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. 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