[gps-talkusers] Re: iPhone orientation while using the Seeing Eye GPS app
- From: Kawal Gucukoglu <kawal_g@xxxxxx>
- To: "gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:25:17 +0100
Bravo, my points exactly even though I have no app.
On 11 Jul 2013, at 04:14 AM, Jenny Wood <kc5gni@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Good day all.
>
> So, I have just recently purchased the Seeing Eye GPS app, and I decided to
> give it a spin this evening while tackling a fairly new route. Actually, I
> knew generally where I needed to go, but it's a rather long route, and I
> mostly needed assistance with street names so as not to make a wrong turn.
> First of all, I have to give credit where it's due. I really appreciate the
> fact that the Seeing Eye GPS will track me as I walk, even though I don't
> necessarily have a particular route or POI programmed in. Furthermore, I
> absolutely love the additional information given, such as which street is
> ahead and behind me and which is to the left and right. To some, this type
> of information might be obvious, but that's not necessarily the case when you
> live in a area where the surrounding neighborhoods have many roads and
> streets that like to bend, curb and change names on the fly. I am
> personally, a big fan of Navigon, and I use it on a very regular basis.
> However, neither of these
> features are available in Navigon.
>
> I would say the one sticking point I have with the Seeing Eye app thus far,
> is the sensitivity to the positioning of my iPhone. For the life of me, I
> can't figure out which position makes it the happiest, and just how in the
> world to keep it there. For some reason, I don't have this trouble with
> either Navigon or Blind Square. I just shove the phone into either of my two
> short pockets, where it may or may not stay upright, and both of these apps
> seem to handle it just fine. The Seeing Eye app however, will become
> confused very easily, and next thing I know, the directions and intersection
> information I am being given are 180 degrees off. It's very difficult to
> keep one hand on the phone in my pocket to constantly make adjustments, while
> holding on to the harness handle of a guide dog and gesture as needed. Not
> to mention I feel slightly creepy digging around in my pocket as I walk down
> the street. :-)
> If anybody has any suggestions that might be helpful in this case, I would
> greatly appreciate what you have to say.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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>
> Jenny Wood
> Phone: (972) 989-3894
> Email: kc5gni@xxxxxxxxx
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