Thank you very much for posting that article. I tried loading the same info on yet another device and got the same error. I hope they fix the issue.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 7:36 PM 'Marcio' via VIPhone < viphone@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Dave, > > Am I the only one that's receiving an error message while trying to access > the Blind Bargains articles and other content stating that ads failed to > load? > > No, you aren't the only one. Apparently, many people seem to be facing > this problem. I'm not sure why that is, though. > > Well, I'll paste the article below for you if that helps :) > > A new image recognition service from the Makers of TapTapSee may be coming > to your smartphone soon, but this one is a bit different. > The new @CloudSightAPI seeks to take on-device image recognition to the > next level, giving detailed descriptions within a quarter of a second. > Image descriptions are promised to be more vivid and detailed than other > products, with no cloud processing required. > Here are a few examples given on their website: > > 1. lot of multi-colored rotary phones > 2. round black Michael Kors chronograph watch with brown leather strap > 3. 3x3 Rubik's cube > *pair of men's black leather derby shoes > > Much of this is made possible by the billions of images processed by > TapTapSee and CamFind, cloud-based image description tools which have been > learning about objects and their surroundings for the past several years. > Indeed, a test of TapTapSee yields more detailed descriptions than in years > past, including "Black Lenovo Thinkpad on desk" and "Krups coffee maker > under white cupboard". > For now, the free apps for iOS and Android continue to use the cloud-based > approach, though it is now theoretically possible for someone to create an > app using the new on-device technology. Pricing for the new API was not > immediately available. > Aside from uses for the blind and visually impaired, object recognition > can be used for everything from moderation of images to automatic alt text > for product pages. > To learn more, you can visit the CloudSight website > <https://cloudsight.ai/>. > > Cheers, > Marcio <https://tinyurl.com/TlkTM> AKA *Starboy* > > Sent from a galaxy far, far away. > -- > Are you a Thunderbird user? Then join the Thunderbird mailing list > <https://groups.io/g/thunderbird/> to help and be helped with all > Thunderbird things - questions, features, add-ons and much more! > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/a71ec086-3577-3915-a929-39ae603c2690%40yahoo.com.br > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/a71ec086-3577-3915-a929-39ae603c2690%40yahoo.com.br?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CADeS-f46eBNwFpFvQgVuL9fkvE2Lz3t_R8%3DWOLVcrB1KpeCa_g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
