[access-uk] Re: Satnav app suggestions
- From: Richard King <rking689@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 17:47:48 +0100
Hi Aedan,
I'm sorry but I've no idea if the app will work for you in Cork. But yes, it is
posssible to use in a car as far as I am aware as I've done this myself but
it's not ideal as directions are given in terms of the clockface rather than
turn by turn along recognised roads and streets such as Google Maps would do.
So I suggest it's best used for orientation only while walking.
Kind regards
Richard
Sent from my iPhone
> On 8 Jul 2014, at 11:20, "Aedan O'Meara" <aedanomeara@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Richard,
> I live in the south of Ireland and wonder if blindsquare will cover here.
> Also can you use it in a car for turn directions or is it more like
> Loadstone which I have for years now on the Nokia.
> Regards
> Aedan.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Richard King
> Sent: 08 July 2014 04:26
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Satnav app suggestions
>
> Sanctimoneous? I have trouble spelling it, let alone understanding it! :) I
> understand that this is of course your opinion and your point about
> developers having the confidence to develop such tools in the first place is
> a very valid one. However, with respect, it's sometimes a little unclear on
> such lists to know whose opinions and experiences are completely impartial.
> It does seem to me that some guys here do have a vested interest in some of
> the products and services that they are promoting, and that is fine, as long
> as that is clear. In relation to the Navigator app, The biggest
> disappointment that I have with it is that it doesn't have the ability (yet)
> to tag your own points of interest, such as the "my places" function that
> Blind Square does. For example, we recently spent a week in Cornwall on a
> holiday park that we had never stayed at before, where this feature proved
> invaluable to me. It allowed me to tag the shower block, shop, clubhouse
> and, the caravan. This allowed me for the first time to navigate
> independently in a totally alien area quite safely and accurately, having
> had the sighted assistance to do this in the first place. In my view this is
> a serious failing with the navigator app and should be considered for a
> future upgrade?
>
> Just my personal opinion mind.
> Regards
>
>> On 7/8/14, Ibrahim Gucukoglu <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi.
>>
>> BlindSquare with extras? An interesting way of putting it. I use the
>> RNIB Navigator app for three reasons. Firstly, if you purchase a three
>> year subscription it works out at about £30 a year, not at all
>> unreasonable given the specialist nature of the app. Secondly,
>> everything is under one roof, all the tools you need to navigate
>> successfully, safely and reliably. I have spent some years using the
>> free/multi App approach and although it has its benefits, I preferred
>> the simplicity of it all in one. Finally, if we are to seriously
>> encourage developers to consider GPS as a serious tool for
>> blind/partially sighted users, it is worth investing in the tools and
> giving developers the confidence to realise that there is a market for blind
> users.
>> I'm confident that apps like RNIB Navigator will only get better with
>> time however we need to ensure that we tell developers how much we
>> appreciate the work that they do by buying the product so that they
>> have encouragement to develop it fur ther. I don't mean to sound
>> sanctimonious, this is just my opinion.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On 7 Jul 2014, at 23:45, Richard King <rking689@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> I like Google maps and this can also be run in conjunction with blind
>>> square or on its own. RNIBS Navigator app sounds good but I am not
>>> prepared to pay £6.99 per month for a nap that is effectively
>>> BlindSquare with extras
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On 7 Jul 2014, at 22:24, BJ Edwards <bjthequill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I vote for "Blind square" you could also try "rnib navigator."
>>>>
>>>> bj
>>>>
>>>> Message composed on Granny Smith's typewriter.
>>>>
>>>>> On 7 Jul 2014, at 22:19, "Mark Threadgold"
>>>>> <m.j.threadgold@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi all.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am looking for a GPS satnav app for my iPhone for a Geocaching
>>>>> event I am taking part in. Although it's initially for this, I want
>>>>> one that will be more broadly useable in the future for general
>>>>> travel.
>>>>>
>>>>> The obvious app that springs to mind is TomTom, but are there any
>>>>> others better suited to the totally blind and the iPhone with
>>>>> voiceover?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark Threadgold
>>>>>
>>>>> Of all the things I have ever lost, the one I miss most is my mind...
>>>>>
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