CamFind is another app that one can use for identifying and recognizing objects. It's from the same developers as TapTapSee and it's free. I forgot about LookTel Recognizer being used as a barcode reader/scanner. I do have Digit-Eyes and probably use this app more frequently when scanning and organizing paperwork. I like the ability to create my own lables.
To answer your other question, on the Digit-Eyes website (www.digit-eyes.com), there is a specific link to give one hints on finding the barcodes more efficiently. Once in a while, I'll get stumped and will need to use another app instead of Digit-Eyes or even take out my old ID Mate Omni, but that's in a rare occasion. Using transparent Scotch tape (when out and about) and having a a sighted person place it over the barcode will help one find it later on. I always look for a seam on a package or can and start just left of the seam or the bottom of a package like rice, but I'm systematic in my search. For a box, I'll locate the top where one would go to open it and then turn the box upside down and usually start on the bottom left. This usually works pretty well unless the barcode has been placed on the side. Sometimes there is no logical reason for where a manufacture has placed a barcode. In these cases, I will use CamFind to take a picture. HTH Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 1, 2014, at 6:59 AM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Red Laser works very well, and is free. Digit-Eyes works less well, but can > recognize more codes and lets you print out your own labels (from their > website) for scanning later to identify non-coded items. They also offer > clothing labels for identifying clothes or other items you may need to wash. > If all you're after is QR and bar code scanning, though, Red Laser should > work just fine. Just be sure to enable the light from within the app before > you start scanning. >> On Jul 1, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Feliciano G <theblindman...@hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Looktel recognizer is great >> >> Regards, Feliciano >> >> Sent from the Super-iPhone >> >>> On Jul 1, 2014, at 6:17 AM, "Andrew Lamanche" <ioani...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Listers, >>> >>> Is there a reliable barcode reader app which a blind person could use to >>> identify items purchased in supermarkets? I wonder how a blind person >>> would know where the barcode is situated. >>> >>> Any experiences? >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Andrew >>> >>> -- >>> 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. 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