No you don't need one. Seeing Eye supports: iPhone, and iPad with 3g or 4g cellular plans.The above devices have GPS receivers built in. It may work on wifi only iPads but you'd need an external receiver and a way to get internet constantly to the iPad. Note this situation has never been tested to my knowledge.
Some people like external receivers as it doesn't draw as much power from the iPhones main battery.
On 7/10/2013 10:59 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:
Do you need an extra external GPS Receiver for this App? I have heard from one source that you don't need one and then on this list it is said that we need one? I am confused, please tell me if we need an extra external receiver if we're using an I phone 5? I will keep this e-mail just in case we need one. Thank you. Kawal. On 11 Jul 2013, at 01:47 AM, Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:We have talked about the Garmin Glo on this list. Its problem is that it has an on/off button, which can be easily pressed and there is no easy way for a blind person to know if it is on or off. Otherwise, it works great with the iPhone and can work with a Sense product with some fiddling. I just got a GNS 2000 receiver to test and it has a physical on/off switch. I have connected it successfully with my iPhone. It has not so far connected with the Braille Sense OnHand, Apex or PK. It appears in the Bluetooth list but it does not connect. Here are the details from their web site. It was $99 on Amazon. Mike GNS 2000 GPS GLONASS Receiver GNS GmbH presents the new GNS 2000, an Apple certified high sensitive GPS/GLONASS-Bluetooth-Receiver, which supplies highly accurate position information via Bluetooth to an Apple or other device as well as to many handhelds based on Windows or Android. While the GNS 2000 offers a valuable addition to the navigation functionality for the iPod touch (from 2G on), it supplies a optimized GPS reception for the iPhone (from 3G[S]on) even under difficult signal conditions. The full compatibility of the GNS 2000 with the Apple products is confirmed through the "Made for iPod / iPone / iPad" quality seal. Equipped with one of the newest high sensitive 99-chanel SBAS (WAAS/EGNOS) enabled GPS Chip and the Bluetooth connection it enables an excellent GPS reception. Hence the GNS GNS 2000 is the perfect complement to your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. The GNS 2000 supports not only the mentioned Apple products but also the operation with NMEA-based PDAs, smart phones or other portable devices. The recognition of the respective partner device is carried out completely automatically. The GNS 2000 offers a flexibel range of applications in aircrafts, cars, motorhomes, motorcylcles, bikes or even on foot. .high sensitive 99-channel GPS/GLONASS chip .worldwide support for WAAS/EGNOS/QZSS/MSAS/GAGAN, SBAS enabled .NMEA protocol SPP, 57.600 baud or iPhone protocol (from iOS 3.0.1 on) .certified transceiver using Serial Port Profile (SPP) ideal for all Bluetooth activated devices (PDA /Mobile/ Notebook /tablet-PC/ car-Pc and others) .Bluetooth multi connection support .logger function .physically switch for power on/off .stylish design - small and ultra flat box (79.1 * 45.3 * 11.3 mm) .embedded Li-Ion battery , battery operating time >10 hrs Michael May, CEO Sendero Group, Davis California Developers of accessible GPS Sendero Phone: 888-757-6810, extension 101 Home Office: 530-757-6900 Email: MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sendero web: http://www.senderogroup.com General GPS web: http://www.AccessibleGPS.com Mike May Personal: http://www.CrashingThrough.com To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.To change your email settings (unsubscribe, digest only, or vacation mode): http://senderogroup.com/social_media/email.htm Additionally, to unsubscribe send an email to gps-talkusers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject.
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