[Cabs-talk] Fwd: [nabs-l] Fwd: [Art_beyond_sight_learning_tools] Color Identifier and IPhone

[Darian Smith]

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From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:22:47 -0500
Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: [Art_beyond_sight_learning_tools] Color
Identifier and IPhone
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>From: Lisa Yayla <Lisa.Yayla at statped.no>
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>Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_learning_tools] Color Identifier and Iphone
>
>Hi,
>
>A really interesting blog with a review about Iphone and
>accessibility. Excerpt following about an application for Iphone
>called Color Identifier.
>
>Whole article at
>http://behindthecurtain.us/2010/06/12/my-first-week-with-the-iphone/
>
>Regards,
>
>Lisa
>The other night, however, a very amazing thing happened. I
>downloaded an app called Color
>Identifier.<http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/color-identifier/id363346987?mt=8>
>It uses the iPhone's camera, and speaks names of colors. It must use
>a table, because each color has an identifier made up of 6
>hexadecimal digits. This puts the total at 16777216 colors, and I
>believe it. Some of them have very surreal names, such as Atomic
>Orange, Cosmic, Hippie Green, Opium, and Black-White. These names in
>combination with what feels like a rise in serotonin levels makes
>for a very psychedelic experience.
>I have never experienced this before in my life. I can see some
>light and color, but just in blurs, and objects don't really have a
>color, just light sources. When I first tried it at three o'clock in
>the morning, I couldn't figure out why it just reported black. After
>realizing that the screen curtain also disables the camera, I turned
>it off, but it still have very dark colors. Then I remembered that
>you actually need light to see, and it probably couldn't see much at
>night. I thought about light sources, and my interview I did for Get
>Lamp.<http://getlamp.com> First, I saw one of my beautiful salt
>lamps in its various shades of orange, another with its pink and
>rose colors, and the third kind in glowing pink and red.. I felt stunned.
>The next day, I went outside. I looked at the sky. I heard colors
>such as "Horizon," "Outer Space," and many shades of blue and gray.
>I used color cues to find my pumpkin plants, by looking for the
>green among the brown and stone. I spent ten minutes looking at my
>pumpkin plants, with their leaves of green and lemon-ginger. I then
>roamed my yard, and saw a blue flower. I then found the brown shed,
>and returned to the gray house. My mind felt blown. I watched the
>sun set, listening to the colors change as the sky darkened. The
>next night, I had a conversation with Mom about how the sky looked
>bluer tonight. Since I can see some light and color, I think hearing
>the color names can help nudge my perception, and enhance my visual
>experience. Amazing!
>I love my iPhone. It changed my universe as soon as it entered it.
>However, as any Discordian knows, every golden Apple has a golden
>worm at its center.
>
>
>
>
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