Re: how to join the mailing list?

2013-02-27 Thread sagar
Thanks for the info I'll get them to do that Sent from my iPhone On 27/02/2013, at 13:31, Chuck Dean chuckd...@me.com wrote: Have your friend send an email to: viphone+subscr...@googlegroups.com Chuck On Feb 26, 10:14 pm, sagar sagar.verma5...@gmail.com wrote: hello listers hope

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi, I just saw message from Mike may from Sandero indicating the price would be competitive in line with what people were willing to pay. We were queried about this in the GPS list several months ago. So I would be surprised if this comes in any more than $50-$100. Sent from my iPhone On Feb

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mária Orovčíková
Hi list, talking about presentation they said: February 28, Thursday, 9:30 - 10:30 PM, Testing a Prototype iPhone People Finder App March 1, Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Showing the Seeing Eye GPS iPhone App Sorry for this question, but which time zone are they referring to? I would like to listen

Speak To It or Speaktoit - Was: Did I get the wrong app?

2013-02-27 Thread Bill Gallik
Just a wondering JAWS user, is the app supposed to be pronounced Speak To It or Speak toyt? Holland's Person, Bill - Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour? - George Carlin, 1937 - 2008 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Re: An update on my streaming issues

2013-02-27 Thread Don Breda
I must admit I am shocked. I have such a wonderful streaming experience with the 5 on my DLink router or my Apple Airprort express which by the way does work the best and also on LTE that I can't express how wonderful it is. I can stream 320k streams for hours with wonderful quality and no

911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread Cheryl Homiak
Does anybody know a way to do this or a way to put something like this on the home screen? What I'm thinking about is this: if I were to wake up in the middle of the night and had to call 911 say because I was sick, I probably wouldn't feel much like doing a bunch of tapping to get to phone and

Re: Seeing eye app

2013-02-27 Thread RobH!
The link to that manual please? Thanks, Rh. - Original Message - From: Chuck Dean cadean...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:08 AM Subject: Seeing eye app Hi all, Something I did not see while reading the seeing eye app's users guide is the

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Andy Baracco
On another list, Mike May said that the price would be a little higher than the price for a product like Navigon or Tomtom. When people were asked how much they would pay, most people said that this would be a fair arrangement. There was talk about a monthly subscription, but he said that this

Re: translation app

2013-02-27 Thread RobH!
This all sounds wonderful, didn't know we could do so much; so what purpose, could one start to get the basics of a second language with it? pronunciation and all? difficult to think you'd get good annunciation from a 'bot voice mind. Thanks, Rh. - Original Message - From: Esther

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Krister Ekstrom
Hi, Then it will be interesting to see what Navigon is going to offer in the future that will benefit the blind. If they offer something that is as good or nearly as good as the Sendero thing,then at least for me, the choise is clear. /Krister 27 feb 2013 kl. 14:14 skrev Andy Baracco

Re: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread Andy Baracco
Why not just set up 911 as a contact, and just press and hold the home btn and say Call 911? Andy -Original Message- From: Cheryl Homiak Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: 911 app? Does anybody know a way to do this or a way to put

Re: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread MamaPeach
There is one in the US app store called 911 and it is FREE. I don't know how accessible it is as I don't have an iPhone, just an iPod. The developer's name is Zodiac Interactive LLC. You might could try out this one to see if it is what you are looking for. -Original Message- From:

Re: request for best contacts manager app:

2013-02-27 Thread Srikanth Kanuri
Hi i purchased multi edit and earlier impressions are satisfactory. Sent from my iPhone On 27-Feb-2013, at 10:00 AM, Christopher Chaltain chalt...@gmail.com wrote: I haven't started using it yet myself, so I don't know if it's the best or not, but Multi Edit has been recommended on this list

Re: Responding to a Siri question

2013-02-27 Thread Tom rash
You can also do a two finger double tap to reply. - Original Message - From: Joseph Lee joseph.lee22...@gmail.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:41 PM Subject: re: Responding to a Siri question Hi, You can double-tap the buttons corresponding to

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Can you send me details off list of how to join that list please? If that is if they discuss that App on a group list. Thank you very much. Kawal. On 27 Feb 2013, at 01:14 PM, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: On another list, Mike May said that the price would be a little higher than

