Re: A little explaining requested plus a rant about Loadstone was Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
Hello everyone, Thanks for the replies and explanations. Krister, as far as I remember you're right, except local communities of users have created databases for a lot of areas of the world by converting the data of already existing projects, E.G. in Poland UMP (the Universal Map of Poland) was used for this purpose. Someone on a Polish mailing list raised a point that Loadstone let you simply open the app and there you were with all your favourites loaded and time-based announcements on. Apparently Seeing Assistant Move is close to that approach but it requires some clicking and setup before you're ready to go. Also Loadstone can give you some extra GPS info if you're geeky about that. In any case this would be another GPS nav provided by people that were on the market before the touch era and their take at the app in this new world could be an interesting perspective. kind regards Paweł - Original Message - From: Krister Ekstrom To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 9:46 AM Subject: A little explaining requested plus a rant about Loadstone was Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hey, As i understand it and i could very well be wrong, thus my request for explanation, Loadstone has no maps or such by default, the user has to create the maps themselves. If so this is a great showstopper for me. I don’t want to draw the maps for the orientation tool to then follow because i as a totally blind person am unable to do that. All i want is to be informed of eventual POIs, intersections, get turn-by-turn instructions etc rather like gps apps are supposed to do. Recording alternate routes to those suggested by the gps app is a plus, but creating a whole map myself, no way Jose. In certain areas of the world such as the U.s or the UK there may be readymade maps but i doubt there are ready made maps for this little Swedish town i live in, that’s why i and Loadstone like apps aren’t friends but as i say if i have misunderstood something then feel free to tell me. /Krister 11 okt. 2015 kl. 21:21 skrev Richard Turner : MapQuest allows you to add stops to a route. Put in your destination, then find the Add Stop button, which says “pi add stop” as it must have the “pi” symbol as part of the button label. Then, put in your next destination and Mapquest will sort them by distance, but you can drag them to a different order if you wish. Then, double tap on Walking or Driving and then hit the Start button. There is also a list button so you can get step by step instructions on the screen as well as spoken. This is probably primarily a United States and possibly Canada app. I’ve not heard if it is used elsewhere. But, these are based on locations ahead of time. It sounds like My Way Classic allows you to drop points as you go so you can do that same route later. Richard Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello Sieghart and Lars, Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the developers and only saw the tweet. Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available. kind regards Paweł - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello! You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point your phone in the right direction. I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. Regards Lars Billgren Sweden Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app start
A little explaining requested plus a rant about Loadstone was Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
Hey, As i understand it and i could very well be wrong, thus my request for explanation, Loadstone has no maps or such by default, the user has to create the maps themselves. If so this is a great showstopper for me. I don’t want to draw the maps for the orientation tool to then follow because i as a totally blind person am unable to do that. All i want is to be informed of eventual POIs, intersections, get turn-by-turn instructions etc rather like gps apps are supposed to do. Recording alternate routes to those suggested by the gps app is a plus, but creating a whole map myself, no way Jose. In certain areas of the world such as the U.s or the UK there may be readymade maps but i doubt there are ready made maps for this little Swedish town i live in, that’s why i and Loadstone like apps aren’t friends but as i say if i have misunderstood something then feel free to tell me. /Krister > 11 okt. 2015 kl. 21:21 skrev Richard Turner : > > MapQuest allows you to add stops to a route. > Put in your destination, then find the Add Stop button, which says “pi add > stop” as it must have the “pi” symbol as part of the button label. > Then, put in your next destination and Mapquest will sort them by distance, > but you can drag them to a different order if you wish. > Then, double tap on Walking or > Driving and then hit the Start button. > There is also a list button so you can get step by step instructions on the > screen as well as spoken. > > This is probably primarily a United States and possibly Canada app. I’ve not > heard if it is used elsewhere. > > But, these are based on locations ahead of time. It sounds like My Way > Classic allows you to drop points as you go so you can do that same route > later. > > Richard > > Richard > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Pawel Masarczyk > Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:05 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started > on iOS > > Hello Sieghart and Lars, > > Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with > the developers and only saw the tweet. > > Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think > that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available. > > kind regards > > Paweł >> - Original Message - >> From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM >> Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started >> on iOS >> >> I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions. >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren >> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started >> on iOS >> >> Hello! >> >> You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through >> a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a >> friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You >> can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give >> you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate >> when you point your phone in the right direction. >> >> I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. >> >> Regards >> Lars Billgren Sweden >> >> >> Från: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com>] För >> Sieghard Weitzel >> Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 >> Till: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on >> iOS >> >> Hi Paul, >> >> Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe >> website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and >> have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would >> have questions like this: >> >> Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised >> If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations >> that were made >> If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to
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Hi Pawel! While walking you can set your point were you want. A route can contain a lot of points, named P1, P2, P3 and so on by the app. Afterwards you can put in a new point between two points. I If you want to, you can edit the point names. Normally you walk from 1 to 2 to 3, but you can also reverse the rout. From where ever you are, you can activate a single point, and get info about distance and direction to that point. You can enter the route at point 3 or 10 or what ever, if you want. Of cause, MyWay Classic can do a lot more than that. MyWay Lite is for free if you can stand the interuptions al the time. But I guess it’s enough for you to find out the structure of the app. B.T.w. the app is made by the Swiss federation of the Blind. . Regards Lars Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Pawel Masarczyk Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 21:05 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com Ämne: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello Sieghart and Lars, Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the developers and only saw the tweet. Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available. kind regards Paweł - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello! You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point your phone in the right direction. I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. Regards Lars Billgren Sweden Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hi Paul, Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have questions like this: Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that were made If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready? How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going? I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection information (probably something the will be added at some point) and turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money and can’t provide map or app updates. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello, Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the equipment and all other costs covered for th
Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
The Loadstone that ran on the old Nokia phones did have the ability to create routes. Andy From: Paweł Masarczyk Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:04 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello Sieghart and Lars, Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the developers and only saw the tweet. Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available. kind regards Paweł - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello! You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point your phone in the right direction. I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. Regards Lars Billgren Sweden Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hi Paul, Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have questions like this: Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that were made If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready? How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going? I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection information (probably something the will be added at some point) and turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money and can’t provide map or app updates. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello, Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when everybody had a Nokia. Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside. https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps You may consider backing this. kind regards Paweł -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than postin
RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
MapQuest allows you to add stops to a route. Put in your destination, then find the Add Stop button, which says “pi add stop” as it must have the “pi” symbol as part of the button label. Then, put in your next destination and Mapquest will sort them by distance, but you can drag them to a different order if you wish. Then, double tap on Walking or Driving and then hit the Start button. There is also a list button so you can get step by step instructions on the screen as well as spoken. This is probably primarily a United States and possibly Canada app. I’ve not heard if it is used elsewhere. But, these are based on locations ahead of time. It sounds like My Way Classic allows you to drop points as you go so you can do that same route later. Richard Richard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 12:05 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello Sieghart and Lars, Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the developers and only saw the tweet. Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available. kind regards Paweł - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions. From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello! You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point your phone in the right direction. I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. Regards Lars Billgren Sweden Från: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hi Paul, Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have questions like this: Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that were made If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready? How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going? I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection information (probably something the will be added at some point) and turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money and can’t provide map or app updates. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iO
Re: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
Hello Sieghart and Lars, Unfortunately I can't answer your questions as I'm not in direct touch with the developers and only saw the tweet. Does My Way allow for creating routes from point A to B through C? I think that was one of the features I heard was missing from most GPS apps available. kind regards Paweł - Original Message - From: Sieghard Weitzel To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 4:52 PM Subject: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello! You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point your phone in the right direction. I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. Regards Lars Billgren Sweden Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hi Paul, Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have questions like this: Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that were made If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready? How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going? I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection information (probably something the will be added at some point) and turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money and can’t provide map or app updates. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello, Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when everybody had a Nokia. Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside. https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps You may consider backing this. kind regards Paweł -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you a
RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
I thought Loadstone also had maps and gave turn-by-turn directions. From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Lars Billgren Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2015 3:20 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello! You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point your phone in the right direction. I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. Regards Lars Billgren Sweden Från: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hi Paul, Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have questions like this: Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that were made If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready? How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going? I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection information (probably something the will be added at some point) and turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money and can’t provide map or app updates. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello, Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when everybody had a Nokia. Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside. https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps You may consider backing this. kind regards Paweł -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> . To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The fol
SV: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
Hello! You might also test MyWay Classic. I’m using it when I have to pass through a park or any place where there are no roads. . Just walk the route with a friend and shake the phone where you want your points. Save the route. You can’t go wrong next time you are folling the raout. MyWay classic will give you info about direction and distance to next point and it will vibrate when you point your phone in the right direction. I think it’s close to what Loadstone was. Regards Lars Billgren Sweden Från: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] För Sieghard Weitzel Skickat: den 11 oktober 2015 09:00 Till: viphone@googlegroups.com Ämne: RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hi Paul, Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have questions like this: Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that were made If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready? How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going? I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection information (probably something the will be added at some point) and turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money and can’t provide map or app updates. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello, Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when everybody had a Nokia. Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside. https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps You may consider backing this. kind regards Paweł -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at <http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message bec
RE: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
Hi Paul, Do you have any details about this? I followed your link to the GoFundMe website, but apart from the fact that they are looking to raise $2,000 and have raised $65 in the last 13 days there is no other information. I would have questions like this: Is there an ending date by which the $2,000 have to be raised If so and they are not reaching the $2,000 what happens to the donations that were made If they do reach the $2,000, when do they expect to have this app ready? How much do they think the app would cost and would it be a one-time purchase or would they require a subscription like Seeing-Eye GPS to keep it going? I guess they are joining the iPhone bandwagon pretty late and it would be interesting to know how they think they can differentiate themselves from the Seeing-Eye GPS app which now has become much more complete since one can now have user POI’s. Then there is of course Blindsquare which does a very nice job for telling you where you are and really only lacks more detailed intersection information (probably something the will be added at some point) and turn-by-turn directions which to many users aren’t as important as getting feedback as to where one is one more familiar routes. Lastly of course there are apps like Apple Maps and Google Maps which are becoming more and more user friendly for visually impaired users as time goes by and which in connection with an app like Blindsquare offer a pretty good solution. One big point in favour of them of course is that we all know support for them will not go away or that the product becomes less useful because the developer runs out of money and can’t provide map or app updates. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pawel Masarczyk Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS Hello, Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when everybody had a Nokia. Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside. https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps You may consider backing this. kind regards Paweł -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> . Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Loadstone GPS: a campaign to get an accessible GPS app started on iOS
Hello, Just today I came across a tweet courtesy of Cool Blind Tech sharing it, where the creators of Loadstone GPS, a well-known Symbian navigation solution, are asking to support their Gofundme campaign to get the money needed to get the equipment and all other costs covered for the development of its iOS version. The fact it was the only place I heard it so far makes me wonder a little as I know this was an extremely popular application among Symbian users back when everybody had a Nokia. Anyway, here is the link to the campaign's page with all explanations inside. https://www.gofundme.com/loadstone-gps You may consider backing this. kind regards Paweł -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.