Hims has been on its own and separate from gw micro for a long while now. So I wouldn't worry about sendero. However I second the recommendation of nearby explorer. I have it for android and it's worth the $80.
"the world has been against you from day one, tomorrow's never promised night has just begun, so sing with me we're all fucked" Walls Of Jericho Reeva On Jul 14, 2017 8:51 PM, "net bat via Talk" <talk@lists.window-eyes.com> wrote: > take a look at the near by explorer app if you have a i phone or android > fone. > or tablet if it has gps built in. > > http://tech.aph.org/ne/ > it only costs $80 for the full version. > if you use the on board maps and points of interest it will not use any > cellular data so it is low cost to use. > you could try the free android version. but this one uses the google maps > and > points of interest so it would use cellular data and it is less responsive > then > useing the on board data files. > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Brenda via Talk > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 5:31 PM > To: Window-Eyes Discussion List > Subject: Window-Eyes as a trend setter anda question > > Good evening list > > tonite I was surfing the Blind Tech Podcasts on my iPhone and came > across a very depressing one dated May 26 where they were talking about > in with the new and out with the old and how Window-eyes is no more. > One of them stated words to the effect that VFO wanted everyone to use > one screen reader. Also, mention was made of Jaws market share (my > words) in the voc rehab community. > > I'm wondering if Window-Eyes will be the beginning of a trend where > awesome technology gets gobbled up and lost in the future. > > I ask this because I'm toying with purchasing Sendero's Seeing Eye > GPS-Xt app. Thing is, Sendero lists a bunch of companies they are > somehow affiliated with - and one of those companies is Hims which used > to be affiliated with GW. Hims used to make the book Sense, but that > has changed into a product called, I think, Blaze, probably no more > support for Book Sense although, like W-E, it is probably still in use. > > Hims-GW -- Window-eyes gone. could Hims-Sendero mean the Seeing Eye > GPs XT app will be short lived? > > This may seem like an off topic question, but being Window-Eyes loyal > users perhaps listers will best understand my concern and perhapsprovide > me with some input. I'm a little leary of spending cash (even at the > discounted convention price) only to find my chosen technology disappear > or left unsupported in a few years. > > I look forward to any feedback on or off list. > > Brenda > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author > and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.co > m/netbat%40comcast.net. > For subscription options, visit > http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at > http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the > author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/o > ptions.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/jadedangelpromises%40gmail.com. > For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/l > istinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/p > rivate.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
