Maybe. What I've worked out from their web site is that its a USB
connected speaker on a wristband, with some media control buttons. If
that's correct then how do you hear what the thing is playing? Can
everyone around you hear it, and how does it do on a traffic laden
street?
Steve
Nutt writes: > Hi Les,
Would you consider putting some control into NowNav using the Bem Wireless
speakerband? We now sell it and it's a great little Bluetooth speaker on
your wrist.
All the best
Steve
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Les Smithson
Sent: 29 August 2015 12:06
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
I've never used a Trecker, and rely on my smart phone GPS app to get
me about. I gather one of the attractions of the Trecker is that it
has physical buttons you can fiddle with in your pocket, which some
prefer to touch screens. I achieve a similar effect on the phone
using the media buttons on Bluetooth headphones. This is something I
plan to augment with a Flic button, if they ever deliver.
https://flic.io/
Shaun O'Connor writes:
>
> If truth be told the same technology ould easily be applied to mobile
> phones at a fraction of the cost, apparrently the current breeze+ has
> addressed a few issues that where present in the previous one but it
> still looks like brick.and personally I think it is overpriced.
> There is just no way that I would fork out £360 or whatever the current
> price is considering the margin of error potential in the device even
> assuming proper usage.
> and certainly would not use it as a primary navigational aid
> either.especially having perused the user guide with a fine toothcomb so
> to speak.
>
> ARB
>
> Shaun
>
>
> On 29/08/2015 09:36, Saqib wrote:
> > Hi. I consistently lost signal on the bus unless I sat next to the
window. I just don't rate the Breeze at all. It use to take half an hour to
get a signal as I use to place it on the windowcill and in that time I could
be well on my way to my chosen destination. I never really liked the size of
the thing as it looks like a 90s brick phone. I hope they addressed that
issue with the latest model.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Janet Bell
> > Sent: 28 August 2015 10:01
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
> >
> > the only way you lost signal on the bus would have been if people were
standing. It doesn't seem to happen so much with the new upgrade.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Saqib Hussain
> > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 9:36 AM
> > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: GPS
> >
> > Hi. I still think that BlindSquare is a better solution as I had tried
the breeze and didn't like it at all. I always use to lose GPS signal on the
buswhen I used the breeze. ent from my iPad Air 2
> >
> >> On 27 Aug 2015, at 10:53, Jackie Brown <jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> >>
> >> I thought some of you might find my observations on a couple of GPS
> >> products interesting or useful.
> >>
> >> I was asked to attend an event this week to talk about using
> >> technology to assist with mobility. I have been loaned an Apple Watch
> >> and new Trekker
> >> Breeze+ to facilitate this. So, on Tuesday, we travelled by car to
> >> Newcastle in County Down which is roughly 80 miles away from where we
> >> live.
> >> I put the postcode of the hotel where we were staying overnight into
> >> Apple Maps on my iPhone, and set it for driving. I turned on the
> >> Breeze+, but didn't put in a postcode as I wanted to see what feedback
> >> it would give me in the car on free mode.
> >>
> >> A female voice on the Maps app gave instructions. When we approached
> >> roundabouts and turns, the watch tapped me on my wrist to indicate the
> >> actions required, a couple for left and more for right. Meanwhile,
> >> Breeze+
> >> told me streets and major roads we were passing, indicating when we
> >> needed to negotiate roundabouts and major junctions etc. Our friend
> >> driving had his SatNav on but muted so he could hear what my toys were
> >> saying. He found both devices really interesting for different
> >> reasons. He liked the way
> >> Breeze+ announced things we were passing, but also the way the watch
> >> Breeze+ kept
> >> tapping me as we approached something that required an action.
> >>
> >> On the whole, it isn't my bag, and I wouldn't pay £300 for a watch
> >> that requires you to be tied to your phone in order to use it most of
the time.
> >> Trekker Breeze+ was more interesting as it provided a lot of feedback
> >> on my surroundings. The new version is way better than the previous
> >> take as I got a signal immediately, and never heard the famous phrase
> >> "street with no name."
> >>
> >> I also took my BEM Bluetooth wireless wristband and paired it with my
> >> phone during the talk so that people could get some idea of its use.
> >> I think the
> >> Breeze+ came out on top though.
> >>
> >> An interesting couple of days.
> >>
> >>
> >> Kind Regards,
> >>
> >> Jackie Brown
> >> Emails: thebrownsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> jackieannbrown62@xxxxxxxxx
> >> jackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Check out my website: www.thebrownsplace.info
> >> Read my EyeWrite blog: www.thebrownsplace.info/?page_id=136
> >> Follow me on Twitter: @thebrownsplace
> >> Skype: thejackmate
> >>
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