How valuable is it to have a device which sets things up so you have usable scans?
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Nov 2013, at 2:17, "Rose Combs" <rosecom...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, will think about this, I still think that something made of cardboard > should not cost so much. I never object to paying for things, but, I want > value for what I get and I don't have a lot of room to set up one more thing > here right now. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sandratomkins > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 7:25 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: red laser > > Hello again Rose, > Firstly, let me explain that I sympathise entirely with your plight, my > husband, too, is away from home for this month and I am having to put these > various apps through their paces to see what's available to me in the freezer > or the larder. Now, it must be said, I am quite handy with these camera apps, > but I set up my stand scan pro and used no skill I simply placed the object > from the freezer inside the box and use the various apps. Below are the > results. By the way, I could have cheated and found something that I knew > RedLaser would recognise CamFind would see, but this was honestly the first > thing out of the freezer and it did take several attempts before I found an > app that would give me enough information. So here you are! > Good luck, Sandy > TextGrabber didn't do very well because the lettering on this packet is > multicoloured and is using stylish graphics > RedLaser found the bar code but only saw it as a number and couldn't identify > it > CamFind just told me Tesco's pasta > This is from Prizmo there is a lot of rubbish, which, of course, I could've > extracted, but I wanted you to see the actual result. So please read on. > > • .aD,~ > ~_ ~,~ ~,~ ~, ,~lm,ql[~." ~, ~ ~ . • ~--r~ • f > Penne pasta in a tomato sauce topped with mozzarella and > ~'~r~ Cheddar cheese. > Oven: • Remove outer packaging. • pierre film lid several times. • Place pack > on a baking > tray in the centre of a pre-heated oven at 1g0°G375"FIGas Mark 5 for 15 > minutes • Remove film > lid and cook for a further 5-10 minutes. * Stand for 1 minute. * Stir befor~ > serving. > Microwave: • Remove outer packaging. • Pierce film lid several times. > • Heat on full power for 5 minutes (750W), 4 mimltas (850W). * Stand for 1 > minute, • Stir before > serving, > Freezing guidelines: • Free,e on day of purchase. Use within one mOnth, > IMPORTANT: If food has thawed, do not eclse. > Oven from frozen: * Remove outer packaging, • PierOl~ ~l~ !~ ~ievcWal > t~h~e];, • Place pack > ~ on a baking tray in the centre of a pre-heated oven at !g0~C/3~5~F~€ 5 f~¢ > ~5 minutes > • Remove film lid and cook for a further 5-10 minutes., St~d ~ ~:~ ~t~, ~fore > serving. > ;l' > Microwave from frozen: • Remove outer packagl~F * Piene fl~*~le!~ ~al times. > • Heat on full power for 9 minutes (750W), 7 mintrtes {850W). * Stan,~ fi'! 1 > ~l~!~te~ * S~ir before > serving, > ~; > ° All appliances vary, these are guidelines only• > • Check food is piping hot throughout before serving. > Allergy advice: • Contains milk. wheat, gluten. • IledIN: No nuts • > Ihgredie~ts: Cannot > guarantee nut free. • Factory: No nuts. > , > Suitable for vegetarians. > Ingredients: Cooked Pasta(35%), Tomato (29%), Water. Mc~zmella Cheese (6%), > Mature Cheddar (4%), Onion, Tomato Pur~e, Olive Oil~ Sugar, Garlic Pu~,e, > Contour. Basil, Salt, Oregano, > > Pepper. > Nutrition Typical values > > Energy > > 1O0g Each pack contains (450g) contains 1 S4kcal ,-' > Protein > 5 6g > 25.2g Carbohydrate > 21.2g > 95.4g of which sugars > 3,4g > Fat > 4.7g > of which saturates > 1.79 > mono-unsaturates > 2.4g > polyunsaturates > O.3g > Fibre > 2.1g > Sodium > O.2g > ,~ Salt equivalent > O.4g > For guideline daily amounts, please visit: www.tesco.com > > Pormo Pasta contaihs: Durum Wheat S~mo,na, Water. > S~: • Keep refrigerated. • Use by: see front of pack. > '* tkmal la~on: • We haven't added any artificial > preservatives, flavnqrs, colours or > hydrogenated fat into this recipe. Foz more information on prepered meals > please check 15' ~ outomwebsiteat > 2~ wm~te~o.~r~alfood DISPOSAL - SLEEVll. CARD Widely recycled 7,7g > t0g,,,, 450g0 > > 9.5g > 0.7g > 1.7g > Produced in the U.K, for > Tesco Stores Ltd.. Cheshunt EN8 9St, UK O Tesco 2012.5C0tt5 > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 18 Nov 2013, at 12:47, "Rose Combs" <rosecom...