[gps-talkusers] Re: your assessment of C E S?
- From: Michael May <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:35:46 -0800
Jim,
It will take me a week or two to compile my CES report.
Every once in a while something is accessible accidentally. I always
look for those things. There was one cool stereo speaker that we
might use with the Stream or BrailleNote, which I will talk about.
On the GPS front, there are something interesting developments but
nothing to rush out and purchase, maybe things you would buyfor a
sighted person. There was a keychain GPS device which is strictly for
finding your way back to your hotel or your car in a parking lot. it
has a single button and a compass so you record your position when
you leave your car and then the little display points your way back
to the car when you return, $100.
I recorded my demo with Garmin inside a car at their booth so it is a
pretty good recording.
I'll let you all know when I post the report.
Mike
At 07:25 PM 1/9/2008, you wrote:
Hi Mike, I know that cES is over tomorrow. I looked for stuff from
you on the Sendero site but didn't find anything today. I heard
some discussion of the latest and greatest techie stuff today on NPR
and not once did I hear the words accessible or accessibility. Of
course I would have been surprised if I had. I hope you tried to
put Accessibility on people's radar as you went around, but then,
that would be an overwhelming task and you would probably be seen as
a winer depending on how you went about it. At any rate, with the
advent of all the "new, cool" (touch screen) stuff, and surely more
to come, because as we all know the I-Phone is just SO COOL
right????? Anyway I hope, but doubt, that vendors are thinking of
accessibility when they are making all sorts of things ranging from
many new pocket devices, interactive touch menus for restaurants,
tabletop touch screens with icons like those being developed by
Microsoft, and wall sized interactive computer menus and video
displays. Just curious what you discovered there and your thoughts
about the future trends of off the shelf products that might be
accessible for blind folks. Clearly the Garman product is one that,
while half way there, might as well not be considered as such at
all. Looking forward to your comments. Jim
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 11:56 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] update on Garmin with voice control
I finally got a good demo of the Garmin voice controlled products.
As sexy as this may sound, a blind person still cannot
independently use a Garmin with voice recognition.
What happens is when you say something like coffee shops, a list is
presented on the screen, then you have to choose one of the options
but they are not spoken. The sighted user sees which numbered item
they want and they say for example, Select number 4. There was no
way to up and down arrow through the list to hear what the options were.
Magellan has a similar voice recognition product. Since sighted
folks don't need all the voice feedback blind users need, the
interface simply doesn't echo everything presented on the screen.
Typically, the destination is being set before a trip begins so
there isn't the need for the sighted driver to use the GPS unit
strictly with speech. They can look at the screen and speed things
up by not having to listen to a lot of what they would consider
unnecessary voice prompts.
Mike
Michael G. May
CEO Sendero Group
Developers and distributors of the Cadillac of accessible GPS
products as well as distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Victor
Stream, Talks, Miniguide and the ID Mate
Crashing Through by Robert Kurson available at http://www.CrashingThrough.com
MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.SenderoGroup.com
1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007
Sendero Group, LLC
1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA
Michael G. May
CEO Sendero Group
Developers and distributors of the Cadillac of accessible GPS
products as well as distributing BrailleNote, VoiceNote, Victor
Stream, Talks, Miniguide and the ID Mate
Crashing Through by Robert Kurson available at http://www.CrashingThrough.com
MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.SenderoGroup.com
1-888-757-6810, Fax (530) 757-6830, Mobile (530) 304-0007
Sendero Group, LLC
1118 Maple Lane, Davis, CA 95616-1723, USA
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