Yes, Josh, I have the trekker simply because I got tired of these interminable delays we have been yorking about for the last 4 days. Ok what I like about it is when you get to an intersection, say a 3 way intersection it will say, "Three way intersection, miami road to your front and back, West Street to your left." And, when you come back, "West Street to your right, Miami Road to your front and back. It is hard to pinpoint the accuracy because you are dealing with objects in the stratisphere or out in space which are not stationery. Now the Trekker in its present state can not route however, by the end of the month the Version 2 will be out which will give you that ability. It is off the shelf technology which they have applied to it therefore it can go on any device Visuaide chooses to support. Presently it is on a n ipaq as a stand alone product. This will continue even after they come out with their own version of a talking pda sometime in the summer which, among many many things will have gps capabilities. Also they are the ones who supposedly will do the gps for the Pacmate later on this year. The maps are commercially available and it is just getting these ipaqs to talk with jaws and oh yes, there is a touch screen with plastic sheeting with holes in it so the blind can use a pda. The down side. The Trekker takes until Doomesday to get a signal. I had it out yesterday and it took me about 20 minutes. The receiver used is very similar to the Delorme Earthmate and my feeling is that after a certain amount of time it simply switches off as the Delorme does. Interestingly, The Trekker will point out landmarks that the Braillenote does not do and vice versa. I use both of them (Not symultaneously, although I just might for a comparason) When I want to know statistics such as how far I have walked I take the Bn out but if I don't want a hastle and want just to walk, then the Trekker comes out. One more thing. With the trekker, you can take it off line and find out what streets and points of interest are around you the way a sighted person looks at a map. You actually can virtually "walk" around where you are which is sorely missed with the Bn's Gps. I know I am going to be murdered for that one but I like to explore streets and not restaurants. Ok that is about it as far as Trekker goes. Hope this helps. I am reserving my opinion, ok? Mary Ellen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Josh Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 3:48 PM Subject: [Braillenote] trekker virsus gps
> Hi, > > Has anyone used the trekker gps? if so, is it more accurate than the > braillenote gps? > > Josh > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > >
