I wish somebody had been that positive when I was looking to purchase either Nearby Explorer or BlindSquared. Blind Squared does have some development going on which is good. When I use Blind Square, usually with just Streets and MY Places being announced it will tell me the direction I am traveling when it changes and also the approaching intersections. It is good about getting quieter when traveling at non-walking speeds. And it will tell me the direction and distance to places I have tagged. It does not have any step by step instructions and it does not announce upcoming busses when I am near a bus stop. It has however told me the gate I was at in Washington DC and Miniapolis . Though I have not had much chance to play with that.
Generally I don't need turn by turn directions but just want confirmation that the current intersection is 31st Street and not Wisconsin Avenue. I believe Nearby Explorer is linked with Google Transit and also can tell you details about T intersections. Can anybody describe what it does with traffic circles? ? On 5 January 2018 at 14:31, Mike Arrigo <n0...@charter.net> wrote: > Nearby explorer is by far the best GPS app available for blind people, > none of the other ones even come close to what it provides, it's well worth > the price. > Original message: > > Hi folks, >> > > Can anyone recommend any GPS apps please? I am particularly looking for >> something that allows me to roam freely, tells me when I am approaching >> an intersection/street, and if possible, the shape of the road. >> > > Thank you >> > > Take care >> > > James >> > > -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark >> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara >> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac > Visionaries list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or > if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the > owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark > at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
