To Deafblind users on this list,
Have you tried BlindSquare using Braille displays? If so, how
accessible is it?
Thank you.
Todd
----- Original Message -----
From: "'David Goldfield' via VIPhone" <[email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date sent: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:15:30 -0400
Subject: Re: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
Grant,
thank you for this detailed explanation. It helps, as I'm just
trying
to determine what makes each GPS app different and advantageous
over the
others. For me, what I'm really wanting is an app that can speak
my
location while moving, such as when going to and from work on a
train,
as well as having the ability to program a route to get turn by
turn
driving directions. thank you again.
David Goldfield,
Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually
Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
Grant Hardy wrote:
Hello David, BlindSquare is an exceptional app in that it can
announce your current heading, current address range, and cross
streets as you approach them. It can also announce points of
interest around you, and you can create your own custom POIs as
well (e.g. your home, office, or even a park bench). The
information BlindSquare speaks is relatively customizable (e.g.
you can turn off the announcement of points of interest). Also
BlindSquare caches nearby intersection information, so if you
lose cellular data for a few minutes, that should not be too
problematic. Since BlindSquare can still speak when your device
is locked or when the app is in the background, it is extremely
conservative on battery power. It also uses remarkably little
data. It does not support the creation of routes, but it can
open a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps with all the
details already filled in for you, so this is not much of an
issue in my opinion. In BlindSquare you can also simulate any
location and check out the points of interest around that
location. It is regularly updated with new features, and is a
personal favorite for me.
The Seeing Eye GPS app does support routes, but there's no
ability to create custom POIs or simulate a location. It's also
a lot harder on batteries and uses a lot more data in my
experience. It hasn't been updated in months, either. At a very
premium price, I'd almost be ready to dismiss the app entirely
except for one thing: it offers quite a bit more detail than
BlindSquare when announcing intersections. This may be very
useful if you are still learning your way around an area.
Both apps offer the ability to point your device in a certain
direction and hear what intersections and points of interest are
in that direction. You can also use both apps in tandem.
Grant
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: June 25, 2014 6:16 AM
To: 'David Goldfield' via VIPhone
Subject: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone
I realize that this particular topic is so vast, due to the
amount of available GPS apps, that we could probably have a
separate mailing list just to discuss this one capability. I
also realize that my questions could generate a variety of
opinions but that's OK.
So, here's the thing. I'm relatively new to the iPhone and
started out in the world of GPS with the built-in Maps app, which
I can use and, for the most part, which I like. I've also
downloaded several free GPS apps that I'm in the process of
evaluating and learning. One of the things that I really loved
about Maps was that I could have it constantly speak my current
location, which I found beneficial while on the train going to
work. Given the capabilities of many of these free apps, are the
specialized, blindness-specific GPS apps worth paying for? What
benefits can we get with Seeing eye or Blindsquare?
--
David Goldfield,
Founder and Peer Coordinator,
Philadelphia Computer Users' Group for the Blind and Visually
Impaired
Feel free to visit my new Web site
http://www.davidgoldfield.info/
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