[blindza] Re: Humanware Trekker (Maestro) GPS unit
- From: "Kallie Swanepoel" <kccs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 12:48:47 +0200
I would like to be able to use one of the Garman products, but
unfortunately, most of them has touch screens, and no speech in the
menus or else - so guess what, I can't use it. If there Is going to be
an accessible version, I will definitely purchase it. I once borrowed
one from a friend, and had my assistant to work the thing, and it worked
quite nice - much better than the printed map book we use to get to the
clients.
Regards
Kallie Swanepoel
Piano Tuner/Klavierstemmer
Phone: +27 (0) 12-379-3762
Mobile: +27 (0) 83-261-6942
Fax: +27 (0) 86-633-2999
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger
Sent: 09 July 2007 09:33
To: blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindza] Re: Humanware Trekker (Maestro) GPS unit
LOL.
I know it's a bit expensive, but for interests sake, I'm also going to
test
some 'free' software that's runs off of a cellphone with the Talks
software
on (which is what I already have), called Loadstone that basically also
just
needs an actual GPS device to link to via bluetooth, because just buying
one
of those is obviously a lot cheaper, but when I previously tested one of
them, the software that it came with was basically a purely graphical
thing
so my cell didn't say anything to me while trying to use it, but, like I
said, this Loadstone stuff is specifically designed to work with Talks,
so
I'll maar see how it goes.
Oh ja, the reason this message starts with LOL (laugh out loud) is that
last
year sometime there was actually a blind bank robber in the USA who
walked
into a bank with his cane, passed a note on to the cashier, and then
apparently still walked out again across the parking lot with his cane
and
whatever money they actually gave him. Still hasn't been caught that I
know
of, and I presume he just threatened that he had a bomb strapped to his
chest or something.
Cheers
Jacob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kallie Swanepoel" <kccs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindza@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 2:01 PM
Subject: [blindza] Re: Humanware Trekker (Maestro) GPS unit
> Hi
>
> You'll have to rob a bank to be able to buy that thing.
>
>
> Kallie Swanepoel
> Piano Tuner/Klavierstemmer
> Phone: +27 (0) 12-379-3762
> Mobile: +27 (0) 83-261-6942
> Fax: +27 (0) 86-633-2999
> SkypeName: KallieSwanepoel
> Website: http://www.kallieswanepoel.co.za/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindza-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger
> Sent: 07 July 2007 01:40
> To: BlindZA
> Subject: [blindza] Humanware Trekker (Maestro) GPS unit
>
>
> Hi all
>
> Picked this up from NCTech (http://www.nctech.co.za/ ) today so that I
> can test it and see how it works.
>
> FWIW, it's a fully functional GPS unit specifically designed for
> blind/VIP people, including a PDA unit that can also do some other
> things like read
> eBooks, play music files etc. etc., but which is mainly linked via
> Bluetooth
> to an actual GPS receiber so you can use the talking interface and all
> the
> rubberised buttons to 'navigate' everywhere in various modes including
> pedestrian mode, motorised mode, finding points of interest, building
> routes
> based on addresses etc. etc.
>
> Anyway, I've basically got it for something around 2 weeks to 'play'
> with and see how good the functionality is, and whether I'm gonna
> really think
> that it's 'useful' as such etc.
>
> Anyway, I'll keep you up to date in terms of how good it works etc.,
> and for interests sake, you actually use a small braille built-in
> keyboard to input
> data, but it can also be linked to various other bluetooth/computer
> devices
> so that you can, for example, link it to a full bluetooth keyboard,
copy
>
> music and eBook files across etc. etc.
>
> Anyway, like I said, I'll let you know.
>
> Stay well
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
>
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