Bravo, my points exactly even though I have no app. On 11 Jul 2013, at 04:14 AM, Jenny Wood <kc5gni@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Good day all. > > So, I have just recently purchased the Seeing Eye GPS app, and I decided to > give it a spin this evening while tackling a fairly new route. Actually, I > knew generally where I needed to go, but it's a rather long route, and I > mostly needed assistance with street names so as not to make a wrong turn. > First of all, I have to give credit where it's due. I really appreciate the > fact that the Seeing Eye GPS will track me as I walk, even though I don't > necessarily have a particular route or POI programmed in. Furthermore, I > absolutely love the additional information given, such as which street is > ahead and behind me and which is to the left and right. To some, this type > of information might be obvious, but that's not necessarily the case when you > live in a area where the surrounding neighborhoods have many roads and > streets that like to bend, curb and change names on the fly. I am > personally, a big fan of Navigon, and I use it on a very regular basis. > However, neither of these > features are available in Navigon. > > I would say the one sticking point I have with the Seeing Eye app thus far, > is the sensitivity to the positioning of my iPhone. For the life of me, I > can't figure out which position makes it the happiest, and just how in the > world to keep it there. For some reason, I don't have this trouble with > either Navigon or Blind Square. I just shove the phone into either of my two > short pockets, where it may or may not stay upright, and both of these apps > seem to handle it just fine. The Seeing Eye app however, will become > confused very easily, and next thing I know, the directions and intersection > information I am being given are 180 degrees off. It's very difficult to > keep one hand on the phone in my pocket to constantly make adjustments, while > holding on to the harness handle of a guide dog and gesture as needed. Not > to mention I feel slightly creepy digging around in my pocket as I walk down > the street. :-) > If anybody has any suggestions that might be helpful in this case, I would > greatly appreciate what you have to say. > > Thanks! > > > -- > > Jenny Wood > Phone: (972) 989-3894 > Email: kc5gni@xxxxxxxxx > Facebook/Twitter/Skype: kc5gni > > > > > To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): > http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm > > Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to > gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.