[Electronics-Talk] [EXTERNAL] iphone apps forbar code identification

[Annette Carr]

The one I saw raised the phone upabout 10-12 inches, leaving enough room
under the camera to fit most food items.  Not having to hold the phone still
allows you to use both hands to rotate the item to find the barcode.  There
are some portable phone and camera stands that are specifically designed for
taking pictures of objects.

Annette


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Those stands are meant for OCR. This wouldn't solve the problem of having to
reposition the item to find the bar code if you didn't know where it is on
the package. Also, these stands are designed to scan flat surfaces, like
documents or pages in a book.

Andy


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I've been told about a cardboard stand for your iPhone that allows you to
position the phone over the item you are attempting to scan.  This frees up
your hands to manipulate the item.  Sorry I cannot remember the name of it.

Annette


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Andy said what I would have said. I have had, in my case, the Omni barcode
scanner for many years. Personally, I have tried Digit Eyes and I would love
to use it instead. I am truly unable to efficiently find bar codes using it.
If I was just getting in to this, I would buy Digit Eyes for $9.00 and see
if I could figure it out with practice. If I learned I could not, I'd have
only spent $9 and I would move on to seek some other solution.
The expensive scanners really do work very well but $1200 is not in
everyone's ready cash so...
Best
Jim McCarthy

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identification

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


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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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