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Sure, I understand. But with the new 6.1 won’t be necessary bs launches apple
maps to do it. wlEmoticon-smile[1].png
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:32 PM
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Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
I can't comment 6.1 due to NDA
apple maps to do it. wlEmoticon-smile[1].png
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:32 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
I can't comment 6.1 due to NDA...
But BS uses Apple Maps already in 6.0 -- It launches Apple Maps
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Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Yes, just open App Store on your iPhone and search blindsquare.
Here is link too: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255?mt=8
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Yes, just open App Store on your iPhone and search blindsquare.
Here is link too:
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Yes, just open App Store on your iPhone and search blindsquare.
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Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Yes, just open App Store on your iPhone and search blindsquare.
Here is link too
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Yes, just open App Store on your iPhone and search blindsquare.
Here is link too:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255?mt=8
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If you have iOS6, BlindSquare can launch it's turn-by-turn, so you don't need
anything else. If you have some other turn-by-turn you like (TomTom, Navigon,
MotionX), BS can launch them too.
There is a plan for internal turn-by-turn inside BlindSquare but you
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*Subject:* Re: Best GPS for me?
If you have iOS6, BlindSquare can launch it's turn-by-turn, so you don't
need anything else. If you have some other turn-by-turn you like (TomTom,
Navigon, MotionX), BS can launch them too.
There is a plan for internal turn-by-turn inside BlindSquare
Sure, I understand. But with the new 6.1 won’t be necessary bs launches apple
maps to do it.
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 4:32 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
I can't comment 6.1 due to NDA...
But BS uses Apple Maps already
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*Subject:* Re: Best GPS for me?
I can't comment 6.1 due to NDA...
But BS uses Apple Maps already in 6.0 -- It launches Apple Maps with
navigation started and stays background adding comments about street
crossings
in advance.
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From: Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Yes, just open App Store on your iPhone and search blindsquare.
Here is link too:
https
it for walking and get constent prompt to my destonation. Thank you
in advance.
- Original Message - From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
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Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me
Okay, thanks for this. Does it matter the distance to the place one wishes to
track. In other words, I know places are identified by default at 490 feet.
Let's say I wish to go to the bus stop that is around 4 or 5 miles away from my
home. Can I set that as a favorite place to track? That
When you add your wifes workplace to My Places following happens:
1) When you get within selected radius, place is mentioned
automatically when you get close (so, in a bus you get warning)
2) When you are within selected radius, selecting My Places category
lists this place and you can start
I want to download this app. It will save me a lot of frustration, if you
could give me the link. I am ready to take my new guide dog and go out on the
town. Mel
On Oct 24, 2012, at 9:56 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote:
I just purchased this app and highly recommend it. I
Hi Mary,
Why not download it using the App Store on your I Device? I will be taking it
on a walk in the next day or so, I'm expecting really good results.
Les
On Oct 25, 2012, at 8:44 AM, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote:
I want to download this app. It will save me a lot of
Yes, just open App Store on your iPhone and search blindsquare.
Here is link too: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255?mt=8
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I did it and it seems good. Mel
On Oct 25, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Mary,
Why not download it using the App Store on your I Device? I will be taking
it on a walk in the next day or so, I'm expecting really good results.
Les
On Oct 25, 2012, at
For your knowledge, version 1.20 is sent to Apple for review. It will
have following changes:
NEW FEATURE: Works on background. You can disable this from settings.
NEW FEATURE: FourSquare leaderboard announcements
NEW FEATURE: Volume can be changed
NEW FEATURE: Web page of the venue can be opened
Hi,
Can you check in there on foursquare as well and have it show up publicly as
home or whatever you've called it?
Tammy
-Original Message-
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:29 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
I'm glad
12:29 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
support background operation too among other new features.
You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
of the screen) and My
: Best GPS for me?
You can check-in to Home too, so you will get points :-)
FourSquare will not publish location of your home outside of your
friends. I just checked that when I'm not logged in, 4sq give overall
map of the area with text Since this is a home, the exact location is
not shared here
in to them?
Tammy
-Original Message- From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 1:29 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
You can check-in to Home too, so you will get points :-)
FourSquare will not publish location of your home
It works totally without FourSquare. My initial idea was to make an
app that you can use without any knowledge of smartphones. You don't
even need to have FourSquare account. It can still access foursquare
database and it get's information about other users check-in counts.
That way it knows what
Tammy, currently there is no way to use BlindSquare to add place to
FourSquare. It's planned feature but now you have to do that with
FourSquare client. BlindSquare will then show it in category Shared
Places (I think it describes it better than Private, since it's
shared among your 4sq frends).
That is a cool idea, though my town is so small that I doubt I would get
accurate readings. Still, if it could just tell me my street, the intersection
I am approaching, and nearby POIs, that's good enough for me when walking
around. Now I just need the iPhone...
On Oct 25, 2012, at 5:26 PM,
crossings
etc.
hth
Tammy
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From: Alex Hall
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 4:58 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Blindsquare (was Best GPS for me?)
Can this app be used without Foursquare entirely? It sounds useful when I am
able to get an iPhone, but I
Hhi,
thanks for the information. Now all I have to do is figure out how to add
personal places in foursquare and I'll be set!
Tammy
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From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:32 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me
I just purchased this app and highly recommend it. I used it on the bus today
and it announced street crossings perfectly. I look forward to taking a walk
with this app as I think it will be a great benefit in announcing streets prior
to my reaching them. I do have a question about setting
I'm glad you like it. Next version is in Apple for review and it
support background operation too among other new features.
You can add a personal place by going to Tools (second button form top
of the screen) and My places. It gives a list of your places and you
can use it as any search result
Hello Mel,
In ColorVisor, just tap the Info button and you'll get a clear explanation of
how to use it with VoiceOver.
