particular app, the Amazon app?  I have only tried the Amazon app
> for barcode scanning and struggled to find barcodes with it but it would be
> a great portable solution.
> 
> 
> On 31 Jan 2013, at 21:01, Susan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> I totally agree.  Once you get the hang of it, you'll love it.
>> 
>> On 1/31/13, Brett <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I still think digiteyes is the best for reading barcodes, it does 
>>> appear to have the largest database, especially if you live outside of
> America.
>>> 
>>> Sent from Brett's iPhone
>>> 
>>> On 31/01/2013, at 2:22 AM, "Dan Beaver GMail" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I need your advice on the best app for reading barcodes.
>>>> 
>>>> I found one but it seems only to work if I turn the flash on and 
>>>> that drains the battery severely.
>>>> 
>>>> I just need one that will read the barcode and tell me what the 
>>>> product is.  I do not need shopping searches and the like.
>>>> 
>>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks.
>>>> 
>>>> Dan Beaver
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