[gps-talkusers] GPS receivers for sighties
- From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:23:46 -0700
Andy,
Any GPS related item is welcome on the list.
My favorite main stream GPS is the Garmin Nuvi. It announces the street names
and when to turn using Real Speak. It is easy to use for a sighted person, via
a touch screen and the software is excellent. You can get an optional traffic
module which we create routes around traffic tie ups and the like. That uses
the XM satellite band.
The Garmin Nuvi 350 goes for around $675 on Amazon.
Mike
At 09:46 AM 7/25/2006, you wrote:
>Hello Mike,
>
>One thing that I, and perhaps others might be confused about, is the
>matter of whether this list is a general discussion GPS list, or simply
>a list for those using the Braillenote GPS. I joined this list when it
>first started, and it seemed to be more of a general interst list, but
>lately, it appears that the postings discuss the Sendero product only.
>If this is a general GPS discussion list, I have an inquiry.
>
>My wife is partially sighted. She is interested in a handheld GPS
>system, but she is one of those people that needs to see something, so
>the totally audio oriented GPS systems are not of interest to her. Does
>anyone know of a handheld unit that works the way the blind oriented
>products do, but also displays a map on screen, like the auto oriented
>systems do. I know that Garmin has a handheld unit, but I do not know
>if it gives the kind of info that the blind oriented systems do, as in
>the stores we have visited, they keep the stuff behind glass, and nobody
>seems interested in demoing the stuff for her.
>
>Andy
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