[talks-uk] Re: Kapten
- From: "Darren Harris" <darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:58:02 -0000
Hi steve,
If you wanted another map for another country like lets say the USA do they
charge you for these maps and if so how much?
-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Steve Nutt
Sent: 26 March 2010 15:49
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
Hi Carol,
Very easily. You get software on the Kapten itself, called KapManager. You
create an account on their web site, then everything virtually is done for
you, including map, speed camera and firmware updates.
All the best
Steve
-----Original Message-----
From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Carol Pearson
Sent: Friday 26 March 2010 12:11
To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
Yes, I know they do, but can't find anyone else for price comparison and/or
to know more detail. (For example, can an individual upgrade the Captain's
firmware?
--
Carol
carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a
---- Original Message ----
From: "Scott C" <castledine10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Talks List Talks List" <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:54 AM
Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
> cobolt sell it
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carol Pearson - Email Address: carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent On: 26/03/2010 11:47 Sent To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email
> Address: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>
> So you're not reselling yet, or at all?
>
> --
> Carol
> carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a
>
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 11:28 AM
> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>
>> Hi Carol,
>>
>> I got it as a sample, with a view to mainly reselling it.
>>
>> No, there are no real demos of it that I know of at
>> present.
>>
>> All the best
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson
>> Sent: Friday 26 March 2010 11:16
>> To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>>
>> Steve,
>>
>> Where did you purchase it and what price are we looking
>> at? Do you know of any podcasts, where people are
>> actually doing a route?
>>
>> --
>> Carol
>> carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a
>>
>> ---- Original Message ----
>> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:00 AM
>> Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>>
>> > Hi Eleanor,
>> >
>> > Because the unit has built in AGPS as well as a GPS receiver, I am
>> > suspecting that the unit they tested didn't have the most up to
>> > date firmware, or the most up to date AGPS data. Can't be sure of
>> > that though.
>> >
>> > Also bear in mind we have had a few updates since that review was
>> > written.
>> >
>> > All the best
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
>> > Sent: Wednesday 24 March 2010 09:42
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> >
>> > Why would cobalt be selling it if it did not work is
>> > what I wonder.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:15 AM
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi Eleanor,
>> >
>> > I believe you. I am also having no problems with
>> > Kapten, so they either had
>> > a faulty unit, or it must have been timed from first
>> > fix.
>> >
>> > Either way, the test is completely inaccurate compared
>> > to my Kapten and my
>> > findings with it.
>> >
>> > All the best
>> >
>> > Steve
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
>> > Sent: Monday 22 March 2010 22:25
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> >
>> > Oh well Neil, I told you a lady in Ireland was using it
>> > successfully too and in a rural area.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" <forums@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: <talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 9:50 PM
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> >
>> >
>> > Scott,
>> >
>> > Where are you living in the UK? When Mike May and I
>> > tested extensively the
>> > Kapten we had terrible trouble getting it to maintain a GPS lock in
>> > London, literally waiting up to 30 minutes at a time, only to
>> > have it lose it again
>> > minutes later.
>> >
>> > I'm completely staggered that you've got it to work on
>> > a bus. How are you
>> > holding it, in your hand or in a pocket, any chance
>> > it's an open top bus! :)
>> > smile.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Scott C
>> > Sent: 22 March 2010 11:19
>> > To: Talks List Talks List
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> >
>> > Everything comes pre loaded so I've never used it to be honest with
>> > you.
>> >
>> > Guess I'll have to wen there's a software update or something but
>> > as yet it worked out of the box so to speak.
>> >
>> > Ta Scott.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: darren_4æg_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email
>> > Address: darren_4æg_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent On: 22/03/2010 10:51
>> > Sent To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email Address:
>> > talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> >
>> > Hi, thanks. What about the software that comes with it
>> > how easy is that to
>> > use and what about the kapsys my space?
>> > -original message-
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> > From: "Scott C" <castledine10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Date: 22:03:2010 10.30 am
>> >
>> > Yep. You just hold it and say where am I to it and as long as it
>> > has GPS coverage It'll tell you what road your on and what
>> > number your at ETC.
