[gui-talk] Fwd: Accessible App - Meet Me for Iphone.

[Steve Pattison]

From: Cara Quinn caraquinn at caraquinn.com

  Hi All;

I wanted to post about a very cool and accessible app called Meet Me. With 
it you can enter two locations and find places to meet in between.

The app is 0.99 USD and I'll describe it in a bit more detail after the 
linkie!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meetme/id322956966?mt=8

To begin, I'm using this app with iOS 4 on an iPhone 4.

When you start the app, you'll be on the screen to set both locations. By 
default 'Point A' will be selected, and you are presented with three ways to 
set this location.

If you begin flicking right from the top left of the screen, you'll come to 
an unlabeled button followed by the words, 'Current Location.' This button 
sets your current location as point A.

continuing to flick right, you'll come to another unlabeled button followed 
by the words, 'My Contacts.' this button opens your contacts in order for 
you to choose one for their address.

Lastly, further flicking right will take you to a third unlabeled button 
followed by the words, 'Enter Location.' As its name implies, this button 
will allow you to enter a location manually. NOTE: While accessible, this 
dialogue is not super friendly in my opinion, as one needs to tap the 
'return' key on the keyboard to enter the selection you just typed. Also, 
depending on the completeness of the address you enter, the app will 
automatically search for items matching what you've typed and then 
arbitrarily pick one that it thinks you want. So if you're not completely 
aware of the address you'd like to enter, I'd suggest that you might 
consider using Around Me (or some such app) first and then saving a POI as a 
contact and then using the 'My Contacts' option instead.

Once you set Point A, you can run your finger across the bottom of the 
screen to find buttons for Point A and Point B among others. Double tapping 
Point B will then take you to a similar screen where you can make this 
setting.

Once you've set both points, you can double tap the 'Places to Meet' button 
on the bottom of the screen, (next to the 'Point B' button) and a list of 
categories from which you can choose, will be shown. Choosing from this list 
will bring up another more detailed list of categories for the types of 
business in the main category. I.E. If you choose Restaurants, you can then 
choose from a really wide variety of cuisine types.

Once you choose a more refined category, a list of actual businesses will be 
shown, and you can then double tap a listing to see all of its apropos info, 
including phone number and reviews etc. as well as to establish this as your 
meeting place.

NOTE: as of this writing, VO reads the listings in reverse order, with the 
address being displayed first and the business name being displayed last.

The app allows you to, among other things, send an email to your friends 
with a link to the destination you've decided upon with directions and info.

I haven't delved into this app further than this at this point, so can't 
comment on any other features or access, but so far this is proving to be a 
really cool and usable app to have.

In the listings of businesses you see, you're also given the distance from 
both point A and point b, so you can get an idea of whom your destination is 
closer to. Additionally, you can also set the radius of where you'd like to 
search for places to meet as well as which point you'd like to have them be 
closer to. I.E. if you'd like your listings to be closer to point B than 
point A, you can adjust your search results so your friends at point B won't 
need to travel as far.

So, in summary, while access for some controls here is spotty in my opinion, 
(unlabeled buttons and such) this app is still very usable in my opinion, 
and is really, really very cool!…

Hope you like!

Do have a wonderful evening / weekend!…

Smiles,

Cara :)
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