There doesn't appear to be any means of making those changes. Rick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <merma...@bellsouth.net> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2017 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store The problem Im having with the app is I can't figure out where to change Celcius to Farenheith. And increase the speaking rate. Donna > > > People in the US have the same issue with the money identification. > I sent them a note through their contact form on the web page. > I hope it correctly identifies the Indian currency. > Otherwise, the app works well. > I just hope they keep developing it. > Richard > > > On Jul 7, 2017, at 10:00 AM, David Whitehead <davidmac1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Caution, caution, for Canadians, >> I just tried this app, >> And? >> Was told my $5 bill was $100. >> I didn’t realize I was getting rich so fast. >> >> >> Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but >> what they conceal is vital. >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Marie >> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 12:14 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store >> >> LOL! There is actually another app with the exact same name which I >> downloaded by mistake. I feel pretty dumb at the moment. >> Marie >> >> >> From: Candy Lowe >> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 9:12 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store >> >> I installed it and it works fine. Try uninstalling it and then >> re-install it. I didn't see any advertisements. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 7, 2017, at 11:06 AM, Marie <scribbl...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> I downloaded this app and when opening it, all I can get is an ad for >> free rides to the Beirut airport? What is going on with this? >> >> >> From: Richard Turner >> Sent: Friday, July 7, 2017 6:47 AM >> To: mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Bee My Guide, Free in the Apple app store >> >> Note, the word “bee” is spelled like the insect, b e e. >> >> ‘Bee My Guide’ – An app developed by a 12th grader to guide the visually >> impaired >> >> BY MUNMI BORA · AUGUST 25, 2016 >> >> bee my guide >> >> With the help of an app, the visually impaired can now know exactly what >> is around them in their immediate environment. All thanks to Pavan >> Chitta, a 12th >> grade student from Greenwood High, Bangalore. He developed an app called >> ‘ >> Bee My Guide’, that enables the user to get an idea of the environment >> where the app is used. >> >> >> “I have utilized the already-existing concept of artificial intelligence. >> Using Bee My Guide is simple. You can take a picture of what is in front >> of you >> or rotate your phone in your immediate surroundings, and it will tell >> you, through speech, whatever you need to know. It also reads out text >> messages and >> mails that the user cannot see otherwise. Pavan Chitta.” >> >> Bee My Guide has various other features such as My Vision, What’s around >> Me, Find My Stuff, Check My Money, My Location and My Weather. If the >> user wants >> to cook something, the app will inform them about the ingredients in >> front of them. It also helps the user in bank transactions by informing >> them the value >> of the money they are holding. >> >> The idea of the app was born when Pavan visited a unique restaurant >> ‘Dialogue in the Dark,’ where he dined in complete darkness and >> interacted with visually >> impaired employees who were the guides at the restaurant. >> >> Bee My Guide on the app store, followed by app store description: >> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/beemyguide/id1137377922?mt=8 >> BeeMyGuide >> By Pavan Chitta >> >> Description >> The Bee My Guide is an app specifically created for visually impaired >> people to help them have the experience of vision through visualisation >> and be more >> independent. >> >> The following functions are available through this app: >> (Device Camera should be used in Portrait orientation and *must* have a >> back Camera) >> >> 1) My Vision: >> This function allows the users to capture a photo, which is then >> processed with the use of visual recognition API’s, and then what they >> are looking at >> is spoken out to them, along with the text and description of the >> object(s) in the photo. If the app detects a person, it will speak out >> the gender, age, >> description (glasses, headgear, emotion) and also identify the person if >> he or she looks like a celebrity. >> >> 2) Check My Money >> This app also addresses the common problem faced by visually impaired >> people across the globe when counting money. Currently set up to detect >> rupees and >> dollars. We are working on improving it to enhance the accuracy of the >> results. >> >> 3) What's around Me? >> This function asks you to rotate the device 360 degrees, scanning >> everything around you tells you what is to your left/right/front and >> behind. This enables >> the visually impaired user to get a picture of the room or setting in >> which he or she is situated. >> >> 4) Location: >> Though this feature can be found with maps, this conveniently >> incorporates into the app to ensure less navigation from the user’s end. >> >> 5) Weather: >> Uses weather API to get weather and speak out, which is another >> convenient feature for the user. >> >> 6) Find My Stuff: >> Taking the “What’s around Me?” function one step further, this function >> will enable the visually impaired to locate the object they are looking >> for, in >> terms of relative angle to their current position. The app prompts the >> user to speak the word of the object that needs to be found and then >> starts the >> scanning process discussed earlier. 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