[Blindtlk] Anyone here use a Trekker Breeze for a GPS?

[aleeha dudley]

Hi jim, 
At the NFB convention this year, HumanWare said that they would soon be updating the maps for the breeze. I, too, have a breeze and love it. Unfortunately, HumanWare did not tell us when this update would come out, so I guess for now we just wait in anticipation. 
Hope this helped, 

Aleeha Dudley 
President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 
Changing what it means to be blind 

On Aug 28, 2012, at 3:46 AM, "Jim Portillo" <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:

> Howdy!
> 
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> 
> Recently, I obtained a Trekker Breeze and am pretty excited about its
> possibilities and my ability to use it as a blind traveler.  However, now
> that I've received it, I've begun encountering some issues that I am hoping
> someone could answer.
> 
> 
> 
> First, I know I have the latest software on it.  However, I'd like to know
> if maps get updated or how that might work.  I ask because while walking
> around my general neighborhood today, I wanted to know about some of the
> restaurants near-by.  I got several places that are no longer there because
> of either a fire that happened a couple of years ago or closing.  
> 
> In fact, I tried finding a Teriyaki place today that I didn't even know
> existed, only to find out that it did exist at one time before it was
> involved in that fire.  Some of these other places either closed or changed
> owners and names, so this is how I know the stuff isn't current.
> 
> 
> 
> So, what do folks do about updating maps and places?  If for some reason
> these things aren't really updated, then I'm seeing what could be a great
> disadvantage to the otherwise great Breeze!  I felt such freedom using it
> today until I ran into this problem.
> 
> Jim
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