[Electronics-Talk] Color Identification Technology

[S L Johnson]

Hi,

The Color Test II sounds great but, it is horribly expensive.  Why is it 
that all the technology for us is so expensive that you have to be quite 
wealthy to afford any of it?  Something should be done to force these 
companies to make their products affordable to all the blind, not just those 
with lots of money.  I know, you will say we are such a small market but, 
this is ridiculous.  There are products that all of us really could use to 
make our daily lives easier but most of us will never be able to afford 
them.  For get state rehab, they only help if you are in school or working 
and, I doubt they would spend that much on a color identifier.  .

Sandra


-----Original Message----- 
From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 11:36 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Color Identification Technology

Thanks.  The pattern tone does sound handy.
Tracy

> Hello Tracy.
> The ColorTest Ii does not announce patterns. However, one of its features
> can help the user identify patterns him/herself. The button used for color
> identification announces the color under the eye when this button is
> pressed and released. When one holds this button down, the ColorTest II
> emits a continuous tone. This tone changes if this button is held when the
> device is analyzing a different color. So basically, since I have some
> shirts that are plain, some that are striped, and some that are plaid, I
> will hold down the announce button and run my ColorTest II horizontally
> across an area of the shirt, and then vertically. If the tone stays more
> or less the same for both movements, I will assume it is a plain shirt. If
> it changes with a recognizeable pattern when I move it either horizontally
> or vertically, then I assume it is striped, and based on this feedback, I
> can determine if the stripes are horizontal or vertical. If the device
> changes its tones to indicate a pattern o
>  f color change both for the horizontal and the vertical movement, then my
> shirt may be plaid or checkered. I can then stop moving the ColorTest II
> over the shirt when I hear it making a particular tone. I stop holding
> the button down, and then press it once quickly. It announces the color
> under the eye. Then I hold the button down again and move the device
> until it makes a tone that is different from the previous one. Then I
> stop holding the button down and press it again quickly to get the color
> under the eye at that location. I do this theoretically the same number
> of times as the number of different tones I heard when holding the
> announce button and running the device over the shirt. So it is up to me
> to decide the pattern. I can ask others any questions I have to fine-tune
> my understanding even more, but this device definitely fills a gap for
> me. It helps me get results quickly and spontaneously. It also allows me
> to use Tap Tap See less often, allowing me to buy smaller
>   or less frequent picture packs. Also, with apps like Tap Tap See, I have
> often had trouble optimizing the light conditions. This is not nearly as
> much of a challenge if one has a dedicated color identifier that is
> conceptually like mine.
> Ben
>
>
>> On Jan 19, 2016, at 8:47 AM, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ben.
>> Did you say the Color Test2 can identify patterns?  Can it say something
>> is striped blue and white, for instance?
>> I can move my color tester from one place on a garment to another, and
>> it
>> will report different colors, but it can't say "stripes".  What does the
>> Color Test do for patterns?
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>> I know it has been several weeks. But I want to thank everyone who
>>> provided feedback on this topic. I decided to buy a dedicated color
>>> identifier. It is the ColorTest II, sold through APH. This was
>>> definitely
>>> a substantial investment, but it is helping me to coordinate clothing
>>> more
>>> spontaneously and independently than I ever could before. And all of
>>> the
>>> outfits I have picked out so far have been good according to feedback
>>> from
>>> my wife and some of my coworkers. So I now believe that color
>>> identification technology can be a great help. However, the most
>>> beneficial tool depends on the individual. Additionally, one can use
>>> low-tech or no-tech solutions, if preferred.
>>> Thank you for all of the feedback.
>>> Ben
>>>
>>>
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