Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader?
Hi Sandy,
You can use any bar code scanner you want on Digit-Eyes that works as a
Human Interface Device (HID). This means it emulates what a human would
do on a keyboard.
We support both the tethered ones that hook to your PC/Laptop using a cable
and the mobile ones like the KDC300 that connect to your phone using
BlueTooth.
You will probably not be able to adapt a USB scanner to hook to your
iPhone. The USB scanners require a powered USB connection ("PUSB") and
the iPhone does not support powered USB connections. The reason is that
the iPhone is a low-power device and the USB scanner would drain the
battery. If the USB-connected scanner has its own battery system, it
might be possible, but based on a quick read of the specifications, it does
not look to me like the Metrologic does. I'm not aware of any USB laser
scanner that does not use a powered connection. Here is more information
about powered USB for anyone who is interested:
http://www.poweredusb.org/whatispusb.html
This does not mean that you cannot use Digit-Eyes with a powered USB
device, but it does mean that you will need to run the USB scanner
connected to your desktop or laptop, just like you are running BC Scan. At
NFB, we had some people who tested the BC Scan database side by side with
Digit-Eyes and found that there really is a serious difference in the
database (27 million codes on D-E compared to whatever is on BC Scan).
There is no charge for using Digit-Eyes this way, so you might want to try
it and see if you like the results better.
If you want to connect to the phone, you will need a scanner that has its
own batteries and that uses Bluetooth to connect. The one we liked best
was the Koamtac KDC300. This is not your only option, but of the two we
evaluated, it was easiest to use for people without vision because it is
omnidirectional and the other one we evaluated only scanned in a single
direction.
There are instructions on how to hook up the various scanners on the
Digit-Eyes website:
http://www.digit-eyes.com/laser/
We currently have a Koamtac 200i scanner in-house that we are evaluating
and we'll be publishing a review on it shortly. It fits into a neat glove,
so it can leave that hand effectively free. I've been very impressed with
the Koamtac products, which seem to be very well-engineered. If the
KDC200i works as well as the 300, it could be a nice option for people who
can't or don't want to use visible light scanning.
We'll be publishing the review on our website and if people are interested,
I'll note it here when it is up.
If you don't have a printer, you can get us to print you audio labels on
paper
http://pages.digit-eyes.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1922500808&store=%2Fstores%2Fdigiteyes
And if you want labels you can wash or run through the dishwasher, we have
those, too.
http://pages.digit-eyes.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1922500809&store=%2Fstores%2Fdigiteyes
Cordially,
Nancy Miracle
On Thursday, July 5, 2012 11:02:06 PM UTC-5, Tom Lange wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'd like to know if you can use Digit-Eyes with an external bar code
> scanner. I recently bought the QuantumT MS3580 USB bar code scanner for
> around $160 and am currently using it with my BrailleNote Apex BT32 and a
> service called BC Scan, which can be found at
>
> www.bcscan.com
>
> The scanner, BrailleNote Apex and the BC Scan service work great for
> scanning bar codes, but you have to have a live Internet connection going
> to use this service. That may not be practical in a grocery store setting,
> for example, where I may not have access to Wi-Fi.
>
> So, I'd like to get a USB adaptor to hook this scanner up to my iPhone and
> try it out with Digit-Eyes or other bar code scanning apps and my iPhone 4
> and maybe even try BC scan over 3G using Safari. .
>
> Just to clarify a bit, even though I mentioned the QuantumT, the actual
> manufacturer of the MS3580 scanner may be either Honeywell or Metrologic.
>
> Any thoughts on this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tom
>
>
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Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader?
I thought the same thing. I phoned my phone carrier and they said it would not cost more as long as your bn did not go over the data you have in your plan. I am not sure if all carriers are the same. You may want to contact your carrier and ask them if using hotspot is more costly then just using the internet from your phone. - Original Message - From: Tom Lange You could leave your scanner hooked up to your apex and use the hotspot on the phone so your apex would have internet in the store. - Original Message - From: Tom Lange I'd like to know if you can use Digit-Eyes with an external bar code scanner. I recently bought the QuantumT MS3580 USB bar code scanner for around $160 and am currently using it with my BrailleNote Apex BT32 and a service called BC Scan, which can be found at www.bcscan.com The scanner, BrailleNote Apex and the BC Scan service work great for scanning bar codes, but you have to have a live Internet connection going to use this service. That may not be practical in a grocery store setting, for example, where I may not have access to Wi-Fi. So, I'd like to get a USB adaptor to hook this scanner up to my iPhone and try it out with Digit-Eyes or other bar code scanning apps and my iPhone 4 and maybe even try BC scan over 3G using Safari. . Just to clarify a bit, even though I mentioned the QuantumT, the actual manufacturer of the MS3580 scanner may be either Honeywell or Metrologic. Any thoughts on this? Thanks. Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader?
Hi, Well, that's a thought. Isn't the hot spot expensive, though? Tom - Original Message - From: "Jessica Brown" To: Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 1:06 PM Subject: Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader? You could leave your scanner hooked up to your apex and use the hotspot on the phone so your apex would have internet in the store. - Original Message - From: Tom Lange I'd like to know if you can use Digit-Eyes with an external bar code scanner. I recently bought the QuantumT MS3580 USB bar code scanner for around $160 and am currently using it with my BrailleNote Apex BT32 and a service called BC Scan, which can be found at www.bcscan.com The scanner, BrailleNote Apex and the BC Scan service work great for scanning bar codes, but you have to have a live Internet connection going to use this service. That may not be practical in a grocery store setting, for example, where I may not have access to Wi-Fi. So, I'd like to get a USB adaptor to hook this scanner up to my iPhone and try it out with Digit-Eyes or other bar code scanning apps and my iPhone 4 and maybe even try BC scan over 3G using Safari. . Just to clarify a bit, even though I mentioned the QuantumT, the actual manufacturer of the MS3580 scanner may be either Honeywell or Metrologic. Any thoughts on this? Thanks. Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader?
