[nabs-l] money devices

Thu Jun 23 21:46:20 UTC 2011

Yes portability is a good thing. Is it light weight?
I don't have an I phone, so this may be something good to have. I cannot see 
bills in dim restaurants and movie theaters.
Does it have a voice, vibrations, or both?  Will it even identify a $100 
bill?
How fast is the recognition?
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: J.J. Meddaugh
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] money devices

BTW, we'll have the iBills at the A T Guys booth, which is A-1 in the
exhibit hall. It's still a very handy device, even if you have an iPhone,
due to its portability and efficiency.

HTH

Best Regards,
J.J. Meddaugh
A T Guys
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bre B" <jesusfreak262 at gmail.com>
To: "T. Joseph Carter" <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com>; "National Association of
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Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:45 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] money devices

> On 6/23/2011 5:09 AM, T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>> 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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> Hey yall,
> Ashley, although everyone is talking about the apple apps, I am going to 
> say a bit about the iBill.
> Yes, one-hundred dollars is slightly pricy, but I feel like it was worth 
> it. I think it is quicker than the iPhone apps, in the fact that, you just 
> pull it out and go. With the iBill you can identify your cash in 
> vibration, tone, or voice. However, these iPhone apps are most certainly 
> great alternatives.
> It is nice to be able to identify my money on my own.
> Bre
> "Once smile can create one-hundred smiles."
>
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