[access-uk] Re: Maps on the iPod Touch
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:40:50 -0000
Yep Andy interesting. I haven't looked at Maps before, I'm still tearing my
hair out with iTunes, (smile).
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
ANDY COLLINS
Sent: 13 March 2012 15:27
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Maps on the iPod Touch
Hi Jackie -
I haven't had time to play more so far, and understand what you say about
connection for the Touch, but maybe the iPhone does better being online.
The maps give the choice of routing by car, bus, or on foot. I can see times
when this will be a help. For example, ahead of setting out in a reasonably
familiar area, but not too sure where a destination actually is. Or when in
a car that doesn't have sat nav, or in the case of personal experience last
week, when trying to get around Cardiff using a Garmin sat nav, with out of
date maps, it would have helped to use the free wi-fi connection in the
hotel, to look at the route ahead of setting off, and to even keep the
programme open when in the car to check on the directions, which I imagine
will stay on screen after wi-fi connection has been broken. It might even be
possible to save a route as a favourite, not sure on that one yet. Anyway,
not a complete replacement for something like Way Finder, but still a useful
and free tool -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 9:30 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Maps on the iPod Touch
> Hi Andy
>
> I haven't played with it yet, but the problem we iTouch users have with
> Maps
> is that it will only work for as long as your broadband is picked up.
> Nice
> idea though!
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of
> ANDY COLLINS
> Sent: 12 March 2012 21:39
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Maps on the iPod Touch
>
> Hi all -
>
> This is probably the same for the iPhone too.
>
> I may be coming to this late, as I haven't needed to find a replacement
> for
> Wayfinder Access since it went off line. However, this evening I took a
> look
> at the maps programme on my Touch, and found I could put in a destination,
> and because it can track where I am, it came up with a route, that was
> actually accessible to me, telling me how far to walk, which way to turn,
> as
> well as the name of the roads. I think for sighted users there is also an
> actual map, but the fact that there are text instruction too, makes this
> useful. Thought I'd share it just in case there are others like me that
> have
> imagined such a programme would be inaccessible to the blind -
>
> Andy
>
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