[gps-talkusers] Re: Preview of Sendero GPS LookAround 1.1
- From: tbrowngriffin@xxxxxxx
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:00:32 -0400
HI
I have decided to take the plunge and get one, do not like the N82 which is
currently what sight and sound are offering, have done research talked to apple
etc and have ordered my i phone! Hope I ma not disapointed!!
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Pearson <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:38
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Preview of Sendero GPS LookAround 1.1
Get an N86 if you can find one, either from Nokia or Sight & Sound.
If you want to go the IPhone route, I suggest you have a good look and play and
also listen to some of the recordings out there of people using them to see
whether you think it's for you.
I haven't taken the plunge yet but may do one day. ...
--
Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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---- Original Message ----
From: GianniP46
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 10:32 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Preview of Sendero GPS
LookAround 1.1
> Hey Guys,
> I know this is off topic, but can someone who is using
> the IPhone email me off list?. I am contemplating
> getting one, but I am nervous about the touch screen
> interface. Is texting and dialing really that efficient
> with out buttons? Or am I better off with a nokia n82 or
> E 73?
> My email address is
> giannip46@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Thanks!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael May
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 7:40 PM
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Preview of Sendero GPS
> LookAround 1.1
>
>
> We sent this updated version to Apple today. I hope it is
> posted within 3 or
> 4 days. Not sure if the weekend impacts these things.
>
> As you will soon see, we fixed the bugs having to do with
> the saving of
> settings and the country selection.
> We added the ability to select a POI category and to dial
> the POI phone
> number.
>
> We will have another round of small improvements after
> this version gets the
> real world test.
> Mike
>
> Sendero GPS LookAround, Version 1.1 Documentation
>
> Sendero GPS LookAround for the iPhone is available in the
> app store. It
> works with the iPhone 3GS and higher. It will not
> function with the iPod. No
> telephone support is available from Sendero Group. There
> is no turn-by-turn
> navigation information in Sendero LookAround for the
> iPhone. There are 5
> applications powered by Sendero GPS on other platforms,
> which have
> comprehensive navigation features. For information on
> these products, visit
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
>
> To use Sendero GPS LookAround:
>
> Touch the Sendero GPS icon to launch the application. You
> will be presented
> with a disclaimer. Touch the OK Button to accept the
> disclaimer. Also, touch
> the OK Button when asked if it is ok to use your current
> location. If there
> is compass interference, you may find that touching the
> OK button does not
> work at first. Read the screen to see if there is an
> error message. Wave the
> phone in a figure eight motion to clear the compass
> message if necessary.
>
> To receive the LookAround information, shake the iPhone
> until you feel a
> vibration and hear a swishing sound. It may take from 5
> to 30 seconds
> depending on the point of interest data location. The
> swish will give you a
> progress indication every 3 seconds. Once you move
> positions and want to
> "Look around" again, shake the iPhone to receive new
> information. Remember
> when you press Home and leave the application and then
> launch it again, the
> previous information may still be on the screen. Shake
> again to get new
> information.
>
> If you don't hear anything several seconds after shaking
> the phone, touch
> the top of the screen to hear what is being displayed.
> Perhaps the
> information wasn't spoken, the request timed out or there
> is no GPS
> position, in which case you may hear, "Limited position
> data. Change
> location and try again."
>
> Once you have launched Sendero GPS LookAround, a shake of
> the iPhone will
> cause LookAround to display the current Heading, street,
> city, cross street
> and nearest point of interest based on the POI category
> you have chosen
> under settings. It defaults to the Restaurant category.
> Note the Variety
> category is a combination of 8 categories containing the
> letter E such as
> restaurant and hotel. Searching 8 categories at once may
> cause the app to
> time-out more frequently.
>
> The main screen is laid out with output text displayed
> toward the top of the
> screen with 3 long buttons in the lower half of the
> screen, one above the
> other. There are 5 small buttons evenly spaced across the
> bottom of the
> screen. Don't tap too hard when activating these buttons
> as you may trigger
> the iPhone shake feature.
>
> The 3 main buttons are:
> 1. Where Am I button:
> The first long button is the Where Am I button, which
> announces heading,
> nearest address and city. You receive a vibration and
> beep after activating
> it.
