[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS receivers for sighties

Sure. It is about the size of a small PDA and it can be hand held or plugged in 
and temporarily mounted in a car.
At 08:52 AM 7/26/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Mike,
>
>Can a pedestrian use it?  She doesn't drive.
>Andy
> 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
>Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 3:24 PM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] GPS receivers for sighties
>
>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

Other related posts: