[access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast

Hi Ray,
some phones have built in GPS recievers and as long as they can work with the Wayfinder Access software, there would be no need to purchase a seperate GPS reciever. I think the N82 built in GPS reciever will work well with Wayfinder but Steve Nutt would be the person best able to confirm this. You can purchase a seperate GPS reciever these days for around £50, so it's not a great addition to the software if you have already got a mobile phone with Talks on it. 

regards
David Quarmby
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Inclusive Design means that all products, services, environments etc., should be accessible and usable by the majority of people to the greatest extent without the need for any adaptation or specialist design. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rays Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 6:27 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast
I wade gingerly into this topic, but can someone please clarify? Do you need just a mobile phone to host the Way Finder software, or do you need a GPS receiver too?
If I were looking to justify the outlay on one of the mobiles being discussed on the other thread then that investment serving as a platform for Way finder with nout else to purchase, except Talks, then it does sound quite interesting. 

So, any comments welcome.

Cheers,
Ray.
----- Original Message ----- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: [access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast
Hi Peter, I listened to the Wayfinder clip as well and I aggree with you. Granted, being a mobile phone based thing someone would need the phone and the speech software, but a lot of people now have that, so given that Wayfinder sounds like a reasonably priced and efficient system. 
                   John.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 11:56 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast
I took a listen to that and that is exactly the sort of information that I 
would want not what we were hearing from that trecker breeze demo.
----- Original Message ----- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 3:00 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast
Hi Peter, I've done a Google search to see what I could find with regard to Wayfinder Access podcasts, and have only found one so far. It was done last year by a guy in the States. The link is 
http://www.triumphonic.com/demos/wfademo.mp3
I'll keep on looking. If anyone finds one please could they post the link? 
               John.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Beasley" <pjbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 2:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast
I am not that impressed. Has anyone done a similar walkcast using wayfinder 
access?
----- Original Message ----- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 1:59 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast
Hi Ray, it really was farcical. When I first heard about them I'd been very interested in getting one, but not now. When you get a minute have a listen. I'm sure you'll aggree. The link to the podcast is 
http://www.tandt-consultancy.com/sounds/podcast/july08/12-treckerbreezewalk.mp3
                   John.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rays Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 6:42 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: trekker breeze walk podcast
John, had to smile at these thoughts of yours. I can tell you of at least two points of interest, the Thisle Hotel or maybe Straf-Allan, and the Garden House pub across the road. Of course there are many hotels around that area too. You mean to say none of this came up? 

Folks, save your four or five hundred quid and get something better!

Cheers,
Ray.
----- Original Message ----- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Subject: [access-uk] trekker breeze walk podcast
Hi everybody, I'm awaiting with interest peoples' comments now we've had opportunity to hear the Trekker Breeze. Judging by the comments of those on the walk they were less than impressed with its performance. It only announced one road junction, and that was it. Noannouncements of surrounding features, pubs, theatres, etc, as Humanware claim in their blerb it will announce. The only ttwo things that were announced were a trash bin and the sight village gates, both of which had been manually entered as landmarks. A lady asked the question if she was going to the hospital by taxi and then walking back would the trekker breeze take her home. The guy from Humanware said it would, but the taxi would have to take the exact route she'd walk. In another part of the podcast someone asked about announcements of surrounding features, and one of the items consisted of a snatch of conversation between walkers, which the unit said was 400 feet from a road junction. Over the whole walk there were very few announcements. I take it the Humanware rep was sighted. The best test of it would have been for the walk to have been done with the blind party, without the sighted guy, just using the trekker breeze. Given how little it would seem to be able to do without being told I think the price is excessive. 
                   John.


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