[Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's
Jim Barbour
jbar at barcore.com
Fri Sep 6 17:43:22 UTC 2013
Not all GPS apps must support giving "turn by turn" directions. There
are many GPS apps (including around me, imove, and blindsquare) that
are primarily about orientation and less about mobility.
I rarely bother with turn by turn apps. If I need driving directions
(for a cab, driver, etc.) then I'll use the apple maps app. but, if
I'm in a neighborhood and want to locate a nearby restaurant, I'll use
blindsquare's track function. The tracking function is basically a
"getting warmer" model, which tells you the direction and distance to
your destination. I use to use the "where to?" app for this as well.
The purpose of the Seeing Eye app is to provide turn by turn
directions, along with other GPS functions like lookaround, in a
manner that is supposed to be easier for voiceover users to operate
than mainstream turn by turn apps.
There's another app called "my way lite", which allows you to design a
route, by walking or driving it and telling the app when you've
reached a waypoint. This may be useful for camping and backpacking,
though I've never used it for such.
Hope this helps,
Jim
On Fri, Sep 06, 2013 at 01:31:58PM -0400, Walter Cone wrote:
> I guess I am missing something here. I thought Blind Square was an ap that
> shows you points of interest around you but needs another GPS ap to plan a
> route with such as Navigon or Seeing Eye. I also deleted Aerognie GPS
> because I couldn't get it to work.
> Walt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of James Aldrich
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 12:09 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> I couldn't figure out ariadni GPS so I deleted it. Blind Square and Sendero
> are here to stay in my phone since both are very simple to use! I
> recommend both apps highly! You are right! One doesn't need a smorgasbord
> of GPS apps in order to get the most out of either app. I do tie in 4
> square with blind square. Instructions for doing this is in the blind
> square app and this can be done within blind square. One will have more POI
> info this way when using blind square! I like using the internal voice while
> locking the screen! Not as much battery is used. The Seeing Eye Gps
> recognizes Osco Drug that Blind Square internal voice doesn't say. This is
> in a grocery store where I shop! I haven't used blind square with
> voiceover. Perhaps results might be different.
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Sep 5, 2013, at 9:48 AM, "Steve Jacobson" <steve.jacobson at visi.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > From what I know from the past, I'm guessing that Sendero will make
> > improvements to the Seeing Eye app. My understanding is that right
> > now, it really doesn't do anything that the cheaper apps don't already
> > do, but that it tends to do everything one might otherwise need separate
> apps to do. Do you feel that is a fair assessment? I have Blind Square and
> Ariadni and they both seem to do different things pretty well.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Steve Jacobson
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 09:11:49 -0600, James Aldrich wrote:
> >
> >> Blind Square is less money than Seeing Eye GPS. I like both Seeing
> >> Eye and Blind Square for different reasons. They are both
> > excellent GPS apps.
> >
> >> Jim
> >
> >> Sent from my iPod
> >
> >> On Sep 3, 2013, at 8:20 PM, "Gene Coulter" <escoulter at centurytel.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >>> Anyone had experience with the new Seeing-Eye GPs yet? Is it better
> >>> than Blind Square?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> From: Brett Boyer
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 7:24 PM
> >>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> >>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's
> >>>
> >>> Jim is absolutely right. I would also add on the barcode stuff that
> >>> it can be difficult for some to find bar codes with a camera.
> >>> Meanwhile the Summit and Quest have laser guiding technology to help fin
> dthe bar code for you.
> >>> This means that you only have to run the scanner over a side and it
> >>> will suually find it without too much trouble.
> >>> Hoping to help
> >>> bb
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> >>> On Behalf Of James Aldrich
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:32 AM
> >>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> >>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's
> >>>
> >>> Hi Darla,
> >>>
> >>> It depends on what you wish to accomplish! A stand alone GPS is
> >>> fine but it is only as good as the provided maps. In the case of
> >>> the Trekker Breeze , one must put in the one or three maps one
> >>> needs immediately. One might wait as much as 5 minutes before the
> Breeze is ready to use. This varies.
> >>> Blind Square on the IPhone is ready to go in seconds! This app
> >>> relies on the phone's current location. No maps need to be loaded.
> >>> Blind Square for the IPhone works much like the Breeze with much
> >>> more up to date POI information available. Tap Tap See is the best
> >>> app I have used for identifying canned goods, packages and boxes.
> >>> The stand alone ID Mate Summit or Quest does this as well but one
> >>> has more information about these cans, packages and boxes provided
> >>> the detailed information is in their database. If detail is what
> >>> you want, the ID mate is what you want. I think both options work well
> together!
> >>>
> >>> Jim
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPod
> >>>
> >>> On Sep 1, 2013, at 9:33 PM, "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi everyone,
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I hope this isn't off-topic for this list; if so,
> >>>> please accept my humble apologies in advance.
> >>>>
> >>>> I know some of you have had a chance to use the various iPhone apps
> >>>> and self-contained units; I'd be curious to know your opinions on
> >>>> the best one or ones and why?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Darla Making peace with my iPhone
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Darla J. Rogers
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> djrogers0628 at gmail.com
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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