[Electronics-talk] Identifying Groceries

[Thomas Blume]

Hi Everyone,
I have two ID Mates, one at work and one at home.
Bar codes are usually on the back by the seam, however they can be anywhere
also.
The ID Mates have a spinning   Laser beam and this will hit the Bar Code
faster then a non spinning Laser beam.
Therefore the ID Mate is faster.
From, tom
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Identifying Groceries


Yeah, I understand that it could take a long time to find a barcode with the
ID mate. My question is how does that compare to finding a barcode with the
video camera on the iPhone?

Jim

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On Aug 5, 2013, at 4:25 AM, Pamela Dominguez <geodom at optonline.net> wrote:

> Sometimes, it takes me a long time to find the bar code with my id mate.
Pam.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Barbour" <jbar at barcore.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 8:35 PM
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>> I'm not sure if one would have the same problem with the more expsndive
option.
>>
>> Laser based barcode readers like the ID made do a much better job of
detecting and scanning barcodes at odd angles, distances, and orientations
than the video camera of a smartphone.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 04, 2013 at 08:06:54PM -0400, Annette Carr wrote:
>>> Yes, but you have that same problem with the $1200 option.  The Apple
Apps
>>> VisWiz, O-moby and Google Noggles are alternative that take a picture of
the
>>> item and do not use a barcode.
>>>
>>> Annette
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Behalf Of Walter Cone
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 6:52 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Identifying Groceries
>>>
>>> Yes I do that too with Digiteyes.  The only problem I have is there is
no
>>> standard where the bar code is on various items.
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Annette Carr
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 5:36 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Identifying Groceries
>>>
>>> I use Digit-Eyes on my iPhone 4.  It works well once I got the hang of
how
>>> far to hold the phone from the item, and to move the item or the phone
>>> slowly.  The cost is either $19 or $9 in the Apple App Store.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> Annette
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> Behalf Of Sarah Clark
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2013 2:01 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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