[Nfbmt] HumanWare Launches the Trekker Breeze+

Fri May 29 14:09:31 UTC 2015

This might interest some of you. Joy 

HumanWare Launches the Trekker Breeze+

More Accurate for More Informed Travel

HumanWare is excited to announce a new travel tool to add to the navigation
toolbox. The Trekker Breeze+ is the next generation of HumanWare's popular
Trekker Breeze talking GPS. Building upon the success of the original Breeze
and based on the feedback received from visually impaired travelers, the new
improved Breeze+ is the most accurate, intuitive, and effective navigation
aid designed for travelers who are visually impaired.

Developing strong orientation and mobility skills is essential for
successful travel for individuals with a visual impairment. Effective skills
with a white cane or dog guide enable a traveler who is visually impaired to
successfully and safely navigate from work to home, home to school, or among
different countries around the world.

" The integration of GPS into our guide dog training curriculum would not
have been possible without the relationship we have built with HumanWare. We
are excited about the new Breeze Plus because it delivers the features and
upgrades our clients and instructors have been requesting. HumanWare proves
once again it listens to the needs of our clients.

The changes are another example of the commitment of both Leader Dogs for
the Blind and HumanWare to provide meaningful products and services. We look
forward to our continued collaborative relationship and the chance to
improve travel of all who ask."

Says Rod Haneline, VP and Chief Programs & Services Officer at Leader Dogs
for the Blind.

Based on popular user feedback, the Breeze+ uses the same effective design
as the original Trekker Breeze while on the go. With well pronounced tactile
buttons, all device functions can be operated using one hand, leaving the
other hand free for your white cane or dog guide.

It's what's inside that makes all the difference

The Breeze+ uses the latest in GPS technology to provide you with the
fastest, most accurate travel information when and where you need it. So
what's different about the Breeze+ compared to the original Trekker Breeze? 

. Significantly improved GPS acquisition time

When frequently using this newly updated GPS technology, you can expect to
have a GPS connection in as little as 10 seconds after the device boots.

. Greatly improved performance in urban canyon environments! 

The urban canyon environment often found in large cities has always been
less accommodating to GPS usage. With the updated GPS technology in the
Breeze+, you can expect a consistent GPS signal, regardless of your
environment.

. Improved GPS accuracy

With Breeze+, you can expect accuracy of landmarks to be significantly
improved. For example, testers have reported that their landmarks have been
announced less than 5 feet from the original location.

. Higher quality GPS signal

Once Breeze+ acquires the satellite signal, you can expect to travel with a
higher quality GPS signal. This means a more accurate detection of your
location. 

Travel with confidence with Breeze+

Here are just a few of the features existing Breeze users love:

. Traveling to a specific address or business?

Breeze+ provides you specific walking or driving instructions as you travel.

. Wondering where you are?

Use the "Where Am I Button". This button tells you your current cardinal
direction, next intersection, nearest address and current street.

. Curious about what you just passed?

The What's Around feature lets you know what interesting points of interest
are around you.

. Worried about how you will get back home?

Simply drop a landmark in front of your house and Breeze+ will walk you back
to that exact spot whenever you want.

. Nervous about navigating in open areas such as a campus or park?

Breeze+'s open area mode allows you to use landmarked locations to get from
point A to B confidently.

The Trekker Breeze+ is available now from HumanWare and its partners with a
suggested retail price of $799. If you are currently using the original
Trekker Breeze, HumanWare has developed the Breeze+ upgrade program. For
less than one third of the cost of a new Breeze+, HumanWare can upgrade your
Trekker Breeze with this updated GPS technology.

Click here to learn more about the Breeze + upgrade program.

 <http://store.humanware.com/hus/trekker-breeze-plus-upgrade.html> Learn
more

To order the Trekker Breeze+ or to learn more about this fantastic
navigation tool, contact your local HumanWare representative or distributer.
You can also visit the HumanWare Breeze+ page at
<http://store.humanware.com/hus/trekker-breeze-plus-handheld-talking-gps.htm
l> www.humanware.com/breeze+ to see tutorial videos, frequently asked
questions, or to place an order online.

Happy Traveling

*All prices in this message are valid for U.S. residents.

USA
Toll free: 1-800-722-3393
 <mailto:us.info at humanware.com> us.info at humanware.com 

Joy Breslauer, President

National Federation of the Blind of Montana 

www.nfbofmt.org

Live the life you want 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back

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