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IDEAL Talking Tags on Windows Pc

Developed By: IDEAL Group, Inc. Android Development Team

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 18 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.3
Size 891.7 KB
Release Date December 27, 16
Category Productivity Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (8)]

What's New:
New Release [see more]

Description from Developer:
IDEAL Talking Tags is a talking label maker/reader application, designed in support of accommodating the access needs of individuals who are blind. IDEAL Talking Tags is based on A... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download IDEAL Talking Tags and install on Windows PC. IDEAL Talking Tags is free Productivity app, developed by IDEAL Group, Inc. Android Development Team. Latest version of IDEAL Talking Tags is 1.3, was released on 2016-12-27 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 5,000. Overall rating of IDEAL Talking Tags is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 18 users, 12 users had rated it 5*, 4 users had rated it 1*.

How to install IDEAL Talking Tags on Windows?

Instruction on how to install IDEAL Talking Tags on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install IDEAL Talking Tags on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install IDEAL Talking Tags using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "IDEAL Talking Tags" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install IDEAL Talking Tags on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "IDEAL Talking Tags" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.3.

Download IDEAL Talking Tags 1.3 on Windows PC – 891.7 KB

IDEAL Talking Tags is a talking label maker/reader application, designed in support of accommodating the access needs of individuals who are blind. IDEAL Talking Tags is based on Apps4Android's Near Field Communication (NFC) Tec-Tiles. For more information please see:
http://youtu.be/OhOWyLujGxg

The minimum hardware and firmware requirements for running the application is an Android, Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled, smartphone running Android V4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).

Identive Group Type 2 (42mm diameter) NFC tags (ISO/IEC 14443 A 1-3 compliant; NTAG chip; Passive RFID 13.56MHz) were used to Beta test IDEAL Talking Tags. They worked perfectly. They cost approximately $0.80 each in quantities of 100.

For more information:
http://www.identivenfc.com/nfc-tags/nfc-tag-type2-42mm.htm

Before purchasing a large quantity of NFC tags, purchase a few of them. Test them with the app. If they work, fine. If not, it is a tag issue... not an app issue.

Talking labels can provide audible guidance in identifying a variety of different items including clothing, food containers and other household products. Talking labels can also provide audible guidance in identifying and taking medications. Talking labels are often used by individuals with vision-impairments.

Instructions for use:

1. Launch IDEAL Talking Tags. You should hear, "Touch the screen. Speak your message and let go of the screen when you are done. IDEAL Talking Tags."

2. Touch the screen and speaking the words you want to record.

3. When you release your finger you will hear, "Touch and hold the screen to preview your recording. Let go when done."

4. After previewing your recording you should hear, "Scan the NFC tag you wish to associate with this recording."

5. You can then touch the back of your phone to an NFC tag of the type describe above.

6. Hence forth whenever you touch your smartphone to this tag, you smartphone will play the associated recording.
New Release
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to read from external storage.