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Richard Turner
That is Pacific time. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Feb 27, 2013, at 12:48 AM, Mária Orovčíková maria.orovcik...@gmail.com wrote: Hi list, talking about presentation they said: February 28, Thursday, 9:30 - 10:30 PM, Testing a Prototype iPhone People Finder App

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
One other nugget of thought to bear in mind, whatever is charged, Apple will be nabbing 30% of that, so just bear that in mind when the criticisms begin to flow. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer,

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Robert Fenton
Do we know if this particular app will draw it's map data from stored maps on the phone or will you require a data plan to access map information? Thank you. Bob Fenton Sent from my iPhone On 2013-02-26, at 11:49 PM, Richard Turner richard.turne...@gmail.com wrote: That is Pacific time. CSUN

RE: Fwd: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread DJ
I sure would like to know what the e-mail address is to reply to in order to receive the test flight information? Does anyone have such information and is willing to share it? Thank you. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf

Re: how to join the mailing list?

2013-02-27 Thread Christopher Chaltain
or go to the link listed at the end of every message, i.e.: For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. On 26/02/13 23:31, Chuck Dean wrote: Have your friend send an email to: viphone+subscr...@googlegroups.com Chuck On Feb 26, 10:14 pm, sagar

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Neil Barnfather - TalkNav
I believe the test flight program is completely full now, so do not worry about it. Regards, Neil Barnfather Talks List Administrator Twitter @neilbarnfather TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For

Re: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, She explained why in her message. She's worried in an emergency, Siri might not be able to understand her or, the server is down, etc. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Feb 27, 2013, at 8:20 AM, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Christopher Chaltain
It's also worth bearing in mind that regardless of the price, unless of course it's free, there will be some people who think it's too much. This is understandable since the blind span the economic spectrum. It's also human nature and not specific to the blind. There are also those who will label

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Rocket
What I am really looking for in a GPS product is something that is waterproof. It doesn't matter how many great features it has if it can't handle the being in the cold or rainy conditions. Marco Sent from my iPad On 2013-02-26, at 23:36, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote:

RE: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread Ron Pelletier
Hi Cheryl, I use an app called 1touch911 which I have on my home page right on top. I would have to double tap that icon, then I am presented with a choice to double tap 911 or the name of one of two people to contact in case of emergency. These people are entered in the settings. The app also

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Robert Fenton
Hello. The reason I asked about price earlier was simply to know how much I would be paying to obtain the product. There is little question that I will be purchasing it. The only factors that might convince me otherwise is if Canadian maps are not available or if maps are only available via

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Christopher Chaltain
There are several waterproof cases for the iPhone. I have an inexpensive case I use when I take it kayaking. On 27/02/13 09:29, Rocket wrote: What I am really looking for in a GPS product is something that is waterproof. It doesn't matter how many great features it has if it can't handle the

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Charles Dean
eAs stated before, they needed one hundred testers and over three hundred people responded in the first twenty four hours. They do not need any more testers. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. On Feb 27, 2013, at 7:29 AM, DJ grou...@gmail.com wrote: I sure would

RE: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Andy, It doesn't work that way. I am not sure why, but I tried it and still SIRI won't dial it. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 5:20 AM To:

RE: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
I also have this Call 911 app from Tobias Werner and have posted about in the last round of discussion about the topic of emergency calling. I would agree that it is a good choice although there are a ton of such apps out there and I'm sure there are others which would work. I do like the fact

Re: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread denise avant
Hi Edward, thanks so much for those instructions. So I should upgrade to vm 5 from 3. Then install windows 7 from inside of vm and once that is done then I can install my windows screenreader from inside vmward. Just trying to make sure I have the sequence right. and that I can do all of it

Fwd: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread denise avant
Hi please disregard. I accidentally responded to the wrong message. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: denise avant denise.av...@gmail.com Date: February 27, 2013, 10:56:18 AM CST To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: 911 app? Hi Edward,

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi Andy. In that case we can expect a price of more than $50. Personally if it would meet my needs and allow me to travel using a single app and it's completely VoiceOver friendly then I would easily pay $70 or $80 for it. On Feb 27, 2013, at 7:14 AM, Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com wrote: On

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Charles Dean
I think we should stop guessing the price of this yet to come app. I am sure there will be plenty of discussion about the price once the app is released. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. On Feb 27, 2013, at 10:09 AM, Raul A. Gallegos r...@raulgallegos.com wrote: Hi

