[nabs-l] money devices

Thu Jun 23 22:27:48 UTC 2011

On 6/23/2011 5:46 PM, bookwormahb at earthlink.net wrote:
> 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
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> 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
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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
> Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:45 AM
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>> 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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It is very light weight and fits easily in the palm of your hand. I even 
keep mine in my wallet. It has voice, vibration, and tone.

Bre