Hi, List! A little more for you folks with GPS.
Diane Garrett/Leader Daisy Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (918) 664-5731 ---- Original Message ------ From: Michael May <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: having fun with the BrailleNote PK Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:57:42 -0800 Donald, The BrailleNote PK is already for sale. I haven't found any bugs in the GPS application for it that have to be fixed yet. I expect however that we will take a month or more to test it thoroughly before it is released. January 05 would be a reasonable estimation. Mike >When is all of this new cool technology going to be available for purchase? >Donald >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael May" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[email protected] >Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 5:46 PM >Subject: [gps-talkusers] having fun with the BrailleNote PK >> Happy Thanks Giving listers. >> I am enjoying my first real testing with the BrailleNote PK and GPS. Looks >> like most of the kinks are sorted out and we just need to test thoroughly >> now. >> I am using the Bluetooth version of the Earthmate GPS receiver. It is so >> cool to have a wireless GPS receiver and the PK is so small compared with >> the 32 cell BrailleNote. >> I'll mention some of the differences I notice so far. It really calculates >> routes fast. A 500 mile route took less than 5 minutes. >> You can use the media player at the same time as the GPS. So, you can >> listen to the audio tutorial while running the GPS application or you >> could >> be listening to music. Even with Look Around mo0de and repeat >> intersections >> on and a route open, there was no sluggishness. >> I enjoy being able to place the Bluetooth receiver on the dash of the car >> while sitting in the back of the van, no issues of cable length. Bluetooth >> is supposed to work up to 30 feet away so that makes remote placement of >> the receiver convenient. >> I have used my Nokia 6600 cell phone running it as a Bluetooth modem to >> the >> PK so I could get on the Internet. >> More details as I spend time with this new unit. Pretty darn cool. >> Michael G. May >> CEO Sendero Group >> Developers and distributors of BrailleNote GPS >> Distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Miniguide, The Tissot Silen-T tactile >> watch, Talks cell phone software and the ID Mate, bar code reader >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.SenderoGroup.com >> (1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007 >> Sendero Group, LLC >> 1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA >> Latitude, 38 33 9.239 North >> Longitude, 121 45 40.145 West