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mark BurningHawk
I hope to get an Iphone with Sprint as my carrier, and hope to have it some time in the next two weeks. After that, you can bet Im going to test every GPS app around, including this one. Maybe what we should be asking ourselves here is not whether this is a ghetto product, for the blind, but

RE: Seeing eye app

2013-02-27 Thread Louise Redsull
Exactly, Still I'm looking forward to listening to podcasts and seeing what others think of the app when it coes out so I can decide whether or not to buy it. I think having map data from more than source is brilliant but realise you can only have one source selected at once. It would be good to

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Louise Redsull
I wonder what the people finder app is like and how it works. Also was just wondering if anybody on list has received an email to say they were selected as a tester. Take care, Louise. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner

Audible.com App

2013-02-27 Thread Craig Borne
Hello all, Recently, Audible.com updated their iPhone app. The app includes a sleep timer that will allow for listening but will automatically turn off the book after the desired amount of time (e.g., 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, etc.). One would choose the desired amount of time with a

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Louise Redsull
The only disappointing thing is that for the first realise it is north America only. Still fingers crossed it will be updated for the rest of the world soon! Louise. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: 27 February 2013

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Charles Dean
That could get very expensive. I suggest instead, that you check out apple vix , Which is a great resource for people have already tested apps and giving their opinions. Here's a link: http://www.applevis.com/ Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. On Feb 27, 2013, at

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hello Mark, I don't think there is much point in making a big deal out of the fact that the Seeing Eye app is designed with the blind user in mind and has features which may not be of much value to a sighted person. If a sighted person comes up to an intersection they do not need their GPS app

Re: flexy

2013-02-27 Thread Tara Prakash
I like the new interface. I only have problem with activating the keyboard with single tap. I can never do it in one attempt. I had a question too. Can you tretrievethe texxtafter using it in sending naan eal or pasting in some other program? How. Thanks and regards On 2/24/13, Jenifer Barr

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Bob, Sendero LookAround uses data to look up map information and somehow I doubt they would put the maps on the phone, but I guess we'll see. Keep in mind that your GPS application accessing map data will not use up huge amounts of data. I am also in Canada and while I am now on a 2 Gig plan I

Re: Looking for a reminder program with unusual scheduling options:

2013-02-27 Thread Traci
I love the alarmed app! I believe the paid version also gives you day minders. Say for example, you want to be reminded something every 2 hours from 8 AM to 4 PM. Great for medication or something. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alarmed-reminders-+-timers/id371886784?mt=8 Traci 1 step, 2

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Marco, Depending on what case you buy, the iPhone can be as waterproof as you want it to be from being somewhat splash proof to being fully capable of going down to 100 feet during scuba diving. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Krister, Considering how relatively little Navigon has done so far I wouldn't hold my breath. Yes, the app is pretty accessible, but there is a difference between whether I can use it and whether it has the features I want or need. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From:

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Charles Dean
I wish the people replying to these posts would read the information before they post. According to the website, Sandero is indeed going to include maps on the phone. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. On Feb 27, 2013, at 10:43 AM, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca

Re: 911 app?

2013-02-27 Thread RobH!
Good idea, though still dependent on Siri getting a connection and working. - Original Message - From: Andy Baracco w...@socal.rr.com To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 1:20 PM Subject: Re: 911 app? Why not just set up 911 as a contact, and just press and

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mary Otten
On line maps only, nothing on the phone at this time, although that topic has been raised by several on the gps-talk list, so Sendero knows that there would be people who want the ability to store at least some map info on the phone. Mary Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com -- You received this

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Chuck Dean
Mary, Not true! Reas this: http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm Chuck On Feb 27, 11:23 am, Mary Otten motte...@gmail.com wrote: On line maps only, nothing on the phone at this time, although that topic has been raised by several on the gps-talk list, so Sendero knows

Info about the Seeing Eye app

2013-02-27 Thread Chuck Dean
Hello all, There has been lot of supposition about this app. Here is a link that has the facts. http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm Chuck -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

Re: Responding to a Siri question

2013-02-27 Thread Raul A. Gallegos
Hi, you can also do a two-finger double-tap and Siri will listen to whatever your response is. -- Raul A. Gallegos I must say I'm glad I know sign language, It's pretty handy. - Sheldon Cooper Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 On 2/26/2013 9:32 PM, Fred Olver wrote: My experience is that

