Years ago I bought the human ware Trekker which cost over twelve hundred dollars. Considering the freedom it gave me, I still think it was worth every penny.
Unfortunately, so many apps are so inexpensive that when one appears with a higher prize tag, many of us get a little sticker shock. If this app proves to be as good as I hope, I will buy it no matter what the costs. Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze any tie ping or spelin airors. On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:36 PM, "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com> wrote: > The one thing to keep in mind once the price is announced is how much is this > app worth to some of us. Remember that specific installs for the braille note > and braille cents products cost more than $600. Also remember that many > commercial GPS apps for the iPhone itself can cost anywhere from $25-$55. I > have no idea what the price for this app will be, however I do know that once > that price is announced if people don't like it there will definitely be a > lot of vocalization from peoples opinions. I only say this because any time > and accessibility app is announced in that price is more than five dollars, > people seem to make a big deal over it. I can look through the archives and > discussions of the access notetaker app, blindsquare, Fleksy, Sendero's Look > Around app, and the various daisy readers Have mostly initially been met with > criticism over the price. Some people will purchase the app despite the cost > because they want to support the developer. Others will purchase the app > because it is worth it to them. And still others might wait for the app to go > on sale before they make a purchase. My purchasing history shows that > depending on the app in question I could fall into any of those categories. > Fleksy and blindsquare were apps which I purchased only after they went on > sale. Yet voice dream reader and looktel recognizer were apps I purchased at > full price. And finally, apps light digit-eyes and read2go our ones which I > have not purchased and don't intend to. So my only point in writing this > message is to remind everyone, including myself, that no matter what the > price of a new app is, we will have to decide for ourselves if it is really > worth it to us considering our personal needs and the features contained in > the app. > > Cheers! > > On Feb 26, 2013, at 11:04 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> This does indeed sound very promising and I especially think one of the best >> news about this is that they use both Navteq and OSM maps as well as POI’s >> from Navteq, Foursquare and OSM. This should really provide very good and >> up-to-date map and POI information. >> >> Maybe we can all have a few less apps on the phone since this one will most >> likely make some others redundant. >> >> I also would imagine that since Seeing-Eye is involved in funding the >> project that the price for the app maybe more reasonable than we all may >> think. >> >> >> Best regards, >> Sieghard >> >> >> >> >> >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >> Of Richard Turner >> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:02 PM >> To: ViPone list >> Subject: Fwd: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 >> Sendero products, and remote CSUN access! >> >> I wasn't sure if this had been seen on this list: >> From: senderogps-bou...@freelists.org >> [mailto:senderogps-bou...@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Kim Casey >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:07 PM >> To: 'Kim Casey' >> Subject: Announcing the Seeing Eye GPS app free preview, new 2013 Sendero >> products, and remote CSUN access! >> >> Sendero Group has been designing accessible GPS since 1994. Almost 20 years >> of user feedback and feature requests are behind the design of all Sendero >> GPS products. The accessible features in Seeing Eye GPS are only the >> beginning of what is yet to come as users help in evolving this first fully >> accessible GPS product for the iPhone. To participate in the preview, visit >> us at CSUN Booth 521 or reply to this email and we will send you a link for >> a Test Flight as soon as it is available. >> >> >> >> About Seeing Eye GPS >> >> >> >> Getting around independently is a function of good mobility tools like a >> guide dog or cane and good orientation tools like accessible GPS. Two >> pioneers in their fields, The Seeing Eye and Sendero Group have teamed up to >> provide a fully accessible turn-by-turn GPS iPhone app with all the normal >> navigation features plus features unique to blind users. >> >> >> >> * Instead of multiple layers of menus, the 3 important navigation elements >> are on the lower portion of every screen, Route, POIs and Location. >> >> * At intersections, the street name and your direction of travel are >> announced. >> >> * Intersections are described like 4-way with the clock face orientation of >> the streets. >> >> * There are 3 choices for POI data and 2 map sources. >> >> * Directions are configured appropriately for Pedestrian and vehicle routes >> including heads up when approaching a turn, the turn now indication, >> continue straight and where the subsequent turn is located. >> >> * When the user wanders off the route, it is automatically recalculated and >> updated turn information is announced. >> >> * Point your phone in a given direction to hear what is nearby with the >> LookAround Wand. >> >> * Nearby Points of interest and intersections are automatically announced. >> >> For more information go to >> http://www.senderogroup.com/products/shopseeingeyegps.htm >> >> >> >> New 2013 Sendero products >> >> >> >> Announcing Sendero PC GPS 2013, adds GPS functionality to Sendero PC Maps >> and works on Windows laptops, Tablets, and ultrabooks. >> >> New 2013 maps and POIs for Sendero GPS, Sense Navigation, and Mobile Geo >> plus much faster POI searches >> >> >> >> Not going to CSUN – No problem! >> >> Thanks to the folks at Accessible World Tek Talk, you can join in the fun >> and listen into the following presentations. >> February 28, Thursday, 9:30 - 10:30 PM, Testing a Prototype iPhone People >> Finder App >> >> March 1, Friday, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, Showing the Seeing Eye GPS iPhone App >> >> Just go to: http://conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rsc9613dc89eb2 >> at the scheduled session time. If you are a first-time user of the Talking >> Communities online conferencing software, there is a small, safe software >> program that you need to download and then run. 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