Hi, I;m already overloaded with 4 b blind first navigation tools. Does this do something VoiceVista / Blind Square does not? It sounds from the summary like it is just announcing upcoming intersections. If it described curb cut types or gave an idea about how crowded a city intersection is I could get into that!
> On Jul 22, 2026, at 8:50 AM, VIPhone <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a marvelous find, Richard. > > I have already downloaded it and am eager to give it a try. > > Thank you, > > Mark > > > On Monday, July 20, 2026 at 8:47:30 AM UTC-7 Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Thanks Richard and David, that sounds very interesting, I'll download it >> shortly and give it a spin on my way to work. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected] <>> >> Sent: Monday, July 20, 2026 8:24 AM >> To: [email protected] <> >> Subject: A new Intersection identifier app for iOS >> >> >> >> David Goldfield sent out info on a new app. >> >> I'm copying the description from the app store page along with the link >> below. >> >> Intersector >> >> Intersection Identifier >> >> Free >> >> DEVELOPER: Marco Salsiccia >> >> >> >> iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch >> >> Initial public release of Intersector, making navigation more accessible. >> >> >> >> Intersector helps you quickly identify nearby street intersections using >> your iPhone’s location and heading. >> >> Ask for the nearest intersection, what’s coming up ahead, or use Point and >> Scan to point your phone down the street and hear the intersection it >> detects. >> >> Intersector can speak distance, direction, and neighborhood context, and >> includes optional wording styles so announcements can match how you think >> about your surroundings. >> >> Built with VoiceOver users in mind, Intersector focuses on fast, clear >> spoken information without turning into turn-by-turn navigation. It is >> designed >> >> as a lightweight orientation tool for understanding nearby cross streets, >> not as a crossing aid or safety system. >> >> Features include: >> >> • Nearest intersection announcements >> >> • Upcoming intersection announcements >> >> • Point and Scan for nearby intersections in the direction you point >> >> • Siri Shortcuts support >> >> • Optional distance, direction, and neighborhood details >> >> • Customizable intersection wording >> >> • Support for split intersections where different streets meet the same main >> street >> >> • Manhattan Snob Mode for New York-style direction wording >> >> • VoiceOver-friendly controls and spoken feedback >> >> >> >> Intersector also has an Apple Watch companion app, so Siri Shortcuts and >> intersection data can be queried right from your wrist. >> >> >> >> Intersector uses location and heading data to provide orientation >> information. Always use your own judgment, mobility skills, and available >> pedestrian >> >> infrastructure when traveling. >> >> App store link: >> >> https://apps.apple.com/us/app/intersector/id6777891238 >> >> >> >> >> >> Richard, >> >> "It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation." >> >> Herman Melville >> >> My web site: https://www.turner42.com <https://www.turner42.com/> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected] <>. 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