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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p style='margin:0in'><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In version 5.0 we are announcing 3 new features:</span></u><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>1. <b>Speech Recognition</b>. Apple has made dramatic improvements with Speech Recognition. Starting with version 5.0 we now use Apple's own in-device service, free for use in all BlindSquare versions.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2. <b>Apple Watch Support</b>. Our community has asked for Apple Watch Support. With BlindSquare version 5.0, all generations of Apple Watch are now supported with primary features. The feature list will expand in future versions. BlindSquare, on the iPhone, must be running when being controlled from the Apple Watch. Apple Watch menu selections currently include:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>SLEEP <o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>LOOK Around<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>ADD Place<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Change announcement radius<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>WHERE am I<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Around me<o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>If you are tracking a place, its distance and direction are announced automatically always when you glance at the Watch App. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Apple Watch Gen 5 specific features</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For people who have Apple Watch 5 (or newer) BlindSquare makes use of the new <u>on-board compass</u> providing directional support for LOOK Around, simply by rotating the watch in the direction of your interest! </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>You can select “LOOK Around” by voice command, from the iOS APP or using the BlindSquare Apple Watch menu. BlindSquare will use the Apple Watch Gen 5 compass for LOOK Around whenever the arm/watch is lifted. Turning the arm/watch will provide new compass directions to BlindSquare with immediate reports on locations in proximity in the current direction.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>3. BlindSquare PHOTO POI.</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> BlindSquare can now create personal POIs from photos on your iPhone. These photos can be your own or those shared from friends. BlindSquare uses the location data, recorded automatically when location service is enabled, to create the georeferenced POI. <b> Actions:</b></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>1. Go to the PHOTO’s app on your iPhone.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2. Select ONE photo</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>3. Select “SHARE”</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>4. Select the new option “BlindSquare” (NOTE: multiple images or videos are not supported)</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>5. Provide a comment or name and select “POST”</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>6. BlindSquare will launch and show “Place Screen” for the location where the photo was taken. You can FAVOURITE, save it, simulate, look on the map, etc.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>NOTE</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>: BlindSquare uses EXIF metadata. Location Services must be enabled when the picture is taken for EXIF metadata to be recorded and available. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Other changes: </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>When sharing your location, Latitude and Longitude are provided in EMAIL subject and in SMS MESSAGES.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If the pedometer is disabled from “SHAKE SETTINGS” it will also disable automatic announcements<o:p></o:p></span></li><li style='color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Now supports dark mode and color preferences<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><br>BlindSquare, now in its 8th year, will continue to build new and exciting features into BlindSquare version 5.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>PS. Photo POI was an idea from one of the BlindSquare users. I liked this a lot, but it took a couple of years to figure out how that can be done. I would like to thank the person who gave this idea, but I can't find that email. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you would like to join the Computer Science & Technology Division list serve, please send a message to <a href="mailto:cstdofsc+subscribe@googlegroups.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>cstdofsc+subscribe@googlegroups.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1<sup>st</sup> Vice President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Board member at large of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center. Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://rockybottomofsc.com/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Scabs1944/?refid=46&__xts__%5B0%5D=12.%7B%22unit_id_click_type%22%3A%22graph_search_results_item_tapped%22%2C%22click_type%22%3A%22result%22%2C%22module_id%22%3A1%2C%22result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22dde06b014c19c1fa49889d82a62edcda%22%2C%22module_role%22%3A%22ENTITY_PAGES%22%2C%22unit_id%22%3A%22browse_rl%3Aaed5eb18-5eed-4148-8ec7-5150ce26bf7b%22%2C%22browse_result_type%22%3A%22browse_type_page%22%2C%22unit_id_result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22module_result_position%22%3A0%7D"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Association of Blind Students</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr"><span style='color:#0563C1'>South Carolina Parents of Blind Children</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>