What library/API did you use for OCR?
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#32So, is this a RubyMotion app? (Asking because I'm curious, they recently released Android support in addition to iOS/OS X).
Regardless of whether or not you're using RubyMotion, would you like to share any comments or experiences about developing and releasing the app for both iOS and Android at the same time? I think it's remarkable, it seems like people pick either iOS or Android to launch. A lot of small iOS shops don't even build their Android versions in-house, they will contract the Android version out to an Android firm.
Great work on this app, I love it! Will try it out in the real world later today.
Re: Show HN: Picky Pint – Scan beer lists with a photo
#33So, is this a RubyMotion app? (Asking because I'm curious, they recently released Android support in addition to iOS/OS X). Regardless of whether or not you're using RubyMotion, would you like to share any comments or experiences about developing and releasing the app for both iOS and Android at the same time? I think it's remarkable, it seems like people pick either iOS or Android to launch. A lot of small iOS shops…
Picky Pint is native both ways. I've been making iOS apps professionally since 2011 (in a great consultancy that does native on both platforms in-house), so that part was straightforward. My co-founder and I both are software guys but we hadn't tried a native Android app before, and this was as good of an opportunity as any.
I'm pretty happy with how it came out!
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#34This is a fantastic idea! Is there a specific requirement for Android 4.2+?
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#35This is really nice work. Good job.
Do you have plans to utilize the data for anything else? That could scare me and excite me at the same time.
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#36Re: Show HN: Picky Pint – Scan beer lists with a photo
#37What are you using for OCR?
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#38Fantastic stuff! Now all you need to do is train your OCR to decipher the scrawl on the blackboards at the Euston Tap ...
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#39I'd love to see ABV on the main list (instead of having to go to that beer's individual page). When I'm scanning through a menu, that's one of the primary things I look at.
Perhaps instead of a straight quantitative ABV, a qualitative indication of whether a beer is unusually weak or strong? Like you, i always look at ABV - mostly because i don't want to get started on some delicious 8% turbo-IPA if it's a thursday lunchtime.
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#40Awesome! Can't wait to try this out. Something that I wouldn't mind added would be to keep like a history of all the beers you have seen and the places you saw them at so if I am craving my favorite beer I can quickly see what spots near me i've been to have it, but then you could crowdsource it and search any restaurants anyone has been to to see if they have certain beers. Just a thought.
Oh, and if they are bottles the normal ml in the bottle and the ABV and a score saying best buy for your buck :p
Thanks for making this!
* heads off to the bar