>
> The LookAround software makes its best guess as to which
> street you are on
> and which is the cross street. Many positioning factors
> go into whether this
> information is correct. This may be particularly
> problematic if you are
> inside or among tall buildings. This is because of your
> distance away from
> the street and because the positioning indoors is worse
> than it is outdoors
> and out in the open.
>
> 2. Nearest Cross Street Button:
> This is the second of the 3 long buttons. It announces
> the nearest street
> and cross street. Again, this refers to the nearest
> street and not
> necessarily the one ahead in your direction of travel. If
> you are at an
> intersection, it is common for GPS systems to get
> confused as to which
> street you are on versus which one is the cross street. A
> vibration and beep
> will confirm that you activated this button.
>
> 3. Nearest 5 Points of Interest button:
> Whereas the Shake gives you the nearest single point of
> interest, this POI
> button displays up to 5 nearby points of interest in the
> category you choose
> under Settings. The search goes out to 2 kilometers, 1.24
> miles. These
> points are based on proximity, 360 degrees around you. A
> vibration and beep
> will confirm that you activated this button. A swish
> every 3 seconds will
> indicate that a search is in progress.
> Note: You can hear the distance to these various items in
> feet, yards or
> meters. The default is Yards. This can be changed under
> the Settings menu.
>
> Once POIs are found, a list will be shown in a separate
> screen with the name
> of the POI followed by the distance and compass direction
> to that POI. These
> are buttons you can click on to receive more details like
> the address and
> phone number. Click on the phone number to call that
> business. A Call or
> Cancel button will then be presented. The Back button
> will take you to the
> POI list. If you do call the business, you will be taken
> to the phone
> application and will need to launch LookAround again. It
> will of course be
> in the task switching list.
>
> The 5 buttons across the bottom of the iPhone main
> LookAround screen from
> left to right are as follows: There is a beep after the
> touch of each
> button. There is no vibration.
> 1. The Map button takes you to Google maps and a push-pin
> is displayed
> on the screen to indicate your position. Voice Over will
> not announce any of
> the map information. Press the Back Button to exit the
> Map and return to the
> main screen.
> 2. The Compass button will indicate which direction the
> iPhone is
> facing if there is no compass interference, which may
> come from nearby
> electronics or magnetic forces. Once you have changed
> direction with the
> phone, touch the Compass button. Once you receive the
> confirming beep, the
> new compass direction should be spoken. If not, touch the
> top of the screen
> to hear the text output. If you are told there is compass
> interference,
> slowly move the phone in a figure eight shape while it is
> laying flat. When
> the interference goes away, the error will disappear from
> the screen.
> 3. Shake on/off toggle button. If you hear Shake On
> button, this means
> the Shake feature is enabled as described above. The
> purpose of this toggle
> is so you can turn the shake feature off when you place
> the phone in your
> pocket or bag without closing the LookAround application.
> Normal walking
> will tend to make the phone shake inadvertently and keep
> talking unless you
> switch off the Shake feature. Alternatively, press the
> power button on the
> top of the phone briefly to lock the screen temporarily.
> You will need to
> unlock the screen before LookAround will function again.
> 4. The Setting button will open another screen with a
> list of options
> such as Shake on and off, Country, Metric/Imperial
> distance units and Help.
> The item which is enabled will say "selected."
> The POI Category Button, which has a flag icon, takes you
> to a list of
> categories. There is a Picker list. Voice Over users can
> swipe up and down
> to change the category. Press the Back Button to return
> to the main screen
> and your new POI category will be used when you shake the
> phone or press the
> 5 POI button. This category list is in alphabetical order.
>
> Note: When you touch any of the 3 primary buttons on the
> main screen, the
> focus is moved to the text portion of the screen and you
> will hear the text
> spoken. If you want to activate one of those buttons
> again, you need to move
> focus back to the button before activating it.
>
> Secondary Sendero LookAround Screens:
>
> Settings Screen:
>
> There are 4 items on the Settings screen, one above the
> other and a Back
> button in the top left of the screen, which takes you out
> of Settings and
> Back to the Main screen. These settings will be saved
> until you install a
> new version of LookAround.
