[Electronics-talk] An Awesome: No Vision Needed, FREE!! Barcode Scanning App

[Christine Szostak]

Hi All,
  I would be really interested to hear others' experiences with the app as 
well. As I mentioned, I will be happy to do a demo and post it (if allowed) 
to the list if you all like. If it is not permitted but people here want the 
demo, I can do it and send off list as needed.
Happy not Monday:)!
Chris
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cullen" <cullen.gallagher at gmail.com>
To: "Christine Szostak" <szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu>; "Discussion of 
accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] An Awesome: No Vision Needed, FREE!! Barcode 
Scanning App


WOw, I will have to try this.
On Aug 25, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Christine Szostak via Electronics-talk 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> HI All,
>  When I first got my iPod I started trying out bar code scanners and as 
> many here may recall I also asked about any recommendations. At the time, 
> I found nothing that worked with any degree of reliability and plenty of 
> wasted time when scanning  without vision and was really frustrated. They 
> happened to talk about this on ACB Main Menu about an hour or so ago  and 
> demoed a couple of scanners, one of which I decided to try out and had 
> absolutely beautiful success without any vision and believe it or not, 
> unlike most of these apps, this required no light as I tried it both in 
> lighted rooms and  without light!
>
>  The app is called Red Laser and is a free app. When you scan, if doing so 
> without vision, I strongly and I emphasize strongly recommend turning the 
> app's light on. To do this, Swipe once to the right after you  double tap 
> the scan button and you will hear light off. Double tap and it will turn 
> the light on. I was able to extremely easily and quickly scan thin 
> bottles, wide bottles, cans, dressing bottles, liquid hand soap 
> containers, detergent bottles, shampoo bottles, boxes, materials that were 
> packaged in bags, and even the container that my dog's toothpaste comes 
> in. I simply held the device about 3-4 inches away from the product 
> relatively well centered unless I could feel the bar code label and within 
> about 1.5-2 seconds I  would get the info. It works really well with VO.
>
>  If anyone would like, I would be happy to do a demo of my own. I love the 
> scanner and it is the only one that I have found works really nicely, 
> quickly, and non-frustratingly:) without any usable vision (and as 
> mentioned without the need to worry about the light in the room:))!
> Happy Monday!
> Chris
> Christine M. Szostak, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Psychology
> Shorter University
> Rome, Georgia
> szostak.1 at osu.edu
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