Okay!!! I'm going to put my two sense in, if it means anything. I have also tried this. I take a snap shot of the computer screen when things have gone belly up. I then open up one of my OCR apps such as Prizmo, Text Grabber, or Tex Detector and import the picture into the OCR app of choice. Sometimes, I can get the OCR app to read more then just a few words that Talking Goggle will give me. HTH. Eileen
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 7, 2013, at 5:00 PM, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have tried anywhere from 3 inches to 2 feet with no success. I think I > should add that I have no problem scanning with apps such as TapTapSee, cam > find and alike, so I think we can rule out user error. Thank you for your > time, but I think this is one of those situations with no easy solution. > Hmm, too bad as an app for reading a computer monitor can prove to be > incredibly useful for blind computer users especially the technician types. > > Joseph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Chittenden" <dchitten...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:44 PM > Subject: Re: Talking Goggles > > > How far are you holding the iPhone from the screen? For a 13 inch laptop, it > should be 6 to 18 inches. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 08/08/2013, at 11:40, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have varied as well as setting the resolution as high as possible on my >> laptop and I can't get anymore than a few words of gibberish at a time >> with >> goggles. When you say you have been successful, please detail what is >> meant >> by "successful." Are you getting full reads of the entire screen? Are you >> reading sentences at a time? Are you reading word for word? I've also >> tried >> cleaning my screens with actual screen cleaning solution and microfiber >> cloths and the quality of text read has not improved. >> >> Joseph >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Brett" <brettst...@gmail.com> >> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 4:11 PM >> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I have been successful reading the screen of my laptop with both Goggles >> and >> Text Detective. Goggles in video mode was the best. >> >> Perhaps the issue was the large screen, as the camera would have to be >> further away to read the larger text and less would fit in the cameras >> view. >> >> Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone >> >>> On 8 Aug 2013, at 8:55 am, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi John, Please convey the specifications of your computer monitor such >>> as >>> size and resolution. Finding an app that can help read monitor screens >>> can >>> prove to be very helpful to us both when screen readers crash or when >>> there >>> is a problem at bootup. Using goggles I've yet to get more than 3 words >>> or >>> so at a time. To some, I guess technically this would mean goggles is >>> reading the screen, but to many others this is still very unusable unless >>> one has an incredible amount of time and patience to read 3 words at a >>> time. >>> I also believe very much that this information can be very useful to >>> those >>> who are reading this thread and would like to read error messages on >>> their >>> screens but also find goggles is not very effective. Thank you for your >>> time >>> and patience. >>> >>> Joseph >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "John Diakogeorgiou" <jdiakoge2...@gmail.com> >>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 10:12 AM >>> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >>> >>> >>> I haven't tested it with products yet but it does a decent enough job >>> at reading the computer screen for me to understand it. So although >>> not perfect, it is helpful enough when no sighted help is around. >>> >>>> On 8/7/13, Joseph FreeTech <joseph.freet...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> To add to the information from the user below, I just used goggles to >>>> quickly identify a few items, and it identified them correctly: >>>> Cheerios, >>>> almonds, wonder bread. There was no more than a second or two delay. I >>>> then >>>> >>>> tried goggles on a can of soda and it failed pretty miserably. I then >>>> launched TapTapSee and it identified the can of 7Up for 3 out of the 4 >>>> pictures I took. The picture it identified correctly, in TapTapSee's >>>> defense, it did say the can was green as is the case with 7Up cans. :) >>>> >>>> Joseph >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Sieghard >>>> Weitzel" <siegh...@live.ca> >>>> To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 10:21 PM >>>> Subject: RE: Talking Goggles >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi Tom, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I just tried the Talking Goggles update on my 4S and for the first item, >>>> a >>>> bag of rice, the app came back almost instantly with "Jasmin Rice". I >>>> tried >>>> a few more things like 2 different bottles of vinegar and the app >>>> performed >>>> some OCR and read the result and for me it's definitely working. All of >>>> this >>>> was done in video mode which I prefer for Talking Goggles. