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Portable Gps
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Jamie Davis <jdmusicman1971@...>
Actually I was looking for a stand-alone gps that is accessible. As an
example, a Garmin. I'm not necessarily lookng for a Garmin, more or less a gps where I don't have an extra unit, such as a Braille Note(which I don't have), or a PacMate(which I do have). I know Freedom Scientific has the Street Talk, and I have seen the Trecker Breeze. Not only am I looking for a a one unit gps, but something that is more auditory. I read Braille, but do more auditorily. I'm loking in to the Captain Mobility gps. Has anyone ever heard about that or know anyone who has had one of those? It seems that no matter what I do, for an accessible gps, I'm going to spend upwards of $600. I can't afford that just now. I just started a part-time job and it's not even enough to pay the bills. I have other sources which help in that manner. I had a question from a gentlemen when I was enquiring about the usb tv tuners. The gentlemen said he had the Hauppauge usb tv tuenr. I am curious as to what model you have. All of your feedback has been helpful thus far. Thanks. Jamie Linked IN Profile: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiedavis2> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiedavis2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/20130210/90ac134c/attachment.html> |
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Cy Selfridge
Hi, I am sorry to tell you but that Kaptan Plus was not very well built and
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is no longer made. Your best bet is probably the Trekker Breeze. It is absolutely accessible, reliable and all in one unit. I believe I saw a used on for sale on Blind Bargains for around $350 or so. Next choice would be an iPhone 4S or 5. The GPS functions on it are quite good as well. HTH, Cy cyselfridge@... -----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Jamie Davis Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:54 PM To: jfw@... Subject: Portable Gps Actually I was looking for a stand-alone gps that is accessible. As an example, a Garmin. I'm not necessarily lookng for a Garmin, more or less a gps where I don't have an extra unit, such as a Braille Note(which I don't have), or a PacMate(which I do have). I know Freedom Scientific has the Street Talk, and I have seen the Trecker Breeze. Not only am I looking for a a one unit gps, but something that is more auditory. I read Braille, but do more auditorily. I'm loking in to the Captain Mobility gps. Has anyone ever heard about that or know anyone who has had one of those? It seems that no matter what I do, for an accessible gps, I'm going to spend upwards of $600. I can't afford that just now. I just started a part-time job and it's not even enough to pay the bills. I have other sources which help in that manner. I had a question from a gentlemen when I was enquiring about the usb tv tuners. The gentlemen said he had the Hauppauge usb tv tuenr. I am curious as to what model you have. All of your feedback has been helpful thus far. Thanks. Jamie Linked IN Profile: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiedavis2> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiedavis2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/201302 10/90ac134c/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Dave...
Yes, agree with Cy about the iPhone. I think it's the best value now for the
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money. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 14, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit ----- Original Message -----
From: "Cy Selfridge" <cyselfridge@...> To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 16:57 Subject: RE: Portable Gps Hi, I am sorry to tell you but that Kaptan Plus was not very well built and is no longer made. Your best bet is probably the Trekker Breeze. It is absolutely accessible, reliable and all in one unit. I believe I saw a used on for sale on Blind Bargains for around $350 or so. Next choice would be an iPhone 4S or 5. The GPS functions on it are quite good as well. HTH, Cy cyselfridge@... -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Jamie Davis Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 5:54 PM To: jfw@... Subject: Portable Gps Actually I was looking for a stand-alone gps that is accessible. As an example, a Garmin. I'm not necessarily lookng for a Garmin, more or less a gps where I don't have an extra unit, such as a Braille Note(which I don't have), or a PacMate(which I do have). I know Freedom Scientific has the Street Talk, and I have seen the Trecker Breeze. Not only am I looking for a a one unit gps, but something that is more auditory. I read Braille, but do more auditorily. I'm loking in to the Captain Mobility gps. Has anyone ever heard about that or know anyone who has had one of those? It seems that no matter what I do, for an accessible gps, I'm going to spend upwards of $600. I can't afford that just now. I just started a part-time job and it's not even enough to pay the bills. I have other sources which help in that manner. I had a question from a gentlemen when I was enquiring about the usb tv tuners. The gentlemen said he had the Hauppauge usb tv tuenr. I am curious as to what model you have. All of your feedback has been helpful thus far. Thanks. Jamie Linked IN Profile: <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiedavis2> http://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiedavis2 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/201302 10/90ac134c/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Karen Hughes <khughes8@...>
I TOO WAS LOOKING AND TOLD BY MY ADVISOR THE cCAPTAIN WAS A POOR CHOICE. GOOD LUCK, KAREN
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From: "Jamie Davis" <jdmusicman1971@...> To: <jfw@...> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 7:53 PM Subject: Portable Gps
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Jennifer Tissot
I haven't heard of Captain Mobility before. will have to look it up.
