[nabs-l] GPS Products aned Software

Thu Jul 28 13:26:04 UTC 2011

Hi=20Jewel,

Yes,=20the=20Trekker=20allows=20you=20to=20do=20this=20by=20either=20record=
ing=20a=20
landmark=20or=20searching=20for=20one.=20=20Let's=20you=20your=20example=20=
for=20
instance,=20the=20local=20library.=20=20When=20you=20are=20at=20the=20libra=
ry=20and=20
have=20your=20Trekker=20with=20you,=20hit=20the=20button=20in=20the=20middl=
e=20with=20the=20
dot=20on=20it,=20that=20kind=20of=20looks=20like=20a=205=20on=20a=20telepho=
ne=20keypad=20
(that's=20the=20only=20way=20I=20can=20describe=20it)=20and=20the=20Trekker=
=20will=20say=20
"record=20landmark"=20and=20beep.=20=20At=20this=20point,=20you=20can=20say=
=20
"library."=20Then=20wait=20for=20it=20to=20beep=20again=20and=20you've=20re=
corded=20
your=20landmark!=20From=20then=20on,=20if=20you=20want=20to=20go=20to=20the=
=20library,=20
you=20can=20press=20the=20go=20to=20button=20and=20select=20library,=20and=
=20it=20will=20
give=20you=20instructions.=20=20You=20can=20also=20get=20guidance=20to=20la=
ndmarks=20
that=20the=20Trekker=20picks=20up=20that=20are=20near=20where=20you=20are.=
=20=20To=20do=20
this,=20hold=20down=20the=20where=20am=20I=20button=20and=20the=20Trekker=20=
will=20beep=20
and=20say=20"what's=20around."=20You=20can=20navigate=20the=20places=20with=
=20the=20
arrow=20keys,=20or=20do=20an=20extended=20search=20by=20hitting=20confirm.=
=20=20If=20you=20
do=20an=20extended=20search,=20it=20will=20ask=20you=20to=20select=20a=20ca=
tegory.=20=20Go=20
through=20these=20categories=20(food,=20transportation,=20landmark,=20etc.)=
=20
with=20the=20arrow=20keys,=20and=20once=20you've=20found=20the=20category,=
=20hit=20
confirm.=20=20It=20will=20then=20search=20and=20tell=20you=20how=20many=20i=
tems=20it=20has=20
found=20in=20that=20category.=20=20Again,=20go=20through=20these=20items=20=
with=20the=20
arrows=20and=20once=20you've=20found=20what=20you're=20looking=20for,=20hit=
=20
confirm.=20=20Hit=20confirm=20again=20to=20start=20pedestrian=20instruction=
s,=20or=20
press=20and=20hold=20confirm=20to=20start=20driving=20instructions.=20=20Ho=
pe=20this=20
helps!

=20Chris

"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abilit=
ies=20motto)

The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20in=
=20
Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20How=
?=20Click=20
on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:=20
www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I=20C.A.N.=
=20=20
Foundation.

=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Jewel=20<herekittykat2 at gmail.com
To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Tue,=2026=20Jul=202011=2016:29:35=20-0400
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20GPS=20Products=20aned=20Software

Does=20the=20Trekker=20allow=20you=20to=20mark=20locations=20(for=20example=
,=20say=20I=20
want
to=20mark=20the=20local=20library=20as=20alocation)=20and=20then=20plan=20r=
outes=20to=20
that
location?=20Which=20GPS=20units=20or=20apps=20allow=20the=20user=20to=20pla=
n=20a=20route=20
and
get=20step-by-step=20spoken=20directions?

I=20know,=20lots=20of=20quetstons,=20but=20I'm=20boggled=20by=20the=20numbe=
r=20and
variations=20of=20chioces.=20=20Someone=20mentioned=20there=20is=20a=20buil=
t-in=20GPS=20
in
the=20iPhone.=20=20how=20does=20that=20workk?=20Does=20it=20allow=20you=20t=
o=20pinpoint
destinations=20and=20have=20it=20announce=20them=20as=20you=20pass,=20or=20=
does=20it=20
only=20do
pre-panned=20routes?=20Is=20it=20basically=20like=20the=20TomTom,=20but=20f=
or
pedestrians,=20where=20you=20plug=20in=20th=20eaddress=20and=20it=20gives=20=

turn-by-turn
directions?

~Jewel,=20who=20is=20full=20of=20questions=20today!

On=207/25/11,=20Chris=20Nusbaum=20<dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20Hi=20Ashley,

=20Yes,=20the=20Trekker=20tells=20you=20the=20next=20intersection=20and=20t=
he=20type=20of
=20intersection.=20=20For=20example,=20it=20might=20say=20"Four-way=20inter=
section,
=20(parallel=20street=20name)=20crossing=20(perpendicular=20street=20name.)=
"=20It
=20might=20also=20say=20what=20streets=20are=20on=20each=20side=20of=20you.=
=20=20I=20don't
=20know=20about=20the=20Captain,=20though.

