I use Ariadne and I too am lukewarm towards it. It does name street names, but
doesn't seem particularly accurate. It is also a bit hit and miss to get it to
say the street name. Is BlindSquare different?
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I purchased Ariadne a long time ago, and haven't used it in ages. I remember
feeling lukewarm toward it when I experimented with it. If I recall, it was
because it did not name street names, or named them way too late to be
practical, particularly in an unfamiliar area. But as I said, I haven'
Ahh, okay, that makes sense. Not as exciting as letting us drive ourselves
though. :) I still think taxi drivers could always use the excuse that they
were taking a shortcut to avoid traffic, or some roadblock, or something. My
parents never seem to follow the turn by turn directions exactly. Th
Wait, are you implying taxi drivers can be dishonest? HA
On Jul 8, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote:
> :-) Its purpose is to give you good knowledge where you are when you travel
> by bus or you think your taxi driver tries to get more money from you than
> necesssery.
>
>
> On Mon, J
Good morning folks.
I for one love Blindsquare and use it on my way to work.
Its great for bus traveling, and I have set up many favourites with it.
I also use motion x GPS drive along side of blind square.
Cheaper option than navigon and I still get turn by turn.
On 2013-07-08, at 10:28 AM, Ilkka
A taxi Driver just has to look at my guide dog before they want to charge me
extra! I do not let them get away with that.
On 8 Jul 2013, at 03:28 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote:
> :-) Its purpose is to give you good knowledge where you are when you travel
> by bus or you think your taxi driver trie
When using public transportation, you can monitor intersections to determine
when your bus stop is coming up, or to monitor the route a cab driver is
taking. You can also assist a driver in a private car with planning a route.
Christine
On Jul 8, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Nicholas Parsons
wrote:
> D
:-) Its purpose is to give you good knowledge where you are when you travel
by bus or you think your taxi driver tries to get more money from you than
necesssery.
On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Nicholas Parsons <
mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Did you say BlindSquare works while drivin
Did you say BlindSquare works while driving? What's the purpose of this? Does
it mean I can now go and drive a car by myself and just have BlindSquare direct
me? That would be pretty awesome, even if I had to stick to 30 MPH. :)
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super easy when you know what you can do with it and how :-)
On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 3:47 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
> Yes I was talking about Blind Square. I will listen to the podcast. Thank
> you very much for the feed.
>
Yes I was talking about Blind Square. I will listen to the podcast. Thank you
very much for the feed.
On 8 Jul 2013, at 01:45 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote:
> Kawal, are you talking about Blindsquare? It has all element labeled and it
> also has help system built on each element. If you have enabl
Kawal, are you talking about Blindsquare? It has all element labeled and it
also has help system built on each element. If you have enabled hints in
your iOS, you'll hear explanations of each element as you go. When you know
how to use it, you can leave hints on in iOS on and disable help system
fr
I have only tried it when I open the App. I can't get Tracking to work either.
Is the map a picture map? I don't know how to use the tracking feature. Nothing
seems to be labelled or perhaps I don't no what to do with it.
On 8 Jul 2013, at 12:53 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote:
> In current version
In current version shaking works when you are on main screen. In version 1.43
(sent to Apple for review) it will work on any screen.
Sent from my iPhone
On 8.7.2013, at 14.50, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
> I have enabled shaking in settings.
>
> On 8 Jul 2013, at 12:46 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote:
I have enabled shaking in settings.
On 8 Jul 2013, at 12:46 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa wrote:
> Blindsquare does announce intersections/cross streets, also when traveling by
> car. In next version released soon, it will do it even in speed faster than
> 30 mph. It has been tested to work okay in 75 m
Just another note about shaking: it's good to know that shaking is available on
for apps that are running on foreground. That's iOS limitation.
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On 8.7.2013, at 12.46, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
> This feature of shaking the phone does not work on my I phone at all. I have
> t
Blindsquare does announce intersections/cross streets, also when traveling by
car. In next version released soon, it will do it even in speed faster than 30
mph. It has been tested to work okay in 75 mph (120 km/h).
About shaking: have you enabled it from settings? It's good to know that
shakin
This feature of shaking the phone does not work on my I phone at all. I have
the same problem as Christa. Why can't Blind square announce Cross streets? The
Seeing I App is not in the UK yet either. But when it is, I'll be sure to get
it. I don't know if any of you are on the Sendero List, but
That's one of the things that will improve in future. Now you can always shake
to ask your current location.
Sent from my iPhone
On 8.7.2013, at 12.14, Krister Ekstrom wrote:
> Hi
> I can't say anything about the Seeing eye gps as it hasen't come to Sweden
> yet, however i've tried Blindsqua
Hi
I can't say anything about the Seeing eye gps as it hasen't come to Sweden yet,
however i've tried Blindsquare and am not friends with it at all. I'm probably
doing something wrong but i have noticed that when i turn into a street,
Blindsquare doesn't announce the street i have turned into b
Cheree Heppe here:
This is just another example of why niche thinking does not benefit the blind.
Regards,
Cheree Heppe
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 07/07/2013, at 19:48, Alex Hall wrote:
I just wanted to respond to a few points. I am not associated with
Seeing Eye or Sendero in any way, but I f
Wow than Sendero really screwed the pooch choosing the map provider they
provided. If this map provider is causing them to charge so much with no
lifetime purchase option and such poor results, sender should have chosen a
different company to go with for its mapping. I have spoken to sighted peo
I just wanted to respond to a few points. I am not associated with
Seeing Eye or Sendero in any way, but I feel there may be inaccuracies
spread if I don't speak up.
1. POIs that are nearby are not spoken with a distance and direction.
Lookaround Wand is used to get that detail; I suppose the theo
Strange that good old Mikey May is still trying to squeeze every single penny
possible out of the blindness community--well, not strange at all, but very
sad. Especially if the app is inferior to blind square. I'll take $15 for
life any day. $70 a year is more than Garmin and all of the other
Hi,
Blindsquare is $15 for life, seeing eye is $70 for a year or $130 for 3 hers. I
am so glad that I haven't purchased seeing eye. Blindsquare is truly amazing
On 2013-07-07, at 3:32 PM, Randy George wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> I would also like to thank everyone for their comparisons of the two
>
Cheree Heppe here:
Just got blind square and am relating to the app fairly well. I am just a
beginner with it, but am using it without a tutor and any special training.
Have navagon and ariadne, but haven't played in those apps much yet.
Regards,
Cheree Heppe
Sent from my IPhone 4S
On 07/07/2
Thanks for the feedback. Would be interesting to hear if anyone has a Sendero
GPS product that is just a GPS navigator and not on the iPhone, as would love
to hear if there products are any good. I can tell you that the Sendero Look
Around app is not very good. This is the app that has been out
I appreciate all of this information. I don't want to pay that amount of money
right now, when money is very tight for me. I have Blindsquare and am feeling
very good that I do.
Kristeen
On Jul 7, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Christine Grassman wrote:
> I only acquired Blind Square recently, and haven't
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,
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
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 d
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 gradu
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