[Electronics-Talk] aira vs be my eyes

[Andy Baracco]

The only negative about AIRA is that i have a friend who paid and signed up 
for their Explorer program, and her credit card was charged, but she never 
heard back from AIRA.

Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim McCarthy via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] aira vs be my eyes


> Yes, Andy is right and perhaps the comparison is even more stark. There is
> no question I find myself curious about using Aira. It is at a very high
> price point though that will make it cost prohibitive for many of us. 
> Also,
> working to acquire skills and confidence of travel is the investment to be
> made first, I think. There are tasks for which a connected assistant would
> be a great asset and the agents of Aira seem quite well trained from my
> understanding, whereas anyone can log in and help out a bit on BeMyEyes. I
> have not tried Aira yet but I have talked with many who have and spent 
> time
> with people involved in the project. I have used BeMyEyes and it did work
> for those things I used it to do. One was read a bottle of shampoo that I
> could not get read through scanning sources from my phone, and the other 
> was
> to describe a tie and help me match it to a suit. I do not think I would 
> use
> it to gain travel information, though some probably do. Aira would seem to
> work well for that but there is the cost.
> Jim McCarthy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Andy Baracco via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 5:19 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
> Cc: Andy Baracco
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] aira vs be my eyes
>
> It's like comparing a Volkswagen to a Mercedes. With Be My Eyes, you are
> dealing with volunteers, and are limited to the field of vision of the
> camera lens on the phone. With AIRA you have the additional field of 
> vision
> provided by the glasses. You also are dealing with paid trained staff, who
> in addition to having the image provided by the glasses, also have access 
> to
> additional location data provided by resources like Google maps, Google
> places, and Google Earth. They are really two different resources. in 
> other
> words, you get what you pay for.
>
> Andy
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jenny Keller via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Cc: "Jenny Keller" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 6:43 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] aira vs be my eyes
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am torn between the devices on my subject.
>>
>> Be my eyes is free, but you have to hold the phone.
>>
>> Aira is not. I am concerned about the cost.
>>
>> Holding it as you may need to read signs to get to the bus stop. I will 
>> be
>
>> using my cane and possibly something from a store.
>>
>> The aira y put on a pair of glasses, the cost is 199 bucks for about 6
>> hours witch is they actually 400 minits but it's hands free.
>>
>> Any thoughts.
>>
>> HELP!!
>>
>>
>> Jenny
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