>> >
>> > Like you are at 115 west road. You can also K tag
>> > points like bus stops and
>> > the like and ask it to plot a root to the K tag you
>> > saved.
>> >
>> > I find on a bus it keeps better GPS coverage than I
>> > ever got with WFA.
>> >
>> > Ta Scott.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: darre4æn_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email
>> > Address: darre4æn_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent On: 22/03/2010 09:43
>> > Sent To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email Address:
>> > talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Kapten
>> >
>> > How do you mean it will tell you where you are on a bus can you
>> > explain further with that?
>> > -original message-
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Kapten
>> > From: "Scott C" <castledine10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Date: 22:03:2010 9.10 am
>> >
>> > I both have and use the Kapten and like it.
>> >
>> > I'll start by saying though it's no Wfa.
>> >
>> > It doesn't have a around me view for a start. Also
>> > it'll tell you to turn
>> > in 50m but it doesn't tell you things like how many
>> > roads you'll cross
>> > before you get to the right one.
>> >
>> > It does though tell you to turn wen you do get to the right one.
>> >
>> > I find it very vary accurate and in terms of can I turn
>> > it on and get from A
>> > to B with it?
>> >
>> > Yes I can.
>> >
>> > The one thing it seems to better for me than WFA is let
>> > me know where I am
>> > on a bus.
>> >
>> > It can't search by post coed and that's a down side
>> > also again no around me
>> > view.
>> >
>> > I'd also like a where am I button rather than keep
>> > asking it out loud, but
>> > again I'd say WFA it shore isn't, but it does work and will get you
>> > to a point that you want. Well it does for me anyway.
>> >
>> > Ta Scott.
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Darren Harris - Email Address: darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent On: 21/03/2010 12:07
>> > Sent To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Email Address:
>> > talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > i only know him over emails. hey did you by chance go
>> > to linden lodge
>> > school?
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Saqib
>> > Sent: 21 March 2010 12:05
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> > Yes he has both. You may know him. His name is Scott C.
>> > My Twitter page is www.twitter.com/saqib1975
>> > MSN Saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> > From: Darren Harris
>> > <mailto:darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday,
>> > March 21, 2010 11:48 AM
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > hi,
>> >
>> > is this friend a wfa user as well? if so can he make a good
>> > comparison between the 2?
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Saqib
>> > Sent: 21 March 2010 11:22
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> > Hi Darren. A friend of mine has trialed this Capten
>> > device and he tells me
>> > that it works very well and he can't figgure out why
>> > it's received negative
>> > reviews.
>> > My Twitter page is www.twitter.com/saqib1975
>> > MSN Saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> > From: Darren Harris
>> > <mailto:darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday,
>> > March 21, 2010 10:59 AM
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > hi,
>> >
>> > well as much as i want to see the WFA petition get somewhere and
>> > posatively, it is a great product no matter how much people have
>> > spent on it, it would
>> > be a shame to see it fall like this. equally, i also
>> > have to think about
>> > this from my personal perspective as well. i am a gps
>> > user and as such i'm
>> > not going to go without a gps. equally i'm not prepared
>> > to pay the stupid
>> > prices demanded by the blindness world either.
>> > certainly not before i've
>> > looked at the alternatives. right now as it stands i
>> > have time to look
>> > around as has already been mentioned, we aren't going
>> > to lose wfa until
>> > sometime next year. so really people we shouldn't be
>> > idle on this either. be
>> > active when it comes to the petition yes and spread the
>> > word but equally
>> > don't rely on it as a form of rescue either because
>> > that may not happen at
>> > all with all the will in the world. sorry but i'm just
>> > being realistic here.
>> >
>> > i've been reading up on other gps devices including the kapten from
>> > kapsys. now before everybody jumps on the band waggan by saying
>> > this has already
>> > been reviewed by mike may, well here's the point. he's
>> > not going to review
>> > it posatively is he. for the simple reason that he has
>> > his own company to
>> > think about so he's hardly likely to review it in a
>> > fair manner. think about
>> > it, he's not likely to say that this is a wonderful
>> > device and that
>> > everybody should go and purchase it when he's got the
>> > likes of the trekker
>> > to think about. considering that the trekker is almost
>> > 10 times as expensive
>> > as the kapten is he's going to try playing it down. so
>> > am going to get a
>> > propper look at it myself. which as we speak i'm trying
>> > to organize this
>> > with my local adaptive tech stockest who happens to
>> > sell it and who isn't
>> > too far from me either.
