[Nfbmt] Fw: [Nfbnet-members-list] Free Information Service for convention attendees

Fri Jun 19 02:51:40 UTC 2015

Hi Gary.  I'm very interested in this.  I have heard of blind square but
never used it.  I'm interested; is this ap useful for the same types of
information in all areas in the U.S. or just at convention in July in
Orlando?  I would love this kind of ap for my daily use as I travel a lot
and this would enable me to enjoy the world around me much more when I'm in
an unfamiliar area as I am so often.  I understand that I can download the
ap into my Iphone but I'm a little confused about the need for a GPS device
such as a Tom Tom.  Will the ap work off of the GPS already in my Iphone or
do I need to also get a Tom Tom and somehow link it to my phone?  I already
have at least one GPS ap in my phone but I don't think it can do  this kind
of thing so I'd like to try Blind Square.  Can you let me know how I can get
the answers to my questions?  You can reach me at
rebeccastewart76 at icloud.com.   Thanks.
Becca 

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MIPsoft, makers of the most-used iOS based GPS, way finding and Augmented
Reality application BlindSquare is making the free version, named
BlindSquare Event, available from July 1-7 in the geography of Orlando. This
will support registrants for the NFB National Convention and visitors in an
area large enough to include Walt Disney World. 
There is an opportunity to purchase the full application but no obligation
to do so.

Information from the Apple Store follows:

Description
This is the free Event Edition of BlindSquare, provided by MIPsoft and
Acapela.

BlindSquare Event Edition will only work at the time and location of
different events of special interest to the blind community. If you select
the demo mode, the app will simulate a location for you. It will behave as
if you were at the simulated location and you will be able to try many of
its features.

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BlindSquare makes you sense what's around you. The only thing you need to do
is listen.

BlindSquare is a new solution that combines the latest technology to help
the blind with their daily lives. It has been developed in collaboration
with blind people and carefully field tested. You need either an iPhone or
an iPad to get started. It also supports some additional accessories to
enhance the experience.

How does it work?

BlindSquare uses GPS and the compass to locate you. It then gathers
information about the surrounding environment from FourSquare. 
BlindSquare has some unique algorithms to decide what information is the
most relevant and then speaks it to you with high quality speech synthesis.
“What's the most popular café within 200 meters radius? Where is the post
office or the library?”

Using BlindSquare as a GPS solution:

When you start the app, it will start telling you the interesting place and
street crossings around you. By changing the radius, you can limit the area
you are interested in. You can also search by search term or by category.
You can select an interesting place from the search results and perform the
following tasks:

1) Get contact info (address, phone number)
2) Open twitter feed or restaurant menu (if provided)
3) Make a phone call
4) Start tracking the place (BlindSquare will assist you by repeating the
distance and the clock face direction)
5) Start your favourite navigator for turn-by-turn instructions (TomTom,
Navigon or Apple Maps)

BlindSquare is aware of when you travel by car, bus or train and starts to
report interesting places in front of you (for example, the next
stops) and street crossings when you are passing them.

You can also save your own private places to iCloud so they will be found
with your every device.

Using BlindSquare as a FourSquare client:

If you like to play FourSquare, you can do the following with BlindSquare:

1) Get a list of nearby FourSquare venues
2) When you are in a place, you can check in by shaking your device
3) Do a check in with commenting and twitter/facebook sharing
4) Correct the location of the place

BlindSquare supports the following languages: English, Spanish, French,
German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian,
Czech, Estonian and Hungarian. VoiceOver usage is supported but it also
includes higher quality additional speech synthesis by Acapela
Text-To-Speech from Acapela Group.

Instructions in English: http://help.blindsquare.com
<http://help.blindsquare.com> and http://blindsquare.com/faq
<http://blindsquare.com/faq>

Application includes high quality speech synthesis thus size of the app is
90 MB. You need a wifi to download.

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