I am not surprised that taptapSee had to change to a subscription and knew
it was a matter of time. I have considered purchasing the 100 pictures but
honestly I really would like to have the ability to let the person know what
information I am needing. I have sometimes had to use 6 pics in order to get
the information I need. Now, this isn't every time, by any means. Sometimes
one picture is all that is necessary. Once, I was told that I had a red and
white spice bottle, I took another picture without turning the bottle
because I knew from experience that the printed label was where I was
pointing the camera, and then it gave me the correct information. when on
the subscription, I don't want to waste pictures on needless information
which I already know. I know that some people mentioned that getting bad
pictures is the fault of the picture taker. However, when you have zero
usable vision it isn't always easy to know whether you have the correct
distance/lighting etc. I had 20/20 vision in the past and understand how to
take a picture. Much of the time I have success when using taptapSee. I
would just like a short edit box to let them know that I would like the name
of the spice, the pattern on the shirt, the type of milk etc.
Kellie, guide Loki and retired July
-----Original Message-----
From: Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 12:06 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Tap TapSee
Hi Alia,
Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but I for one am happy to see that
by far the majority of people seem to understand that you can't run a
business by spending money and not have any come in. I own a retail business
and if I sold all the product I have to buy and have in inventory for what I
paid for it or for a 5% margin I would be out of business faster than a
puppydog can wag its tail.
Tap Tap See already stated that they will release an update within a week
which addresses the issue of failed pictures. Will you some time take a
picture which comes back with a result but a useless result? Yes, most
likely, but on the bright side this may encourage all of us blind folks to
ask sighted friends or family members to help us develop our picture taking
skills.
I think it's totally cool to use other apps, many of us have been doing this
all along, but I think if you learn to be good at taking pictures and
combine Tap Tap See with other apps then 100 pictures would last you at
least a couple of months maybe even 3, 4 or 5 months. This means you may
spend anywhere from $4 to $2 or even a bit less per month on this and if
easy and reliable recognition is important to you than I don't think that is
an outrageous price.
Having said this it would be nice if Tap Tap See could offer an unlimited
annual package at a subscription cost of say $99, then those who use Tap Tap
See a lot have a way to get it for a slightly discounted price and if you
were to watch for an iTunes Gift Card promo where you could buy 2 $50 cards
for $40 each, you would actually only pay $80 a year or $6.66 a month for
unlimited use.
I think most people will buy the 100 picture pack and see how long it will
take them to use it, I just don't use the app often enough to warrant
spending even $5 a month. But I will most definitely buy the 100 pictures
for $7.99 so I can continue to use the app and also to support the company
and it is my guess the 100 pictures will last me close to half a year; I do
really like Talking Goggles a lot of time because quite often I can get a
result in video mode very quickly which is enough to tell me what I am
trying to identify.
Regards,
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of alia robinson
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 4:31 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Tap TapSee
IMO this is insulting. I have never as long as I have been buying blindness
products, braille printer in the old days before windows, scanner from edge,
my first computer with jaws, dectalk soundcard, laptop for school, you get
the idea. Never as a blind user have I felt I was "entitled to freebies! I
am talking about a once free app going to subscription service, and stating
I think it is overpriced. If you didn't get timed-out pictures, unrecognized
images, and just plain wrong info, i.e. my black dog was called a black cat.
sometimes when I scan cans I have to take more than one picture, so the 100
pics are impractical, and I don't think I use it enough for the monthly fee.
We took a lot of pics mostly for fun, but I'm not spending 120 a year for
identifying a few cans for cooking. I'll go to other apps.
Alia
On Nov 8, 2013, at 2:13 AM, Joanne Chua <[email protected]> wrote:
At the end of the day, It comes to this. Either, some that see reason,
supporting the developer to keep it going, or like some insist, as a
blind user, you are entitle to freebies.
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