[nfb-talk] FW: New EyeNote app 2.0 released

[David Andrews]

>
>From: Pressman Sabra 
>[<mailto:Sabra.Pressman at bep.gov>mailto:Sabra.Pressman at bep.gov]
>Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 2:43 PM
>To: DeNotaris, David
>Subject: New EyeNote app 2.0 released
>
>Greetings,
>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.
>I wish you all the best and happy holidays.
>Sabra Pressman
>
>Release
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>“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.
>
>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®.
>
>More information about EyeNote™ is availaable at 
><http://www.eyenote.gov>www.eyenote.gov
>
>
>Upgraded Currency Reader App Launched by Bureau of Engraving and Printing
>
>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.
>
>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.
>
>“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.
>
>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®.
>
>More information about EyeNote™ is available at www.eyenote.gov.
>
>
>Sabra L. Pressman
>External Relations Specialist
>Bureau of Engraving & Printing
>14th & C Sts. NW
>Washington, DC 20228
>202-874-1205
><mailto:Sabra.pressman at bep.gov>Sabra.pressman at bep.gov
>