[BlindTlk] Finding Barcodes on Products

Fri Aug 21 16:34:14 UTC 2020

Very cool, I look forward to their feedback! :)

On 8/21/20, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:
> Hi, I haven't checked the app out completely yet.  It can identify
> currency if memory serves.  You should know I sent your url to a sighted
> friend and asked him for any corrections and additions he thinks need to
> be made to your bar codes document.  So far no response yet though.
>
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2020, Shane Lowe wrote:
>
>> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:48:08
>> From: Shane Lowe <shane at mediate.tech>
>> To: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
>> Cc: Shane Lowe via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Finding Barcodes on Products
>>
>> That's true, and I've heard good things about Lookout. it's a shame
>> it's android exclusive though. Also, can lookout do other things with
>> OCR? It is nice having everything bundled into one app with
>> Supersense.
>>
>> On 8/20/20, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:
>> > 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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