[nabs-l] money devices

[bookwormahb at earthlink.net]

Kirt,
Thanks for clarifying. I thought they were APPS but wasn't sure what
devices they went on.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kirt Manwaring
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 11:05 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] money devices

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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