RE: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

2013-07-07 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I imagine Tracy probably meant Tap Tap See and Talking Goggles although
Talking Goggles has been removed from the app store right now. The developer
has a problem with something Google has done which causes the app not to
work and hopefully they can resolve this because the app was very good for
certain things. The Tap Tap See link is
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taptapsee-blind-visually-impaired/id56763502
0?mt=8.

Regards,
Sieghard



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Thank you all for your responses! Dear Tracy, can you suggest the other apps
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Re: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

2013-07-07 Thread Traci Duncan
TapTapSee is the best app right now, but I've only been using it for a couple 
months.

I also found bar code scanners to be easier.  Apps such as red laser  consmer. 
 If one has a general idea where the bar code is, it is fairly painless to 
figure out what the product is.  Even as far as different flavors of yogurt, or 
I have water bobble filters and the bar code told me the colors of the filter.

As far as kCups, TapTapSee rules in this category!  :)

I don't use as much anymore, but I use to use VizWiz often.  It was usually 
helpful in identifying products.

Lol, I wish I could exchange an app.  Looktell recognizer for look tell money.

HTH,
Traci
On Jul 7, 2013, at 5:03 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote:

 I imagine Tracy probably meant Tap Tap See and Talking Goggles although
 Talking Goggles has been removed from the app store right now. The developer
 has a problem with something Google has done which causes the app not to
 work and hopefully they can resolve this because the app was very good for
 certain things. The Tap Tap See link is
 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taptapsee-blind-visually-impaired/id56763502
 0?mt=8.
 
 Regards,
 Sieghard
 
 
 
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Re: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

2013-07-06 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi.
I have also purchased the recognizer app. It did not work for me.

Cheers Annie.
Den Jul 5, 2013 kl. 10:48 PM skrev Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com:

 No, I hardly ever use this app.  In fact, I regret the purchase.
 
 One weekend, when I first acquired the app, I had sighted assistance in 
 beginning to build a library.  We couldn't figure out how to have the app 
 recognize similar items.  For example, flavors of the same brand of yogurt.  
 It also didn't seem possible to have the app recognize the different kCups.
 
 :) I guess after the first weekend I kind of gave up on the app and fairly 
 quickly alternative apps came out, which I found easier to set up  use.
 
 If anyone has helpful tips  guidance on how to use the app better, maybe I 
 wouldn't regret the purchase.
 
 Traci
 On Jul 4, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Avnish Chopra sen...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 It is more than one year since the release of this application. I would like 
 to know if any one is using the LookTel Recognizer On a daily basis?  Your 
 comments would be greatly appreciated!
 Thank you! 
 
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Recognizer versus Tap Tap See, was: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

2013-07-06 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I agree with what has been said so far. When the app first came out it
sounded quite promising. Now with apps like Tap Tap See and Talking Goggles
(provided they can make it work again) identifying many items is easier and
more efficient because you don't have to take a reference picture first and
identify it with a voice recording. I also found that LookTel Recognizer did
have problems distinguishing between items that have only a few
distinguishing characteristics.

 

Here is what is said in the app description:

 

LookTel Recognizer allows those persons having visual impairments or
blindness to identify cans, packages, ID or credit cards, DVDs, and similar
items.

 

For cans and packages Tap Tap See works extremely well. I am hesitant to try
it on things like credit cards since I believe Tap Tap See may use crowd
sourcing and I'm not so sure I want to risk somebody possibly being able to
read my credit card number.

 

I think it would be cool if Recognizer combined what it does now with the
way Tap Tap See works so that you can identify most items via a data
connection and without having to take pictures of everything. Then if
something isn't identified one could try the current method Recognizer
employs and take a picture with description. Of course maybe the developers
of Tap Tap See could be made aware of this since they could add that kind of
functionality to their app as well.

 

 

Regards,

Sieghard

 

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Sent: Saturday, July 06, 2013 8:25 AM
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Subject: Re: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

 

Hi.

I have also purchased the recognizer app. It did not work for me.

 

Cheers Annie.

Den Jul 5, 2013 kl. 10:48 PM skrev Traci Duncan our4p...@gmail.com:





No, I hardly ever use this app.  In fact, I regret the purchase.

 

One weekend, when I first acquired the app, I had sighted assistance in
beginning to build a library.  We couldn't figure out how to have the app
recognize similar items.  For example, flavors of the same brand of yogurt.
It also didn't seem possible to have the app recognize the different kCups.

 

:) I guess after the first weekend I kind of gave up on the app and fairly
quickly alternative apps came out, which I found easier to set up  use.

 

If anyone has helpful tips  guidance on how to use the app better, maybe I
wouldn't regret the purchase.

 

Traci

On Jul 4, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Avnish Chopra sen...@gmail.com wrote:





It is more than one year since the release of this application. I would like
to know if any one is using the LookTel Recognizer On a daily basis?  Your
comments would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you! 

 

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RE: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

2013-07-06 Thread Rose Combs
I understand what you mean, I downloaded it also and have never successfully
used it, seldom have sighted help and once I figured out that it was pretty
much necessary I took the app off my phone, it still resides on my computer
since I paid for it but, I don't intend messing with it any longer.  

 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Traci Duncan
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 1:48 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

 

No, I hardly ever use this app.  In fact, I regret the purchase.

 

One weekend, when I first acquired the app, I had sighted assistance in
beginning to build a library.  We couldn't figure out how to have the app
recognize similar items.  For example, flavors of the same brand of yogurt.
It also didn't seem possible to have the app recognize the different kCups.

 

:) I guess after the first weekend I kind of gave up on the app and fairly
quickly alternative apps came out, which I found easier to set up  use.

 

If anyone has helpful tips  guidance on how to use the app better, maybe I
wouldn't regret the purchase.

 

Traci

On Jul 4, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Avnish Chopra sen...@gmail.com wrote:





It is more than one year since the release of this application. I would like
to know if any one is using the LookTel Recognizer On a daily basis?  Your
comments would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you! 

 

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Re: Are YOU Using the LookTel Recognizer?

2013-07-05 Thread Traci Duncan
No, I hardly ever use this app.  In fact, I regret the purchase.

One weekend, when I first acquired the app, I had sighted assistance in 
beginning to build a library.  We couldn't figure out how to have the app 
recognize similar items.  For example, flavors of the same brand of yogurt.  It 
also didn't seem possible to have the app recognize the different kCups.

:) I guess after the first weekend I kind of gave up on the app and fairly 
quickly alternative apps came out, which I found easier to set up  use.

If anyone has helpful tips  guidance on how to use the app better, maybe I 
wouldn't regret the purchase.

Traci
On Jul 4, 2013, at 9:39 AM, Avnish Chopra sen...@gmail.com wrote:

 It is more than one year since the release of this application. I would like 
 to know if any one is using the LookTel Recognizer On a daily basis?  Your 
 comments would be greatly appreciated!
 Thank you! 
 
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