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

Wed Aug 27 18:45:20 UTC 2014

Thanks for the info on the Red Laser app. I have found it to  be very
easy to use, and it finds the bar codes quickly, compared to others I
have been using. If it does not give me all the ingredients and info I
want for a particular item, I can then use my digit-eyes to get that,
since I know where the bar code is located using the Red Laser app.
Food Lady really loves this app!!!

On 8/26/14, Fred Wurtzel via Electronics-talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Beginning at the top, "Navigation" is the first button, then "hoe" heading,
> then "Cards" button then"Scan" button. After double tapping "Scan" then the
> top is a "cancel" button then a "Light" toggle button.  It is recommended
> to
> turn the light on.
>
> I have had quite good luck, though I sometimes get strange product reports.
> Yesterday I scanned some Heinz Ketchup and got some kind of hardware
> product
> report.  I'm not sure what causes these weird reports.  Mostly, though, the
> app works very well.  I scanned some vitamins in a health food store last
> week and Red Laser told me that I could get the same product for 9 dollars
> less on Amazon.  Now, I prefer to shop locally, but 9 dollars on a 35
> dollar
> product was more than I was willing to spend.
>
> Good luck.  I hope this helps.
>
> Warmest Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kendra. Schaber via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 10:31 PM
> To: Christine Szostak; Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] An Awesome: No Vision Needed, FREE!!
> Barcode
> Scanning App
>
> Hi all!!!
> I just got Red Laser and can't find the button that takes the picture of
> the
> bar coad. I am working with an iPhone 4s with IOS 7. How do you scan a bar
> coad?
> Kendra
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 4:13 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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