Yes Motion X is incredibly accurate. I use it to help us get to mew places often. And we always arrive there without delay. I love that app myself! ~Sharonda
Sent from my iPhone; please excuse all mistakes On Nov 28, 2012, at 4:17 AM, Les Kriegler <[email protected]> wrote: > I use Motion X GPSDrive and for walking, I now use BlindSquare. I recently > discovered a really neat feature with Motion X. I created a route to my > cousin's last Thursday and then created a route to the train station to pick > up our son. I had the usual clear route option, but I noticed I could Add A > Stop to the original route. What that meant was that we went to the train > station via Motion X first and then proceeded to my cousin's house, all > within one route instead of two separate routes. A really cool feature! > Motion X is easy to use, totally accessible and incredibly accurate for > vehicular travel. > > Les > On Nov 27, 2012, at 5:20 PM, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I use Navigon or TomTom when I require complete directions to a place. Both >> apps can run in the background when a route is running, so you can also load >> Ariadne or one of the apps which displays nearby POIs if you wish. >> >> I usually just use Ariadne because it has a feature which automatically >> announces the updated address every 40 seconds or so. This is often all I >> need now that I have trained myself to navigate via street address rather >> than cross streets. One of my primary uses is on the bus. I have learned the >> nearby addresses for the stop I require. When the announced address gets >> close, I ring the bell and exit at my desired bus stop. In most cases, I no >> longer need to ask the bus driver for my stop to be announced. >> >> I also use Ariadne when looking for an address in an area that is familiar. >> With Ariadne, I just activate the app and activate the start monitor button. >> I can even activate Ariadne for a quick check of my current location and >> then close it again. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 28/11/2012, at 10:53, "Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D." >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Raul. >>> >>> Can you expand a bit on how you use the 2 GPS in combination? Do you use >>> both on one route, or sometimes one and sometimes another? I'd be curious >>> how you use both simultaneously, or even how you decide when to use one or >>> the other. >>> >>> Also, Waze is new to me; haven't heard that one before. Can you describe it >>> a bit? It sounds like it's a substitute for Navigon at times. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. Keith >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >>> Of Raul A. Gallegos >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:24 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: My feelings about a total GPS solution for the blind - Was Re: >>> Navigon on sale today only >>> >>> Hello Grant, and anyone else interested, my apologies for not responding >>> sooner. The message slipped through the cracks and I just now found it >>> again. The short answer to your question is yes. Meaning that for me, >>> what I have works superbly and I don't feel like I'm lacking in what I have. >>> >>> Now, the long answer. I think it highly depends on what the user is >>> expecting from an accessible GPS solution. I know the Sendero products >>> well, and in fact, helped to develop the initial Sendero GPS user >>> interface for the Braille Sense from HIMS when they started using >>> Sendero. For me personally, using a combination of Navigon and Ariadne, >>> or Waze and Ariadne, is enough. In the case of Ariadne, I get to know >>> what street I'm on, the addresses I'm walking or driving by, the zip >>> code, the direction I'm moving in, and the intersection when I get to >>> it. Of course with an app like Navigon I have my turn by turn direction >>> list. I can also of course use any other app of choice for this if I >>> want. Mapquest, MotionX Drive, ETC. Even when I was working with Sendero >>> to get the Braille Sense user interface and featureset working right, I >>> didn't use all the features available unless I was testing them to make >>> sure they work. For example, I don't need to always know if the >>> intersection I'm coming up to is a t intersection, or if it dead ends. I >>> don't need constant announcement of how close I am getting to the >>> upcoming intersection. I don't always need the street name announced as >>> I'm crossing it. All these are good features to have, but as I said at >>> the beginning of this post, it depends on what the user wants. I feel >>> that if the user wants the exact level of access and features found in >>> the sendero products, and if the user wants this all available from one >>> app so they don't have to switch, then they will be unsatisfied with >>> what the iPhone currently offers. However if the user doesn't need all >>> the extra features, and is ok with using at least 2 apps to get this >>> level, then the current solutions I think are very nice. In fact, they >>> are far more than what we used to have. >>> >>> Let's also consider the history. How long has Sendero been making GPS >>> products, compared to how long have the blind had access to the iPhone. >>> I personally feel that when Sendero comes out with their iPhone app, it >>> will be a very nice thing and should offer people who need those extra >>> features and maybe even more than what I've mentioned, to have a >>> solution which will work for them. plus they will have the bonus of it >>> all from one app, so there should be no switching. In the mean time, I >>> can do what I need to do with what I have and I don't feel it is lacking >>> for me. >>> >>> The other thing I want to mention, and I hate to, but I have to, is that >>> there are some people who depend on GPS technology too much. I'm not >>> knocking what's out there, because I think it's a great thing. However, >>> let's all remember that when using any sort of GPS, always depend on >>> your own orientation and mobility skills first. This is why I don't need >>> to know if the intersection goes through or dead ends. >>> >>> However this might open up a debate and a can of GPS worms, and so I'll >>> leave it at that. >>> >>> Hope this helped to answer your question. >>> >>> -- >>> Raul A. Gallegos >>> Too much of a good thing can be wonderful. - Mae West >>> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >>> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 >>> >>> On 11/23/2012 11:47 PM, Grant Hardy wrote: >>>> Hi Raul, I want to thank you for this objective comparison; it was >>>> very much appreciated. >>>> >>>> Would you say that between Navigon and Ariadne GPS, you could get >>>> functionality roughly equivalent to that offered on blindness-specific >>>> products such as the Breeze or Sendero GPS for the BrailleNote? I've >>>> always felt that the iPhone could rival any other GPS products if only >>>> I had the right app. But I wouldn't say that Ariadne on its own, in >>>> combination with either the old or the new Apple maps, really does it >>>> for me. >>>> >>>> Grant >>> >>> -- >>> 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/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> 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/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > 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/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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