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<b>From:</b> Pressman Sabra
[<a href="mailto:Sabra.Pressman@bep.gov">mailto:Sabra.Pressman@bep.gov</a>
] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 19, 2013 2:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> DeNotaris, David<br>
<b>Subject:</b> New EyeNote app 2.0 released<br>
<br>
Greetings,<br>
I hope my email finds you well. I wanted to send you the press
release for the new updated EyeNote App we just released. This is
the upgraded Currency Reader App 2.0 launched by BEP on December 12,
2013.<br>
I wish you all the best and happy holidays.<br>
Sabra Pressman<br>
<br>
<b><u>Release<br>
</u></b> <br>
A new version of the EyeNote™ 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.
<br>
<br>
EyeNote™ 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.
EyeNote™ 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. <br>
<br>
“The recent enhancements made to the EyeNote™ app make it an even more
effecttive 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 EyeNote™ app has more than 14,000
downloads since the 2011 launch.<br>
<br>
Users who downloaded the original version of EyeNote™ will automatically
reeceive 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®.<br>
<br>
More information about EyeNote™ is availaable at
<a href="http://www.eyenote.gov">www.eyenote.gov</a><br>
<br>
<b> <br>
Upgraded Currency Reader App Launched by Bureau of Engraving and Printing
<br>
<br>
</b>A new version of the EyeNote™ mobille 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.
<br>
<br>
EyeNote™ can be downlooaded 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.
EyeNote™ was ddeveloped 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. <br>
<br>
“The recent enhancements made to the EyeNote™ app make it an even more
effective tool to aassist 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 EyeNote™ app has more than 14,000
ddownloads since the 2011 launch.<br>
<br>
Users who downloaded the original version of EyeNote™ will automatically
receive notificcation 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®.<br>
<br>
More information about EyeNote™ is available at
<a href="??">www.eyenote.gov</a>.<br>
<br>
<br>
Sabra L. Pressman<br>
External Relations Specialist<br>
Bureau of Engraving & Printing<br>
14<sup>th</sup> & C Sts. NW<br>
Washington, DC 20228<br>
202-874-1205<br>
<a href="mailto:Sabra.pressman@bep.gov">Sabra.pressman@bep.gov</a><br>
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