[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS with voice recognition.

  • From: "Jim Noseworthy" <jim.noseworthy@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 21:23:30 -0400

Mike:

Thanks all over the place.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 7:07 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: GPS with voice recognition.



Jim,
I did a report last January about the Garmin Nuvi with voice recognition. It cannot be operated 100% independently by a blind person.
The more general issue is that of voice recognition in noisy environments. It may work fine in a car but not so well on the street.
Then there is the privacy issue of announcing to everyone within earshot about what you are looking up and where you are going. Voice recognition seems great in a private quiet situation but not so great in public. 

Mike

At 06:41 AM 12/6/2008, you wrote:

Hi Folks:
Has there been any duscussion about off-the-shelf gps units with voice recognition and there accessibleness and usefulness to folks who are Blind? 

Thanks all over the place gang.
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