[Nfb-krafters-korner] talking color detector

[MS S TILLETT]

How much is the color test?  Thanks.  

Sue 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: qubit 
  To: List for blind crafters and artists 
  Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 2:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] talking color detector


  Hi -- I have the expensive/overpriced one that I bought because of a 
  favorable comparison test at convention a few years ago. It is the Color 
  Test, sole by APH -- they also sell the Colorino, which is much cheaper but 
  still recognizes 200 shades. (The Color Test does many shades, some of which 
  I don't even know the meaning of -- one shade in particular is apparently a 
  shade of red, but honestly, I don't know the word it is trying to use. It 
  sounds like cerix or something like that, but I try many words with many 
  spellings and come up with nothing. I don't know how many shades the CT 
  recognizes.)

  A note on accuracy -- having had very good color vision -- and I still am 
  able to see many color shades -- I believe the color test chooses color 
  descriptions different from what I would choose. It says "pink" for what I 
  would call coral-pink or salmon, and calls magenta "purple".
  Also, a curious behavior, it calls brown "violet or aubergene", unless I 
  push the material into the opening where the camera is located, where it 
  then changes to "rich dark brown".
  I thought this was odd until I talked to my mother, who has macular 
  degeneration.  She says since her retina has been affected, she has had 
  trouble differentiating dark violet and brown.

  I don't know about the Colorino, but even though the color test recognizes 
  many shades, I wouldn't trust it to pick out subtle shades.  It tries, and 
  it is a lot of money, but it fails in too many instances, although it works 
  better if I push the material so it bulges into the camera opening.  The 
  reason I bought it was that I have trouble differentiating dark colors, and 
  at convention, the colorino called my blue pants black while the color test 
  identified everything correctly.

  So that is my experience.
  Take it or leave it.
  G ood luck.
  --le

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jewell Boll" <jjboll at excel.net>
  To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:05 PM
  Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] talking color detector


  Hi,

  Does anyone on the list have a talking color detector.  I would like to
  purchase one to help me determine the color of my yarns.  I am interested in
  a device that has many colors and can identify shades.
  thanks.
  Jewell


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