[Electronics-talk] FW: New EyeNote app 2.0 released

[Christopher Chaltain]

I installed this app, and it worked fine for me. I tossed a bill on my 
bed, and the app recognized it with no problem. I didn't have to press 
the bill flat or anything. I'm not sure what the lighting was like in 
the room, and I definitely didn't have to tap anything to start the 
scan. I don't have any other money readers on my phone, but I thought 
the eyenote app did work, and it's free, so there's no harm in checking 
it out.

On 12/21/2013 09:27 AM, Walt Cone wrote:
>
> I and a few installed this ap and it doesn't work, well sort of.  I got it to work if there was a lot of light and you have to tap the screen to start the scan.  I will stay with look-tel.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews
> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 8:26 AM
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] FW: New EyeNote app 2.0 released
>
>
>>
>> From: Pressman Sabra
>> [<mailto:Sabra.Pressman at bep.gov>mailto:Sabra.Pressman at bep.gov]
>> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 2:43 PM
>> To: DeNotaris, David
>> Subject: New EyeNote app 2.0 released
>>
>> Greetings,
>> I hope my email finds you well.  I wanted to send you the press release
>> for the new updated EyeNote App we just released.  This is the upgraded
>> Currency Reader App 2.0 launched by BEP on December 12, 2013.
>> I wish you all the best and happy holidays.
>> Sabra Pressman
>>
>> Release
>>
>> A new version of the EyeNote™ mobile device application (app) that
>> denominates U.S. currency was released by the Department of the
>> Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing
>> (BEP) today, replacing the version originally launched in April 2011.
>> The newer version is easier and quicker to operate because it uses a
>> continuous scan function to identify the note, rather than requiring
>> the user to take a picture.
>>
>> EyeNote™ can be downloaded for free onto many Apple iPhone, iPad, and
>> iPod products. It recognizes all Federal Reserve notes issued since
>> 1996, including the new $100 note that began circulating in October,
>> and communicates the denomination back to the user through an audible
>> response (English or Spanish) or a vibration pulse mode for privacy.
>> EyeNote™ was developed by BEP as an interim solution to increase
>> accessibility to Federal Reserve notes among blind and visually
>> impaired individuals while the U.S. government develops a system of
>> raised tactile features to incorporate into future redesigned notes.
>>
>> “The recent enhancements made to the EyeNote™ app make it an even
>> more effecttive tool to assist people in denominating U.S. currency,”
>> said Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios.
>> “It offers portability and speed, both requirements when used in a
>> retail environment, and the convenience of not needing to carry around
>> a separate reader by using one’s personal mobile device.” The
>> EyeNote™ app has more than 14,000 downloads since the 2011 launch.
>>
>> Users who downloaded the original version of EyeNote™ will
>> automatically reeceive notification on their devices that an updated
>> version of the app is available to download.
>> Others can download the upgraded version for free through the Apple App
>> Store℠ via iTunes®.
>>
>> More information about EyeNote™ is availaable at
>> <http://www.eyenote.gov>www.eyenote.gov
>>
>>
>> Upgraded Currency Reader App Launched by Bureau of Engraving and
>> Printing
>>
>> A new version of the EyeNote™ mobille device application (app) that
>> denominates U.S. currency was released by the Department of the
>> Treasury’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing
>> (BEP) today, replacing the version originally launched in April 2011.
>> The newer version is easier and quicker to operate because it uses a
>> continuous scan function to identify the note, rather than requiring
>> the user to take a picture.
>>
>> EyeNote™ can be downlooaded for free onto many Apple iPhone, iPad, and
>> iPod products. It recognizes all Federal Reserve notes issued since
>> 1996, including the new $100 note that began circulating in October,
>> and communicates the denomination back to the user through an audible
>> response (English or Spanish) or a vibration pulse mode for privacy.
>> EyeNote™ was ddeveloped by BEP as an interim solution to increase
>> accessibility to Federal Reserve notes among blind and visually
>> impaired individuals while the U.S. government develops a system of
>> raised tactile features to incorporate into future redesigned notes.
>>
>> “The recent enhancements made to the EyeNote™ app make it an even
>> more effective tool to aassist people in denominating U.S. currency,”
>> said Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios.
>> “It offers portability and speed, both requirements when used in a
>> retail environment, and the convenience of not needing to carry around
>> a separate reader by using one’s personal mobile device.” The
>> EyeNote™ app has more than 14,000 ddownloads since the 2011 launch.
>>
>> Users who downloaded the original version of EyeNote™ will
>> automatically receive notificcation on their devices that an updated
>> version of the app is available to download.
>> Others can download the upgraded version for free through the Apple App
>> Store℠ via iTunes®.
>>
>> More information about EyeNote™ is available at www.eyenote.gov.
>>
>>
>> Sabra L. Pressman
>> External Relations Specialist
>> Bureau of Engraving & Printing
>> 14th & C Sts. NW
>> Washington, DC 20228
>> 202-874-1205
>> <mailto:Sabra.pressman at bep.gov>Sabra.pressman at bep.gov
>>
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