You could leave your scanner hooked up to your apex and use the hotspot on the phone so your apex would have internet in the store. - Original Message - From: Tom Lange I'd like to know if you can use Digit-Eyes with an external bar code scanner. I recently bought the QuantumT MS3580 USB bar code scanner for around $160 and am currently using it with my BrailleNote Apex BT32 and a service called BC Scan, which can be found at www.bcscan.com The scanner, BrailleNote Apex and the BC Scan service work great for scanning bar codes, but you have to have a live Internet connection going to use this service. That may not be practical in a grocery store setting, for example, where I may not have access to Wi-Fi. So, I'd like to get a USB adaptor to hook this scanner up to my iPhone and try it out with Digit-Eyes or other bar code scanning apps and my iPhone 4 and maybe even try BC scan over 3G using Safari. . Just to clarify a bit, even though I mentioned the QuantumT, the actual manufacturer of the MS3580 scanner may be either Honeywell or Metrologic. Any thoughts on this? Thanks. Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader?
Hi, I'd like to know if you can use Digit-Eyes with an external bar code scanner. I recently bought the QuantumT MS3580 USB bar code scanner for around $160 and am currently using it with my BrailleNote Apex BT32 and a service called BC Scan, which can be found at www.bcscan.com The scanner, BrailleNote Apex and the BC Scan service work great for scanning bar codes, but you have to have a live Internet connection going to use this service. That may not be practical in a grocery store setting, for example, where I may not have access to Wi-Fi. So, I'd like to get a USB adaptor to hook this scanner up to my iPhone and try it out with Digit-Eyes or other bar code scanning apps and my iPhone 4 and maybe even try BC scan over 3G using Safari. . Just to clarify a bit, even though I mentioned the QuantumT, the actual manufacturer of the MS3580 scanner may be either Honeywell or Metrologic. Any thoughts on this? Thanks. Tom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader?
Sandy, I demonstrated digit-eyes for a workshop at the Canadian hellen keller centre a couple of weeks ago and I have to say, it was pretty chronic. It found all the products we swiped although we couldn't get extended information for anything we identified. That may be to do with the package we bought. I didn't handle that so I don't know which one it is. We were using IPad 3 on a stand. We had to be careful about positioning. The lighting in the room was such that it caused glare in the camera lens and thus failure to recognize the image of the code. I've been seriously impressed with the support and development that's gone on in the last 4 or 5 months. There are now two hand-held barcode reader extensions tested for use with digit-eyes. The CHKC bought the kdc300 or whatever it is, I always get those letters at the beginning messed up. Anyhow, that is a rocking little unit for anyone who can't use the camera for various reasons. I have red laser on my droid and my ITouch and it's OK. It's free which is nice. the interface is mostly accessible. It's fast enough at looking up codes. Unfortunately it's not very good at identifying barcodes for products outside the US and since most of the world population including myself doesn't actually live in the US, that's a bit of a liability. If we get a port of digit-eyes for android, I'd buy it the day it comes out. I think it's a very exciting product. Best, Erik Burggraaf Introducing Ebony Consulting business card transcription service, starting at $0.45 per card or $35 per hundred cards. Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com On 2012-07-04, at 11:44 AM, Sandy Finley wrote: > Happy Fourth to everyone! Before we head off to a picnic, I want to ask > about DigitEyes. I am thinking of purchasing this app and want to understand > better just how it works. I understand that for my clothes and such I would > need to make my own labels but is the database pretty complete for food and > other packaged goods? We don’t own a printer; do I need to have one to make > my own labels or is there another way? > > I am also interested in whether there are other bar code readers and what > people think of them. Thanks. > > Sandy > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: DigitEyes or another bar code reader?
What Richard says is 100% correct. We sell clothing labels (actually they can be washed in the dishwasher too, so you can also use them to make talking food containers as well). http://pages.digit-eyes.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1922500809&store=%2Fstores%2Fdigiteyes You scan these with your phone and when it says 'record', you speak aloud whatever you want recorded about the item. When you scan the label a second time, you hear your recording. The recording is on the phone, so you can erase it and re-record as many times as you want. I have tupperware containers where I stuck a label on with hot melt glue and they have probably been through the dishwasher a 100 times. Each time, I record a different title "spaghetti, left from July 3 2012" or whatever. If you want the paper audio labels, you can buy them from us and we will mail them to you: http://pages.digit-eyes.com/cgi-bin/item.fcgi?itemKey=1922500808&store=%2Fstores%2Fdigiteyes Cordially Nancy Miracle On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:44:15 AM UTC-7, Sandra E. Finley wrote: > > Happy Fourth to everyone! Before we head off to a picnic, I want to ask > about DigitEyes. I am thinking of purchasing this app and want to > understand better just how it works. I understand that for my clothes and > such I would need to make my own labels but is the database pretty complete > for food and other packaged goods? We don’t own a printer; do I need to > have one to make my own labels or is there another way? > > > > I am also interested in whether there are other bar code readers and what > people think of them. Thanks. > > > > Sandy > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
