I have BlindSquare and cannot figure out how to simulate a location. How would I do that? and check out the points of interest around that location.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grant Hardy Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2014 11:05 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Question About Various GPS Apps for iPhone 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/ -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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