Hello,
Is soundscape better for gps navigation than blindsquare?
- James
On 9/20/19, Steve Nutt <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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You are right, it is not on Android unfortunately.
All the best
Steve
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Barry
Hill (Redacted sender "barry.hill3" for DMARC)
Sent: 20 September 2019 13:40
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: soundscape?
The app works with stereo headphones and an iPhone. I don't think it's
available on Android, but I'm happy to be proved wrong on that. It works
by
telling you where popular landmarks are, but it uses the stereo to tell you
it's location in the direction that the landmark is. Here's a youtube
video
that demonstrates it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmbQGCZmgsU
The drawback is that you need to have headphone in, so it takes up your
valuable sense of hearing. Of course, you could always use bone conducting
headphones.
Cheers
B
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Bobby
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2019 1:30 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] soundscape?
Hi there,
I had an assessment for a new guide dog few days ago and the trainer
mentioned some kind of GPS system for the blind.
I think she called it soundscape, and it's produced my microsoft.
Does anyone have more info on this device?
guide dogs tell me it could be up to two to three years before I get a new
dog, and I'm terrible with the cane.
I do have a trekker breeze, but this device, according to the trainer will
tell you what shops you are passing. Now that would be cool! If i can get
one that is.
Thanks.
Bobby