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Trekker Breeze is strictly auditory but can't hook up to a Packmate as you know. IT does give you which streets are in what direction and more details if you set a route, and will redirect you if you go off-route. IT's rather accurate and landmarks are excellent as far a location goes while passing a particular place. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone has the standard $700 or so when it comes to the latest GPS. I had to save a llong time to get mine. Do you have a Lion's Club where you can inquire about a grant? If you give a good cause to why you need the device, they most often would be happy to assist in the funds to get it for you. IT may take some time--sometimes months before you hear back from them--but I have been successful in obtaining a few adaptive pieces of tech from them. I understand about thethe finantial cost. Very high for such rather essential equipment for most of us. Jen On 2/11/13, Karen Hughes <khughes8@...> wrote:
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Cy Selfridge
They no longer make the Kaptan Plus. It did not hold up very well.
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I understand that they were working on a new model but it is going to be in the same price range as the Breez. Cy -----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Jennifer Tissot Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 6:55 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps I haven't heard of Captain Mobility before. will have to look it up. Trekker Breeze is strictly auditory but can't hook up to a Packmate as you know. IT does give you which streets are in what direction and more details if you set a route, and will redirect you if you go off-route. IT's rather accurate and landmarks are excellent as far a location goes while passing a particular place. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone has the standard $700 or so when it comes to the latest GPS. I had to save a llong time to get mine. Do you have a Lion's Club where you can inquire about a grant? If you give a good cause to why you need the device, they most often would be happy to assist in the funds to get it for you. IT may take some time--sometimes months before you hear back from them--but I have been successful in obtaining a few adaptive pieces of tech from them. I understand about thethe finantial cost. Very high for such rather essential equipment for most of us. Jen On 2/11/13, Karen Hughes <khughes8@...> wrote: I TOO WAS LOOKING AND TOLD BY MY ADVISOR THE cCAPTAIN WAS A POOR CHOICE._______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Adrian Spratt
Here in New York city, when I was wanting to buy a GPS device, an
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organization conducted a demonstration of the Trekker Breeze. It misidentified nearby streets and couldn't estimate the distance to intersections. I was left with a sense that it doesn't pick up the necessary satellite signal in an environment of tall buildings. I think it's a question any city resident considering buying a Breeze might look into first. A friend has used the iPhone (I believe 4S) in Washington D.C. with more success, so perhaps the app designed for it is a better bet in an urban environment. This is hardly a good sample size, but the demonstration ended my interest in the Breeze. -----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Jennifer Tissot Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 8:55 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps I haven't heard of Captain Mobility before. will have to look it up. Trekker Breeze is strictly auditory but can't hook up to a Packmate as you know. IT does give you which streets are in what direction and more details if you set a route, and will redirect you if you go off-route. IT's rather accurate and landmarks are excellent as far a location goes while passing a particular place. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone has the standard $700 or so when it comes to the latest GPS. I had to save a llong time to get mine. Do you have a Lion's Club where you can inquire about a grant? If you give a good cause to why you need the device, they most often would be happy to assist in the funds to get it for you. IT may take some time--sometimes months before you hear back from them--but I have been successful in obtaining a few adaptive pieces of tech from them. I understand about thethe finantial cost. Very high for such rather essential equipment for most of us. Jen On 2/11/13, Karen Hughes <khughes8@...> wrote: I TOO WAS LOOKING AND TOLD BY MY ADVISOR THE cCAPTAIN WAS A POOR CHOICE.<http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/201302 10/90ac134c/attachment.html> ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Dave...
