[access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
- From: "Ankers, Dave (UK)" <Dave.Ankers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:54:40 -0000
Andrew,
See link below:
http://www.blindcooltech.com/
There is a link to a podcast comparing I phone GPS.
I do very little with files on my N91, as when I first got it, PC suite, on my
Toshiba with JAWS, did not work very well at all, and I had many problems with
it. So since then I have left it alone.
I might try it on my Mac now, as with a TomTom Go, sat nav, which broke, thanks
to something to do with crappy Windows, but was fixed by using the Mac, it
might just work now.
Cheers
Dave
Hi Dave
What is the Blind See web site?
Are you using OVI Maps on your N91?
Thanks for your views on GPS - very useful
All the best
Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ankers, Dave (UK)" <Dave.Ankers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:08 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
> Hi Andrew,
>
> I am still using my Nokia N91 as yet, but my friend has TomTom on his I
> phone 4, and there is a podcast on the blind see website about GPS and the
> I phone.
> I believe the Navigone GPS worked the best, as it actually tells you to
> turn at the turn, not 10-100 yards before the turn, and tells you, you are
> at your destination, at the destination.
>
> That's the one my money would go on.
>
> HTH
>
> Cheers
>
> Dave
>
> Hi Dave
>
> I am considering an I Phone - what experience of the GPS capability do you
> have. Does an APP have to be purchased and if so, which one?
>
> Kind regards
>
> Andrew
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ankers, Dave (UK)" <Dave.Ankers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:40 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>
>
>> Jackie,
>>
>> My wife bought her I phone, and has an O2, pay as you go SIM in it, you
>> don't need to have a contract, to have an I phone.
>>
>> Also don't forget the GPS.
>>
>> I'd go for the phone, it does everything the Ipod touch does, plus phone
>> and GPS.
>>
>> If not bothered about the phone and GPS, I'd get the I pad, especially if
>> have some sight left.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Hi Carol
>>
>> Firstly, as regards the iPod Touch versus the iPhone, you need to decide
>> whether you want the phone portion, and whether you could manage texting
>> in a different way on a touch screen. I decided that as I have invested
>> so much in good handsets and Talks upgrades, going down the iPhone route
>> wasn't for me. Also, I don't want an expensive contract. I'm on an O2
>> Simplicity now for £15 per month. This gives me 600 minutes, unlimited
>> text messages, and free O2 to O2 calls. It's a Sim only contract for 12
>> months, and I like it. I think you would just need to check if you go
>> for
>> an iPhone what tariff your network would offer in terms of Internet
>> download as it would be easy to stream happily for hours and then have a
>> nasty bill at the end of it?
>>
>> I'm actually wondering whether I could use Joikuspot on my Nokia handset
>> if I'm out and want to have a quick browse on my iPod Touch. I can't
>> imagine why this wouldn't work for all the times I would be doing it, but
>> may give it a go some day.
>>
>> Regarding your Bose speaker system, I've got the Bose Companion speaker
>> system on one of my laptops. But I can plug it into the iPod Touch and
>> it's very good which is what I'm currently doing while listening to Tune
>> In Radio and Five Live Sports Extra's coverage of the tennis.
>>
>> Incidentally, one further app I downloaded from that terribly addictive
>> store yesterday, again for 59p, was called Quick News UK. It gives you
>> some websites like the BBC, Google News, Yahoo News, and some of the more
>> popular newspapers like the Telegraph, Guardian, Times, Sun, Mirror and
>> Reuters is there too. If you go into any of these, you can go through
>> the
>> links of news or sports categories, for example, that you want to read.
>> It cuts out a lot of the advertising from what I've seen, and is tailored
>> for the iPod/iPhone/iPad families.
>>
>> Again, this is perfectly accessible with VoiceOver. Obviously, you would
>> need to go online and therefore have your hotspots available outwith your
>> broadband connection to get the latest, but it's brill.