=20=20Chris

=20"A=20loss=20of=20sight,=20never=20a=20loss=20of=20vision!"=20(Camp=20Abi=
lities=20
motto)

=20The=20I=20C.A.N.=20=20Foundation=20helps=20visually=20impaired=20youth=20=
in
=20Maryland=20have=20the=20ability=20to=20confidently=20say=20"I=20can!"=20=
How?=20Click
=20on=20this=20link=20to=20learn=20more=20and=20to=20contribute:
=20www.icanfoundation.info=20or=20like=20us=20on=20Facebook=20at=20I=20C.A.=
N.
=20Foundation.

=20=20Sent=20from=20my=20BrailleNote

=20=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
=20From:=20<bookwormahb at earthlink.net
=20To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
=20Date=20sent:=20Sun,=2024=20Jul=202011=2023:50:20=20-0400
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20GPS=20Products=20aned=20Software

=20Kat,
=20Where=20do=20you=20work?=20I'm=20temporarily=20at=20NLS.
=20Anyway,=20I=20am=20also=20thinking=20of=20a=20GPS:=20either=20the=20bree=
ze=20or
=20Captain.
=20How=20accurate=20are=20they?=20I=20understand=20they=20tell=20you=20the=
=20upcoming
=20intersection.
=20Does=20it=20tell=20you=20about=20the=20intersection=20like=20whether=20i=
t=92s=20a
=20four=20way=20stop?
=20We=20can=20figure=20out=20some=20of=20that=20by=20analysis,=20but=20it=20=
would=20be=20nice
=20to=20have
=20that
=20info=20from=20the=20machine.=20=20When=20you=20program=20in=20routes,=20=
how=20often
=20will=20it=20speak
=20directions?=20Do=20both=20products=20allow=20you=20to
=20record=20landmarks?

=20Ashley

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20Kat=20Bottner
=20Sent:=20Sunday,=20July=2024,=202011=209:53=20PM
=20To:=20'National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list'
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20GPS=20Products=20aned=20Software

=20Hello=20all,
=20I=20too=20am=20looking=20into=20getting=20a=20gps=20system=20at=20some=20=
point=20in=20the
=20nearer
=20future,=20and=20I'm=20not=20sure=20which=20one=20to=20get.
=20I'm=20currently=20borrowing=20the=20Kaptan=20Plus=20from=20work,=20and=20=
so=20far
=20I've=20not=20been
=20able=20to=20use=20it=20much=20due=20to=20it=20needing=20to=20be=20charge=
=20and=20today,=20it
=20took
=20forever=20to=20find=20gps=20signel,=20so=20in=20short,=20wasn't=20able=20=
to=20use=20it.
=20I'm=20not=20sure=20which=20is=20better=20the=20breeze=20or=20the=20Kapta=
n,=20I'd=20be
=20interested=20in
=20hearing=20responses=20from=20users=20of=20both,=20the=20pros,=20con,=20e=
tc.=20=20I=20
look
=20forward=20to
=20hearing=20from=20some=20or=20all=20of=20you=20soon.
=20Thanks=20in=20advance,
=20Kat

=20-----Original=20Message-----
=20From:=20nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
=20[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]=20On=20Behalf
=20Of=20Patrick=20Molloy
=20Sent:=20Sunday,=20July=2024,=202011=209:36=20PM
=20To:=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20GPS=20Products=20aned=20Software

=20Jewel,
=20I=20use=20the=20Trekker=20Breeze.=20=20It's=20fairly=20easy=20to=20use,=
=20but=20you
=20really
=20can't=20rely=20on=20any=20GPS=20unit.=20=20I've=20noticed=20two=20main=20=
flaws=20with=20
the
=20Trekker=20Breeze.=20=20First,=20it=20announces=20landmarks=20when=20you=
=20are=20on
=20the=20same
=20street,=20not=20at=20the=20actual=20destination=20and/or=20landmark.=20=
=20Second,
=20if=20it's
=20a=20cloudy=20day,=20Trekker=20can=20get=20thrown=20off.=20=20(Cloud=20co=
ver=20makes
=20connecting=20to=20GPS=20satellites=20difficult.)=20Other=20than=20that,=
=20
Trekker
=20Breeze=20is=20a=20good=20GPS=20if=20you=20already=20have=20the=20mobilit=
y=20skills.
=20Patrick

=20On=207/24/11,=20Jewel=20<herekittykat2 at gmail.com>=20wrote:
=20=20Dear=20all,
=20=20I'm=20considering=20getting=20a=20GPS=20system=20and=20wanted=20to=20=
get=20people's
=20=20opinions=20on=20which=20one=20to=20get.=20=20I=20am=20planning=20on=20=
getting=20an
=20iPhone,=20so
=20=20if=20there=20is=20a=20GPS=20app,=20I'd=20love=20to=20hear=20about=20i=
t.=20=20I'd=20also=20
love
=20to
=20=20hear=20from=20users=20of=20the=20TrekkerBreeze,=20MobileGeo,=20and=20=
other
=20similar=20GPS
=20=20products=20and=20software.

=20=20Thank=20you,
=20=20Jewel

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