is the n86 a newer or older phone? Does it have a standard keypad or a qwerty keypad? ----- Original Message ----- From: Carol Pearson To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 4:38 PM 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 On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a ---- 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. 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