[Electronics-talk] Identifying Groceries

[Pamela Dominguez]

I got mine on a payment plan from blind mice.  Originally, he was selling 
out a lower model, and George and I figured we could afford it, but when we 
got it, it really didn't work well and didn't have much in a database.  So, 
I arranged to send that one back, and get the summit instead, and he let me 
pay the rest of it off.  Recently, I got the lifetime upgrades for it.  Pam.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Identifying Groceries


> Hi Sarah,
> I think your best barcode option is the Id mate. I've heard it has the 
> more extensive database.
> Maybe your friend can get one at a resell price. Also, some vendors have 
> payment plans.
> It sounds like the friend really wants to use barcodes for independent 
> use. Other electronic options may be efficient too, but require more work 
> at the beginning. If he or she has access to sighted assistance, you can 
> audio label items which is probably just as fast as scanning an item. 
> Also, I suggest being organized. For instance group all baking items 
> together, condiments together, put canned vegetables on one side of a 
> pantry and canned fruit on another.
> I say this because you do not want to scan like 20 items simply to find 
> them. Organization eliminates some
> of this hastle.
> With audio labeling, you have to record your own label on it, so you'll 
> need some initial assistance. But I think such options are less expensive.
>
> Audio labeling systems include:
> 1. the Pen friend
> 2. Sherlock talking label identifier
> 3. Touch Memo
> 4. Reizen talking label identifier
>
>
>
> There are aps but IMO it takes more learning then and I don't know how 
> tech savvy or patient this friend is.
> The aps require you to take a picture of the product usually. I wouldn't 
> want to send out my pictures to be identified; I don't like people knowing 
> what I have. It strikes me as a privacy thing.
> A camera on those smart phones takes some adjustment to use such as 
> holding the product a certain distance away from it.
> Stand alone products detect the barcode better from different angles.
> Also with aps, you have to get the barcode scanned and there's no standard 
> place for the barcode. More often, its at a bottom of a can or box.
> I think stand alone products are the best option. Seems more flexible to 
> me.
>
> There is a windows based program called Scan and Say talking barcode 
> system. You scan a product with the scanner it comes with and a voice 
> reads you the labels and you can custom label items as well.
>
> One more thing. The pac mate has an accessory for bar codes that you can 
> buy to work with the pacmate. Other notetakers may offer an option like 
> this, and I wish the braille note had this option.
>
> The pac mate accessory is called Scan talker.
>
> Hope these ideas help. There are not many bar code readers out there that 
> don't require another device such as  a pc or notetaker.
>
> Ashley
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Sarah Clark
> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 2:00 PM
> To: electronics-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Identifying Groceries
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have an ID Mate, which I love. It is a stand alone device that I can 
> wave over the bar code of a grocery item and it scans the bar code and 
> tells me what that item is. I have a friend who wants something that does 
> the same thing, but the ID Mate costs $1,200, and she would prefer not to 
> pay that much. I am wondering what other devices are out there that work 
> the same way (by scanning the bar code). Please share anything you are 
> aware of -- iPhone apps as well as stand alone devices.
> Thanks,
> Sarah
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