That's what it does, but the quest can't recognize the schwan foods barcodes
because of their size and color.
Has anybody found a way around this?
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Jim Gammon
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2015 12:29 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Id Mate
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
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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
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