No, sadly that is not true. What I do is to stick an audio label on the back, scan it and then have someone record the "magic number" from the back and the number so that I can just scan and hear it later.
On Monday, May 7, 2012 11:56:39 AM UTC-5, Brenth wrote: > > Oh, that's what I thought. Wishful thinking that one could just snap a > picture and read a new card when the replacements come in the mail, but I > guess not. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Nancy M <nmira...@gmail.com> > *To:* viphone@googlegroups.com > *Sent:* Monday, May 07, 2012 10:29 AM > *Subject:* Re: Digit-eyes working with an Itouch > > 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. > 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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