I have tried anywhere from 3 inches to 2 feet with no success. I think I should add that I have no problem scanning with apps such as TapTapSee, cam find and alike, so I think we can rule out user error. Thank you for your time, but I think this is one of those situations with no easy solution. Hmm, too bad as an app for reading a computer monitor can prove to be incredibly useful for blind computer users especially the technician types.
Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Chittenden" <dchitten...@gmail.com> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:44 PM Subject: Re: Talking Goggles How far are you holding the iPhone from the screen? For a 13 inch laptop, it should be 6 to 18 inches. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 08/08/2013, at 11:40, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have varied as well as setting the resolution as high as possible on my > laptop and I can't get anymore than a few words of gibberish at a time > with > goggles. When you say you have been successful, please detail what is > meant > by "successful." Are you getting full reads of the entire screen? Are you > reading sentences at a time? Are you reading word for word? I've also > tried > cleaning my screens with actual screen cleaning solution and microfiber > cloths and the quality of text read has not improved. > > Joseph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brett" <brettst...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:11 PM > Subject: Re: Talking Goggles > > > Hi, > > I have been successful reading the screen of my laptop with both Goggles > and > Text Detective. Goggles in video mode was the best. > > Perhaps the issue was the large screen, as the camera would have to be > further away to read the larger text and less would fit in the cameras > view. > > Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone > >> On 8 Aug 2013, at 8:55 am, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi John, Please convey the specifications of your computer monitor such >> as >> size and resolution. Finding an app that can help read monitor screens >> can >> prove to be very helpful to us both when screen readers crash or when >> there >> is a problem at bootup. Using goggles I've yet to get more than 3 words >> or >> so at a time. To some, I guess technically this would mean goggles is >> reading the screen, but to many others this is still very unusable unless >> one has an incredible amount of time and patience to read 3 words at a >> time. >> I also believe very much that this information can be very useful to >> those >> who are reading this thread and would like to read error messages on >> their >> screens but also find goggles is not very effective. Thank you for your >> time >> and patience. >> >> Joseph >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "John Diakogeorgiou" <jdiakoge2...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 10:12 AM >> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >> >> >> I haven't tested it with products yet but it does a decent enough job >> at reading the computer screen for me to understand it. So although >> not perfect, it is helpful enough when no sighted help is around. >> >>> On 8/7/13, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> To add to the information from the user below, I just used goggles to >>> quickly identify a few items, and it identified them correctly: >>> Cheerios, >>> almonds, wonder bread. There was no more than a second or two delay. I >>> then >>> >>> tried goggles on a can of soda and it failed pretty miserably. I then >>> launched TapTapSee and it identified the can of 7Up for 3 out of the 4 >>> pictures I took. The picture it identified correctly, in TapTapSee's >>> defense, it did say the can was green as is the case with 7Up cans. :) >>> >>> Joseph >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Sieghard >>> Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 10:21 PM >>> Subject: RE: Talking Goggles >>> >>> >>> Hi Tom, >>> >>> >>> >>> I just tried the Talking Goggles update on my 4S and for the first item, >>> a >>> bag of rice, the app came back almost instantly with "Jasmin Rice". I >>> tried >>> a few more things like 2 different bottles of vinegar and the app >>> performed >>> some OCR and read the result and for me it's definitely working. All of >>> this >>> was done in video mode which I prefer for Talking Goggles. >>> >>> >>> >>> I did also perform one comparison test by taking a picture of the bottle >>> of >>> white wine vinegar in still camera mode with Talking Goggles and it read >>> a >>> bunch of stuff including "wine vinegar". I then took the same picture >>> with >>> Tap Tap See and got "Wine Vinegar" without the other stuff. A bit >>> earlier >>> I >>> used Tap Tap See on that same bottle and got the full "White Vine >>> Vinegar", >>> I guess it too recognizes slightly different things based on exactly >>> what >>> it >>> sees. >>> >>> >>> >>> As to why Talking Goggles doesn't work for you I can't say, but it would >>> be >>> good to know if you have Tap Tap See to do a similar test. Hold your >>> phone >>> in as close as possible the same place and take a picture of something >>> with >>> both apps and see if you get a result from Tap Tap See and not from >>> Goggles. >>> If you don't get a result from either one then you know that something >>> else >>> is at fault and you might want sighted help. >>> >>> >>> >>> I had a problem in March where suddenly Digit-Eyes recognized absolutely >>> nothing. I finally asked one of my employees to take a look and try it >>> and >>> he told me that the picture was all blurry and the camera didn't focus. >>> I >>> called Apple and after making sure the lens was clean which it was, >>> doing >>> a >>> restart of the phone and eventually a factory reset of iOS they said >>> that >>> apparently the camera was not working as it should. I had the phone for >>> about a year and a half at that point, but I bought Apple Care back when >>> I >>> bought the 4S as an unlocked phone directly from Apple and 3 days later >>> I >>> had a new phone. Well, I guess probably a refurbished phone, but a >>> like-new >>> phone anyways. Apple provided the return label in the box and all I did >>> is >>> take the new phone out of the box, put my old one in it (after doing a >>> factory restore again to wipe it clean) and call UPS to pick it up. I >>> was >>> definitely glad I had purchased Apple care since otherwise I would have >>> been >>> 6 months past my warranty period. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Tom Lange >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 9:40 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I uninstalled and reinstalled the app as someone suggested recently and >>> noticed no appreciable improvement. With the older version I'd get a >>> response in a matter of a few seconds or so, but not with this one. . >>> >>> >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> From: Eileens Misrahi <mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com> >>> >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 9:29 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >>> >>> >>> >>> fello, >>> >>> The responsiveness of Talking Goggles has been inconsistent. Hwever, I >>> have >>> gotten it to tell me something I don't know and identify a product or >>> words >>> on my PC. I haven't figured out why at times the results will take >>> several >>> minutes for it to speak. I am grateful that the app is functioning to a >>> degree. May be others can pipe in and report on their use of the app. :) >>> >>> Eileen >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Aug 6, 2013, at 8:47 PM, Tom Lange <lang...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I don't know why, but even after updating the app this morning I'm not >>> getting anything useful from the app. Not a peep out of it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> >>> From: Lea Langley <mailto:wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net> >>> >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> >>> Cc: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com%3e> <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 2:05 PM >>> >>> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi, if you have talking Goggles on your phone, and if you go to the app >>> store and select updates, hopefully it will show you the new update that >>> is >>> there. It was just recently updated. I think maybe yesterday or the day >>> before. Sorry I can't remember. God bless, wren >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> On Aug 6, 2013, at 6:54 AM, "Rizzino, Bonnie" <brizz...@pghvis.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Search for goggles. >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf >>> Of Sharon >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 6:31 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Talking Goggles >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I was wondering if Talking Goggles has been taken out of the app store? >>> I >>> was telling someone about the program and they couldn't find it, so I >>> went >>> looking for it in the app store and I couldn't find it either. 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