The information is stored on the tag. These are basically NFC tags. The concept is similar to that of the pen friend except that the phone is used to basically power the system. As I commented, I prefer the tiny little tag reader they sell for about $100 because it's faster than using your phone, but it's completely optional in terms of functionality.
On 4/17/19, Kay Malmquist <kay.malmqu...@gmail.com> wrote: > The 6 S will not work with it? > > Kay Malmquist > kay.malmqu...@gmail.com > > Till we speak again, > may the warm winds of Heaven > blow softly upon your house, > may the great spirit bless all who enter there, > may your moccasins make happy tracks in many snows, > And may the rainbow always touch your shoulder. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Chaffin > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 11:03 AM > Subject: Re: WayAround app and identification/labelling system > > > > > I also use the Wayaround system. Sieghard, the 2 hole buttons are just > like the ones you find on a shirt and can be sown on, but do not know if > they are clear or black in color. All buttons can be washed and dried > without a problem. > Since I do not sew, I use the one hole button and I use a safety pin to > pin the button to my shirts and clothes. To help quickly find them on my > shirts, I pin mine at the bottom of my shirts on the side along the seam. > All Wayaround tags are about $1 US a piece. But since they can be reused, > > they can last for a long time. > As far as scanning, it uses the NFC chip in your phone, so I would say > once you put your phone close to the button, it only takes a second or two > to pop up the results. > So the WayLink does make scanning a tag even faster. To scan with just > your phone: > After opening the app, you must first double tap the read button, then > hold the phone close to the button. Then it will announce the results. > So if you have several things you want to look at, after opening the app, > > you just have to double tap the read button each time you hold the phone > close to a button. This is a restriction of Apple and how they must access > > the NFC chip. > The WayAround link device is always in read mode, so as soon as you hold > the device close to a tag, it automatically tells you the result. Now the > WayLink device is bluetoothed to your phone, so the result still comes out > of your phone and is spoken by voice over. > > > I hope all of this has been helpful. > > > Chris > > > > On Apr 16, 2019, at 11:47 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > > I was more curious about just a bit of real-world experience, for > example, if somebody has this system, how fast does it recognize stuff, do > you hold up your iPhone and it’s virtually instantaneous as in it starts > reading the tag in a second or less etc. > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of R > > Van Lant > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:39 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: WayAround app and identification/labelling system > > > > I have wanted to try this, but I’m still on an iPhone 6S, so my phone > does not have whatever the name is for the near field sensor that would > allow me to just hold the phone up to the tags. There are a number of > podcasts and videos on the product and I get the sense that you could > contact the Way Around people with your questions. It’s still a small > company. > > > > > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2019 8:24 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: WayAround app and identification/labelling system > > > > Hi, > > > > I received an email newsletter from AT Guys today and this labelling > system was mentioned. Has anybody used it? I am curious as to how large the > > buttons are they mention and whether they can be used to replace say a > regular shirt button. > > > > Braille labels are still the best for some things and after having > received my expensive little LoganTech 6-Dot labeler I must say that I’m > very impressed, but for other things a system like WayAround with its > corresponding app is better since you can record a lot more information. 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