Sieghard, just to make sure you understand, if you have the WayAround Link device, you do not need to double tap the button. That is what makes having the WayLink device faster and easier.
Chris > On Apr 17, 2019, at 1:12 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Thanks, Chris, that is a good description. Certainly having to tap the button > each time is a bit inconvenient. > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Chris > Chaffin > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 9:03 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > 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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