[gui-talk] One more try: hand held scanners

Sun Aug 5 13:14:21 CDT 2007

Okay. That's food for thought. I'm certainly not going to go to my CD 
collection, pluck out something arbitrarily, walk back across the room to my 
desk, and present the CD jewel box to the scanner. That would make no sense 
at all. This doesn't sound practical for my use. But I'll go to that site 
and see what else they say about it.

Meantime, does anyone have another URL for information about other such 
products? I know there are several of them. Does anyone remember their 
names?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Otis Blue" <o.blue at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] One more try: hand held scanners

Hi,

Yes it's hood to the computer by a long USB or PS2 cable.  You can hold it
in your hand like a regular bar code reader but it also comes with a stand
for resting on your desk.

Otis Blue

Milwaukee Wisconsin
53218-4349
Voice: (414)-461-8885
Fax: (414)-461-8856
Cell: (414)-736-3967
Email: o.blue at sbcglobal.net

-----Original Message-----
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Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 12:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] One more try: hand held scanners

Otis,

Wow, you mean the device isn't actually portable in the real sense? if your
computer's in one room and your CD collection you've labeled with bar codes
is in another room, you have to order some kind of long USB extension cord
so you can hold the scanner to your CDs, or take the CDs out of the case and

go to the room with your computer to scan them? I know, of course if that's
the case, you'd make sure the CDs were stored in the same room where you
have the computer. And you would have a cord that was, how long, I can't
guess.

But that's really weird. Not handy at all. I saw something like this device
at the CSUN show once, and it was like a bloated TV remote, that's all. Not
something that had to be connected to anything. Don't these devices use
flash memory or something, so they can be self contained?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Otis Blue" <o.blue at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 1:52 AM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] One more try: hand held scanners

Hi,

It connects to the computer instead of being portable.  I guess it's all
right to be connected to the computer if you're going to be using it for
small items like CD's or such.  I got a demo of the software and it sounds
great.  PS2 is that keyboard and mouse port.

Otis Blue

Milwaukee Wisconsin
53218-4349
Voice: (414)-461-8885
Fax: (414)-461-8856
Cell: (414)-736-3967
Email: o.blue at sbcglobal.net

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 10:34 PM
To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] One more try: hand held scanners

Otis,

Hi. A couple of questions. First, what is it you don't like about the USB
port connedtivity? Could you explain why, and what the better alternative
would be, in your opinion? And what is PS2? (Personally, I have USB ports on

the back and the front of my PC, and things work fine like  that. Printer,
flatbed scanner, .mp3 player, etc. So I don't know what you mean.

2. What are  RS-232 or keyboard
wedge connection ? I never heard these terms.

Thanks very much.

Also,
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Otis Blue" <o.blue at sbcglobal.net>
To: "'NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List'" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] One more try: hand held scanners

Hi,

Check out Scan and Say at http://www.barcode-solutions.com/scanandsay.html.
It's the cheapest bar code solution out right now.  The only bad  thing I
don't like about it is that it hooks up to your computer using a USB port or
a PS2 port.

Scan and SayT includes:
Talking software for Windows with 5 different voice settings
Descriptions for approximately 500,000 grocery and retail items - easily add
new
items yourself!
Supports UPC and EAN barcode standards.
500 pre-printed self-adhesive barcodes to use on items without barcodes
Multi-line scanner
Audio user manual (PDF version also included)
NO SCREEN READER SOFTWARE REQUIRED!!!
$395 PLUS $20 SHIPPING.  Note: Specify USB (recommended), RS-232 or keyboard
wedge connection when ordering.

Otis Blue

Milwaukee Wisconsin
53218-4349
Voice: (414)-461-8885
Fax: (414)-461-8856
Cell: (414)-736-3967
Email: o.blue at sbcglobal.net

-----Original Message-----
From: gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Joel Deutsch
Sent: Saturday, August 04, 2007 9:27 PM
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Subject: [gui-talk] One more try: hand held scanners

Can anyone give me links to information about hand held scanners that blind
people use to label items and identify them? As I've said a couple of time,
I seem to remember these devices being discussed or at least referred to her

on this list, and as I said, I want to look into them now as part of a plan
to make my music CD collection accessible again.

Anybody remember what these devices  are, who sells them, and where to find
information, reviews or anything about them? And if no one still feels like
piping up, would someone please tell me the name and subscription address of

a mailing list where I might ask this sort of question and be responded to?
I remember there's a list called Blind Tech, for instance. Would that work?
How do you subscribe?

thanks.

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