Hi, Blindsquare is $15 for life, seeing eye is $70 for a year or $130 for 3 hers. I am so glad that I haven't purchased seeing eye. Blindsquare is truly amazing On 2013-07-07, at 3:32 PM, Randy George <george.ra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > I would also like to thank everyone for their comparisons of the two > products, as I have been considering purchasing a blind friendly pedestrian > GPS system for sometime now. I have a random question, how much does each > Cost? > Thanks so much, > Randy > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 7, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I only acquired Blind Square recently, and haven't really given it a go yet. >> I can tell you that I am disappointed thus far with Seeing Eye GPS. >> 1. It tells me I am home when I am at my neighbor's house, and that my home >> is "behind me" when I do arrive home. >> 2. It announces intersections far too early. >> 3. It does not say "turn right" or "turn left" when one is actually at the >> corner where one wishes to turn -- whereas Navigon is excellent at this. >> 4. It names POI's I am "near" but does not indicate "left" or "right" -- I >> do not know if using the location wand will help with this. I have not >> tried that yet. >> 5. It has been wrong about what side of the street a destination is on more >> than once. >> >> With respect to Seeing Eye GPS, it is interesting to hear what POI's are >> around, and its directions are good and easy to understand if you already >> have a grasp of the area you are in. It has tremendous potential. If I had >> to do it all over again, however, I would save my money and wait for a later >> version. >> >> On Jul 7, 2013, at 2:54 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey Gigi, Just wanted to say thanks so much for the comparison. I have used >>> Blind Square for awhile, and it is pretty good. It is not perfect, as I do >>> notice the feet and time position of a location are off a bit, but I think >>> this is due to GPS not being a perfect accuracy down to the smallest >>> distance. Additionally, the developer of Blind Square is amazing, as he is >>> constantly working on improving the app and tweaking it. He is very >>> responsive, and I hope he continues with tweaking it even with the >>> competition of Sendero's costly Seeing Eye. I know Sendero has a limited >>> market for this app, and they are in business to make money, but if they >>> want to be successful they are going to have to become more responsive >>> about their product. Thanks again for your review of both apps, really >>> insightful. >>> On Jul 7, 2013, at 2:34 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys >>>> I realize IM you to both programs mentioned in the subject line. However, >>>> I am not new to GPS applications. Here is what I have found so far as far >>>> as I am concerned right now. >>>> >>>> I hate to say this, but right now I like BlindSquare better than I like >>>> the Seeing Eye GPS program, this graduate is sorry to say. >>>> >>>> First of all, BlindSquare is more accurate insofar as my address is >>>> concerned. The scene I GPS keeps insisting I am at 1061, where as >>>> BlindSquare told me I had reached my house when I was right in front of my >>>> door. Also, I tried using the scene I GPS this morning for a route that I >>>> knew. I did it on purpose for one but I knew. I tried using the multi >>>> thing for planning the route, and I got an error every time I tried it. >>>> So, I had to use pedestrian mode. I got on the bus, and I was not given >>>> enough cross streets. I have found BlindSquare works better on the bus. >>>> >>>> However, I did discover one weird thing about replanning when using >>>> BlindSquare and navigate. Several times I've used vehicle mode in Gavagan, >>>> and it works fine. However, today when I chose public transportation mode >>>> or pedestrian mode, Nevaden said not one solitary word until I got to my >>>> destination, at which point it told me I got there. I kept BlindSquare >>>> tracking, and I was able to find my bus stop. >>>> >>>> Just a few of my observations. Oh another thing. As far as I can see right >>>> now, BlindSquare seems to be better at points of interest location. >>>> Regards, >>>> Gigi >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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