[access-uk] Re: GPS
- From: john gallagher <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:14:29 +0100
hey that's interesting steve thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, 29 July 2014 4.47 pm
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
>
>
> 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 <ibrahim,g;ucukoglu@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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