[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS receivers for sighties
- From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:11:19 -0700
I haven't done a detailed comparison. They are roughly similar.
Mike
At 07:42 PM 7/29/2006, you wrote:
>How does this gps compare to the tomtom?
>
>
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>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
>>
>>
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>>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
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