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  2. Barcode reader - Wikipedia

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    Barcode reader. A stationary barcode scanner for a conveyor line. A barcode reader or barcode scanner is an optical scanner that can read printed barcodes and send the data they contain to computer. [1] Like a flatbed scanner, it consists of a light source, a lens, and a light sensor for translating optical impulses into electrical signals.

  3. Google’s accessibility app Lookout can use your phone’s ...

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    It has rolled out a new version of the Lookout app, which can read text and even lengthy documents out loud for people with low vision or blindness. The app can also read food labels, recognize ...

  4. Optical mark recognition - Wikipedia

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    Optical mark recognition (OMR) is the scanning of paper to detect the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined position. [5] Optical mark recognition has evolved from several other technologies. In the early 19th century and 20th century patents were given for machines that would aid the blind.

  5. CueCat - Wikipedia

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    The CueCat, styled :CueCat with a leading colon, is a cat-shaped handheld barcode reader that was given away free to Internet users starting in 2000 by the now-defunct Digital Convergence Corporation (which often styled its own name as Digital:Convergence Corporation).

  6. Azure’s Immersive Reader is now generally available

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    Microsoft says it saw a 560% increase in use of Immersive Reader from February to May, likely because a lot of people were starting to look for new online education tools as the COVID-19 pandemic ...

  7. Researchers built a low-cost camera system that recreates ...

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    An algorithm compares speckle patterns captured by a rolling shutter and a global shutter. It uses the differences between the patterns to calculate the vibrations and recreate the audio.

  8. Optical reader - Wikipedia

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    Optical reader. An optical reader is a device that observes visual information and translates it into digital information, [1] as found within most image and barcode and matrix-code scanners. An example of optical readers are marksense systems for elections where voters mark their choice by filling a rectangle, circle, or oval, or by completing ...

  9. Recommended Reading: Using AI to create alarmingly realistic ...

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    It has learned to code (and blog and argue). Cade Metz, The New York Times. OpenAI’s GPT-3 natural language system was trained on digital books, Wikipedia, blog posts, social media entries and ...

  10. Magnetic ink character recognition - Wikipedia

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    MICR reader. MICR characters are printed on documents in one of the two MICR fonts, using magnetizable (commonly known as magnetic) ink or toner, usually containing iron oxide. In scanning, the document is passed through a MICR reader, which performs two functions: magnetization of the ink, and detection of the characters.

  11. The best ereaders for 2024 - Engadget

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    Then we narrow a list to the best candidates for hands-on testing. I ended up getting eight ereaders, representing five different brands: Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Boox and PocketBook. I ...