is it possible to use a demo of this software?
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From: "Prashant Verma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Way Finder is really useful!
Hello all,
After my posting on this topic, I have received several related queries
even on my personal ID. I am giving the information I have on Way Finder
Access here.
Wayfinder Access is a navigation system for mobile phones specially
developed for visually impaired customers. Together with speech synthesis
software, such as Talks from Nuance Communications or Mobile Speak from
Code Factory, Wayfinder Access becomes a robust audiable pedestrian
navigation experience.
Wayfinder Access includes several useful features for the visually
impaired. A continuously proximity scanning of your immediate area helps
you discover intersections and other key points of interest such as banks,
post offices, restaurants, bars and much more from over 20 million
locations*. At the touch of a button, you get efficient door-to-door voice
directions from wherever you are to wherever you're heading.
In simple words, if you need to go to a particular place in your city &
don't know the route, it can help you get there.
You can use the search feature & type the name of the
colony/company/landmark & search for it. within seconds, it will give you
a list of matching locations. For example, I search for NTPC & it gave me
list of various NTPC offices in the Delhi region. From the list select
where you want to go & mark it as destination. From now on it will start
giving you instructions such as, walk 500 meters & then turn left. As you
keep moving, it will make announcements at intervals such as turn left
after 400 meter, turn left after 300 meters & so on & when you are about
to approach the left turn, it will say - turn left here. It also keeps
showing the direction with big arrow heads on the screen which even the
low vision can pick up.
Apart from this, it can tell you the places near you, crossroads around
you etc at any point of time. It also tells you in which direction you
are moving & what is your speed. With this device, despite being blind you
will be guidng the sighted driver!
For using this technology, you need one of the compatible phones(listed
below) & a GPS receiver if your phone does not have it built in. GPS
receivers are about the size of a match box & can be purchased separately
at prices around Rs. 5000. This GPS receiver will connect to your phone
using bluetooth.
You also need to have GPRS connection activated on your phone.
The Wayfinder Access software can be downloaded from
http://access.mywayfinder.com/
The manual is available at
http://mywayfinder.com/manual/access/1.20/index.en.html
Compatible phones
Nokia 3250
Nokia 5500
Nokia 5700
Nokia 6110
Nokia 6120
Nokia 6121
Nokia 6290
Nokia 6600
Nokia 6620
Nokia E51
Nokia E60
Nokia E61
Nokia E62
Nokia E65
Nokia E66
Nokia E70
Nokia N71
Nokia N73
Nokia N75
Nokia N76
Nokia N77
Nokia N78
Nokia N80
Nokia N82
Nokia N91
Nokia N92
Nokia N93
Panasonic X700
My recommendation is NOKIA N82 as it has built in GPS & a very good 5 mega
pixel camera. You will also be able to install NFB reader on it if you
decide to buy it.
The license for Wayfinder in India is available from Saksham Trust -
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.saksham.org
Ph: 011 42411015
regards,
Prashant Verma
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From: "Ketan Kothari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 9:19 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [AI] Way Finder is really useful!
Does it support 6630? and Mumbai?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kiran Kaja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] Way Finder is really useful!
I second this.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Prashant
Verma
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 8:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AI] Way Finder is really useful!
Hello,
I have been using Way Finder recently & have found it to be very
effective
&
useful.
My conclusion is that one needs to understand the behaviour of the
software
& then it can be used very well. I had to go to a hotel & then to the
World
Bank office & I relied on this software. I searched for the hotel name &
it
was the first result. It guided me to the place precisely & going to the
world Bank office was also very easy.
Besides it gives you so much information about the locations around you
that
you will learn much more from this about your city as compared to any
source.
If anybody is contemplating to get way finder, my advice is that you
should
go ahead.
Prashant Verma
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