Here's the Us App Store link, or search for motionx to find both this general ios version as well as the ipad specific version. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motionx-gps-drive/id328095974?mt=8
> Folks - Here's another GPS App to consider if you're in the US or Canada: > MotionX GPS Drive. I've been evaluating it and am very impressed so far. The > initial review on Applevis, posted last August, says this App was > inaccessible at that time, but the version I'm testing, version 9.1 released > on 10 February 2011, is very accessible and has the following two important > features I think make it stand out at the moment: > > 1. The current version of this App gives automatically spoken turn-by-turn > directions when walking, with no reaching in the pocket, tapping the screen, > shaking the phone, or any other sort of interaction required. In my testing, > whenever I reached an intersection, the App automatically said something > like, "turn right on happy pleasant lane." The voice, BTW, is the "lovely" > Acapella Heather. And when I intentionally walked past my turn, she said > "recalculating route" and when I reached the next intersection she correctly > stated, "now turn right on nasty dog wandering loose road." > > 2. Like Garmin's StreetPilot, this app uses Navteq cloud based maps, However, > with MotionX you can pre-load maps when planning your route, something you > cannot currently do with StreetPilot. You can select the amount of storage > space to use, from 256 MB up to 2 GB, and there is an accessible meter > telling how much storage you've used. There's also a button to clear the > cached maps. When you choose to pre-load maps, there is an accessible > progress indicator. Thus you can pre-load maps while wi-fi connected to help > minimize cellular data usage and in addition you will still theoretically be > receiving directions on your trip even if you've lost your cellular data > connection. Also, when you choose to pre-load your maps you have a choice to > listen to a simulation of your route. This is spoken just as if you were en > route, including the time between turns, and while there is a setting to run > the simulation at 8x, I've been unable to find a way to manually force the > simulation to move to the next turn. > > The App does have it's share of issues. Here are a few of the ones I consider > most important: > 1. While most controls and labels are accessible and properly labeled, there > are a few exceptions. Most buttons on the "Search" page are not labeled, but > fortunately you can work around this by using the "Go To" page instead, which > has well labeled buttons and, as far as I can tell, allows you to perform all > of the same functions found in the Search page. > 2. There are inconsistencies in the labeling and manipulation of some of the > radio buttons, switch buttons, and check boxes. While I did not find any that > couldn't easily be figured out, it takes a bit of patience. > 3. The button in the top left corner of every screen is labeled "button > ondemand up." If you double-tap it will either tell you to select a > destination or tell you the current segment of your trip. > 4. While VO is able to read almost everything on the "directions list" > screen, VO is unable to read the part that tells you which way to turn. There > is a little graphic of an arrow pointing left or right, but VO is not able to > read them. > 5. I'm not sure how good or bad the POI database is just yet. The default > list of POI around my home address was severely lacking. However, when I > searched for POI and entered my address manually, I got much better results. > 6. While the main menu and many of the sub-menus are well laid out, there are > some screens that seem jumbled and slightly confusing to navigate with VO. > 7. There are some other minor glitches but overall I think this App is worth > a look. I will be continuing to use this App and will add to my comments > posted to the Applevis site. > > HTH, > Bryan > > Interestingly, MotionX GPS Drive is currently the top Paid App in the > Navigation section of the US App Store. I don't know if that means top rated > or top selling, but that's how I stumbled on it. > The pricing scheme is a bit different from others I've seen. The initial > purchase price for the general IOS version is US 99 cents. There is also an > iPad specific version called MotionX GPS Drive HD for US $2.99. > The initial purchase price buys you the full app with visual navigation and a > 30 day trial of what they call "live voice guidance" which means spoken > turn-by-turn navigation. According to MotionX's literature, the way they make > their money and pay for the navteq maps is by charging for the live voice > guidance. After the 30 day trial runs out, you can purchase monthly for $2.99 > or yearly for $19.99. > > > > On Feb 13, 2011, at 9:47 PM, Scott Granados wrote: >> Wow, I like the idea of Garmin but not announcing turn by turn directions >> when walking is a real limiter. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