Cheers,
Anne
On 22 Oct 2012, at 00:47, Mary Scott bluespru...@comcast.net wrote:
I just downloaded Colorviser. I don't know how towork it but I will figure
it out. If
are over Ariadne?? I'm trying to figure
out whether I could use blind square, and therefore justify the 14 dollar
price tag.
Thanks,
Tammy
-Original Message- From: Lisette Wesseling
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 4:14 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS
GPS apps seem to be pretty expensive so I am still struggling to decide which
one. Are there ever trials before buying? I am also interested in a bar code
reader. Any ideas? Mel and Plato,new dog
On Oct 21, 2012, at 5:13 PM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote:
One thing about navigon,
Hello! I'm developer of BlindSquare. There is no try-and-buy option
since TTS costs always. You can still use Apple's returning policies,
there is always possibility to return app and get money back.
About what BlindSquare does: It reports automatically street addresses
while you walk, next
OK, i just want to say that it is wonderful to have the developer of this app
right here on the list.
thank you so much for taking the time to tell us about your app. it sounds
like something that i have been looking for and, i will be purchasing it today.
Vivianna
On Oct 22, 2012, at 9:54 AM,
Thanks Vivianna. Since launch (in late May this year) I have published
3 major releases and 4th is under Apple's review. Most of the features
are ideas from real users and I think this is the only way to get
there what title of this thread says :-)
BR, Ilkka
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Thank you so much. This is the info I wanted. I am now convinced to get this
app. Sounds like exactly what I want. Mel
On Oct 22, 2012, at 11:30 AM, Vivianna irish...@gmail.com wrote:
OK, i just want to say that it is wonderful to have the developer of this app
right here on the list.
This does sound like an awesome app, have you thought about developing
an android version as well? One advantage there is that you would not
need to provide a TTS voice because, unlike IOS, developers have full
access to android's TTS services.
Original message:
OK, i just want to say that it
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Hi Tammy
Yes blind square announces street crossings automatically. You don't have to
push a button to hear it.
It uses its own text to speech voice. Mine is British English. It's very
easy to hear.
Lisette
On 22/10/2012, at 4:06
Hi,
thank you very much for this information.
Tammy
-Original Message-
From: Ilkka Pirttimaa
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 10:54 AM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Hello! I'm developer of BlindSquare. There is no try-and-buy option
since TTS costs
Android hasn't been so good for visually impaired but I have tested
latest version and it seems to catch up Apple. It's true what you say
about TTS. In my development version I have VoiceOver -only but it's
just so bad compared to Acapela TTS that I'll not publish it.
If I find a partner or
Bought it and it is a great little app.
Kev
On Oct 22, 2012, at 2:30 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa ilkka.pirtti...@gmail.com wrote:
Android hasn't been so good for visually impaired but I have tested
latest version and it seems to catch up Apple. It's true what you say
about TTS. In my development
Hopefully that could happen, an android version of this would be
awesome. As you said, the newest version of android usesthe same
gestures as the iphone and provides the same level of accessibility.
Acapela has just released their voices for android and they can be used
system wide, for screen
BlindSquare uses OpenStreetMaps. It has better license than Google
Maps. There is also neat data available that BS doesn't use - yet. For
example information about traffic lights and locations of entrances.
I've been also speaking to some members of OpenStreetMap community.
You can't ask them to
Hi all, I just got my first iPhone. I want to download blind useful apps. I
want a GPS for walking around my town mostly and knowing what is around me.
Can anyone give an idea of what I should get? I also want a money reader, and
color detecter. Mel
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For money identification, check out look tell money identifier, I think that's
what it's called. For GPS, check out sendero look around and ariadne GPS, I may
not be spelling that right. For GPS navigation, there are several main stream
choices, my favorite is motionx GPS
On Oct 21, 2012, at
One thing about navigon, unless they have changed this, entering addresses is
much more complicated than it needs to be. You must go through several screens,
the first for the state, then the city, and finally the street and house
number. With motionx GPS, just type in the address on one screen
Hi there
Yes, but I haven't found this to be a problem. It conifer me at first, but once
I got used to it, it was okay. I think the way the streets are filed. See only
thing I can figure.
Gigi
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On Oct 21, 2012, at 4:13 PM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote:
One thing
Hi
I got Ariadne, however I am watching my call spatially challenged. I have found
Ariadne to be difficult to use for that reason. I want my stuff done verbally,
or not at all. So, if you're vertically Challenged like me, you might find area
Ariadne to be frustrating. Just my two cents on
I just downloaded Colorviser. I don't know how towork it but I will figure it
out. If anybody has any tips, I would love to hear. Mel
On Oct 21, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Mike Arrigo n0...@charter.net wrote:
For money identification, check out look tell money identifier, I think
that's what it's
: Lisette Wesseling
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 4:14 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Hi Mel
I use navagon, ariadne and blind square. All available from the app store.
NOt free though, sorry.
I use Color Visor which is excellent.
The money readers around don't
-Original Message- From: Lisette Wesseling
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 4:14 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Hi Mel
I use navagon, ariadne and blind square. All available from the app store.
NOt free though, sorry.
I use Color Visor which is excellent
is hard
ot hear when I'm walking and have the phone in a pocket or similar, or if
I'm in a louder environment.
Tammy
-Original Message-
From: Lisette Wesseling
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 7:04 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Hi
The reason I use
walking and have the phone in a pocket or similar, or if I'm in
a louder environment.
Tammy
-Original Message- From: Lisette Wesseling
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 7:04 PM
To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Best GPS for me?
Hi
The reason I use blind square
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