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mary Otten
Chuck, Where did you see that maps would be included on the phone? I ask that because I was party to a discussion on their gps-talk list where Mike May said that maps on the phone is not included at this time in this release. Several people said they would like that feature, but I wonder why

RE: Audible.com App

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Craig, I just tried this and it works fine for me. I first tried the Sleep Timer with End of Chapter as a choice since I happened to have only 3 minutes left of the chapter. The chapter finished and then the app stopped playing, I went back in the app and started playing and it resumed with

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mary Otten
Chuck, I had read that info before when the announcement first came out. It does not say that the 2 map sources, osm and Navteq are available on the device. It says that the app draws from two map sources, which does not mean they are on the device. Given what Mike May said, I think you are

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Charles, I am not sure what part of the website you found that talks about maps being on the phone. Maybe it's in the user guide which I admit I haven't read and probably won't read until I have the app, but here is the entire blurb I found on Sendero's website about the Seeing Eye app and I

Re: the weather channel app

2013-02-27 Thread JoJo and Clinton
I just downloaded the weather channel app and it seems pretty accessible. Has anyone else tried this app. I was just wondering what others think of it. JoJo -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Chuck and Mary, I agree with Mary, unless they say in the user guide that maps are stored locally on the phone there is no reference to that anywhere on the website. Since Mary seems to have more insight in that due to the discussion group she was on and because Sendero LookAround also uses

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Sieghard, The users' guide makes no mention of map storage one way or the other. Mike was very clear that this is the first iteration of the app, and they're going to be listening to user feedback to help guide further app development. There are features that users of the other Sendero

RE: iPhone 4S repair solutions

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Cristobal, If you google official iPhone repair you find a bunch of stuff. Here is one I thought sounded promising since they do say they have many locations for walk-in repairs in addition to doing mail-in rpeiars: http://www.iFixYourI.com I guess the only thing one has to be

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mary, I totally look forward to being able to buy the app, but I also expect that this is not going to be the first and final release which has every feature and lacks every bug. Let's give Sendero a chance, they have to start somewhere and I think there comes a time when an app like this has

VizWiz?

2013-02-27 Thread Debbie Downey
Hello, Does anyone know if the VizWiz app is still working? Frankly I've never used it and just tried it for the first time but can't get it to work. It comes back with an answers heading but there are no answers and it tells me to start over. I tried using the Web Workers. Thanks! -- You

Re: VizWiz?

2013-02-27 Thread Patrick Neazer
Hello Debbie: Vizwiz is working here. Remember to take the picture, make the recording, stop the recording, press send and wait for a few seconds. sometimes, depending upon the picture, it might take a few minutes to receive a response. It took about 7 minutes for me to receive a response to a

RE: VizWiz?

2013-02-27 Thread Debbie Downey
Thanks Patrick, Yes, I finally got an answer but it sure was slow. I was using the Web Worker option. I think I may stick with TapTap See! Thank you! Debbie _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Neazer Sent: Wednesday, February

Re: VizWiz?

2013-02-27 Thread Patrick Neazer
Hello Debbie: I am sorry that you got such a slow response from vizwiz. that is not the norm. Try switching on IQ engine and see if you get a better response. I am a fan of both Tap Tap See and vizwiz. Having options never hurts :). Let us know if switching on IQ engines works for you if you

Re: Advancing through a Chapter with the New Audible App

2013-02-27 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi Craig, You can use the headphone controls to rewind and fast forward. You can also double-tap the Home button when the iPHone is locked to bring up the player controls, which include Rewind and Fast Forward. The Next and Previous Track commands that also appear move you to the next and

Garage band

2013-02-27 Thread bcnfbga
Looking for other users of this ap. Would love to talk off list Peace Stancil Tootle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group,

Re: An update on my streaming issues

2013-02-27 Thread Grant Hardy
Yep, I have an unlocked phone and I've tried on 3G, LTE and WIFI in two countries. I've replaced my router, I've replaced my phone, I've tried countless streams and countless WIFI networks and the problem still persists. It's a puzzle, all right. My iPhone wasn't replaced for at least a couple

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Grant Hardy
Hi Sieghard, Like you, I'm not too concerned about GPS apps chewing through huge amounts of data. The bigger concern for me is reliability. Cellular data isn't always perfect and it seems clear that you are more likely to get a smooth experience if map data is stored locally rather than in the

The Inquisitor Audiogame Adventure

2013-02-27 Thread Ming
well, anyone try this? The Inquisitor Audiogame Adventure Will of steel, heart of stone, intelligence as sharp as a knife and wisdom deep as oblivion. The inquisitor is called to investigate an obscure case, beyond heresy, that reveals a new face of Evil. He must tackle many arduous tasks. He

RE: VizWiz?