>> >
>> > having been a power user of WFA for almost 2 years, i
>> > have a good idea as to
>> > what i myself need from a gps unit so i can make a good comparison
>> > between the 2. the thing with the kapten is that it's been
>> > designed from the ground
>> > up to be usable without a screen. which perfectly falls
>> > right within our
>> > level of requirement. whether this be by accident or
>> > design doesn't matter
>> > the simple fact is that it does. so my thinking here is
>> > that really people
>> > shouldn't be taking the word of 1 man as absolute
>> > especially when said
>> > individual has his own business interests to mind.
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Hussein Patwa
>> > Sent: 21 March 2010 10:40
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Very well put Ibrahim. Now that the news is known, it
>> > is time to look at
>> > what to do about it constructively and then look to the future. At
>> > the end of the day though, I believe this has to be the choice
>> > for the individual.
>> > Some may feel it's not worth the hassle, but I would
>> > advocate that if one
>> > doesn't try, one would never know.
>> >
>> > I'd just like to see the dealer's response to your comments.
>> > Obviously this will have an economic impact on them, so one could
>> > ask whether or not they
>> > themselves would be considering an action against
>> > Wayfinder. It would
>> > depend if they knowingly sold the licenses on knowing
>> > that their 'shelf
>> > life' as you put it would be severely degraded. The
>> > fact that maps will be
>> > available for a time to come is largely irrelevant.
>> > It's either the whole
>> > pie or none at all.
>> >
>> > _______________________________________
>> > Have a pleasant day,
>> >
>> > Kind Regards and Best Wishes,
>> >
>> > Hussein.
>> >
>> > Hussein Patwa
>> > Tel: 0789 47 595 62 (UK)
>> > Tel: +44 (0)122 4433 954 (SIP)
>> > Twitter: www.twitter.com/hussein_patwa
>> > Skype: patwaspotterfan2
>> > GoogleTalk: thewanderingwriter
>> > Web: <http://www.patwanet.co.uk www.patwanet.co.uk
>> > My Blog: <http://patwaspotterfan.livejournal.com
>> > http://patwaspotterfan.livejournal.com
>> >
>> > Find me on Facebook:
>> > <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510013486
>> > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510013486
>> >
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu
>> > Sent: 21 March 2010 09:56
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > Hi.
>> >
>> > I'd just like to add that it might be possible for
>> > those who bought the
>> > product very recently to get a refund of their money or
>> > a significant
>> > portion of their money back. If the product was
>> > purchased before the
>> > announcement of its discontinuation was made public, it might be
>> > possible to argue that the lifetime part of the contract can not be
>> > honoured.
>> > Furthermore, wayfinder themselves stopped selling
>> > licenses for their entire
>> > product line late last year anticipating this change,
>> > there by significantly
>> > undervalueing the access licenses that distributors may
>> > have in ready stock.
>> > Distributors should be thinking about compensating
>> > those customers who
>> > weren't aware that they were purchasing a product which
>> > as it turns out has
>> > a very limited shelf life and to which the customer
>> > would have had no
>> > knowledge of this before purchase.
>> >
>> > All the best, Ibrahim.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Hussein Patwa <mailto:talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 9:32 AM
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Whereas I completely understand where those of you that lost money
>> > are coming from, this is a simple question of economics
>> > from the company's
>> > perspective. It's just not viable to trade in an arena
>> > with such a
>> > relatively small consumer base and where price
>> > sensitivity is high. On the
>> > plus side, this is an area that is becoming of growing
>> > interest to all
>> > consumers, and by that very nature will encourage
>> > innovation and change.
>> > Therefore, whereas it's true that many products are not
>> > totally accessible
>> > to the visually impaired by design at present, this is
>> > likely to change as
>> > the withdrawal of WFA will if anything spur creativity
>> > and drive to 'fill
>> > the void' if you will.
