[Electronics-Talk] Apps that deliver alerts and vibrations when you get to where you want to be.

[Jim McCarthy]

All of the blindness specific apps, Blind Square as mentioned, Seeing Eye
GPS, and Nearby Explorer alert for location arrival. For those not familiar
with GPS, it should be noted that this alert may be close but not exact to
the desired location because of the in perfect accuracy of GPS. All the 3
apps I mentioned have a cost and for phone based apps, it is somewhat high,
I think at least $30. The other item I think relevant here is that the
address in the maps is not always equivalent to the door of the place one
seeks; some shopping centers or  apartment complexes may only have one
address for several buildings, stores, or doors; also, the actual point of
entry may not be where the desired address is located on the map. Apps allow
one to modify this for commonly used places though. 
Jim McCarthy
-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Lori Motis via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 11:50 AM
To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
Cc: Lori Motis
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Apps that deliver alerts and vibrations when
you get to where you want to be.

I have that feature on Blind Square. I have it set to alert me when I arrive
at the destination that I am tracking. I am not sure of its current price,
since I bought it several years ago. They have added a lot of features, and
I use it whenever I am out walking and looking for a particular place. Apple
vis gives a lot of info on it and other similar apps on their website which
is applevis.com I think since I am writing this from memory, and mine is
getting old, LOL. 
Lori AKA Food Lady


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> On Jun 7, 2017, at 6:39 AM, Philip Blackmer via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I am looking for a GPS app that can play some kind of alert sound or
vibrate my phone when I get to a selected location.   Does anybody know of
an app that has that feature?
> 
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