For $10, LookTel Recognizer by IPPLEX offers a brilliant app for anyone with visual impairments. It offers recognition technology that allows iPhones to "learn" objects and speak them back whenever that object appears on-screen (or, more accurately, on-camera) at a later time. From canned goods to slippers to stuffed animals, LookTel quickly mastered most every item I threw at it. You hold out the phone and let it "look" for you. The most practical uses of the app are in pantries and at stores. When the phone recognizes a brand, it speaks out what it sees. This lets unsighted or visually impaired users distinguish between items that are similar in feel and shape. This app buil