>
> The first item is Shake Gesture. To its right is its
> on/off status. You will
> hear Selected for the active status.
> If you select the Off status, the Shake button will be
> removed from the main
> screen. This is different than the function of the Shake
> button on the main
> screen, which turns it off temporarily.
>
> The second button allows you to select the map region and
> you will hear
> which one is selected to its right. The current options
> are North America
> for the US and Canada and the other is Europe, which
> contains most but not
> all maps for the region. We hope to add other countries
> in future versions.
>
> The third button is Distance unit, Feet, Meters or Yards.
> The active unit
> will say selected. The default is yards.
>
> The fourth button will take you to the Help screen.
> This screen has hints and tips for using the iPhone.
> There is a link at the
> bottom to the Sendero iPhone page, which has more
> details. The Back button
> is in the top left corner. The disclaimer button is in
> the bottom right
> corner.
>
> POI Category Screen
>
> This screen starts with a Back button in the upper left
> corner followed by
> the title text, Select POI Category.
>
> Below that is the currently selected item. Touch this
> item and then move up
> and down through the list of categories. Whichever
> category is highlighted
> is the one that will be used once you return to the main
> screen. There is no
> Save or Done button. Just press Back to return to the
> main screen.
>
> Known Issues:
>
> There may be locations where you hear a POI label spoken
> but no data
> reported. Please email us with the city and state or
> lat/lon to
> GPS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx if you come across this.
>
> There may also be situations where the POIs are far away
> or for some other
> reason the swishing goes for a long time. It should time
> out after 2
> minutes.
>
>
> Operational items to be aware of:
>
> Map data for most countries is from Tele Atlas with POI
> content from Info
> USA. The data resides on a server so if phone
> connectivity is lost, the data
> cannot be accessed. There is no data resident on the
> phone.
>
> The iPhone performs its positioning based on
> triangulation of the nearest
> cell towers as well as with GPS. This means that if you
> are indoors, you can
> still receive rough location information even without GPS
> reception. It
> depends how far away these cell towers are as to the
> accuracy you will
> receive.
>
> When you are outside, the built-in GPS receiver and
> antenna can improve
> accuracy to the typical 30 to 50 feet range. For maximum
> accuracy, give the
> phone some time to acquire a GPS fix outside and away
> from tall buildings if
> possible. See the Sendero "GPS Accuracy" document for a
> comprehensive
> explanation.
>
> The iPhone compass direction within Sendero LookAround
> helps to indicate
> which way you are oriented but it does not synch up with
> the direction of
> the street it says you are on. It may be that it says you
> are heading West
> and announces a street that only goes North and South.
> There is currently no
> way to corroborate this information. Magnetic fields in
> the environment such
> as electronics, elevators and large masses of metal can
> influence the
> compass.
>
> It almost goes without saying that map and POI data can
> be out of date as
> soon as published. We encourage users not to take it
> personally if their
> street or favorite business is not in the database.
> Amazingly, most are.
>
> When you press Home and leave the Sendero LookAround app,
> it remains running
> in the background but the GPS position is not active.
> When you open it
> again, the last function you performed will display its
> information on the
> screen.
>
> The Sendero LookAround app works with the iPhone 4 and
> 3GS but does not work
> with the iPod Touch or the iPhone 3G.
>
> If you encounter a problem not listed here, please let us
> know as well as
> feature requests. Send to iPhone @SenderoGroup.com or
> join our Email
> Lists (http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm)
>
> Copyright 2010 Sendero Group, LLC.
>
> Michael May, CEO Sendero Group
> Developers of accessible GPS and distributors of
> technology for the blind
>
> Voice, 530-757-6800
> MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.senderogroup.com
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
> http://www.CrashingThrough.com
>
> 429 F Street, Suite 4
> Davis, CA 95616
>
>
> Michael May, CEO Sendero Group
> Developers of accessible GPS and distributors of
> technology for the blind
>
> Voice, 530-757-6800
> MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.senderogroup.com
> http://www.AccessibleGPS.com
> http://www.CrashingThrough.com
>
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