[Sportsandrec] FW: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

[Roger Acuna]

Thanks Jody!  I only recently got an Iphone. For sports purposes,  of 
course.  I am still completely mesmorized by what I-phones are capable of 
doing. With this new app, we'll be free to roam!  lol
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
To: "'Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List'" 
<sportsandrec at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 1:25 PM
Subject: [Sportsandrec] FW: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free 
preview,new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: whysenderogps-bounce at freelists.org
> [mailto:whysenderogps-bounce at freelists.org] On Behalf Of Kim Casey
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 7:07 PM
> To: 'Kim Casey'
> Subject: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero
> products, and remote CSUN access!
>
> Sendero Group has been designing accessible GPS since 1994. Almost 20 
> years
> of user feedback and feature requests are behind the design of all Sendero
> GPS products. The accessible features in Seeing Eye GPS are only the
> beginning of what is yet to come as users help in evolving this first 
> fully
> accessible GPS product for the iPhone. To participate in the preview, 
> visit
> us at CSUN Booth 521 or reply to this email and we will send you a link 
> for
> a Test Flight as soon as it is available.
>
>
>
> About Seeing Eye GPS
>
>
>
> Getting around independently is a function of good mobility tools like a
> guide dog or cane and good orientation tools like accessible GPS. Two
> pioneers in their fields, The Seeing Eye and Sendero Group have teamed up 
> to
> provide a fully accessible turn-by-turn GPS iPhone app with all the normal
> navigation features plus features unique to blind users.
>
>
>
> * Instead of multiple layers of menus, the 3 important navigation elements
> are on the lower portion of every screen, Route, POIs and Location.
>
> * At intersections, the street name and your direction of travel are
> announced.
>
> * Intersections are described like 4-way with the clock face orientation 
> of
> the streets.
>
> * There are 3 choices for POI data and 2 map sources.
>
> * Directions are configured appropriately for Pedestrian and vehicle 
> routes
> including heads up when approaching a turn, the turn now indication,
> continue straight and where the subsequent turn is located.
>
> * When the user wanders off the route, it is automatically recalculated 
> and
> updated turn information is announced.
>
> * Point your phone in a given direction to hear what is nearby with the
> LookAround Wand.
>
> * Nearby Points of interest and intersections are automatically announced.
>
> For more information go to
> http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm
> <http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm>
>
>
>
> New 2013 Sendero products
>
>
>
> Announcing Sendero PC GPS 2013, adds GPS functionality to Sendero PC Maps
> and works on Windows laptops, Tablets, and ultrabooks.
>
> New 2013 maps and POIs for Sendero GPS, Sense Navigation, and Mobile Geo
> plus much faster POI searches
>
>
>
> Not going to CSUN - No problem!
>
>
>
> Thanks to the folks at Accessible World Tek Talk, you can join in the fun
> and listen into the following presentations.
>
> February 28, Thursday, 9:30 - 10:30 PM, Testing a Prototype iPhone People
> Finder App
>
> March 1, Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Showing the Seeing Eye GPS iPhone App
>
> Just go to: 
> http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2
> at the scheduled session time.  If you are a first-time user of the 
> Talking
> Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software
> program that you need to download and then run. Visit
> http://accessibleworld.org/audio-tc-faq-page for information on how to get
> your computer set up for the session.
>
>
>
> For more information on all of these items, go to
> http://www.SenderoGroup.com <http://www.SenderoGroup.com>  or call Sendero
> toll free at 1-888-757-6810
>
> Don't forget to sign up for our SenderoGPS Twitter account to hear
> play-by-play comments as the new iPhone app is rolled out!
>
>
>
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