I will be checking out the BlindSquare podcast later today, but how do I run BlindSquare together with google maps for turn by turn?
Reggie and Allegra On Jul 21, 2013, at 10:06 PM, Richard Turner <richard.turne...@gmail.com> wrote: As I discovered earlier today, the latest release of Google Maps 2.0 is accessible and works great with Blind Square. Pick a destination in Blind Square and select plan a route and use Google Maps. Google Maps now has spoken turn-by-turn directions in walking mode. Richard (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) On Jul 18, 2013, at 7:06 AM, Terje Strømberg <terjestrmb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > 2. My understanding is that you need another GPS app for turn by turn > directions. If you don`t have Navigon, you don`t get turn by turn Navigation. > Blind Square will announce streets name and Point of Interests live as you > go, but not tell you where to turn right or left. > > Don´t know if Google Maps or Tom Tom or other works well, but Navigon should > work. Someone says there is roomers that Apple Maps will get turn by turn > directions, but that we just have to wait ….. > > Take care > > > 18. juli 2013 kl. 15:56 skrev Terje Strømberg <terjestrmb...@gmail.com>: > >> >> 18. juli 2013 kl. 13:50 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca>: >> >>> Hi Donna, >>> >>> 1. No, FourSquare is not required for BlindSquare to work. >>> >>> 2. I am not sure about what you said about GPS info being gathered from >>> other apps. I have Navigon and I guess everybody who has an iPhone 4S or 5 >>> and upgraded to iOS 6 has Apple Maps, but I have never noticed anything >>> different although I can't remember if I ever had one of these apps running >>> as well while I was using BlindSquare. >>> >>> 3. BlindSquare will tell you about upcoming intersections, but there is no >>> information as to whether an intersection is a 4-Way or 3-Way intersection. >>> The Seeing Eye app is the only iOS GPS app which will give you that sort of >>> detail. I did read in another post a week or so ago that apparently >>> BlindSquare might be working on providing this information, but I have not >>> looked into that myself hence I can only repeat what I heard. >>> >>> 5. Yes, you can have Blindsquare running when you are on a bus and it will >>> give you cross streets, but if the bus travels quite fast it might lag >>> behind. It should be OK for most city busses which have frequent stops and >>> mostly don't build up that much speed in between. Keep in mind, though, that >>> your phone has to be pointing the way you are going for cross street >>> announcements to work properly. I find that when I am walking I get the best >>> results when I have my phone in my belt clip case which I can swivel so that >>> the phone is in landscape mode so to speak with the top of the phone >>> pointing the way I am going. >>> >>> I can't answer Question 4 since it must be so secret that you went straight >>> from 3 to 5 *smile*. >>> >>> If you don't necessarily require the ability to enter a route and get >>> turn-by-turn directions and don't want the yearly or 3-year subscription >>> which you have to get for the Seeing Eye app to work, then BlindSquare is in >>> my opinion the best app and worth every Cent. I also bought Ariadne GPS long >>> before I bought BlindSquare, but I find BlindSquare much better when it >>> comes to getting information about upcoming cross streets and it's also easy >>> to set your own points. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Donna >>> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 4:15 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Question regarding blind square >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> I just listened to a demonstration podcast on blind square. I have a couple >>> questions. I apologize in advance if these questions sound dumb. >>> >>> 1. It was mentioned on the podcast, that blind square uses four square to >>> obtain points of interest. Do Ihave to have four square installed on my >>> iPhone and running for blind square to work? >>> >>> 2. It was also mentioned that GPS info is gathered from other GPS apps like >>> TomTom, Navigon and Apple maps. Do I need to have one of these GPS apps >>> installed and open and running while blind square is in use? >>> >>> 3. I can't recall from the podcast, Does blind square announce upcoming 4 >>> way intersections? >>> >>> 5. Can blind square be used on public transportation? >>> >>> Blind square sounds like the perfect travelling app for my needs. >>> >>> Thanks in advance. >>> >>> Donna >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >>> Group. >>> >>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> >>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> >>> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> >>> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >>> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >>> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> --- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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