Yes, just bought it. Works very fast for me as well. Greg On Mar 8, 2011, at 2:37 PM, Kevin Mattingly wrote:
> I saw the discussion, bought it for my IPhone 3GS and tried it on a 1 and 5 > dollar bill. It was really fast. > > Kev > On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:18 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: > >> I guess. I'm someine who remains scheptibal but maybe I might give it a try. >> I only have a dollar on me at present, I think? if I didn't spend it lol! >> but if this works I might sell my ibil or something. It is a very very good >> machine and provides some stuff that I don't think the look thing can do yet >> such as vibrations or beeps. Now that would be cool! >> On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Esther wrote: >> >>> Hi Sarah, >>> >>> I tried out this app. It's really fast on an iPhone 4. My guess is that >>> it works this fast because it's optimized for U.S. currency only. If the >>> camera stays on, it can process a series of images taken at slightly >>> different positions to reconstruct the full image of the bill. Further, if >>> this is U.S. currency, you can take advantage of similarity of the bill >>> structure that has proved a problem for other programs to do this in two >>> passes: one to decide whether this is U.S. money (if not, don't try to run >>> the program), if so, concentrate on identifying the parts of the bill that >>> are distinct enough to identify the currency uniquely. This could be a >>> corner that has the denomination amount, the picture of the president in >>> the front center (Washington for $1, Lincoln for $5, etc.) or the image on >>> the back center of the same bill (sorry, don't know what these are off the >>> bat). There's a Chinese character OCR program for the iPhone (not >>> accessible, alas!) that's running the same way -- the camera has to be on >>> continuously for a bit to get a match. Looktel really does run fast. At >>> least on an iPhone 4. I can't speak for the other options, but this app is >>> certainly working for the iPhone 3GS. It is definitely faster and easier >>> to use than oMoby. (On that note, I once had a result that identified a $1 >>> bill that was very creased with the amount, but also came up with Google >>> links for "tired money" from oMoby.) >>> >>> Try it yourself, and see what you think. I'd say this program is worth it. >>> I'd like to hear feedback from folks who have the fourth generation iPod >>> Touch, though, or others who can compare the results from iPhone 3GS, >>> iPhone 4, and 4th generation iPod Touch. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On Mar 8, 2011, at 09:33, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>> >>>> I'm still a sceptic. I saw the video. no way can you identify money that >>>> fast. it' sjust impossibil. I mean how could you identify those 4 or 5 >>>> bills in about 20 seconds? is it riged? >>>> >>>> Takle care all. >>>> Sarah Alawami >>>> >>>> On Mar 8, 2011, at 11:03 AM, 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 >>>>> User support consultant, >>>>> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >>>>> 1-888-255-5194 >>>>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>>>> >>>>> 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. 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