[Mt-blind] Hello

[dmgina]

Hi there,
I don't feel I could use the PK and the mPower at the same time.
Just way to much around my neck.
This was why I was interested in the Trekker.
I do hope I can see one before I would ever try to buy one.


--Dar
Every saint has a future,
Every sinner has a past
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Marks" <blind.grizzly at gmail.com>
To: "'Montana Association for the Blind List'" <mt-blind at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Mt-blind] Hello


>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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