I just downloaded this today (along with tap tap see). I will test them out when I head over to walmart later today. I hope to have better results than with Omobie or VizWiz (Omobie works ok, but VizWiz has some issues with the time it takes for anyone to get back to me.
anyway, thanks for the heads up on these apps. btw, does anyone happen to know if VO Calendar has an OS X version? -eric On Apr 5, 2013, at 6:43 PM, Troy Sullivan wrote: > I found this app on the apple vis website. Here's a description: > Description of App > > Talking Goggles can recognize images and speaks out what it finds. > > Recognizes almost any image within seconds. Logos, landmarks, books, > products, artwork, text and more.. > Shows the description of the image and speaks it out to you. > Speaks it out using the correct accent of your selected language. > Includes a torchlight to assist in reading. > Video mode. Talking Goggles will continuously check the video stream for any > familiar images, and will present it and speak it out when it finds something. > Easy copy function. Use goggles as a scanner/translator and use the results > in any other application. > Look up more details on the image found by doing a direct search. Or, if it > is a product, check where it is available nearby, and show a price comparison. > Don't know the name of that actor on that poster? Just point your camera at > it and Talking Goggles will tell you! > > Want to find out if that product is really the cheapest around? Take a > picture and let Talking Goggles do a comparison for you. > > Point Talking Goggles at a logo, and you will be told the name of the company > after which you can do a search for it. > > Talking Goggles is particularly good at recognizing book covers and posters. > Try it out! > > Reviews are very positive so far: > > 'This amazing application costs just $0.99 and is a masterpiece and could be > a new trend.' > > 'You really need to try the app to see exactly how good it is.' > > 'This app worked well and quickly. I took a photo of a few products from my > cupboard and it identified them immediately, and offered access to the > internet to learn more.' > > > Has anyone tried this app? > > Wonder if this will replace tap tap see or any of those other camera apps out > there for the blind? > > > -- > 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 > toviphone+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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email toviphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- 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 Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