Adrian, yes GPS can be an issue in those urban canyons with all the
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multi-path bouncing of the signal off tall vertical structures. However there must be better technology in the GPS receivers for the mainstream market, or too many taxi drivers would complain on those same streets. I suspect that the GPS engine used in the Trekker could be replaced (by them, of course) with a more technically-savvy GPS engine that uses better algorithms to calculate and interpolate position where so much multi-path interference abounds. Most cities today also have a ground-based enhanced GPS network (called WAAS) with fixed base points usually installed on cell towers, that significantly improve GPS navigation. In fact, I'm surprised that Trekker did so poorly in these times when Garmin and Tom-Tom seem to have no problems at all. My wife and I used a handheld Garmin when we visited NYC last year, and it was very accurate in describing the street intersections and locations of addresses. Your review of Trekker's performance should have caused the makers of Trekker to go back to their drawing boards and improve the product. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 14, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit ----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Spratt" <Adrian@...> To: "'The Jaws for Windows support list.'" <jfw@...> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 18:37 Subject: RE: Portable Gps Here in New York city, when I was wanting to buy a GPS device, an organization conducted a demonstration of the Trekker Breeze. It misidentified nearby streets and couldn't estimate the distance to intersections. I was left with a sense that it doesn't pick up the necessary satellite signal in an environment of tall buildings. I think it's a question any city resident considering buying a Breeze might look into first. A friend has used the iPhone (I believe 4S) in Washington D.C. with more success, so perhaps the app designed for it is a better bet in an urban environment. This is hardly a good sample size, but the demonstration ended my interest in the Breeze. -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Jennifer Tissot Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 8:55 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps I haven't heard of Captain Mobility before. will have to look it up. Trekker Breeze is strictly auditory but can't hook up to a Packmate as you know. IT does give you which streets are in what direction and more details if you set a route, and will redirect you if you go off-route. IT's rather accurate and landmarks are excellent as far a location goes while passing a particular place. Unfortunately, it seems that everyone has the standard $700 or so when it comes to the latest GPS. I had to save a llong time to get mine. Do you have a Lion's Club where you can inquire about a grant? If you give a good cause to why you need the device, they most often would be happy to assist in the funds to get it for you. IT may take some time--sometimes months before you hear back from them--but I have been successful in obtaining a few adaptive pieces of tech from them. I understand about thethe finantial cost. Very high for such rather essential equipment for most of us. Jen On 2/11/13, Karen Hughes <khughes8@...> wrote: I TOO WAS LOOKING AND TOLD BY MY ADVISOR THE cCAPTAIN WAS A POOR CHOICE.<http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/201302 10/90ac134c/attachment.html> ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Richard Holloway
If memory serves, iPhones, at least at one point, were using a database of known wifi reference points to enhance navigation. I also have no doubt cell-based devices can be set to use tower reference points to gain accuracy as mentioned.
