[Nfb-krafters-korner] Eyenote
Annette Carr
amcarr1 at verizon.net
Fri Apr 22 22:18:38 UTC 2011
EyeNote is a different App than LookTell. EyeNote is free and put out by
the U.S. Treasury and is free. LookTell is a wopping $1.99. EyeNote is
supposed to be able to vibrate in addition to talk. I do not think LookTell
does that. I do not know how they compare on accuracy.
Annette
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Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 2:22 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Eyenote
Is this a new AP or is it the one that Dixie has talked about?
Joyce Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
Blindhands at AOL.com
In a message dated 4/22/2011 2:13:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
b.butterfly at comcast.net writes:
How cool is this!
Becky and Jake
for IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dawn R. Haley (202) 874-3545 Darlene
Anderson
(202) 874-2229 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches EyeNote(tm)App to
Help the Blind and Visually Impaired Denominate US Currency (Washington, DC
-April 20, 2011) The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
(BEP) has developed a free downloadable application (app) to assist the
blind and visually impaired denominate US currency. The app is called
EyeNote(tm). EyeNote(tm) is a mobile device app designed for Apple iPhone
(3G, 3Gs, 4), and the 4th Generation iPod Touch and iPad2 platforms, and is
available starting today through the Apple iTunes App Store.
EyeNote(tm) uses image recognition technology to determine a note's
denomination. The mobile device's camera requires 51 percent of a note's
scanned image, front or back, to process. In a matter of seconds,
EyeNote(tm) can provide an audible or vibrating response, and can
denominate all Federal Reserve notes issued since 1996. Free downloads will
be available whenever new US currency designs are introduced.
Research indicates that more than 100,000 blind and visually impaired
individuals currently own an Apple iPhone.
The EyeNoteTM app is one of a variety of measures the government is working
to deploy to assist the visually impaired community to denominate currency,
as proposed in a recent Federal Register notice.
These measures include implementing a Currency Reader Program whereby a
United States resident, who is blind or visually impaired, may obtain a
coupon that can be applied toward the purchase of a device to denominate
United States currency; continuing to add large high contrast numerals and
different background colors to redesigned currency; and, raised tactile
features may be added to redesigned currency, which would provide users
with a means of identifying each denomination via touch.
More information is available at
www.eyenote.gov
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