[Electronics-Talk] Would a light probe with this?

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The NFB used to sell a light probe with a pointy end, so you could aim it right at the light you were interested in.  If the light wasn't hot, you could touch it to the light source.  I used to use it to check if the message light was on on my work phone.  Maybe something like that would work better than a phone, which picks up a wide area.  You could call and ask if the Independence Market still has anything like that.  It was little, not much bigger than the 2 AAA batteries it used for power.

Someday I hear the NFB Independence Market will come into the 21st century and have a website.  Imagine.
Tracy


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	How so? I’ve only used the be my eyes ai  to have it describe pictures? 
Just so everybody knows a vape pen is a pen to vape, not writing. You put in your mouth and inhale. 
I’m trying to figure out how ai would help? I have no idea what the light looks like or if ai would pick it up. 
I did try the light probe on Seeing AI and it didn’t work, I think the vape light on the pen was too something or other, but in any event, even being in what the light probe said was a dark room, there wasn’t enough light on the pen to make the light probe respond. 
	

> On Apr 18, 2024, at 11:32 PM, cheez via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> If you have Be My Eyes on a smartphone, that would help you immensely.
> The AI in that app is very impressive.  Give it a shot.
> 
> Vince
> 
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> I think a light probe should do what you want.  If you have an iPhone, 
> there is a "light" channel in Seeing-AI that works pretty well.  There 
> is also a "Light Detector" app for the iPhone that I think is pretty 
> cheap.  There are light probes available yet from some sources but 
> they are more scarce now with the availability of that functionality on the iPhone.
> 
> I have used them to tell if batteries are charging, using the LED on 
> the charger.  They can detect pretty weak lights.  Also, the pitch is 
> proportional to the brightness of the light so you can sometimes 
> detect if a light has multiple levels, and they will tell you if a light is flashing.
> Probably TMI.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
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>                        Question for you guys. I vape marijuana and 
> yes, I do it legally. I sometimes use disposable vapes and they have a 
> light on the bottom end that lights up when you are getting a hit. 
> That isn't the problem, the problem is that the light *not* coming on 
> seems to be the one sure way to know the vape is done.
> This matters because I do use this for medical reasons. One thing the 
> weed helps with is panic attacks brought on by a miscarriage. I'll 
> start to panic, vape, not feel better and wonder what's going on and 
> it's always the light, the vape is done. I'm wondering if there is a 
> light probe that will tell me what the light on the vape is doing?
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