hi Mike haven't tried it out yet but from what I have sussed it gives you
compass directions as in - bus stop 400 m to the east home that is of some
use
Janet
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From: Mike Ulrich
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 10:13 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: which GPS app should I buy?
Hi, question:
Does the Lazarillo GPS app also tell you what side of the street your
destination is on?
As in; something like: "Publix Shopping Center 1000 feet ahead on the
right"?
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Cris Ali
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 10:07 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: which GPS app should I buy?
I gave Lazarillo a try today and find it very promising for a free app.
It uses apple maps or google maps for turn by turn directions, and have a
very cool explore feature which announces the cross sections and alert the
user to the coming streets ahead of time.
What I like a lot about it is that it does not talk too much. I heard demos
of Blind Square and Nearby Explorer and felt that they talk too much and
that could distract me.
What I did not like about Lazarillo is that it continues to announce the
streets I have already crossed and the distances to them, by adding the
phrase "behind you". I find this redundant and unnecessary, considering that
it already announced the street several times before I crossed it, and no
need to remind me that I have already crossed it and I am moving away from
it.
Cheers,
Cris
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Wayne Merritt
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2017 12:46 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
If free apps are being considered, take a look at one that was mentioned
recently called Lazarillo. It is free and like BlindSquare, can be used with
maps from Apple and Google to get directions. You can also request Uber
rides from within Lazarillo. I looked at it last week, but I don't know if
favorites are as easy to mark as in other GPS apps already mentioned. I know
you can add favorites, but for instance, in BlindSquare there is a button
toward the top of the screen which says Add Place. In Lazarillo, it looks
like you have to go to the favorites screen, but I could be wrong. Anyway,
it's free so there's nothing to lose.
Wayne
On 6/19/17, Pete Nalda <lpna...@gmail.com> wrote:
Ariadne does read out intersections and approximate addresses.
Something like 1000 to 2000 S. 1st St. Yeah. I've used in the car
even. To my knowledge I don't think it does landmarks.what I don't
like about it is that the phone has to be awake,
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On Jun 19, 2017, at 11:07 AM, Teresa Christian
<synergydra...@gmail.com>
wrote:
I just downloaded a GPS app called "airidne"
Has anyone had experience with this one?
I was told it will do step by step but I haven't sceen where it does
that.
It was $5.99 so inexpensive to try.
I am a big fan of Blind Square.
Teresa☺
On 6/19/17, Wayne Merritt <wcmerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
I would second, or third, the votes for BlindSquare. Though it is
not specifically an app to give direction from Point A to Point B,
you can use BlindSquare to get information about your environment,
in conjunction with Apple/Google Maps to get directions, or to look
up other information like menus from many restaurants. Also, it is
updated fairly often with fixes and new features. I recall seeing in
the last update that their Open Street Map data was updated,
whatever that means. If you want something more "blindness specific"
which will tell you exactly where the door of a business is locate
relative to you, then go for one of the other more expensive apps.
BlindSquare works for me and suits my purposes.
Wayne
On 6/18/17, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote:
Kelly:
Good points.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On
Behalf Of Kelly Pierce
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 3:30 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
Another consideration is where in the world you are located. You
do not say and this is an important consideration for anyone asking
for app recommendations. Nearby Explorer is only currently
available in North America while the other two have maps for other
parts of the world.
Also,
you do not say if you need the app in a language other than English.
Nearby
explorer supports only English while Blind Square supports more
than 20 languages. English though is an international language
spoken throughout the world by educated peple.
Kelly
On 6/18/17, Jim Noseworthy <jim.nosewor...@compuconference.com> wrote:
Well,
It depends what GPS functions you're looking for: orientational,
navigational, or both and what you're willing to spend.
If you're wanting both orientational and navigational gps, your
choices are "Seeing Eye Gps", and "Nearby Explorer."
In this writer's opinion, "Nearby Explorer is a much better option
than Seeing Eye GPS;
1: It's much cheeper;
2: Updates to the program are much more frequent.
3: It is, in my opinion, a much more complete GPS system than
Seeing-Eye GPS.
If, on the otherhand, you're only interested in orientational GPS,
by far, your best option is, again in my opinion, BlindSquare.
It's been around now for some time and is a very mature product.
It also supports the "What Three Words" service.
Hope this helps.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Chip Orange
Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2017 2:43 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: which GPS app should i buy?
I agree with Mike, although I don't have a lot of experience with
Seeing Eye; it's price alone of $300 is a great deal more than the
$80 of Nearby Explorer.
I believe the support for Seeing Eye may be better (in that you
can pick up a phone and call someone, or email their support
department), where-as Nearby Explorer's only support is a mailing
list (nothing else). The lack of support is perhaps my only
significant criticism offered for Nearby Explorer.
If money is very important, you can try the $20 Blind Square ...
not my favorite because the maps it uses for intersections are
"free" ones created by volunteers, and so often quite incorrect,
but it's price is the best.
Hth,
Chip
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 12:18 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: which GPS app should i buy?
In my opinion, nearby explorer is by far the best one, it provides
the most automatic feedback, much better than the seeing eye app,
I would go with nearby explorer for sure.
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