> > Again, it's the licensing, not the software that is at issue. > > What I'm reading is that braille note and mobile geo can physically share map > data on properly licensed and compatible devices, but braille sense can't, > which is a severe limitation. > > Don't forget that all these devices are built on the same development kit, no > matter what brand name you put on it. That doesn't make them all equal, but > it at least holds out the option to have them compatible. An option which, > based on what people are saying here, braille note and mobile geo offer, but > sensenav does not. > > Then we have the issue of the licensing for current maps. For example, I've > just found out that 2010 maps are only licensed to mobile geo 2. That of > course is so that I and others like me will have to by msp4 and mgeo2 to get > a current map, which we have the option to do. But if the 2010 map were > licensed to sensenav, then one way or the other sensenav could use it. > Taking care of this licensing shouldn't require a firmware upgrade, but if it > did, then it could be done by a patch without requiring an entire firmware, > since they did that very thing for the braille note. If a fee had to be > charged for upgrading maps, well, so be it. Everyone has a right to make > money at what they do. Users who aren't greatly effected by using old map > data can buy a case of beer on the weekend, where-as hard core travellers who > need consistent accuracy could go without for a weekend or two and get the > upgrade. In fact, I'm reasonably sure that any one who forked out 6 grand > for a bsp, and $1600 for sensenav are not going to quibble at a $60-$80 > upgrade fee for the map data for their high priced kit. Even sighted gps > users incur that cost, although most commercial gps are farely disposable and > so the cost is usually built into a whole new unit and they don't realize > they're paying for it. > > This doesn't seem like rocket science to me. Old map, increasingly > inaccurate, potential time, money and safety concern. Answer, give the > customer an option to pay for a new map when an update becomes available. > Then if you want to trundle around unfamiliar areas with a three year old map > on your $8000 gps, well you go on and giver, but the rest of us can be > getting on with the best possible information, especially when you're like me > and you need it for work or school. > > best, > > Erik Burggraaf > Join me Wednesday, May 26th at CNIB Tech Aids fair in Toronto. I'll be at > the assistive computing booth from 2 to 4 in the afternoon and circulating > for the rest of the day. > http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > 888-255-5194 > > On 2010-05-12, at 5:18 AM, Keith Bucher wrote: > >> Erik, >> >> Sense Nav is a HIMS or Gw Micro product not a Sendero product. >> Sendero licenses it to GW Micro and HIMS. If you use Sense Nav, >> as of right now, you are stuck with the 2007 maps. The later maps >> are just for the Braillenote products from Humanware. >> >> >> Keith >> >
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