[gps-talkusers] Re: Voice-Activated GPS

There's no need to use a bulky laptop. Even if you're interested in windows XP pro for some reason there are some 1000+ GHZ devices that are not much larger than a standard Pocket PC. No need for the backpack and metal cyber suit.:) Even the Sprint Mogul AKA Titan has a Dual core 400 MHZ CPU and could fit in a shirt pocket let alone on your back.
----- Original Message ----- From: "TERRY BRAY" <gtbray@xxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 11:16 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Voice-Activated GPS



Hi:
this is an interesting topic but i think to be truely what you would want the best way would be a laptop with enough power. put your laptop on your back a bluetooth headset and away you go you get speech feeback and instead of having to braille or type commands you could just say them. of course if they come take you away in a straight jacket don't call me. 


Terry Bray
System support Analyst

Owner for the Access-l Mailing list.


--- On Thu, 8/21/08, Baracco, Andrew W <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx> wrote:


From: Baracco, Andrew W <Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Voice-Activated GPS
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Received: Thursday, August 21, 2008, 5:54 PM
Welll, I don't work for Sendero.  I agree that it is
something that
would be nice to have, but only the developers can work out
the cost vs.
benefit ratio to determine if this is something that they
want to sink
resources into development.  I have voice access features
on my cell
phone, but do not use it because getting the phone to
understand voice
commands in the mnoisy environments that I usually find
myself in when I
want to use the phone, is a lot more of a hastle than
simply pressing a
few buttons.

Andy


-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Scott Granados
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 10:28 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Voice-Activated GPS

Andrew, I'd like to respectfully disagree.
    First, I'm not sure what makes a feature necessary
or not but to me
a feature is a feature and more features is generally a
good thing.
    Now that I'm an actual user of GPS tools I'm
thinking that some
voice control would be nice.  For example it would be nice
to do things
like

"what is my  GPS quality?"  "what is my
heading?"  "what is the up
coming intersection?"  "where is the nearest
Jamba Juice?" and more.  My
thinking is, especially on the heading / stuff you'd
like to know when
you're traveling it would be nice to interact with the
device with out
using your hands.  Especially when cane / dog traveling and
carrying
lots of bags or you know having your hands full.  Granted
you'd probably
still have to tap a button to activate the process but
it's trivial to
slap a quick bt key compared to entering in commands or
screen tapping
depending on device.  My vantage point is on this that
I'm a big
Microsoft voicecommand user and would love to see that
functionality
extended.  Using a device with natural language and not
having to train
it first is pretty hot.


Just my unsolicited $.02;)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Baracco, Andrew W"
<Andrew.Baracco@xxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:43 AM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Voice-Activated GPS


>I believe that this system is designed to allow
motorists to keep their
> hands on the wheel.  It may also assist people who
have disabilities
> that effect the use of their hands.  Something like
this may be a
> convenience for blind people, but not necessary.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of O'Farrell,
> Catherine J.
> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:45 AM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Voice-Activated GPS
>
> I have several vets who have seen the TV commercials
for the Nuvi 880
> GPS which is voice-activated.  Is Sendero planning to
develop a
> voice-activated GPS for people who are visually
impaired? You would
make
> lots of O&Ms and Vets who would be very happy!
Catherine
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FreeLists Mailing List Manager
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> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:03 AM
> To: gps-talkusers digest users
> Subject: gps-talkusers Digest V5 #205
>
> gps-talkusers Digest Wed, 20 Aug 2008 Volume: 05
Issue: 205
>
> In This Issue:
> [gps-talkusers] Changing GPS Receivers
> [gps-talkusers] Braille note classic
> [gps-talkusers] Re: Braille note classic
> [gps-talkusers] Re: Braille note classic
>
>
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>
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:38:55 -0400
> From: "Jim Stanga"
<jimstanga@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Changing GPS Receivers
>
> Hello:
>
>
> I have just upgraded from the Holux 236 to the Holux
M1000 GPS
Receiver.
>
> I have the Braille Note mPower 32 BT.
>
> Do I need to delete the 236 before installing the
M1000? If so, how do
I
> delete the 236?
>
>
>
> Looking forward to the M1000!
>
>
>
> Jim Stanga
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Howard Kaufman"
<wa9top@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Braille note classic
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:26:39 -0500
>
> A friend of mine has Sendero on an old bvoice.  The
machine is about 5
> years old, it has infra-red but not bluetooth.  He is
having trouble
> with his old receiver because the cereal cable breaks
over time and
use.
> Is their a bluetooth that would plug into the cereal
port on the
braille
> note?
> Then he
> could buy a new receiver?
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Howard Kaufman"
<wa9top@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Braille note classic
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:05:36 -0500
>
> I lost the note.  That's voice note, not old
voice.  Well he has that
> to, because unlike me, he is old.  We have been
friends since I was
six.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:16:49 -0700
> From: Charles LaPierre
<charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Braille note classic
>
> Hi Howard, I assume that is a classic since it
doesn't have bluetooth.
>
> I did a little poking around but didn't see
anything that is small
> enough to do what you want.  So I think the only
option would be to
> upgrade to an mPower that has bluetooth, or find some
other serial
> GPS receiver but those are becoming scarce to find.
>
> Charles.
>
> At 07:05 PM 8/20/2008, you wrote:
>>I lost the note.  That's voice note, not old
voice.  Well he has
>>that to, because unlike me, he is old.  We have
been friends since I
> was six.
>
> Charles M. La Pierre
> CTO Sendero Group
> "The GPS company." Distributors of the
mPower, PK, Victor Stream,
> Voice Sense, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks, Miniguide and
ID Mate
> 1-888-757-6810
>
> Lat. 37 15' 25" N  Lon: 121 53' 04"
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>
>
>
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> End of gps-talkusers Digest V5 #205
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