>>
>> One other tiny thing to mention is that the British Birds app I purchased
>> a couple of days ago had a free update where more birds and info had been
>> added. If you get an update to one of your apps, it tells you, and you
>> just put in your details and let it update for you.
>>
>> Hope the temptation of all this is of help Carol! (big smile).
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>> Jackie Cairns
>> J&M Work-Ability
>>
>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.work-ability.co.uk
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Carol Pearson
>> Sent: 19 January 2011 20:30
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>
>> Jackie,
>>
>> I'm getting more and more hooked. Just can't quite decide whether to go
>> for phone or the Ipod Touch. Strangely enough, we are also looking at
>> Bose systems right now and I'm thinking of Bose speakers for my computer
>> system which is away from the main stereo.
>>
>> Anyway, I now fully understand the difference between these two so shall
>> be looking, though am disappointed as we don't have an Apple store very
>> near at all.
>>
>> --
>> Carol P
>> ---- Original Message ----
>> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 8:31 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>
>>> Hi Carol
>>>
>>> With the iPod Touch, as long as you put your broadband security key
>>> in, you will be able to treat it like a PC online, where you can
>>> download material and browse the Internet. What you can't obviously
>>> do is make calls etc, because the phone part is not included. But, as
>>> I've said several times, the phone isn't the bit I want as I am happy
>>> with the handsets and Talks I use. I just love the iPod Touch for the
>>> applications it can work with. At the moment, for example, I have put
>>> my device through a set of Bose speakers, and am listening to Five
>>> Live Sports Extra so I can hear the tennis. Quality is very good and
>>> no drop-out or stuttering.
>>>
>>>
>>> Kind Regards,
>>>
>>> Jackie Cairns
>>> J&M Work-Ability
>>>
>>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> www.work-ability.co.uk
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson
>>> Sent: 18 January 2011 15:47
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>>
>>> Jackie,
>>>
>>> I never realised you could do so much with the Ipod Touch. I hadn't
>>> thought about it going online, though I should, knowing that Apples
>>> stuff works with ITunes, and I certainly hadn't thought about it being
>>> able to run these other apps.
>>>
>>> Very interesting, for sure!
>>>
>>> So, does anyone know if all apps work across the board on their
>>> equipment? Just interested in how things work. ...
>>>
>>> --
>>> Carol P
>>>
>>>
>>> ---- Original Message ----
>>> From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:21 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Four apps for iPod Touch/iPhone to recommend
>>>
>>>> My Apple keyboard arrived yesterday, and pairing it with my iPod
>>>> Touch was extremely straightforward. So I decided to visit the App
>>>> Store and, for 59p each, I bought four applications that work with
>>>> VoiceOver. They are the World Fact Book 2011, a dictionary and
>>>> thesaurus, Tune In Radio and, probably my favourite, Birds of
>>>> Britain. The latter is an amazing little program if you love bird
>>>> sound and details. Not only can you play the song, but you can
>>>> listen to VoiceOver provide a description of their size, colour,
>>>> family, time of year etc. There is also a favourites button to use
>>>> where you can add a library of your favourite birds to it.
>>>>
>>>> Tune In Radio is great. Similarly, there is a bookmark facility
>>>> where you can make a list of the stations you wish to add. Because I
>>>> love tennis, and the Australian Open is on at the moment, I have
>>>> great difficulty getting it on DAB as we have such a diabolical
>>>> signal in these parts. So when I tuned in using the Sonata at 8.00
>>>> this morning, a message said that restricted rights prevented
>>>> coverage. I find this often happens at weekends when football
>>>> matches are in progress too. So I tuned my iPod to Sports Extra and,
>>>> low and behold, got the tennis on live.
>>>>
>>>> All the above apps work with VoiceOver. I don't use my keyboard for
>>>> everything, mainly when I get into tricky areas that need a bit of
>>>> typing. Mostly, I use my fingers and have got used to doing so now.
>>>>
>>>> Just thought I'd pass on the info.
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Jackie Cairns
>>>> J&M Work-Ability
>>>>
>>>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> www.work-ability.co.uk
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