I have a barcode reader that will read stuff right off the box, 
can, or bottle.  I can pick from a number of identically feeling 
cans and choose the one I want.  It also gives cooking 
instructions and ingredients.  It works well as long as the 
particular barcode is in the database.  I think the unit is 
called ID Mate Quest.  Jim WA6EKS

----- Original Message -----
From: Colin McDonald <[log in to unmask]
To: [log in to unmask]
Date sent: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:12:21 -0600
Subject: Re: Tap Tap See app

Well if the frozen pot pie is in a box, Tap Tap See will likely 
identify it
as such.  For many food products, you can then take that 
information and do
an online search to obtain cooking instructions.  I know Red 
Lazer has an
option to look up pricing and cooking instructions for various 
products
directly from the app, but I don't know if Tap Tap See has that 
capability
yet.
You can try tap tap see out for free as well so you can always 
check things
out.
I think tap tap see uses an online data base of millions of 
pictures and
descriptions to identify what things are.
Again, try the app and see if you will find it useful before 
purchasing a
subscription.
73
Colin, V A6BKX


-----Original Message-----
From: Dr.  Ronald E.  Milliman]\\`
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 7:24 AM
To: 'Colin McDonald'
Subject: RE: Tap Tap See app

Colin, as always, you provide very interesting and useful 
information in
your response, and for that I most sincerely thank you.  Now, 
here is another
question: if you query Tap Tap See about, say, a frozen pot pie, 
is it
likely to tell you which pot pie it is, and further yet, can you 
get cooking
instructions from it?

Ron, K8HSY


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators 
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On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:40 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Tap Tap See app

Tap tap see is pretty good for identifying products like food 
stuffs,
commonly seen objects, or pictures with plenty of highly visual 
and not
untidy textual script or writing.
For instance, it can identify a "guinness" glass just by the logo 
and the
word written on a beer glass in a fairly low light environment.
It will easily identify say your box of cherios, can of tomatos, 
jug of
milk, or the color of your shirt, dog or wife.
It can be fairly detailed too, for instance when I took a picture 
of me
holding a lit cigarette it said something like man smoking a 
cigarette or
holding a lit cigarette or something like that...detailed enough 
that you
new  precisely what the image was.
Taking a shot of my dog it said large black dog sitting or laying 
down.  I
didn't try pictures of less commonly known items like a ham 
radio, or
specific kinds of guitars or amplifiers etc.
I was able to catelogue my entire canned food supply and some 
mystery food
boxes in the back of the cupboard though...

Be my eyes is a terrible app because you wait a very very long 
time for any
help and so it renders itself pretty useless.  And when I say 
very long
time, I gave it 2 hours once and finally canned it and haven't 
tried it
since.

I would say tap tap see is worth the yearly subscription or 
monthly
subscription anyway...if you have little in the way of sited help 
around it
can get you quick and easy answers.
Regards
Colin
From: Russell Schermer
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:35 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Tap Tap See app

I have been using taptapsee for over a year.  I have never used 
it for
anything ham radio related, but I have used it to identify 
objects such as
beer bottles and the color of clothing.  I don't know how it 
would work for
anything ham radio related because its not always specific the 
first time a
picture is taken I think a better app for ham radio might be be 
my eyes
because there is a human on the other end of the conversation who 
can be
asked questions that are relevant to your needs.

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators 
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On Behalf Of Dr.  Ronald E.  Milliman]\\`
Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 7:41 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Tap Tap See app

Do any of you use the Tap Tap See app? How does it work for you? 
Have you
used it in conjunction with ham radio in any way?



Ron, K8HSY





Dr.  Ronald E.  Milliman

Retired Professor of Marketing