Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I'm going to wait for the next software update, to see if Humanware is going to address some of the Trek's problems, if I don't see any improvement, I'm going back to the Stream. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=358924

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother All of those things you mentioned are possible with the 2nd generation stream, except for chromecast audio support. Actually, I take that back, chromecast speakers may run linux. As for whether the 2nd gen stream is abandoned, it most

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother That's interesting that the Trek runs Android. I thought it would be easier to use the existing Linux code from the second generation Stream and add the GPS and Bluetooth functionality. I wonder what version of Android they're using

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother That's interesting that the Trek runs Android. I thought it would be easier to use the existing Linux code from the second generation Stream and add the GPS and Bluetooth functionality. I wonder what version of Android they're using

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Device is recognized as a fastboot device when both volume keys and the power button are held down. Dead-on android device. Linux and Android have somewhat similar file structure, since android is based off linux anyway. But it is indeed

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother No, I doubt the Trek does. From my experience at looking at its files, it still seems to be running Linux, though the file system is much more organized than the Stream and even comes with a Python 2.7 installation. This is coming from

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I've heard that the Trek runs on Android where the Stream didn't. With that in mind the Trek could be all new hardware rather than just a Stream with GPS added to it, and a new design provides an opportunity for design flaws to creep in. Just

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I doubt it being a hardware problem as both units have the mono speaker, and the stream2's audio balance was fine. It's just the Trek's audio processing that prevents it from balancing properly. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I hope the fix comes out soon. At the time, it just does not seem like a good buy and the two problems brought up does not really make it look good while HumanWhare seems to have good products over all. Did they just get a one year license

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother It's a software glitch, as the trek is using a different audio processor. @cw The problem is not that big, really. The fact of the matter is one of unfortunate timing, because the map license expired on them. That was Tomtom's doing. On top

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother The unanswered question for me is, is the right channel not playing through the internal speaker, intentional, a software glitch, or a hardware flaw? I know the Stream didn't have this problem, so I doubt it's intentional. URL: http

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Let me get this streight jack, they suggested for you to set the date back to 2017 to solve your map problem? I hate to tell them this, but it's their problem that the map is out of date, not your's. For the price charged, they should

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother [[wow]]! That's not what I would consider an acceptable response. I am beginning to consider selling off the Trek and going back to a Stream. Then wait a year or two for the Trek to mature before considering buying it again. URL: http

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother It's quite possible you may have a defective unit. Mine's had its fair share of software issues - map expiration on April1, among other things. We also have audio only playing the left and center channels and muting out the right, which

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Thanks, Jack! I had forgotten this thread from when I first heard about the Trek. Seems like ages ago.I actually haven't done all that much with the GPS as I'm not all that confident in my mobility skills, so I tend to limit going on foot

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Thanks, Jack! I had forgotten this thread from when I first heard about the Trek. Seems like ages ago. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=358795#p358795 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Bringing this topic back so that the Google Home Max thread doesn't need to have anymore trek-specific posts. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=358774#p358774 -- Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Well, I guess a lot of people disagree with you  as I've heard that Humanware reported that preorders are coming in fast and furious. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=319312#p319312

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I need to pay  $700 for a daisy player plus a blue toot and a GPS? I would have soled this on $400, not $700! URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=319304#p319304 ___ Audiogames

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I'll be getting one. Mine was pre ordered before I started this thread. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=319297#p319297 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I do have have plans on preordering because the price is $100 lower than the original up until December 31, and if I want it it's in my best interest to get it before the price goes up. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I would be interested enough to try one of these at some stage or other so I('ll likely look around until someone is doing a demo of it, albeit I suspect it'll probably still work out that the price is too high for me, particularly

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother If you have an old stream or similar gadget you could probably bundle it with the breeze. I've seen breeze's go from $300 to $350 on Blind buy-sell-trade. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=319238#p319238

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I don't think I can afford that much, but maybe I can sell my Trekker Breeze for around that price so I can buy it? I'd love to have one! :-) URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=319233#p319233

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother To each his own and not one damn thing wrong with any choice you make as long as it works for you. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318754#p318754 ___ Audiogames-reflector

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother That was indeed the one Jack, as I said it was about in 2005 or so that I tried the thing and it wouldn't surprise me if things have progressed since then, however my experiences with that device don't particularly incline me to try out

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother What Dark was talking about was the original trekker. About 39 functions, and a rap-around elastic keyboard that pushed buttons on the screen of a mainstream pda. This was one of the applications on the Maestro pda from Humanware. A now

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Dark wrote:Well again the trekker was just too much hassle for me what with sensor speaker, god knows how many cables etc. I also found it rather unreliable, what with it being essentially a hacked tablet running custom software

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother in that case, that is a really good reason to wait for the IPhone 8 on my part since there! is a feature I would indeed pay extra cash for. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318665#p318665

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Not sure if the iphone is or will be galileo ready. Some android phones already are, but hopefully the iphone 8 will be galileo ready. The Trek will have the galileo chipset when it comes out in October, and Galileo itself will be out

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Well again the trekker was just too much hassle for me what with sensor speaker, god knows how many cables etc. I also found it rather unreliable, what with it being essentially a hacked tablet running custom software with  keyboard bolted

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Well then, so that people can use their mobile gps apps, how bout a remote control that posed as a bluetooth keyboard for the phone, but had key mappings for each of the functions of the gps apps. Great idea, but, bluetooth...add

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I'm stuck on trying to come up with names following the theme established by "Stream" and "Breeze". What do you get when you combine a stream and a breeze? I'll have to pull up Aprone's whatchamacallit to check, bu

