It also depends on why you want one. If you are going to identify foods and things like that Tap Tap See and similar products are excellent. You don't have to find the bar code.
On 5/30/14, Jeff Samco <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, Terri, > > You can check out AppleVIS.com and find reviews of barcode apps. > There are apps like Red Laser which the general public uses which > seem to work well enough for use with VoiceOver. > > If you are talking about scanning UPC barcodes as found on commercial > products like food, then it's hard to beat Digit-Eyes. It has an > extensive database accessed through an internet connection. It takes > some practice learning both where to anticipate the location of > barcodes and then where to hold the iPhone for capturing the barcode, > but that's true for any app. > > If you are talking about reading QR barcodes that's a bit different > in my mind. At my work I have used Digit-Eyes to create QR barcodes > labels containing text which I use for labelling an inventory of > items. Although Digit-eyes will read the QR codes, I found another QR > code reader app that works far better. It is called Quarkode QR > Reader, by an Italian developer, APSIS BI PAPOSS BARIO & C. S.A.S. > It is much more forgiving in locating a barcode, it immediately > speaks the text without having to touch the screen to navigate to the > location where the text is displayed, and it is ready to scan another > barcode without touching the screen again. The only feature I haven't > found on it is a means to turn the flash on and off. But, it seems to > work better than many other apps in low light levels. I have reviewed > this app on AppleVIS. > > HTH, > Jeff > > > At 09:01 AM 5/30/2014, you wrote: >>I'm interested in getting a bar code scanner that I can use with the >>Iphone 5s. Which one is user friendly for the blind if one >>exsits? If one isn't available which one would you suggest in >>getting? Thanks. >> >>Terri >> >>-- >>The following information is important for all members of the >>viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by >>default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of >>this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, >>please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting >>on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at >>http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>--- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>Google Groups "VIPhone" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>send an email to [email protected]. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Marianne Denning, TVI, MA Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired (513) 607-6053 -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
