It was me who had extremely negative experiences of the Captain GPS. The inclusion of the Radio mp3 player for me was nothing but a nuisance. The volume of the radio was so low , I could not hear it but more importantly the absurd voice recognition system would interpret commands you gave it as requests for radio stations and would dump you out of GPS into various obscure radio stations. Very annoying as you had to start the GPS sequence of commands again. The basic problem is that it relies on Voice Recognition and there is no other way of inputting a destination. For me and my family it was hopeless failing to recognise even simple street names like Wood Street. I am not sure if we would have had more success if we had tried to mimic a US or German accent as I believe the device is originally German. I have aslighta slight lisps but have never had difficulty with other voice recognition systems in the past like Dragon and Via Voice. It certainly does not appear able to learn your voice. At the time I was trying to use it the support web site was also inaccessible to a screen reader for important connectivity functions. Out of interest I was considering a purchase of an I-Phone , partly for GPS functionality. Why are you not considering GPS solutions on the I-Phone? I am interested as I do not want to invest money in another solution which does not work.
David Griffith David Griffith -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith Sent: 29 May 2012 09:02 To: Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm! Subject: GPS Hardware/Software Hello everybody I've been discussing this with one member of the group; but I decided I'd throw it open to the group as a whole to see if anybody else has any input. Gordon and I are looking into the possibility of getting him a GPS navigation unit, now that he's doing mobility work again. One suggestion is the "Captain GPS", which I believe the RNIB shop is selling. I seem to remember somebody over here saying they have one and have had problems with it. So is there any further comment? The primary unit we've been considering is the Trekker Breeze which seems to be the most effective product given what I've read. But that's probably a biassed viewpoint as it was primarily on the Humanware website. As I understand it, the Captain GPS is not only a GPS unit, but an FM radio and an audio player to boot. I know this is going to sound odd; but that actually puts us off it a little. I personally am coming around to the opinion that something like the Trekker Breeze would be a better option since it is a dedicated GPS navigation unit and, therefore, doesn't have the gimmicks, bells and whistles that the competition boasts. I'm just wondering whether they've compromised on GPS navigation functions in order to bring out the bells and whistles. Also I am told that this unit has speech recognition only, and no other method of input. Also, I'm given to understand that it only recognises US English efficiently; as in somebody who speaks with an American accent is always going to get the best results. Since that doesn't include either myself or Gordon, it may not work well. But this is only hear-say, and I'm more than happy to listen to the opposite viewpoint. Any input is very much appreciated. Lynne ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
