Hello there. It has been my experience with BlindSquare that as long as you're moving, it will announce the street that you were coming up to as well as what direction you're going. Of course if your GPS signal is bouncing due to tall buildings or trees or something else which interferes, then it may not be accurate. However this the same for all GPS programs. In terms of BlindSquare specifically, what I did to make it better for me was make it so only streets are announced. If I am walking around for the most part I do not care to know which restaurants or places of interest are by me. The only time I would do this is if I am wanting to specifically explore the area to see what is really around. However for normal walking, I just want the streets.
On Mar 3, 2013, at 5:22 AM, Krister Ekstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > The only objection i've got against blindsquare is that it takes too long to > report on what street i actually am compared to the Trekker Breeze. It may be > that the comparison is unfair, but i have the feeling that i could go down a > street for several blocks and then all of a sudden Blindsquare will tell me > where i am, and by that time, if i'm lost, i may already have figured out > that i'm lost and so have maybe turned around, with Trekker, i feel the > response is more instantaneous assuming the damn thing gets a satelite fix, > which could take a couple forevers. > /Krister > > 3 mar 2013 kl. 05:44 skrev Grant Hardy <[email protected]>: > >> But BlindSquare provides excellent monitoring (including crossed >> streets) in addition to POI discovery and allows you to save your own >> POIs and monitor them. It even has its own speech so can work in the >> background and while your device is locked. It's the best publically >> available app that I've encountered thus far in terms of feeling like >> you are holding a Breeze or a BrailleNote GPS system. The best part is >> that you can use it in tandem with Navigon or Apple Maps for turn by >> turn directions (and, in the latter case, map exploration) while still >> hearing Blindsquare's speech to announce your proximity to the POI >> along with crossed streets and other info. >> >> Grant >> >> On 3/2/13, David Chittenden <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Well, Localscope uses Four-Square amongst other POI services. Click on the >>> link in the message I just sent to read about it. BlindSquare gives a more >>> blind-friendly interface, but I use Localscope all the time now. It brings >>> up the most POI I have seen from any app. >>> >>> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >>> Email: [email protected] >>> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 03/03/2013, at 14:59, Jennie Facer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I bought this app today. 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