The credit cards are not bar coded; they are magnetically encoded into a special 'stripe' area on the back of the card. The device includes a Magnetic Stripe Reader (MSR). To get the card to be read,you have to slide it through the special reader that is part of the device.
I think without the MSR, the device may be less expensive. You might want to contact serial io directly and ask them: http://serialio.com/support/index.php On Monday, May 7, 2012 9:47:54 AM UTC-5, Brenth wrote: > > I think the IPhone camera, especially the 4S could work better than the > USB Metrologics they had for use with BCScan, before the days of > Directions4me. I won one in a contest I don't use much, and the last > product I needed to identify, Vizwiz worked on the first try. Are credit > cards really barcoded that I could read one with Digit Eyes, or is there > other hardware in that $700 laser sled thing besides a bar code scanner? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Nancy M <nmira...@gmail.com> > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Monday, May 07, 2012 7:43 AM > *Subject:* Re: Digit-eyes working with an Itouch > > Please note that Digit-Eyes is an omnidirectional scanner. > > That is one of the ways that Digit-Eyesis very different from other bar > code packages for the iPhone. It can recognize bar codes whether they are > right side up, up side down, sideways or diagonally oriented. > > It is not reasonable to expect someone who can't see to orient a code in > respect to a camera. > > So we don't. > > I do agree that an iPod Touch + a laser may be a good solution for some. > > You might want to look also at the piece I just posted on the KDC 425i, a > laser sled for the iDevice. The unit I saw in demonstration last week > a) wasn't shown with the iPod touch (only because I didn't have one with > me, my bad) and > b) didn't work with the iPhone either (because, according to the vendor, > they didn't have a production copy of the software) > > Everyone uses their technology in slightly different ways and what is > right for one may not be right for another. > > > > On Monday, May 7, 2012 6:38:01 AM UTC-5, eburggraaf wrote: >> >> Hi, It's a matter of a couple of things. First, While many people have >> the time and skills and patience to look for barcodes on various products, >> make sure they're the right way up, and so on, many more others do not. My >> client base tends to be over the age of 65. I have a lot of duel >> disability clients and ESL clients. Obviously, if you are effective at >> getting barcodes with the camera, you wouldn't want this for home use, >> although it would be much faster and easier in a work environment. >> >> Second, not everyone wants an IPhone. I for example, have zero desire to >> own an IPhone. My experia pro is perfect for me. If you don't want an >> IPhone because you just don't want one, or if you don't want the outrageous >> plans that canadians get shafted into, or if you don't want or need a >> cellphone period and you just want a handheld, then it's the ITouch for you. >> >> Finally, it's been years since the ITouch has seen an update. It should >> get one, but it may not. You never know. We probably won't know until it >> hits the shelf. My clients need it now. Many of them might not be in a >> position to enjoy it next year. Not to be insensitive or anything, but >> it's just the way it is. >> >> If an ITouch and a kdc300 costs $900 and an IDMate costs $1600 then my >> clients are coming out ahead in the consumer choice department. >> >> 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 2012-05-06, at 3:16 PM, Sieghard wrote: >> >> Hello Erik, Nancy and Steve, >> >> My question would be why somebody would spend around $600 or $700 for >> a Koamtac bluetooth scanner just so he can get better use from an iPod >> Touch with barcode scanning. First of all, who knows if the next >> generation iPod Touch doesn't get a 5 MP auto-focus camera like the >> iPad just did. Second, for $750 you can go to Apple and buy an >> unlocked 32 Gb iPhone 4S and you'll have no more issues. In a way a >> good omni-directional barcode scanner is of course always better than >> the iPhone, I have a retail business and my basic USB Symbol scanner >> is quite efficient and forgiving at picking up barcodes, but before I >> spent this kind of money for a device that can do exactly one thing >> I'd rather buy myself an iPhone 4S or, if you are so inclined, wait 6 >> months and buy the next new iPhone. >> >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -- >> 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. 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