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

Wed Jul 3 14:09:26 UTC 2013

Sendero isn't competing just against Garment. They are competing against 
Apple itself, of course, and the other people who have developed 
accessible GPS apps. There are several of them out there. I haven't 
tried these other apps because they all required a data plan.  But some 
of them got pretty good reviews.
On 07/03/13 09:01, Jim Barbour wrote:
> I think it would help a lot if Sendero could figure out a way to offer
> a 30 day trial of the app.
>
> Navigon is usable by folks who are very voiceover literate and are
> willing to put up with the gaps that exist between a sighted users
> experience looking at the screen and a blind person's experience using
> voiceover.
>
> The cost of the Sendero GPS app that runs on the Braille Note, not to
> mention the cost of the braille note itself, is significantly higher
> than the 3 year cost of the map subscription.
>
> It is very true that Navigon doesn't require a map subscription.  They
> are able to pay the subscription costs and recoup those costs on the
> margins they make selling many copies of the app.  Sendero can not do
> this.
>
> To sum up, the Sendero app is aimed at blind people who want a
> navigation device, including turn by turn directions, who don't want
> to learn all the little ins and outs of using the iPhone.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Jim
>
> On Wed, Jul 03, 2013 at 08:29:11AM -0500, John G. Heim wrote:
>> 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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