The US Bureau of Engraving and Printing has developed EyeNote™ a free, new iPhone app to aid the visually impaired or blind in identifying US paper currency. Essentially, the app is designed to allow the user to hold the bill in one hand and the iPhone in the other while scanning the paper currency. After a few seconds the iPhone will tell the user the denomination of the currency in English or Spanish. EyeNote™ can also operate in privacy mode with a different number of beeps signaling the value of the currency.
The app runs independent of a data connection. EyeNote™ can not differentiate between genuine and fake currency. EyeNote™ works on the following devices
- iPhone 3G
- iPhone 3Gs
- iPhone 4
- 4th Generation iPod Touch
- iPad2
Scan the QR code to the right with your iPhone to go to the iTunes EyeNote™ page.