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-----Original Message----- From: accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On Behalf Of prateek aggarwal Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2010 9:01 AM To: accessindia Subject: [AI] Google provides the visually-impaired with two new sets of Android Eyes hi list, i got to read the following news somewhere on the web, and thought to share it with you. it looks interesting to me, so if there's any android user on the list, i'd like to request her/him to please give it a try and let us know about your experiences with the following applications. will look forward for your responses. Google provides the visually-impaired with two new sets of Android Eyes --- Google has released two new Android applications designed to help the blind and visually impaired with walking directions, pairing Google Maps with GPS navigation technology. The applications are WalkyTalky (from Google's Eyes-Free Project) eeand Intersection Explorer. Here's how Google describes them: WalkyTalky WalkyTalky is an Android application that speaks the address of nearby locations as you pass them. It also provides more direct access to the walking directions component of Google Maps. With WalkyTalky installed, you can: * Launch WalkyTalky to specify a destination, * Either specify the destination by address, or pick from favorites or recently visited locations, * And in addition to spoken walking directions, * Hear street addresses as you walk by. These spoken updates, in conjunction with the walking directions that are spoken by Google Maps help users navigate the physical world as efficiently as they navigate the Internet. Intersection Explorer Using this application, users can explore any neighborhood on Google Maps via touch. * Intersection Explorer starts off at the user's current location. * One can change the start position by entering an address, to do this, press menu and click on new location. * Once the map has loaded, touching the screen speaks the streets at the nearest intersection. * Moving one's finger along a compass direction, and then tracing a circle speaks each street at that intersection along with the associated compass direction. * Presence of streets is cued by a slight vibration as one traces the circle. * Lifting up the finger when on a street moves in that direction to the next intersection, speaks the distance moved, and finally speaks the newly arrived-at intersection. Intersection Explorer sounds like a way to "preview" the landscape, before you actually get there. Both apps are free, and are in the Android Market now. Regards, Prateek agarwal. Skype: Prateek_agarwal32 Wanna see inside me? My blog is the telescope: http://www.myfriendprateek.blogspot.com website: http://www.prateekagarwal.webs.com the best way to accomplish your softwares/websites development needs. You tell, I'll build. To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, review, distribution, printing or copying of the information contained in this e-mail message and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If you have received this email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
