I tried the free version and found it extremely complicated with VO. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone
On 08/04/2013, at 4:53, "Blind Treasures " <blindtreasu...@comcast.net> wrote: > Has anyone tried the Sparkling Maps app from this same developer? Wondering > how VO friendly it is. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of David Chittenden > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 9:59 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: talking goggles > > > After reading the below email, I purchased the app and tested it. Unlike > VizWiz and TapTapSee, Goggles does not appear to use people to describe > images. It seems to use image matching exclusively. All the buttons are > labelled. > > Based on my success with this app, I am considering purchasing the company's > map app called Sparkling Maps. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 06/04/2013, at 13:43, "Troy Sullivan" <troysulliva...@gmail.com> 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 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. >> >> > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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