Cheree Heppe here: Having the app vibrate makes sense for deaf blind users or for when quiet ID of money may be helpful.
Beeping would seem to be redundant, since the app speaks the denominations of the bills. It is always better to keepit simple. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 10/03/2011, at 5:09, Justin Thornton <drummer060...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would love to see this provide, vibration mode, and beeping feedback as well > that would be neat > for 2 bucks, its worth it, for someone who has no ibill > On Mar 8, 2011, at 3:37 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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