[Electronics-talk] Comparing GPS's

Fri Sep 6 23:13:34 UTC 2013

Hello,

I have not tried Blind Square, yet.  I do have Ariadne and am not totally
satisfied.  1 great thing about Ariadne, in my experience, is that it is
very accurate in addresses.  The Sundereo App gives me the wrong addresses.
Ariadne gives me the exact addresses, no matter which side of the street I
am on.

This is a very good thread, thanks to everyone who has shared their
experiences.

Warm Regards,

Fred

-----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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