2013-02-27 Thread Debbie Downey
HI Patrick, I tried VizWiz again this time using the IQ engine and I got an answer almost immediately. I guess it depends on what you're asking also as to which source would be the best. I'm going to work with this some more. Thanks! _ From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread DJ
I read through the available documentation. It says nothing about on-board maps in the user guide either. Sorry Chuck but in correcting someone you should make sure that you are indeed correct yourself. DJ -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com

RE: An update on my streaming issues

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Grant, I guess your best solution would be to at least insist that you get to try any replacement phone they give you before you walk out of the store. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Grant, Definitely good points, I do have an unlocked phone, but when I was on Maui last April for 2 weeks I didn't bother to get a local SIM. ATT is the best option there as far as coverage and they basically told me I could not have a prepaid SIM with data. When I went to Las Vegas last

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread David Chittenden
I am willing to bet that online maps are significantly less expensive. Consider that apps with built-in maps are about 100 or more times the cost, and that is with amortisation across a very large market. Unless people are willing to spend several hundred to a thousand dollars for the app, you

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mark BurningHawk
This is my point; if Sendero is smart, they'll built an app that EVERYONE will want, even if blind people most of all, and then they can charge less for it, reaching a broader market. Supply and demand. Mark BurningHawk Skype and Twitter: BurningHawk1969 Home page: Http://MarkBurningHawk.net/

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Unless I'm missing something, the last time I checked, NaviGon was under $50 for maps that covered some subset of North America. I don't think it would cost you a couple of hundred dollars unless you got maps for a large part of the world. On 27/02/13 20:34, David Chittenden wrote: I am willing

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread James Mannion
I too am interested in this app. I also like what I have heard about the app from APH called Near By Explorer. It is only on the Android platform to the best of my knowledge right now. There is a great demo of it on blind-geek-zone.net. Its cost is about $100.00. I think that is reasonable. It is

BARD app coming

2013-02-27 Thread Kevin Barry
On the Blind Access Journal there is an interview with Judy Dixon who represents the NLS. She demonstrated an early version of the forthcoming IOS app for BARD. This is of great interest to those of us in the U.S. The app seems very promising. Direct download from the site, i.e no

Re: An update on my streaming issues

2013-02-27 Thread James Mannion
I too have been able to stream just fine on LTE and on an Airport express router as well as some other routers with two different IPhone 5 units, one a CDMA and one a GSM model. On 2/27/13, Sieghard Weitzel siegh...@live.ca wrote: Hi Grant, I guess your best solution would be to at least

Re: BARD app coming

2013-02-27 Thread Courtney Curran
Hi, Did she say when this might be released? I so hope it's in a timely manner. :) Courtney Sent from my iMac On Feb 27, 2013, at 9:55 PM, Kevin Barry krba...@gmail.com wrote: On the Blind Access Journal there is an interview with Judy Dixon who represents the NLS.

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Mark, I get your point, but the fact is that it is highly unlikely that Sendero's Seeing Eye app will appeal to tens of thousands of sighted users. Sighted people to a large extend want visual apps with pretty maps in colour and 3D, street view and all sorts of stuff. They do want voice

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mark BurningHawk
I guess that's a theoretical question, then: If Sendero made their app prettier, more visually appealing, more eye candy, with maps and whatever, would it cost too much in terms of labor and drive even the fair market price up, or would it drive the price up to target an app for a backwater,

Re: BARD app coming

2013-02-27 Thread Marcy Weinberg
She said it will probably be released around the time of the conventions in July. -- Marcy weinberg Junior Partner Fedora Outlier, LLC Top down, BETTER THAN EXCELLENT ™ consulting, teaching and support http://www.fedoraoutlier.com 888-958-6979 ext.3801 ma...@fedoraoutlier.com On Feb 27,

