The only thing you can use with bluetooth on the iphone is audio at present and the ipod touch has no bluetooth at all. On May 27, 2010, at 2:44 PM, brandt wrote: Would a standard, bluetooth GPS receiver do the trick? And if anyone knows an app available in South African app store, please let me know. Navigon is available, though I like to stake out my options. $79 in rand is no small amount of money. $1 = round about R7.50 Regards, Brandt Steenkamp MSN/Windows live: brandt.86@xxxxxxxx Google talk: brandt.steenkamp@xxxxxxxxx AIM: brandt.steenkamp@xxxxxxxxx Skype: brandt.steenkamp007 ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Leizert" <terry.leizert@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:01 PM Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: GPS Solutions? > Hi David, the App on the IPhone you are referring to is it the one they call > Maps? Seems its also available on the IPod Touch, but it uses available wi-fi > networks to determine your location, so if your not near one ... You can > purchase a GPS Receiver (somewhat pricey), and with an accessible app, might > be what I'm looking for. I primarily want it so I can do the navigating while > my wife does the driving. > > Terry > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" > <david.poehlman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 5:05 PM > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: GPS Solutions? > > > The Iphone has great accessible gps built-in but it is not as blindness > oriented as mobile geo or some of the other products especially built for the > blind. You can though turn on location services and when you are moving, > plot where you are and also get directions to a place and get a list of > things near by. There is an app called around me which is pretty good and > you can download it from the ap store. > > On May 26, 2010, at 4:40 PM, T Leizert wrote: > > Hi List, I'm just wondering if there are any accessible GPS solutions for any > of the portable Apple devices? I've seen add-on devices for the IPhone, and > the IPod Touch, but nothing to indicate whether or not they're accessible. > > Terry > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface >> at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2897 - Release Date: 05/26/10 > 02:25:00 > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface >> at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface at > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > > Click on the link below to go to our homepage. > http://www.icanworkthisthing.com > > Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. > //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover > > Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to > macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web > interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >