The Nuvi also plays Audible.com recorded books, but of course you'll need a computer of some sort to download the books and copy them onto an SD card. Jeff Witt -----Original Message----- From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Michael May Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:27 PM To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [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