Hello again Thanks for the information. I have formed a voiceover special interest group which is meeting here in Dallas this coming Saturday, and I will pass along this information. I think they will be very interested. I had decreased the distance for searching for Points of interest because BlindSquare was doing too much talking in downtown Dallas. However, the next time I go to Northpark Mall, I will change it and see what happens. Regards, Gigi
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2013, at 5:45 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can tell you what happens there. So, BlindSquare can work inside shopping > malls pretty well. Like you know, positioning in iOS devices is not only > based on GPS but also cell tower and wifi radios around you. It means, > BlindSquare will know your rough position and adapt annoucements according to > that. > > If distance to the place is below current location accuracy, you will not > hear direction and you will hear word "about" before distance. If you > increase notification distance, you will hear more places with clockface > information. > > You can also start tracking a place that is - let's say - 150 meters from > you. You will probably hear distance and clockface for half of the way there. > > I'm pretty sure that in the future indoor positioning will get better and > better. Couple months ago, Apple acquired a company > (http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/03/23/apple-buys-indoor-gps-company-wifislam-for-20m) > for 20 million dollars who had working prototype on Android devices. Their > system uses knowledge of wifi radio signals to get location with accuracy of > few meters. > > In Finland we have startup called Indoor Atlas (http://www.indooratlas.com). > With their technology, one can record static magnetic fields inside > buildings. You can then use your mobile devices magnetometer to calculate > fingerprint and get your location inside that building. > > So within next few years, it becomes really interesting to have more > navigation possibilities also inside buildings! > > > On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >> Hello guys >> I foundw out something about BlindSquare yesterday that I was most impressed >> with. I almost didn't test it out, because I figured no GPS program would do >> this anyway. >> >> Yesterday, I went to Northpark mall to the Apple Store I left BlindSquare >> running. It started telling me about a lot of the stores as I was passing. >> The only thing is, and I understand why, it didn't tell me left or right but >> it did give distance. >> >> Oh, for those of you on this list like myself who are in the Dallas >> metroplex area, they slightly moved the Apple store. It looks enough >> different that my poor dog couldn't find it. I had to ask. It's still the >> busiest place in the mall. It's three times bigger. >> Regards, >> Gigi >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 9, 2013, at 1:25 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Jonathan, I have heard rumour that 3rd party applications wouldn't get you >>> to mayor and it would be shame if Foursquare API's would work that way. I >>> actually don't know. I don't play so much that I would know from my own >>> experience. I found some conversations that says that 3rd party apps has >>> just the same features: >>> https://getsatisfaction.com/foursquare/topics/3rd_party_app_checkins_vs_official_app >>> >>> I have earned my badges by using BlindSquare. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 3:30 AM, Jonathan Mosen <jmo...@mosen.org> wrote: >>>> Hi Ilkka, can you earn mayorships if you check in with Blindsquare, or do >>>> you have to use the official app to earn them? >>>> Jonathan Mosen >>>> Mosen Consulting >>>> Blindness technology eBooks, tutorials and training >>>> http://Mosen.org >>>> >>>> On 9/07/2013, at 4:48 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Foursquare itself is a game millions of people plays around the world. >>>>> Blindsquare (and now also Seeing Eye) benefits of the fact that this >>>>> crowdsourced game creates worlds largest active register of places around >>>>> the world. If some place is missing, someone playing Foursquare will add >>>>> it and give it category + address information, because they earn points >>>>> in a game! >>>>> >>>>> If you like to play this game, BlindSquare has full support for it too. >>>>> You can also check-in to places without publishing information about your >>>>> location to anyone. You still earn points and hear your score and who of >>>>> your Foursquare friends are in front of you. >>>>> >>>>> I know some visually impaired are friends in Foursquare and share their >>>>> checkins. They will get push notifications about friends checkins and get >>>>> to know if they are near each other. >>>>> >>>>> I have plans to have even more benefits if you start playing game while >>>>> using BlindSquare. For example, from your check-ins, BlindSquare could >>>>> learn what type of restaurants you tend to like and suggestions will get >>>>> better and better. >>>>> >>>>> I once more want to say that it is not needed to play Foursquare or even >>>>> have Foursquare account to use BlindSquare. It is just an extra twist and >>>>> kind of cool to be able to do checkin by shaking the device or even get >>>>> you automatically checked in places you have given this permission. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 7:14 PM, Matt Dierckens <matt.dierck...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Hi Mike. >>>>>> With foursquare, you can do something called, checking in. >>>>>> This means, you check in to the place,and you get points for checking in >>>>>> to the place. Sometimes, places like stores or restaurants will give you >>>>>> specials for checking in with 4square. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2013-07-08, at 12:06 PM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> > Hello Matt, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Since I have never used BlindSquare or 4Square, I do not know what you >>>>>> > mean when you talk about "checking in" to a place. Could you clarify >>>>>> > or refer me to some explanatory information. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks and best regards! >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Mike >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On 8,Jul,2013, at 5:25 PM, Matt Dierckens <matt.dierck...@gmail.com> >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> Hi Mike. >>>>>> >> No, you do not need an account with 4square to use the app. The only >>>>>> >> reason you would need it is if you anted to check in at the place you >>>>>> >> were going to. >>>>>> >> On 2013-07-08, at 11:11 AM, Mike Busboom <mbusb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >>> I really enjoyed reading your posting, and I have one question: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Before using BlindSquare, do you need to have an account with >>>>>> >>> 4Square? I had heard that this was necessary, but I don't know for >>>>>> >>> sure. >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Thank you very much, >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Mike >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> On 29,Jun,2013, at 8:06 AM, Vivianna <irish...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>>> i absolutely love this app. i am still learning the new city that >>>>>> >>>> i have moved to and, this app is great for that. yesterday, for >>>>>> >>>> example, i was on paratransit. well, you know how they tend to >>>>>> >>>> drive you about, who knows where, while on your way to your >>>>>> >>>> destination? i started my blind square app and just had a listen >>>>>> >>>> as we were going along. we pulled into a parking lot, i shook the >>>>>> >>>> phone and it told me we were at a grocery store. i asked the >>>>>> >>>> driver; hey, are we at the grocery store and he said; we sure are. >>>>>> >>>> it's great for learning new streets as well as what's around you >>>>>> >>>> when on out of town trips also. >>>>>> >>>> i do use my 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