[BlindTlk] Finding Barcodes on Products

Fri Aug 21 00:15:28 UTC 2020

Another competitor with an explore feature is google look out.  Free
download too.

On Thu, 20 Aug 2020, Shane Lowe via BlindTlk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:36:42
> From: Shane Lowe via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Shane Lowe <shane at mediate.tech>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Finding Barcodes on Products
>
> I've had a great experience with Supersense, it feels a lot more
> accurate and efficient for me than Seeing AI.
> The barcode feature on Supersense is still being worked on, so right
> now Seeing AI works better for that, but in general I feel that
> Supersense is definitely worth the price. Especially for the
> $5.00/month if you'd prefer to go that route.
> They are also adding an explore feature, so you can scan the space
> around you and see what's there. I think this will be really useful
> for public areas like bathrooms and lecture halls.
>
> On 8/20/20, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> > I have it on an old Nokia n82 phone, and it works sort of, but it's hard to
> > know when it's facing correctly so it will really be able to read things
> > fully.  Sometimes it's wonderful, and sometimes, stuff comes out as
> > gibberish.  For bar codes, I use the id mate, and it's hard to find bar
> > codes, so I will listen to this and see if it helps.  Pam.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ericka via BlindTlk
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 8:38 PM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Cc: Ericka
> > Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Finding Barcodes on Products
> >
> > That?s a good question! I haven?t looked into it yet. Long ago I paid for
> > KNFB reader and now I can?t get it to work. That?s a lot of money down the
> > tube! At that time it cost $99.
> >
> > Ericka Nelson
> >
> >> On Aug 19, 2020, at 7:34 PM, Halley Richmond via BlindTlk
> >> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I tried the free version and I couldn't do a thing with it. I guess you
> >> have to pay for what they called a premium features. But what if you pay
> >> for it and don't like it? Because I'm here to tell you it's not cheap.
> >>
> >> sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Aug 19, 2020, at 7:06 PM, Cindy Ray via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >>>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I think you can do some things with Super Sense if you aren't
> >>> subscribed, but I think codes is one thing you can't. I haven't been able
> >>>
> >>> to find any with it.
> >>> Cindy Lou
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Halley Richmond
> >>>
> >>> via BlindTlk
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 3:38 PM
> >>> To: Shane Lowe <shane at mediate.tech>
> >>> Cc: Halley Richmond <deejay3697 at gmail.com>; Blind Talk Mailing List
> >>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Finding Barcodes on Products
> >>>
> >>> Super sands scanner is a subscription base model tool I believe how good
> >>> is it. Is it better than Seeing AI?
> >>>
> >>> sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>>>> On Aug 19, 2020, at 2:55 PM, Shane Lowe <shane at mediate.tech> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Nice, I use Seeing AI and Supersense to scan barcodes, so I'll be
> >>>> curious to hear if this info is helpful for you. :)
> >>>>
> >>>>>> On 8/19/20, Halley Richmond <deejay3697 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>> Microsoft recently updated Seeing AI and that's what I use along with
> >>>>> Voice Dream scanner to recognize barcodes or give me instructions. I
> >>>>> also use directions for me. I will go look at the blog and see what I
> >>>>> think.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> sent from my iPhone
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Aug 19, 2020, at 2:11 PM, Shane Lowe via BlindTlk
> >>>>>> <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>>> I just published a blog post about how to find barcodes on products,
> >>>>>> and thought you might find it useful. I use several iOS apps to scan
> >>>>>> them, but the most frustrating part is doing that efficiently. To
> >>>>>> try and solve the problem, I braved the supermarket for an hour and
> >>>>>> figured out some general rules about how to find barcodes quickly.
> >>>>>> Let me know what you think!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> https://www.supersense.app/post/how-to-find-barcodes-on-products
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> All the best,
> >>>>>> Shane.
> >>>>>>
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