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I'm stuck on trying to come up with names following the theme established by URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318569#p318569 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Not too long ago I would have been pleased with a device like this; now I find this kind of umbrella device is the kind of thing I just absolutely and exceptionally hate. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318543#p318543

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I would think that bluetooth could not be added to the older moddles without some hardware changes. I am not sure that the latest stream's wifi chip is also a bluetooth chip or not. Do not get me wrong, I would like bluetooth on the stream

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I would think that bluetooth could not be added to the older moddles without some hardware changes. I am not sure that the latest stream's wifi chip is also a bluetooth chip or not. Do not get me wrong, I would like bluetooth on the stream

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Unfortunately no, because all these new features requires hardware that isn't present in the Trekker or Stream devices. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318532#p318532

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother So what happens to all the people who have already bought either of these two devices, will these features not be rolled out to the older versions as well?I have absolutely no interest in a GPS, but would still find bt speaker connectivity

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother The good news is they aren't ditching the stream. Whether you purchase the Trek or not, you won't necessarily be using a dying platform. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318492#p318492

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Hmmm, they probably have improved the design since back when I tried the original trekker (not ethe breeze), in 2005 or so, though back then it was such a hassle to go  charging, connecting  and carting around so many different things, many

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Again I just found the trecker itself with it's external mike, separate sensor, lot of cables  rather too cumbersome for what I got, especially as compared to just taking my  IPhone around which I do anyway, still if it works. I will say

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother And don't forget blue tooth. Unlike the Trekker's external clip on speaker, the Trek's clip on speaker has no wire because it's a blue tooth speaker. Or if you prefer bone conducting headphones like the After Shokz, they are blue tooth too

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Dark, the newer Trekker Breeze was actually nothing like the original Trekker. Still technically was a windows ce device, but no mainstream hp pda with an elastic rap-around keyboard pushing buttons on a screen. Single device, 9 keys, built

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Again I just found the trecker itself with it's external mike, separate sensor, lot of cables  rather too cumbersome for what I got, especially as compared to just taking my  around which I do anyway, still if it works. I will say that one

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I can't speak for anyone else, but I didn't go to either convention, so I chose to buy one based on the interview with Humanware Joe Steincamp (I hope I got that right) in one of the Blind Bargains podcasts. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother So far, all fare points. Yes I am weight, but I will wish to keep on top of any new thing that comes out on this because of it looking so interesting. Wish I could had been there to play with it. LOL. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother If it hasn't been mentioned yet here, the VR Trek has SD card support up to 256GB, a built-in FM Radio, plus you "can" record "points of interest" with an "external mic, as the 3.5mm jack is a "headphone/mic comb

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother The gps chip will be of the caliber of the ones used in newer phones, so it will have the current accuracy threshold for now and will be ready for the Galileo system when it launches. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318409

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother My mobility training, if I can be so generous as to call it that, really sucked. I have absolutely no confidence that I could safely cross a major thoroughfare. So I'm limited to places I can get to while crossing only relatively quiet

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Even with good mobility schools they've always said you can't fully rely on gps because of its limited accuracy. It's gotten better with phones, yes. But it's always that 10ft limit that made a big difference. With the 1foot accuracy, you

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother That was the one point that convinced me to upgrade to the Trek. For the types of walking trips I'm willing to take with my current mobility skills, the accuracy of the Galileo system will be just what I need.The other features they'll

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Well keep in mind, this is a preproduction device. They could very well add compass support, hell it may already be in there. Information is very much subject to change. And keep in mind, you are buying a device set up for the future

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother @chrisI know that Humanware does have dealers, but I do not know if they are extending preordering to them, but I don't see why not, so I would suggest that you check to see if there is a dealer near you.Me? I agree that $30 is a bit steep

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother You're right. Humanware could have added a little more GPS functionality. Maybe I'll just wait and see what the product is like from audio demos etc. It does seem like an interesting device though. If it gives me more information than things

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I know that the latest victor reader stream was being sold on amazon. As for the victor reader trek. I do not think so, or at least not yet. Now for my thoughts. Oh where should I begin. Yes it is combining the treker breaze with the stream

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Is there anywhere else I can purchase the Trek besides Humanware? I heard that Humanware charges $30 or 40 in addition to the $600 or $700 which is ridiculous! I also want to get this before the preorder period is over. URL: http

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother I'm very fond of my victor reader stream and use it literally every day. Indeed when I gave up on ITunes and started using the victor it was a liberation, I could have all the folders I wanted with lots of playback options, it even does

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Thanks alot, it sounds good. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318222#p318222 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin-gucukoglu.com https

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother It also has native bluetooth audio support so no more having to use bluetooth transmitters. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318217#p318217 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Yup, and if it was called the victor Reader Breeze, I'd probably be blown away. And let's not forget that it will also support i-beacons, and will support the galileo system that will bring the accuracy down to 1 foot. URL: http

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Hi.Is the victor stream a mp3 player or what is it? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=318211#p318211 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames-reflector@sabahattin

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Absolutely! I had forgotten those, but my excuse is that they seemed to have done more adding of features than putting the two products together. The podcast about it was 79 minutes long, that's a lot to remember without notes. URL: http

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Re: Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Yup, and if it was called the victor Reader Breeze, I'd probably be blown away. And let's not forget that it will also support i-beaconn, and will support the galileo system that will bring the accuracy down to 1 foot. URL: http

Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother

Victor Reader Stream gets a new big brother Those of you who follow the Blind Bargains podcast will know about this already, so I'm posting this for those who don't.Humanware has announced the Victor Reader Trek. It's a blending of the Victor Reader Stream with a Trekker Breeze Plus