[nabs-l] money devices

[T. Joseph Carter]

Kirt,

"Real time object recognition" means it’s constantly taking a 
picture.  When it sees something that looks like money, it tells you 
what it is.  That’s all.  It does the same kind of thinking, it just 
does it automatically, so you think it’s faster.

Joseph


On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 09:05:18PM -0600, Kirt Manwaring wrote:
>Ashley,
>  I guess a little clarification is order.  (and, before I go any
>further, I'll say this issue is a fine illustration of the differences
>between NFB and ACB, so I'd argue it was perfectly relevant for that
>subject, but that's no matter.)  iNote and Look Tell are both apps for
>iOS devices.  (ipad, iphone, iPod touch)  INote, which was made by the
>US treasury, is free.  You take a picture of a bill with the camera,
>it takes a second to process the picture and then tells you what bill
>you have.  You can also set it to vibrate if you're worried about
>privacy and are too cheap to use an earphone.  Looktell costs about
>$2, but it doesn't take a picture of the bill.  You hold the iOS
>device a few inches away from the bill and it will tell you "5
>dollars" "ten dollars" or whatever without having to snap and process
>a picture; it uses real-time objet recognition (whatever the heck that
>is) to instantly tell what the bill in your hand is.  Both apps use
>the camera on your I device, look tell just doesn't need to take a
>picture and think about it for a while.
>  The iBill came out about this time last year I think, and it's like
>a little thingie you carry in your pocket.  I've only played with one
>a little bit, but, if my memory serves me right, you scanned the bill
>with the iBill and it would beep or vibrate at you with a different
>pattern, depending on what sort of bill it is.  It costs like $100 or
>something like that.
>  Hope that helps,
>Kirt
>
>On 6/22/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> If we’re going to discuss money, I wish you had changed the subject line.
>> The ACB/NFB policies you brought up had nothing to do with the last subject
>> line.
>>
>> Some of you said Look Tell is better than INote.  I’m not into technology
>> much for this stuff.  I just try and read the bill with what vision I have
>> and might fold the money.
>>
>> So are these both Apps? Do they only work on the Iphone or other apple
>> products like the Ipod touch?
>> Kirt, why do you think the Look Tell is better than INote?
>> Also how do these different devices work? Do you have to take a picture of
>> the bill?  The Treasury department came out with an App as well. Not sure
>> its name; maybe it’s the INote.
>>
>> Is treasury’s App any good?
>>
>> Is the Ibill a stand alone device?  Is that a small and portable device?
>> As I hear all names, I don’t know the difference between all of them.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Ashley
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