[Electronics-talk] Fwd: [Art_beyond_sight_learning_tools] Color Identifier and IPhone

[David Andrews]

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>Subject: [Art_beyond_sight_learning_tools] Color Identifier and Iphone
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>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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