Hi Joanne,. I honestly haven't used Apple Maps or Google Maps enough to get into all the details. But I think the main attraction of an app like Seeing Eye app is the fact that it will do what Blindsquare and any other map app does in one and, presumeably, do it better. I think the holy crail of GPS/navigation apps for the blind is the level of feedback provided by the app. Commercial apps like Navigon which do an awesome job for vehicle navigation just are not set up to give a person who can't see the on-screen map the amount of detail most people want such as upcoming cross streets and, if possible what kind of intersection you are dealing with.
Blindsquare does an awesome job announcing upcoming cross streets and I think I heard rumours that they are working on providing intersection details like which streets you are dealing with and what direction said streets go. This I think is one of the strength of the Seeing Eye app and if Blindsquare manages to get this done for $20 or whatever the app costs then it will be a very awesome upgrade. I still think there is something to be said for having 1 app which can do it all, but of course if this app is way more expensive than anything else there will be resistance by a lot of people. We are starting to get used to having a main stream device at our finger tips and also can enjoy many main stream apps with good accessibility. The more this happens the less people are willing to spend extra money for apps that are specifically developed for the blind and which sell at a premium. In the end it's all personal choice and how you set your priorities. But I think $9.95 is an attractive offer and one which for most people is affordable and low enough to at least try the app. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joanne Chua Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 1:09 AM To: [email protected] Cc: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription Hi Sieghard, I would very much like to know your take on the app, compare to apple maps and google maps and even blind square. I guess, it iwll be nice to have something available that blind people are use to, and know comfortablely well. But, what is the advantage over say, apple maps, or google maps? Looking forward for your findings when you get to use them. Cheers Joanne Chua Send from my iPad > On 4 Jan 2014, at 18:57, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Tom, Keith and others, > > I totally agree, I think the $9.95 monthly subscription is awesome, it > allows people who are on the fence or who don't need the app very often to > try it or subscribe a couple of times a year when it would come in handy. > I hadn't bought the Seeing Eye app because I live in a very small town where > I rarely need a turn-by-turn GPS at all, but I occasionally travel where it > would be nice to have it. Last July when the app first came out 7 11 here in > Canada had a promotion where one could buy a $50 iTunes gift card for $40, > but while I bought 3 cards, $150 for $120, I still decided to hold off given > some of the limitations of the app. Given the 20% discount the app would > only cost me $104 for 3 years or $34.67 a year or $2.89 a month, but it's > still nice to try it for $9.95 and then decide. > > One of the big issues in my view and also one Mike emphasized in his demo > was the fact that one could not use the Seeing Eye app with the phone > locked. Now that this functionality has been added (at least in iOS 7) I > decided today to buy a 1-month subscription since I am going to be in > Vancouver for a couple of days anyways next week. I tried it out today in my > home town and quite liked it. It very much reminded me of the sort of > feedback I got when I had a Trekker except that of course the Trekker > Maestro I bought 5 years ago was $2,000. > > I think this is a smart move and the update seems to be a good one and it > definitely seems like Sendero is taking the customer feedback they receive > seriously. I still think that with the combination of Blindsquare and either > Apple Maps or Google Maps one can enjoy a lot of what the Seeing Eye app > offers, but the update combined with the monthly subscription is a good > idea. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Tom Lange > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 7:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription > > Hi, > I like the idea of the monthly subscription since there's no demo that you > could use to evaluate the app for a month or two. If you drop ten bucks for > > a month's trial, then decide to opt for a three-year subscription you're > still doing okay. > > > Tom > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "DJ" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 4:32 PM > Subject: RE: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription > > >> That comes out to about $119.90 for one year. If I was thinking about >> paying monthly for a year I would pay a bit more and get three times that >> time. >> >> DJ >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Michael Malver >> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:39 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription >> >> The monthly subscription would be so awesomely awesome I can't express how >> awesome that would be. I hope you are correct about $9.99 That price >> seems >> more than reasonable to me. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Steve >> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 2:26 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription >> >> I think I saw $9.95 >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <[email protected]> >> To: "ViPhone List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 3:15 PM >> Subject: Seeing Eye GPS adds monthly subscription >> >> >>> Hello all. I just noticed that the Seeing Eye GPS app has an update. >>> Amongst several bug fixes and enhancements they have added a monthly >>> subscription. I don't yet know the cost however because when I try to go >>> there I get an error telling me that it's unable to purchase. Most likely >>> this is an error they overlooked because I see the price for the 3 year >>> and the 1 year subscription, but the monthly one has no price. So, I'm >>> curious to find out what that subscription will be. If anyone here knows >>> what that cost is, please share. I haven't looked on their site as yet >>> because I'm writing this email just a minute after trying the app on the >>> iPhone. So if the information is there, this is my bad for being lazy and >>> not checking first. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -- >>> Raul A. Gallegos >>> Me, jealous of you? 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