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread David Chittenden
Yes, you are missing a very big something. It is called cost amortisation, and it is done by every company. Amortisation means splitting fixed costs across the entire base. In North America, Navigon costs $30 to $50. In NZ, on the other hand, Navigon costs $70 USD for maps which are

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread David Chittenden
You are correct. In fact, many sighted people complain if their GPS starts talking to them while they are walking. They prefer to occasionally glance at the display to confirm they are still heading in the correct direction, and prefer an unobtrusive alert if they go off course while walking. I

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mark BurningHawk
So it would still make more sense to partner with a company who makes such a silent, visually appealing app, and piggy-back a Sendero type level of verbal interaction at the user's command. This, after all, is what VoiceOver does to the native IOS when it's invoked. Then, this amortization

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, Having just downloaded a copy of the user guide, I can tell you that it doesn't say anything about maps being stored locally on the device. It does say that in the settings screen you can choose your map source, with a choice of either OSM or NavTeq. For POI data, you have a choice of

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Andy Baracco
On another list, Mike said that local storage will not be possible, at least at first, but some local storage may be a later possibility. Andy -Original Message- From: Tom Lange Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 7:38 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Announcing the

Re: VizWiz?

2013-02-27 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I haven't tried Vizwiz in ages and will have to take it for a spin some time soon just to see how it's doing. Tap Tap See is indeed a great little app, and perhaps a bit less labor-intensive. The last few times I've used it to identify things like boxes of baking soda, cake mix and other

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Christopher Chaltain
I'm not sure how this would work. What would be Garmin's motivation for doing this? I'm not sure the development costs still wouldn't be more to provide an accessible option to a given product than develop an accessible product from the ground up. The amortization argument was mostly targeted at

Re: BARD app coming

2013-02-27 Thread Tom Lange
Hi, I'm really curious about how much storage would be required for a substantial collection of BARD books. I have students who download a lot of BARD books and I'm continually amazed at how quickly they can fill up an 8 or 16-gig SD card. Also, I would expect that you'd need a good strong

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Brent Harding
I am glad they are going to have 3 different sources of maps as some are likely better than others in given areas. I always wondered why I find on Foursquare that the old and new names of a given place are both there, but the new name that took over the old building now magically has a

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread David Chittenden
Navigon, TomTom, and a few others have added features useable by the blind. This is about the best we're going to get unless we go with a company focused on access for the blind. That said, most companies focused on access for the blind do not know how to design for the sighted. Apple is one of

Re: BARD app coming

2013-02-27 Thread Christopher Chaltain
Judy Dixon didn't really mention it, but I assume you can still download books to your PC and then transfer them over to your iPhone to use in the BARD Mobile app. I know they don't want to depend on iTunes, but I think they also said that the books they read now with the alpha are being copied

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Sieghard Weitzel
Hi Christopher and Mark, You are correct, Christopher, Garmin has no reason why they should engage in such a partnership, in fact, they would never do so since they would have to give Sendero access to their entire code and then make sure what Sendero does is not messing up anything else.

Re: An update on my streaming issues

2013-02-27 Thread Pete Nalda
It almost sound to me this is a hardware issue, since it's the OP's only iPhone 5 that exhibits this behavior. I'm no tech, but it sure sounds like an antenna issue of some sort. BTW, is the OP (original poster) checking the amount of bars of wifi signal? Even if it's showing 4 bars, there

Re: BARD app coming

2013-02-27 Thread Woody Anna Dresner
Hi, NLS books take 11 MB per hour, so that should give you some idea how much space is required. Cheers, Anna On Feb 27, 2013, at 10:10 PM, Tom Lange lang...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'm really curious about how much storage would be required for a substantial collection of BARD books. I

Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Mark BurningHawk
Wow. well, thanks for making it personal, there. Appreciate that, but not so much. What *I* personally have a problem with, since you brought it up, is anything that raises the barriers that sight imposes between blind and sighted persons, instead of lowering them or making that barrier

RE: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access!

2013-02-27 Thread Thanh Vinh
Hi all. As my own opinion, I think because of the accessibility of apps to everybody around the world, someone may think that is the reasonable price but someone else may think that's a crazy one. For the living cost in your country, you may think 9$ for an app is ok, reasonable but for the

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