[access-uk] Re: GPS

  • From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 16:46:50 +0100

Hi John,

There are Bluetooth headsets inside a baseball cap,
http://www.maxvirtual.com.

All the best

Steve

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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
john gallagher
Sent: 29 July 2014 12:43
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS

very very interesting of course it just shows we're all different have you
tried the sendero navigator with a small braille display because i just
wonder how good that would be. the ideal situation for the iphone would be
to put it in to a hat there by getting the best gps signals but can you
imagine walking in to a lamp post. 

----- Original Message -----
From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahimGucukoglu@xxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 11.54 am
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS

>
>
> Hi John.
> 
> I use GPS on my iPhone daily.  I have a Bluetooth earpiece which is very 
> small, quite loud and discrete which sits behind my ear so it does not get

> in my way at all, in fact its so comfortable that I sometimes forget I'm 
> wearing it until I knock the earpiece with my hand.  I have an otterbox 
> defender case for my iPhone which clips on to a belt holder attachment,
this 
> secures the case to my belt pouch so I've always got quick access to my 
> iPhone at belt level.  I have tried the wrist band from BEM, its OK but
not 
> for me.
> 
> All the best, Ibrahim.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: john gallagher
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11.39 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
> 
> hi jackie how very very well writen that was and so correct. as a power
gps 
> user you have really hit the nail on the head with what you have just
said.
> 
> i am very lucky i have the sendero gps on my braille device but for me the

> gps on android is not yet an option for me. if only they could solve the 
> heavy battery drain in the navigator i would use it more. the tellorion
gps 
> has to come a very long way yet to catch up with the sendero product but 
> again remember sendero have been doing gps for the blind for years and
again 
> or streets ahead of anything else. shame you have not got an external gps 
> receiver to use with the iphone i think this would cut down on the battery

> life. again though with a phone you should always carry the charger with
you 
> and again you only have too hands for all this stuff. not tried the wrist 
> band yet and wondered if it was worth using the only thing i can see is 
> safety with your phone in a top pocket it is not in your hand. that was 
> great though. thanks. for the info.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 11.30 am
> Subject: [access-uk] GPS
> 
> >
> >
> > I promised some thoughts on various GPS apps when I returned from
Scotland
> > where I had an opportunity to travel about a little.
> >
> > My own preference is for the RNIB Navigator app, followed by Trekker 
> > Breeze.
> > I used the Navigator on my iPhone 5 paired with the much discussed BEM
> > wireless wrist band.
> >
> > I used bus and train, and Navigator was pretty good.  I didn't put
routes 
> > in
> > for GPS to follow specifically, I simply opened the app and let it flow,

> > so
> > to speak.  I received a lot of information about my surroundings, and 
> > found
> > it really useful on the train when it even announced the platform we
were
> > on.  North of Perth, however, there was much less information available,

> > and
> > behaved much as it does where I live.  What I discovered was that when 
> > GPRS
> > appeared on the status bar, I got next to no info.  But when 3G came up,
> > things were much much better.
> >
> > The down side of Navigator is its hungry battery life.  If you go on a
> > journey of a couple of hours, then the Anker portable charger, which has
> > been discussed before, is really useful and frankly a necessity.
> >
> > I am not a Blind Square person, it just didn't do it for me somehow. 
> > While
> > it worked, I kept going back to Navigator for more route information. 
> > Blind
> > Square was more for POI information to me.
> >
> > I also didn't like Telorion GPS that much.  It knew where I was, and 
> > perhaps
> > it would have been better if I had specified my start and destination
> > instructions.  But going in free mode, it just gave me postcodes and 
> > street
> > names rather than saying what the numbers in a High Street were alluding

> > to.
> > I feel it needs quite a lot more work, but I am prepared to accept
others
> > may disagree and maybe get more from it than I did.
> >
> > I really like the BEM wireless wrist band, it gives more volume to the
> > iPhone without being intrusive, and is not uncomfortable to wear either.
> >
> > Finally, if you have a Trekker Breeze, this is certainly useful though 
> > bulky
> > and devoid of Bluetooth.  It gives a lot of "street with no name" 
> > messages,
> > but it has a good battery life, and is largely straightforward to use.
> >
> > These are just my own thoughts.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Jackie Brown
> > Emails: jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
> > thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Twitter: @thebrownsplace
> > Skype: Thejackmate
> >
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