The one thing i don't like with Blind Square apart from its name is the fact that it takes a significant time to announce what street you're turning in to which means that if you turn into the wrong street you could be quite a long way down it before Blind square wakes up and realizes it's maybe time to say something. Another thing i don't like with it is that at times it says nothing at all while at other times it blabbers away happily, giving relevant as well as obsolete information all at the same time. I don't need to know that the nearest crossing is x number of meters behind me, heck i've already crossed that street. /Krister
13 maj 2013 kl. 08:50 skrev Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com>: > I absolutely echo Lisa's thoughts. BlindSquare is the app I rely on > the most. It announces much more relevant information than other apps > that I've tried, the only omission being the type of intersection you > are approaching. I highly recommend BlindSquare. > > Grant > > On 5/12/13, Lisa Larges <llar...@tamfs.org> wrote: >> And, to chime in, BlindSquare will do all the things you asked about. It >> announces the nearest cross street, it's distance and relative position >> (12:00 for streets ahead of you, and 6:00 for those behind you, for >> instance.) >> >> It will tell you the nearest address, along with locations of stores etc, >> as >> others have said. >> >> I do find that I can't rely on the distances it gives; sometimes they are >> very accurate, sometimes off by quite a margin, all of which has to do with >> the vagueries of GPS in general and cell service. >> >> Of all the GPS apps, it's the one I find most useful. >> >> It's proved to be a nice way of learning about places and street names >> while >> riding a bus route, for instance; and great for walking. >> >> It has it's own native voicing, which I was surprised to find at first, >> and, >> you can't use it to plot a route, for instance. But it does what it is >> designed to do, and does that very well, I think >> >> >> >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of E V >> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 8:26 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: RE: BlindSquare - price and a question >> >> >> >> Hello Sieghard, >> >> >> >> The price is $19.99. I just finished getting through half of a podcast, >> and >> in listening, it appeared to me that the app was more about leveling the >> playing field when it comes to information such as coffee shops, pizzas, >> etc. Here is a link from AppleVis which appears to be very exhaustive on >> the subject of Blind Square. >> >> >> BlindSquare: a Feature-Packed Navigational Tool for Blind iOS Users >> Posted on Tuesday 7 May 2013 >> In this approximately 1 hour podcast, Sandra Pilz gives us an in-depth >> walk-through >> and demonstration of >> BlindSquare >> Download Link >> http://www.applevis.com/sites/default/files/podcasts/AppleVisPodcast387.mp3_ >> .mp3 >> >> >> >> Edward >> >> >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Sieghard Weitzel >> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 6:58 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: BlindSquare - price and a question >> >> Hello List, >> >> >> >> I was thinking of getting BlindSquare even though once Sendero's Seeing Eye >> app comes out it might become redundant. Anyhow, I for some reason thought >> it was $9.99, but when I just checked on the Apple Store it says it is >> $19.99. While BlindSquare does a bit more than Sendero LookAround, I >> nonetheless find it interesting that I don't ever remember hearing people >> complain about the price considering the fuss many folks made when Sendero >> LookAround was released and priced at $4.99. >> >> >> >> Anyhow, one thing I was wondering is when Blindsquare tells you about >> intersections. Does it announce the cross street just before you get to it? >> Also, Let's say I get out of a bus and I want to know what the cross >> streets >> are, will it tell me if the nearest cross street is ahead or behind and >> would it tell you how far away it is? >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Sieghard >> >> -- >> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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