[Nfbf-l] Upgraded Currency Reader App Launched by Bureau of Engraving and Printing

[Alan Dicey]

FYI:
Upgraded Currency Reader App Launched by Bureau of Engraving  and Printing
A new version of the EyeNoteT mobile device application (app) that 
denominates U.S. currency was released by the Department of the Treasury's 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) today, replacing the version 
originally launched in April  2011. The newer version is easier and quicker 
to operate because it uses a continuous scan function to identify the note, 
rather than requiring the user to take a picture.
EyeNoteT can be downloaded for free onto many Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod 
products.  It recognizes all Federal Reserve notes issued since 1996, 
including the new $100 note that began circulating in October, and 
communicates the denomination back to the user through an audible response 
(English or Spanish) or a vibration pulse mode for privacy.  EyeNoteT was 
developed by BEP as an interim solution to increase accessibility to Federal 
Reserve notes among blind and visually impaired individuals while the  U.S. 
government develops a system of raised tactile features to incorporate into 
future redesigned notes.
"The recent enhancements made to the EyeNoteT app make it an even more 
effective  tool to assist people in denominating U.S. currency," said 
Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios. "It offers portability and speed, 
both requirements when used in a retail  environment, and the convenience of 
not needing to carry around a separate reader by using one's personal mobile 
device." The EyeNoteT app has more than 14,000 downloads since the 2011 
launch.
Users who downloaded the original version of EyeNoteT will automatically 
receive notification on their devices that an updated version of the app is 
available to download. Others can download the upgraded version for free 
through the Apple App Store?  via iTunes®.
More information about EyeNoteT is available at www.eyenote.gov