Hi All, I'll just comment that Bryan's remarks about the poor POI coverage of the Sendero Lookaround app for the iPhone, reminded me that the "Where To? -- Discover your next destination" app by FutureTap is a very good paid app with an extensive POI database and is currently on sale for $0.99 instead of the usual $2.99. This app works internationally with language support for English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and Greek. While it does not provide turn by turn navigation directions like the GPS navigation apps, you can search for POIs and then send the results to Navigon, TomTom, or Motion X GPS Drive (if you have any of these GPS navigation apps on your device), or to the built-in Google Maps app for turn by turn navigation. This app will also work for the iPod Touch and iPad using your Wi-Fi location to estimate your current location.
A very neat feature that the developer put in for VoiceOver users is that when you check out the POI results from your search, you're also told, not just the distance to that Italian restaurant you looked for, but also whether it is, say, slightly to the left of where you're facing while holding the iPhone, or behind you, or to the right. (This assumes you're using the app on device that has a built-in compass that will support this feature, which will not be true for the Wi-Fi only iPad models or the iPod Touch.) Here's the URL: • Where To? - Discover your next destination ($0.99 on sale; normally $2.99) by FutureTap GmbH http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/where-to-discover-your-next/id314785156?mt=8 The promotion is in honor the release of the latest version of the app, so I don't know how long it will run. You can check the reviews at AppleVis. Several list members can also probably comment on this app. The POI database for the Sendero app is extremely poor and out of date in my area, by the way. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Nov 18, 2011, at 08:25, Bryan Jones wrote: > Hello Donal, > > For long distance travel such as when I'm in a car with a driver who needs > directions, or when I'm walking through a totally unfamiliar area, I'll use > MotionX Drive, an app noted by Mike Arrigo in another post. Unfortunately, I > think it is only available in the US. It isn't perfect by any means, but does > the job well enough in my opinion. Most of the time I actually use the > Sendero Lookaround app for navigation because I'm usually navigating areas > that are somewhat familiar. The main drawback in my opinion is the hugely > underpopulated POI database they use. Many times I'll use a different app to > get the street address for a POI and then I'll turn to Sendero to help > pinpoint the location as I'm walking. > > HTH, > Bryan > > On Nov 18, 2011, at 8:59 AM, Dónal Fitzpatrick wrote: >> The impression I get Bryan is that they don't care. In my dealings with >> them, I have never found them responsive in the lease. Out of curiosity, >> what (if any) alternative app are you using? > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
