Hi everyone, I would also like to thank everyone for their comparisons of the two products, as I have been considering purchasing a blind friendly pedestrian GPS system for sometime now. I have a random question, how much does each Cost? Thanks so much, Randy
Sent from my iPhone On Jul 7, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> wrote: > I only acquired Blind Square recently, and haven't really given it a go yet. > I can tell you that I am disappointed thus far with Seeing Eye GPS. > 1. It tells me I am home when I am at my neighbor's house, and that my home > is "behind me" when I do arrive home. > 2. It announces intersections far too early. > 3. It does not say "turn right" or "turn left" when one is actually at the > corner where one wishes to turn -- whereas Navigon is excellent at this. > 4. It names POI's I am "near" but does not indicate "left" or "right" -- I do > not know if using the location wand will help with this. I have not tried > that yet. > 5. It has been wrong about what side of the street a destination is on more > than once. > > With respect to Seeing Eye GPS, it is interesting to hear what POI's are > around, and its directions are good and easy to understand if you already > have a grasp of the area you are in. It has tremendous potential. If I had > to do it all over again, however, I would save my money and wait for a later > version. > > On Jul 7, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Gigi, Just wanted to say thanks so much for the comparison. I have used >> Blind Square for awhile, and it is pretty good. It is not perfect, as I do >> notice the feet and time position of a location are off a bit, but I think >> this is due to GPS not being a perfect accuracy down to the smallest >> distance. Additionally, the developer of Blind Square is amazing, as he is >> constantly working on improving the app and tweaking it. He is very >> responsive, and I hope he continues with tweaking it even with the >> competition of Sendero's costly Seeing Eye. I know Sendero has a limited >> market for this app, and they are in business to make money, but if they >> want to be successful they are going to have to become more responsive about >> their product. Thanks again for your review of both apps, really insightful. >> On Jul 7, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi guys >>> I realize IM you to both programs mentioned in the subject line. However, I >>> am not new to GPS applications. Here is what I have found so far as far as >>> I am concerned right now. >>> >>> I hate to say this, but right now I like BlindSquare better than I like the >>> Seeing Eye GPS program, this graduate is sorry to say. >>> >>> First of all, BlindSquare is more accurate insofar as my address is >>> concerned. The scene I GPS keeps insisting I am at 1061, where as >>> BlindSquare told me I had reached my house when I was right in front of my >>> door. Also, I tried using the scene I GPS this morning for a route that I >>> knew. I did it on purpose for one but I knew. I tried using the multi thing >>> for planning the route, and I got an error every time I tried it. So, I had >>> to use pedestrian mode. I got on the bus, and I was not given enough cross >>> streets. I have found BlindSquare works better on the bus. >>> >>> However, I did discover one weird thing about replanning when using >>> BlindSquare and navigate. Several times I've used vehicle mode in Gavagan, >>> and it works fine. However, today when I chose public transportation mode >>> or pedestrian mode, Nevaden said not one solitary word until I got to my >>> destination, at which point it told me I got there. I kept BlindSquare >>> tracking, and I was able to find my bus stop. >>> >>> Just a few of my observations. Oh another thing. As far as I can see right >>> now, BlindSquare seems to be better at points of interest location. >>> Regards, >>> Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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