[gps-talkusers] Re: Android tablet
- From: "George B" <gbmagoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2014 12:31:25 -0700
Yes to both they both have a g p s receiver built in
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> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Android tablet
>
> Will APH's NearBy Explorer work on Google's Nexus
> 7? Just wondering. I don't recall whether or not
> google's Nexus 7 has a Built In GPS receiver or
> if Apple's iPad Mini has a Built In Receiver,
> which will allow users to utilize the venefits of
> Sendero's Seeing Eye GPS (iOS app). If anybody
> has the answers to this question, feel free to respond.
>
> At 11:06 AM 7/8/2014, you wrote:
> >Supposedly narrator is included with windows
> >phone 8.1, not sure how well it works.
> >Original message:
> >>How about Microsoft in the Mobile arena? Wouldn't
> >>it be GREAT if "we" as Totally Blind and/or Low
> >>Vision users will have the same optionas
> >>Ol'Sighty, and be able to freely CHOOSE from the
> >>3 Top Mobile PlatForms at this point in time
> >>providing Microsoft's Mobile PlatForm is
> >>accessible in terms of Text-to-Speech (TTS)
> >>features. The only difference will be the availability of apps
> offered.
> >
> >>I LOOK Forward to the Freedom to CHOOSE any Mobile PlatForm
> >
> >>How 'bout anybody else??? Just Wondering.
> >
> >
> >>At 08:28 AM 7/8/2014, you wrote:
> >>>Yes, android is very accessible, I use it on a
> >>>daily basis. Anyone who still says android is
> >>>not blind friendly simply has not given it a
> >>>chance. Does it work differently than IOS? Yes.
> >>>Is it just as accessible? Yes. Original
> >>>message: > These days Android devices are quite
> >>>accessible. > For example, here is an unboxing
> >>>of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S that was > released
> >>>on June 26. >
> >>>http://www.mysticaccesspodcast.com/audio/mp71samsungunboxing.mp3
> >>>>Note: just to keep the message on topic, this
> >>>tablet runs Nearby > Explorer just fine. > -- >
> >>>/Currently at Mystic Access Mostly Cloudy,
> >>>75.9°F(24.4°C) Wind:SSW > (200°) at 16mph
> >>>(14KT)/ > /The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived
> >>>from an old English law which > stated that you
> >>>couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than
> >>>your > thumb./ > ** > ** > ** > On 7/8/2014
> >>>10:29 AM, Carter Temm wrote: >> Not to mention
> >>>their devices I'm not accessible either >> Sent
> >>>from my iPhone >> On Jul 8, 2014, at 6:51 AM,
> >>>"Luke French" <nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx >>
> >>><mailto:nhbostonfan@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >>> Hello
> >>>all, I would have to say that Google is not
> >>>friendly to blind >>> people. The Google Chrome
> >>>app is nearly impossible to use with the >>>
> >>>voice synthesizer. Their Google glass only works
> >>>for the ride I sorry >>> if you don't have a
> >>>right eye. >>> Luke >>> On Jul 8, 2014, at 1:53
> >>>AM, Ilkka Pirttimaa
> >>><ilkka.pirttimaa@xxxxxxxxx >>>
> >>><mailto:ilkka.pirttimaa@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >>>>
> >>>I see this "why don't you use Google Maps"
> >>>question so often, that I >>>> think I need to
> >>>give my thoughts. I was originally planning to
> >>>use >>>> Google Maps in BlindSquare, but their
> >>>license explicitly says it is >>>> not allowed
> >>>to be used in apps like this. I tried to contact
> >>>Google, >>>> but it is very hard to get to
> >>>contact with them, even I have some >>>>
> >>>business channels there. >>>> So, as a built in
> >>>map data source, I don't see Google Maps as
> >>>an >>>> option. They don't have API to get
> >>>street data in vector form which >>>> is often
> >>>needed in apps like this. What they provide is
> >>>map in >>>> graphical form which is not very
> >>>useful). >>>> Yes, they have possibility to do
> >>>route plan and search for POI, but >>>> for
> >>>BlindSquare it is not enough (+there is this
> >>>license issue). >>>> So, for this reason, Google
> >>>Maps is provided only as 3rd party route >>>>
> >>>planning and more detailed map data is coming
> >>>from OpenStreetMap and >>>> Apple Maps. >>>> On
> >>>Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:02 AM, brandon
> >>>armstrong >>>> <baarmstrong37@xxxxxxxxx
> >>><mailto:baarmstrong37@xxxxxxxxx>>
> >>>wrote: >>>> hello all, I want to weigh in on
> >>>what mike may said here. you >>>> love
> >>>foursquare, my point here, please get google
> >>>maps in the >>>> next version of this app,
> >>>like we’ve been asking you to do
> >>>sense >>>> 1.0 and call it a day. do you
> >>>know, that we got a bypass here in >>>> my
> >>>location, after the bypass opened, with in two
> >>>days of that >>>> road opening, google maps
> >>>starts telling me turn right on
> >>>to >>>> state highway 9, where your app and
> >>>some others keep telling me >>>> to continue
> >>>on to 190. I’m sorry, but for almost real
> >>>time >>>> updated map info google maps will
> >>>be your best way to go verses >>>> tom tom
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