[nabs-l] GPS Products aned Software

Trey Bradley treyman19 at gmail.com
Thu Jul 28 17:13:10 UTC 2011 

Hi I am Trey Bradley I am selling a Trecker Breeze.  You can contact
me at the below contact information.

treyman19 at gmail.com

219-577-2367








On 7/28/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jewel,
>
> Yes, the Trekker allows you to do this by either recording a
> landmark or searching for one.  Let's you your example for
> instance, the local library.  When you are at the library and
> have your Trekker with you, hit the button in the middle with the
> dot on it, that kind of looks like a 5 on a telephone keypad
> (that's the only way I can describe it) and the Trekker will say
> "record landmark" and beep.  At this point, you can say
> "library." Then wait for it to beep again and you've recorded
> your landmark! From then on, if you want to go to the library,
> you can press the go to button and select library, and it will
> give you instructions.  You can also get guidance to landmarks
> that the Trekker picks up that are near where you are.  To do
> this, hold down the where am I button and the Trekker will beep
> and say "what's around." You can navigate the places with the
> arrow keys, or do an extended search by hitting confirm.  If you
> do an extended search, it will ask you to select a category.  Go
> through these categories (food, transportation, landmark, etc.)
> with the arrow keys, and once you've found the category, hit
> confirm.  It will then search and tell you how many items it has
> found in that category.  Again, go through these items with the
> arrows and once you've found what you're looking for, hit
> confirm.  Hit confirm again to start pedestrian instructions, or
> press and hold confirm to start driving instructions.  Hope this
> helps!
>
>  Chris
>
> "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities motto)
>
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>
>
>  Sent from my BrailleNote
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:29:35 -0400
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] GPS Products aned Software
>
> Does the Trekker allow you to mark locations (for example, say I
> want
> to mark the local library as alocation) and then plan routes to
> that
> location? Which GPS units or apps allow the user to plan a route
> and
> get step-by-step spoken directions?
>
> I know, lots of quetstons, but I'm boggled by the number and
> variations of chioces.  Someone mentioned there is a built-in GPS
> in
> the iPhone.  how does that workk? Does it allow you to pinpoint
> destinations and have it announce them as you pass, or does it
> only do
> pre-panned routes? Is it basically like the TomTom, but for
> pedestrians, where you plug in th eaddress and it gives
> turn-by-turn
> directions?
>
> ~Jewel, who is full of questions today!
>
> On 7/25/11, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
>  Hi Ashley,
>
>  Yes, the Trekker tells you the next intersection and the type of
>  intersection.  For example, it might say "Four-way intersection,
>  (parallel street name) crossing (perpendicular street name.)" It
>  might also say what streets are on each side of you.  I don't
>  know about the Captain, though.
>
>   Chris
>
>  "A loss of sight, never a loss of vision!" (Camp Abilities
> motto)
>
>  The I C.A.N.  Foundation helps visually impaired youth in
>  Maryland have the ability to confidently say "I can!" How? Click
>  on this link to learn more and to contribute:
>  www.icanfoundation.info or like us on Facebook at I C.A.N.
>  Foundation.
>
>
>
>   Sent from my BrailleNote
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>  From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
>  To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>  <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>  Date sent: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 23:50:20 -0400
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] GPS Products aned Software
>
>  Kat,
>  Where do you work? I'm temporarily at NLS.
>  Anyway, I am also thinking of a GPS: either the breeze or
>  Captain.
>  How accurate are they? I understand they tell you the upcoming
>  intersection.
>  Does it tell you about the intersection like whether it뭩 a
>  four way stop?
>  We can figure out some of that by analysis, but it would be nice
>  to have
>  that
>  info from the machine.  When you program in routes, how often
>  will it speak
>  directions? Do both products allow you to
>  record landmarks?
>
>  Ashley
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Kat Bottner
>  Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 9:53 PM
>  To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] GPS Products aned Software
>
>  Hello all,
>  I too am looking into getting a gps system at some point in the
>  nearer
>  future, and I'm not sure which one to get.
>  I'm currently borrowing the Kaptan Plus from work, and so far
>  I've not been
>  able to use it much due to it needing to be charge and today, it
>  took
>  forever to find gps signel, so in short, wasn't able to use it.
>  I'm not sure which is better the breeze or the Kaptan, I'd be
>  interested in
>  hearing responses from users of both, the pros, con, etc.  I
> look
>  forward to
>  hearing from some or all of you soon.
>  Thanks in advance,
>  Kat
>
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
>  [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>  Of Patrick Molloy
>  Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2011 9:36 PM
>  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] GPS Products aned Software
>
>  Jewel,
>  I use the Trekker Breeze.  It's fairly easy to use, but you
>  really
>  can't rely on any GPS unit.  I've noticed two main flaws with
> the
>  Trekker Breeze.  First, it announces landmarks when you are on
>  the same
>  street, not at the actual destination and/or landmark.  Second,
>  if it's
>  a cloudy day, Trekker can get thrown off.  (Cloud cover makes
>  connecting to GPS satellites difficult.) Other than that,
> Trekker
>  Breeze is a good GPS if you already have the mobility skills.
>  Patrick
>
>  On 7/24/11, Jewel <herekittykat2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>   Dear all,
>   I'm considering getting a GPS system and wanted to get people's
>   opinions on which one to get.  I am planning on getting an
>  iPhone, so
>   if there is a GPS app, I'd love to hear about it.  I'd also
> love
>  to
>   hear from users of the TrekkerBreeze, MobileGeo, and other
>  similar GPS
>   products and software.
>
>   Thank you,
>   Jewel
>
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