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I did also perform one comparison test by taking a picture of the bottle >>>> of >>>> white wine vinegar in still camera mode with Talking Goggles and it read >>>> a >>>> bunch of stuff including "wine vinegar". I then took the same picture >>>> with >>>> Tap Tap See and got "Wine Vinegar" without the other stuff. A bit >>>> earlier >>>> I >>>> used Tap Tap See on that same bottle and got the full "White Vine >>>> Vinegar", >>>> I guess it too recognizes slightly different things based on exactly >>>> what >>>> it >>>> sees. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> As to why Talking Goggles doesn't work for you I can't say, but it would >>>> be >>>> good to know if you have Tap Tap See to do a similar test. Hold your >>>> phone >>>> in as close as possible the same place and take a picture of something >>>> with >>>> both apps and see if you get a result from Tap Tap See and not from >>>> Goggles. >>>> If you don't get a result from either one then you know that something >>>> else >>>> is at fault and you might want sighted help. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I had a problem in March where suddenly Digit-Eyes recognized absolutely >>>> nothing. I finally asked one of my employees to take a look and try it >>>> and >>>> he told me that the picture was all blurry and the camera didn't focus. >>>> I >>>> called Apple and after making sure the lens was clean which it was, >>>> doing >>>> a >>>> restart of the phone and eventually a factory reset of iOS they said >>>> that >>>> apparently the camera was not working as it should. I had the phone for >>>> about a year and a half at that point, but I bought Apple Care back when >>>> I >>>> bought the 4S as an unlocked phone directly from Apple and 3 days later >>>> I >>>> had a new phone. Well, I guess probably a refurbished phone, but a >>>> like-new >>>> phone anyways. Apple provided the return label in the box and all I did >>>> is >>>> take the new phone out of the box, put my old one in it (after doing a >>>> factory restore again to wipe it clean) and call UPS to pick it up. I >>>> was >>>> definitely glad I had purchased Apple care since otherwise I would have >>>> been >>>> 6 months past my warranty period. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of Tom Lange >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 9:40 PM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I uninstalled and reinstalled the app as someone suggested recently and >>>> noticed no appreciable improvement. With the older version I'd get a >>>> response in a matter of a few seconds or so, but not with this one. . >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>> From: Eileens Misrahi <mailto:eileen.misr...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 9:29 PM >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> fello, >>>> >>>> The responsiveness of Talking Goggles has been inconsistent. Hwever, I >>>> have >>>> gotten it to tell me something I don't know and identify a product or >>>> words >>>> on my PC. I haven't figured out why at times the results will take >>>> several >>>> minutes for it to speak. I am grateful that the app is functioning to a >>>> degree. May be others can pipe in and report on their use of the app. :) >>>> >>>> Eileen >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 6, 2013, at 8:47 PM, Tom Lange <lang...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I don't know why, but even after updating the app this morning I'm not >>>> getting anything useful from the app. Not a peep out of it. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> >>>> From: Lea Langley <mailto:wrenlang...@sbcglobal.net> >>>> >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> >>>> Cc: <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com%3e> <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 2:05 PM >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: Talking Goggles >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, if you have talking Goggles on your phone, and if you go to the app >>>> store and select updates, hopefully it will show you the new update that >>>> is >>>> there. It was just recently updated. I think maybe yesterday or the day >>>> before. Sorry I can't remember. God bless, wren >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> >>>> On Aug 6, 2013, at 6:54 AM, "Rizzino, Bonnie" <brizz...@pghvis.org> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Search for goggles. >>>> >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of Sharon >>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 6:31 AM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Talking Goggles >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I was wondering if Talking Goggles has been taken out of the app store? >>>> I >>>> was telling someone about the program and they couldn't find it, so I >>>> went >>>> looking for it in the app store and I couldn't find it either. 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