>> >
>> > Sorry, I'm not trying to fling aside the concerns over financial
>> > loss suffered by existing customers, but I just wish people
>> > would look at the
>> > situation from both sides of the fence. This is
>> > actually a positive
>> > development if you take the time to look outside the
>> > box.
>> >
>> > OK, that's my business insight shared for the day.
>> >
>> > _______________________________________
>> > Have a pleasant day,
>> >
>> > Kind Regards and Best Wishes,
>> >
>> > Hussein.
>> >
>> > Hussein Patwa
>> > Tel: 0789 47 595 62 (UK)
>> > Tel: +44 (0)122 4433 954 (SIP)
>> > Twitter: www.twitter.com/hussein_patwa
>> > Skype: patwaspotterfan2
>> > GoogleTalk: thewanderingwriter
>> > Web: www.patwanet.co.uk
>> > My Blog: http://patwaspotterfan.livejournal.com
>> >
>> > Find me on Facebook:
>> > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510013486
>> >
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Paul Cutress
>> > Sent: 20 March 2010 21:08
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > that's all very well, but some of us like me, for
>> > example have only had my
>> > WFA licence for about 2 months!, so when the product is
>> > discontinued, what about all the money we have wasted! £240.00 is
>> > a lot of money just to thro
>> > away, are many people more to the point going to be
>> > able to trust the market
>> > in quite the same way? I ask you?, and how can we go
>> > main stream, when talks
>> > doesn't work with the alternatives.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Saqib <mailto:Saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 12:01 PM
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > Hi Darren. Quite a number of us have not only
>> > considered it as an
>> > alternative. We are already using it with great
>> > success. Although I feel for
>> > the loss of WFA and can sympothise with other people I feel its
>> > time for us to go mainstreem. I haven't had the WFA product but
>> > I've had the opportunity
>> > to trial the software. I can understand how much info
>> > will be taken away
>> > from the user when the product finally is discontinued
>> > and that is where my
>> > sympothy lies as using another product like Ovi Maps
>> > will feel like making
>> > the best of a bad job with very little tools. Having
>> > said all this it's time
>> > to explore the market and embrace new products and
>> > ideas. My Twitter page is www.twitter.com/saqib1975
>> > MSN Saqib500@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> >
>> > From: Darren Harris
>> > <mailto:darren_g_harris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, March 20,
>> > 2010 11:37 AM
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > it's great reading about all of this but is it realistically
>> > accessible? i mean is it something that we can viably consider as
>> > an alternative?
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Ibrahim Gucukoglu
>> > Sent: 19 March 2010 20:48
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> > Hi Hussein and Saqib.
>> >
>> > Would it be possible to use the talks icon labeller to label these
>> > icons?
>> >
>> > All the best, Ibrahim.
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Hussein Patwa <mailto:talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 8:26 PM
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Re: Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full
>> > interface description
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Thank you very much for doing this. This will be of
>> > great use to a lot of
>> > people I?m sure. Actually it ties in to an idea I have been
>> > sitting on for some time which I will write you about off list.
>> >
>> > Best,
>> >
>> > _______________________________________
>> > Have a pleasant day,
>> >
>> > Kind Regards and Best Wishes,
>> >
>> > Hussein.
>> >
>> > Hussein Patwa
>> > Tel: 0789 47 595 62 (UK)
>> > Tel: +44 (0)122 4433 954 (SIP)
>> > Twitter: www.twitter.com/hussein_patwa
>> > Skype: patwaspotterfan2
>> > GoogleTalk: thewanderingwriter
>> > Web: www.patwanet.co.uk
>> > My Blog: http://patwaspotterfan.livejournal.com
>> >
>> > Find me on Facebook:
>> > http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510013486
>> >
>> > From: talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > [mailto:talks-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> > On Behalf Of Saqib
>> > Sent: 19 March 2010 17:56
>> > To: talks-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Subject: [talks-uk] Nokia Ovi Maps3.3 full interface description
>> >
>> > Nokia Ovi Maps 3.3 main menu description.
>> >
>> > This description is for the new Nokia Maps 3.3 main
>> > menu interface.
