[Electronics-Talk] aira vs be my eyes

[David Andrews]

Well, has she contacted them.  I don't use the service, can't afford 
it, but I run the beta list, and they seem accommodating to me and I 
would think they would set things right.

Dave

At 06:06 PM 4/4/2017, you wrote:
>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
>
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>>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>
>>To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>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