[Electronics-Talk] Color Identification Technology

Wed Jan 20 05:10:24 UTC 2016

Okay, I won't repeat the obvious about the market.  But I will say, you are 
correct about State agencies.

I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone croudsourcing in order to obtain certain 
technologies.  I mean, if someone could start a GoFundMe account for a 
potbellied pig, why not start an account to help purchase assistive devices.

Vince

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From: "S L Johnson via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Color Identification Technology

> 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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