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Well, I tried Red Laser, Cam Find, Digit Eyes, Text Grabber, and Talking >> Goggles yesterday trying to identify a frozen dinner. Not one worked, and I >> have to guess this was an off brand, sure tasted like it but for the life of >> me, even after cooking it I don't really know what I actually had to eat. >> Tasted like scalloped potatoes and some sort of meat in a super sweet sauce, >> not something I would have bought. Goggles did say once "chic" but nothing >> else seemed to work no matter how a turned the box and my fingers seemed to >> feel a bar code on one end but nada from any app on my phone. >> >> I like surprises but not necessarily in frozen dinners. >> >> Husband in the hospital and when he last got food just stuffed in in the >> freezer any which way, not a bit of organization which is making it >> difficult for me. I see boxes of all sizes and unless I open them, and >> sometimes even then, I seem to have no clue what I am getting. >> >> Same with canned stuff, he just can't seem to understand organization is >> necessary. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Alex Hall >> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 4:46 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: red laser >> >> The app will beep, and vo will either announce a back button, or, much less >> frequently, the product name or price. If you have any vision, you will see >> that the flash will also turn off. >>> On Nov 16, 2013, at 6:29 PM, Jerry MAder <managem...@maderradio.net> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks. I'll do that. How will I know if it scanned properly? >>> Thanks >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Alex Hall >>> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 11:47 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: red laser >>> >>> First, be sure you have the flash on, as this seems to help a whole lot. >>> Second, try different distances. My iPhone5 seems to like six to ten >>> inches away, but different cameras may need slightly different >>> distances. If possible, get an item and have someone tell you where >>> the code is, then practice scanning that so you can get a feel for >>> where the phone needs to be to get a good scan. >>>> On Nov 13, 2013, at 11:43 AM, Jerry MAder <managem...@maderradio.net> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Where can I find a bar code, or qr code on say, a bottle of flavored >>>> creamer? I want to see if Red laser picks it up. DO I move the phone >>>> around to find the code or move the bottle keeping the phone steady? >>>> Thanks >>>> Jerry Mader >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Alex Hall >>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 7:57 PM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: red laser >>>> >>>> Actually, you're in the right place. I don't know what multi scan is, >>>> so I leave it off, but now your phone is looking for a code. Just >>>> show it a bar code and you should be off and running. >>>>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 6:56 PM, Patti Johnson <pattigj1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> No, it's red Laser, it talks about adding favorite store, sounds are >>>>> on, >>>> cards, cscan, more nearby stores, back it up, top coupons, etc, in >>>> the home screen. whem I tap on the navigation button it seems to >>>> take a >>> few seconds. >>>> which I just did; now it says home, search, scan, favorites, lists, >>>> history, qr codes, store alerts, settings and a bout inhelp. >>>>> If I go into scan which by the way none of these options say button; >>>>> I >>>> hear cancel button, light off, which I assume needs to be on; multi >>>> scan, switch button off, which I again assume needs to be on; then it >>>> says center to barcode then tap to focus, avoid glare and shadows. >>>>> Sounds like I really goofed this app up. >>>>> Patti >>>>>> On 11/12/2013 5:56 PM, Sandratomkins wrote: >>>>>> Patti, >>>>>> I know this will sound really stupid, but are you actually using >>>> RedLaser? What you seem to be describing is TapTapSee. Is it possible >>>> you are loading the wrong app? >>>>>> Sandy >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 12 Nov 2013, at 22:37, Patti Johnson <pattigj1...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> how do you get it to go back to where it says video or still >>>>>>> camera? I >>>> set it for video, was that wrong? >>>>>>> Why doesn't it keep the light on when you are done with it, so you >>>>>>> ha ve >>>> to turn it on every time? >>>>>>> I may have really messed this up, grin. >>>>>>> Patti >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>> Google >>>> Groups "VIPhone" group. 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