Hi, Thanks, Marlaina, for posting on Macvisionaries, since the discussion has been going on over on the viphone list. Here's a quick summary, and you can also check the AppleVis site, where a full description and links to both the iTunes Store and the LookTel support web site are posted. Here is a link to this app: LookTel Money Reader ($1.99) by IPPLEX: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/looktel-money-reader/id417476558?mt=8 Currently available for iPhone (4, 3GS) and iPod Touch (4th Generation). This only works for US currency -- trying Canadian or other currency bills yields no announcements. On the other hand, I suspect that optimizing for US currency allowed them to make this app really fast and responsive. It will identify crumpled bills, folded bills, and even just parts of bills accurately. As Marlaina stated, this is the fastest and easiest to use app that I've found for currency identification, and better than oMoby for this purpose. It works in real time, and responds without having to tap controls, or fiddle with where you've placed the camera. On the iPhone 4, if there's not sufficient light, it will turn the flash on without any intervention required by the user. (You'll be able to feel the extra heat and know that the flash came on -- try using the iPhone camera on bills under a bed spread if you want to test this out!).
HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 8, 2011, at 09:03, erik burggraaf wrote: > Hi, too bad this is only for US currency right now. Canadians have a stand > alone bill reader which we can get for free, but I like LookTel. They do a > lot of things right. I'd buy it just to support them, especially if it isn't > breaking the bank. > > Have fun, > > Erik Burggraaf > > On 2011-03-08, at 1:59 PM, Marlaina Lieberg wrote: > >> Get it if you have an iPhone! It is faster than any other. Just open the >> program, click ok that you won't use it to identify counterfit money, then >> point the camera to the bill. It's immediate! >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
