[Mt-blind] Hello

[Jim Marks]

I use the Sendaro GPS that connects to Braille Notes.  I use a Braille Note
PK.  It's a very good tool, but the place where it works the best for me is
when I'm in a vehicle.  The pedestrian mode is also good, but weather
conditions sometimes make using the Braille Note and Sendaro GPS tricky.
The Trekker, which is made by the same company, Humanware, is less
expensive, which might make me less nervous about using high-end equipment
in snow or rain.  That said, the GPS is really nice in that it provides more
information for travel.  I can hear what's around me, and plot routes that
get me quickly to my destination.  It takes a while to learn when to trust
the information.  Like any such tools, one has to use your own brains to
figure out what's going on.  For sure, these devices do not replace good O&M
skills.  I really like being a better navigator in a car.  I can tell my
driver where to go, and the unit is very accurate.  Even going over hi ways
is nice.  I can hear things like mountain peaks and businesses along the
way.  And it's always nice to know where the next rest stop is. 



Jim Marks
blind.grizzly at GMail.com 
-----Original Message-----
From: mt-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:mt-blind-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of dmgina
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 4:17 PM
To: mt-blind at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Mt-blind] Hello

Pat Joyce is up in Michigan taking the Trekker training.
Will there be anyone at convention to show this product?
I sure would love to see it, and see how it works.
Now of course I did ask for Pat to show me,
Since we live in the same state.
But it is worth to write, I won't hold my breath on this matter smile.
I understand from Cindy Dye that there are times when the Trekker will give 
out wrong information.
If you are near tall buildings.
She explained, when going south it said you were going north.
I also understand that you have to walk a set pace.
I know you can't creep, but I also know many of us can't run either.
Since I use a walking cane as well as my dog, it would be interesting for me

to see how I would put this on my shoulder strap of my purse and still get 
the correct directions.
I would love to be able to walk past a store and read the name of the store.
Just small things like this matter to me.
Thanks for reading.


--Dar
Every saint has a future,
Every sinner has a past 

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