Hey Mike, is this app also going to work on an I pad? Donnie Harris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "'Kim Casey'" <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 6:58 PM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Android version of the Seeing Eye GPS app : We have discussed what is necessary for an Android version but nothing in : the works yet. You of course have the Nearby Explorer from APH to work with. : : Mike : : : -----Original Message----- : From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Arrigo : Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:53 PM : To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx : Cc: 'Kim Casey' : Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, : new 2013 Sendero products, and remote CSUN access! : : Any plans to bring this to Android as well? And, what are the 2 map sources? : On Feb 25, 2013, at 6:07 PM, "Kim Casey" <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: : : > Sendero Group has been designing accessible GPS since 1994. Almost 20 : years of user feedback and feature requests are behind the design of all : Sendero GPS products. The accessible features in Seeing Eye GPS are only the : beginning of what is yet to come as users help in evolving this first fully : accessible GPS product for the iPhone. To participate in the preview, visit : us at CSUN Booth 521 or reply to this email and we will send you a link for : a Test Flight as soon as it is available. : > : > About Seeing Eye GPS : > : > Getting around independently is a function of good mobility tools like a : guide dog or cane and good orientation tools like accessible GPS. Two : pioneers in their fields, The Seeing Eye and Sendero Group have teamed up to : provide a fully accessible turn-by-turn GPS iPhone app with all the normal : navigation features plus features unique to blind users. : > : > * Instead of multiple layers of menus, the 3 important navigation elements : are on the lower portion of every screen, Route, POIs and Location. : > * At intersections, the street name and your direction of travel are : announced. : > * Intersections are described like 4-way with the clock face orientation : of the streets. : > * There are 3 choices for POI data and 2 map sources. : > * Directions are configured appropriately for Pedestrian and vehicle : routes including heads up when approaching a turn, the turn now indication, : continue straight and where the subsequent turn is located. : > * When the user wanders off the route, it is automatically recalculated : and updated turn information is announced. : > * Point your phone in a given direction to hear what is nearby with the : LookAround Wand. : > * Nearby Points of interest and intersections are automatically announced. : > For more information go to : > http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm : > : > New 2013 Sendero products : > : > Announcing Sendero PC GPS 2013, adds GPS functionality to Sendero PC Maps : and works on Windows laptops, Tablets, and ultrabooks. : > New 2013 maps and POIs for Sendero GPS, Sense Navigation, and Mobile : > Geo plus much faster POI searches : > : > Not going to CSUN - No problem! : > : > Thanks to the folks at Accessible World Tek Talk, you can join in the fun : and listen into the following presentations. : > February 28, Thursday, 9:30 - 10:30 PM, Testing a Prototype iPhone : > People Finder App March 1, Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Showing the Seeing : > Eye GPS iPhone App Just go to: : http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2 at the : scheduled session time. If you are a first-time user of the Talking : Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software : program that you need to download and then run. Visit : http://accessibleworld.org/audio-tc-faq-page for information on how to get : your computer set up for the session. : > : > For more information on all of these items, go to : > http://www.SenderoGroup.com or call Sendero toll free at 1-888-757-6810 : Don't forget to sign up for our SenderoGPS Twitter account to hear : play-by-play comments as the new iPhone app is rolled out! : : To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): : http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm : : Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to : gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. : : : To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): : http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm : : Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.