[vicsireland] Re: FW: Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one talking GPS - Now shipping in 5 languages

  • From: "Darragh" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:25:24 -0000

IN my opinion, Load stone is completely useless for new routes. 
It's just as bad as the Trekker breeze. 
You cant tell it where to navigate you to until you've done it before.  Load 
Stone doesn't even have maps from what I gather?  I listened to an audio walk 
through of it  before and not only was I not convinced, I was utterly turned 
off the idea. 

Really, if you need a GPS solution, either look at the cheap solution, Mobile 
way, or the more expensive humanware Trekker. 

Loadstone is a complete waste of time in my opinion. What's the point of having 
a system that will only guide you to places you've been to already!  And even 
then, It cant give you as accurate instructions as Mobile Access or Trekker can 
as it, from what I gather, gives directions in degrees as apose to streets via 
a map source. 

I do commend  the developers.  It is a very worthy project however from what I 
gather, not for the general publics consumption yet. 

Darragh


-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sabrina McKiernan
Sent: 14 November 2008 15:00
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FW: Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one talking GPS - Now 
shipping in 5 languages

anyone using the Braille note?
thinking about going out on a limb and purchasing this for my course would make 
life a lot easier.

hoping to nab one of you peeps too at the open day who has loadstone.
Sab
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Plumpton, Steve
[BTCS]
Sent: 14 November 2008 09:18
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FW: Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one talking
GPS - Now shipping in 5 languages


A friend in our office is having training today on HumanWare products and I 
know the guy who is coming to do the training.  If I get time, I'll pop over 
and do some digging.

Steve 

-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ciaran Ferry
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:13 AM
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FW: Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one talking GPS - Now 
shipping in 5 languages

Did a bit of digging on this one and there seems to be conflicting views
out there as to whether or not this gadget comes with maps or not.

Humanwares site doesn't mention it on the product page, but it refers to
"maps installed on the sd card" in the FAQ.

This link seems to suggest that the unit does come with maps for the UK
and Ireland:
http://www.emptech.info/product_details.php?ID=1869

And also I remember listening to a demonstration of the unit from site
village which said that it comes with maps. 

If it does, I can't understand why they don't advertise this fact more.
Might be something to do with the fact that maps cost extra (just
guessing here).

Ciaran

-----Original Message-----
From: vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:vicsireland-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Plumpton, Steve
[BTCS]
Sent: 13 November 2008 16:30
To: vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [vicsireland] Re: FW: Trekker Breeze, the all-in-one talking
GPS - Now shipping in 5 languages


I may be wrong and am prepared to be corrected, but my understanding is
you can only travel routes which you have already plotted;  What's the
point of that?

Steve


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