Below is a sighted friend's assessment of the Nokia maps app. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message: > From: Geoff Nicholls <tangoge...@gmail.com> > Date: 21 November 2012 7:30:47 NZDT > To: David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: New mapping app with voice guided walking directions available > from Nokia > > Not too flash, so far. > It had me taking two buses to the railway station from here, rather than one, > and an estimate of 40 minutes vs 25-30 actual. > And the satellite photos are embarrassingly crap. The photos of NYC are, > naturally, just fine. > > I couldn't recommend this at all. > > Geoff > 021 300 365 > www.tango.ac.nz > http://tangogeoff.blogspot.co.nz/ > > On 21/11/2012, at 7:06 AM, David Chittenden <dchitten...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: dchitten...@gmail.com >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Jared <jared.stoff...@gmail.com> >>> Date: 21 November 2012 4:22:30 NZDT >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: New mapping app with voice guided walking directions available >>> from Nokia >>> Reply-To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> >>> Nokia has released a free mapping app with voice guided walking directions. >>> I don't know how accessible it is, and won't be able to test it out but >>> would be curious if others can give it a try. This might be a good >>> alternative to the iOS maps app for those of us who don't have a 4s or >>> higher so can't get voice directions. YThe direct link to it is >>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/here-maps/id577430143?mt=8 >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.