[nfbcs] Fwd: The Seeing Eye GPS app now for sale in the iTunes Apple Store

[John G. Heim]

The cost of this app seems kind of high to me. Navigon is only $40 for a 
one time purchase and does not require  a cellular data plan to operate. 
    I wouldn't say Navigon has accessibility problems as such. I mean, 
there are no unlabeled  buttons that I know of. But it is written with 
the assumption that you can see. For example, the street name is 
displayed and you can hear that if you tap on it. But it just gives the 
street name, not the address.  There are a lot of little things like 
that in the Navigon app.  It's pretty usable though.

The other thing is that there already are free or low cost GPS apps for 
the blind. And, of course, Apple's Map app is free.  But even at $130 
for 3 years, I might give Sendero's app a try but   the deal killer for 
me is that it requires a cellular data plan. I like my IPod touch. It 
cost only $200 and I don't have a data plan.

I wonder if there is some connection between the Seeing Eye school and 
this app. Is Seeing Eye endorsing this product? Maybe Seeing Eye has 
taken a queue from Leader Dogs and is planning on giving each student a 
GPS. Leader Dogs used to give each student a Kaptan Plus. But those 
devices cost only $350 and I'd imagine Leader Dogs got a discount for 
buying in bulk. An IPhone with a data plan costs way more than that. 
Heck, the 3 year subscription to the Seeing Eye App alone costs almost 
40% of the Kaptan Plus.






On 07/02/13 16:16, David Andrews wrote:
>
>>
>> The Seeing Eye GPS™ app now for sale in the iTunes Apple Store!
>>
>> July 2, 2013
>>
>> Sendero is proud to release The Seeing Eye GPS™ app for cell-enabled
>> iOS devices after more than a year of development. With nearly 100
>> beta testers, we are confident that the app meets our standards for a
>> version 1 release. We thank everyone for their help testing and users
>> for their patience.
>>
>> Our goal with this app was to make it a convenient mobile option to
>> compliment other Sendero GPS products. We believe we have achieved
>> that and we will begin working immediately on version 1.1. As with
>> other Sendero products over the past 13 years, user feedback will
>> drive development of future versions. We will be posting a list of
>> what we think are high priority features and would like users to vote
>> on these plus add other suggestions. We will also work immediately on
>> a UK and European version of the app.
>>
>> We hope you enjoy The Seeing Eye GPS™ app and that you join us in
>> building the most powerful accessible turn-by-turn GPS mobile app
>> possible. For more information about the app go to:
>> <http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm>http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm.
>>
>>
>> The app is available in
>> <https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seeing-eye-gps/id668624446?ls=1&mt=8>iTunes,
>> it is free to download, but when you launch for the first time you
>> will be prompted to select a subscription plan for either $69 for 1
>> year or $129 for 3 years.
>>
>> For support read the User Guide at
>> <http://www.senderogroup.com/support/supportseeingeye.htm>http://www.senderogroup.com/support/supportseeingeye.htm.
>> If you still have questions after reading the manual email
>> iphone at senderogroup.com. Please allow at least 24 hours for a response
>> to your inquiry.
>>
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