Gee wizz. Three apps just to get around? Better just to use a cane or guide dog then right? I mean, three apps just to get around? Ain't that getting just a bit cumbersome?
Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! On Jul 12, 2013, at 1:22 PM, Mike Arrigo <[email protected]> wrote: > This leads to a question, when launching the third party apps for navigation, > is it specified what type of root to create, driving, walking, etc? Or does > the third party app use whatever is set as the default? > Original message: >> 1) Kind of. It itself has this getting warm, but it supports many 3rd party >> apps that you can be launched directly from BSq: TomTom, Navigon, MotionX, >> Google Maps, Apple maps etc. Since BlindSquare can run on backgrpund, you >> will get best of both worlds. For example Navigon is giving turn-by-turn and >> BlindSquare is adding street info, intersections and information about >> surrounding places on top of that. In-app turn-by-turn is something that is >> planned into future, but superior support for 3rd party apps you might >> already have will never go away > >> 2) Sure you can. They are saved to iCloud, so they are shared among all your >> iOS devices and when switching to new phone, all settings and POIs follow >> automatically. > >> 3) Yes it does. It announces street addresses with numbers and intersections >> both in pedestrian and faster speeds. It can announce intersections in high >> speed also > >> 4) Pretty close but it varies fro many factors. If you track Foursquare >> place, t doesn'teven try to get closer than 16 meters since we don't know >> nothing about accuracy of original POI. If you reset lcation for that or >> create your own POI, also accuracy is saved to iCloud, in the case that >> accuracy of POI and your current accuracy is good, it will guide you just to >> the edge of accuracy (like 7 meters). That way it can give it's final >> announcement with clockface information about direction > >> To get good overview of the app, please listen to this podcast: >> http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/blindsquare-feature-packed-navigational-tool-blind-ios-users >> >> <http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/blindsquare-feature-packed-navigational-tool-blind-ios-users> > >> BR, Ilkka, BlindSquare app developer >> Lähetetty iPadista >> Alex Hall <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> kirjoitti 12.7.2013 >> kello 15.47: > > > >> Hi all, >> All this talk about Blindsquare makes it sound like a pretty neat app, and >> clearly a lot of people use it. Here are my questions: > >> 1. Can it do routes? That is, can I tell it I want to get to my home, or >> some business or address, and have it guide me there? If so, is this >> turn-by-turn (I doubt it) or a "getting warmer" method? > >> 2. Can I save my own POIs in the app, even without a Foursquare account? If >> I need such an account, can I not have my location broadcast to everyone >> else on Foursquare or Twitter? > >> 3. Does the app know streets at all? Again, likely not, but you never know. > >> 4. How is the accuracy? I realize this will vary wildly from place to place, >> and even due to things like weather and where on your person you carry your >> phone, but in general, how close does it get you to destinations? > >> Thanks in advance for answers to these. I almost got Blindsquare, then I >> started helping to test the Sendero app and found that Blindsquare would be >> redundant. 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