I'd like to agree with the person who said, that using an IOS device when walking would be difficult. I too rely on the Trekker Breeze when out and about as I too have a guide dog. However if a similar appleacation came out on the I phone and no flicking required then I'd have two options available to me.
Kawal. On 17 Feb 2013, at 04:01 PM, john gallagher <[email protected]> wrote: > hi there very interesting point about flicking a screen when walking. my > guide dog is brilliant but i must say with the iphone or the android when > walking if i have to do anything on the screen it is a real pain when > walking. i am one of the very fortunate people who can use the apex with > sendero gps and with the device over my shoulder i have the braille at my > right hand. today walking on a dual carrige way it was impossible to hear my > iphone gps but with the braille on the apex all was well. i knew where the > small gap was that i had to find to the park but of course grace found it but > again it was good to know it was coming up. i wonder if anyone on the list > uses the android gps with a braille display this of course would make it a > lot better to use when walking but again which people say on the list the > cost of a braille display is very expensive. what about a voice activated > gps but again in heavy traffic it would not work. all the interesting stuff > though. > > -- > 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 Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- 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 Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