>> >
>> > Usually when you open the application you are greted
>> > with the main menu
>> > which consists of 10 icons. There are two rows of 4
>> > icons which are
>> > displayed on the screen and a further 2 which can be
>> > seen at the bottom left
>> > of the screen. The display almost looks like a 4-4-2 formation. For
>> > those who follow football will know what I?m relating to.
>> >
>> > When you first open the Ovi Maps 3.3 app the drive icon
>> > is highlighted. The
>> > drive icon is located on the left of the screen, second one down
>> > from the top left icon. If you select this drive icon you will
>> > be presented with a
>> > further 3 icons. The highlighter will be on the first
>> > of the 3 icons
>> > presented which is on the left of the other two icons.
>> > The first icon is
>> > called drive home in this submenu. Selecting this will
>> > prompt the app to
>> > start navigation to your home location.
>> >
>> > The second icon in this sub menu is called Set Destination.
>> > Pressing select on this will bring up a accessible menu where you
>> > can select an option of
>> > your choice. These choices consist of History,
>> > Favourites, Search and
>> > finally From Map. The From Map is the 4th option.
>> >
>> > The third and final icon from this Drive submenu is
>> > called Map. If you
>> > select this you will be shown a Map view of your
>> > current location. From this
>> > Map you can press select and you will then be presented with a
>> > accessible menu. The first of these options is Show Details.This
>> > will give you further
>> > information in text so You will know exactly where you
>> > are currently
>> > standing. For example a name of the road and the number
>> > of the property in
>> > which you may be standing by. Second option is Share
>> > location. Third option
>> > is Save Place. 4th option is Send. I have now covered
>> > the drive section of
>> > Ovi Maps 3.3.
>> >
>> >
>> > My Position Icon
>> > From the main icon screen remember when I pointed out
>> > that the highlighter
>> > is stationed on the Drive icon in which I have
>> > described in detail above.
>> > Above this icon is the My position icon which is
>> > situated on the top left of
>> > the screen. It?s the first icon in the first row of
>> > icons. To get to this
>> > you just arrow up once from the Drive icon. With in
>> > this map view you can
>> > hit select to bring up an accessible menu. These
>> > consist of Show
>> > Details,Share Location, Save Place and the final option
>> > in the list is Send.
>> >
>> >
>> > Find Places
>> > The Find Places icon is the second icon in from the top left next
>> > to the My Position Icon. Pressing select on this will bring up a
>> > search box. Once you
>> > type in your search you should be presented with a
>> > result of your search.
>> >
>> > Share Location
>> > The Share Location Icon is the third icon in the top ro after the
>> > Find Places icon. You will have to create a Nokia account to
>> > take advantage of
>> > this feature.
>> >
>> > Favourites
>> > The Favourites Icon is the 4th and last icon in the top row. This
>> > is on the right of the Share Location icon. Pressing select on
>> > this will bring up the
>> > Favourites menu. The options here are Sincronise with
>> > Ovi, Places, Routs and
>> > Create New Collection.
>> >
>> > Second row of 4 icons description
>> > The First option in this row of icons is the Drive option. I have
>> > covered this earlier on in this document.
>> >
>> > Walk
>> > The Walk option resides next door to the Drive icon. Selecting this
>> > option will bring up a submenu of three icons. The first icon
>> > is Walk Home. This
>> > will trigger the navigation mode and you will be ready
>> > to outtake your
>> > journey on foot. Icon 2 is the Set Destination option.
>> > From heare you can
>> > select an address from a previous history or
>> > favourites. There are also
>> > options to search or select from map. As the map it
>> > self is inaccessible I
>> > think this option is not applicable for the VI user.
>> > The final option in the
>> > Walk submenu is help. Sadly this is also inaccessible.
>> >
>> > Weather
>> > The Weather icon is the third icon in the second row
>> > and this is
>> > inaccessible.
>> >
>> > Events
>> > The Events Icon is the final icon in the second row of four. This
>> > feature is also inacfcessible.
>> >
>> > Third row of 2 icons
>> > The third row which is the bottom row has two icons.
>> > Both are inaccessible.
>> > The first is called Loanly Plannet and the neighbouring icon is
>> > called Michelin.
>> >
>> > I hope this description is a help to those who are
>> > using the application.
>> >
>> >
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