Hacker changes the way people with colour blindness see the world

Re:Hacker changes the way people with colour blindness see t... by runjake on Friday December 17, 2010 @06:59PM (#2018384)

As a colorblind person, I'd like to see something similar to Barcode Scanner with a smaller reticle to identify colors (RGB | human equivalent name) the reticle is over.

When I have some time, I plan to do this myself, if nobody else does.

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Re:Hacker changes the way people with colour blindness see t... by sp332 on Friday December 17, 2010 @07:54PM (#2018515)

Have you tried the Color Identifier app? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/color-identifier/id363346987?... Discussed here http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1704933

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Re:Hacker changes the way people with colour blindness see t... by cloudwalking on Saturday December 18, 2010 @02:50AM (#2019124)

I'm colorblind and have used this. I find it frustrating, because the names are often completely useless. The app's author points this out in the linked thread:

"The whimsical color names made me think that the app would be less useful for the colorblind, as most people don't understand colors like "Cosmic" and "Hippie Green." So I thought the app would be mostly used as a toy; a fun way to see what the "color" of your friend's face is ("Tacao"!)."

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Re:Hacker changes the way people with colour blindness see t... by greengarstudios on Saturday December 18, 2010 @06:11AM (#2019326)

I've created and released a new app, Color ID Free, that offers simple color names. It's free. iTunes link: http://bit.ly/dMgKrF

I can't update the old app because doing so would require dropping support for iPhone OS 3 (which means the app would no longer be available to users of the original iPhone and iPod touch).

What do you think of the new app with simple color names?

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Re:Hacker changes the way people with colour blindness see t... by cloudwalking on Saturday December 25, 2010 @10:02PM (#2039912)

I (unfortunately) now use Android. I'll get this app as soon as I switch back to iPhone. I'm really excited that you made such a thing.

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