[Electronics-Talk] [EXTERNAL] iphone apps for bar code identification

[James Aldrich]

Hi Andy and all,

When using Red Laser, be sure to turn the light on and turn multi scan on.  One may get a bar code number but one can often find what the number represents in google.  The database is from Ebay.

Jim

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 18, 2016, at 9:27 AM, Baracco, Andrew W via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Digit Eyes is probably the best because it was designed for use by blind
> persons, but the biggest problem that blind people have with bar codes
> is finding them. The reason that the $1200 device works better is
> because it has an omnidirectional camera that will scan the package
> until it finds the code. The iPhone's camera only sees straight ahead,
> so it is up to the user to move the phone, the package, or both until
> you strike gold.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Gary Lee via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 7:38 AM
> To: electronics-talk
> Cc: Gary Lee
> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Electronics-Talk] iphone apps for bar code
> identification
> 
> Looking to see  what the concensus of the community is on bar code
> reading apps for the iphone.
> If I can avoid the $1,200 for an id mate, that would be great.
> Tried red laser a few years ago, but never got any joy.
> 
> Any information and or experiences would be helpful.
> 
> 
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