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The more open the sky view, the more GPS satellites can be tracked by a GPS to gain accuracy, but if a device lacks a cellular connection or wifi with an associated database, options get fewer and fewer, especially for a handheld unit. One other item of possible interest (thinking of the taxi comment)-- a built in GPS in a car will, at least in some cases, use extra tricks, most notably the antilock brake sensors, to count wheel revolutions and the speedometer when GPS signals gets lost (especially in say, a tunnel) and estimate position based on that. It can be pretty accurate because when you turn the wheels, there is differential between the left and right wheel speeds. (I think that's called the yaw rate.) That trick won't work so well when someone is walking with a handheld. I believe many portable car units will similarly assume continued constant velocity at least for a short time upon signal loss. I have no idea what a Trekker can do in such a situation. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Adrian Spratt <Adrian@...> wrote:
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Cynthia Bruce
Hi All,
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Really interesting discussion about portable GPS systems. I have an Iphone 4s, so I am wondering what the app would be for me to use as a portable gps? Cynthia -----Original Message-----
From: Richard Holloway Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:19 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps If memory serves, iPhones, at least at one point, were using a database of known wifi reference points to enhance navigation. I also have no doubt cell-based devices can be set to use tower reference points to gain accuracy as mentioned. The more open the sky view, the more GPS satellites can be tracked by a GPS to gain accuracy, but if a device lacks a cellular connection or wifi with an associated database, options get fewer and fewer, especially for a handheld unit. One other item of possible interest (thinking of the taxi comment)-- a built in GPS in a car will, at least in some cases, use extra tricks, most notably the antilock brake sensors, to count wheel revolutions and the speedometer when GPS signals gets lost (especially in say, a tunnel) and estimate position based on that. It can be pretty accurate because when you turn the wheels, there is differential between the left and right wheel speeds. (I think that's called the yaw rate.) That trick won't work so well when someone is walking with a handheld. I believe many portable car units will similarly assume continued constant velocity at least for a short time upon signal loss. I have no idea what a Trekker can do in such a situation. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Adrian Spratt <Adrian@...> wrote: Here in New York city, when I was wanting to buy a GPS device, an_______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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James Homuth
Folks,
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I hate to break up a thread, but we've gone from vaguely remotely JAWS/FS related to well off the beaten path on this one. Let's us maybe consider shutting it down here, or taking it to a more suitable list. Either the blindtech list or, for some aspects, the ViPhone Google group. Thanks much. James, List Admin -----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Cynthia Bruce Sent: February-12-13 8:00 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps Hi All, Really interesting discussion about portable GPS systems. I have an Iphone 4s, so I am wondering what the app would be for me to use as a portable gps? Cynthia -----Original Message----- From: Richard Holloway Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:19 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps If memory serves, iPhones, at least at one point, were using a database of known wifi reference points to enhance navigation. I also have no doubt cell-based devices can be set to use tower reference points to gain accuracy as mentioned. The more open the sky view, the more GPS satellites can be tracked by a GPS to gain accuracy, but if a device lacks a cellular connection or wifi with an associated database, options get fewer and fewer, especially for a handheld unit. One other item of possible interest (thinking of the taxi comment)-- a built in GPS in a car will, at least in some cases, use extra tricks, most notably the antilock brake sensors, to count wheel revolutions and the speedometer when GPS signals gets lost (especially in say, a tunnel) and estimate position based on that. It can be pretty accurate because when you turn the wheels, there is differential between the left and right wheel speeds. (I think that's called the yaw rate.) That trick won't work so well when someone is walking with a handheld. I believe many portable car units will similarly assume continued constant velocity at least for a short time upon signal loss. I have no idea what a Trekker can do in such a situation. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Adrian Spratt <Adrian@...> wrote: Here in New York city, when I was wanting to buy a GPS device, an_______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Dave...
Ariadne is good for telling you where you are. Also Sendero Lookaround for
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nearest street intersections. For trip planning, MotionX GPS Drive works quite well. Dave Carlson Tastefully composed and launched near the Pacific Ocean using a Dell Latitude E6520, JAWS 14, and Windows 7 Professional 32-bit ----- Original Message -----
From: "Cynthia Bruce" <cynthia.bruce@...> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@...> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 04:59 Subject: Re: Portable Gps Hi All, Really interesting discussion about portable GPS systems. I have an Iphone 4s, so I am wondering what the app would be for me to use as a portable gps? Cynthia -----Original Message----- From: Richard Holloway Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:19 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps If memory serves, iPhones, at least at one point, were using a database of known wifi reference points to enhance navigation. I also have no doubt cell-based devices can be set to use tower reference points to gain accuracy as mentioned. The more open the sky view, the more GPS satellites can be tracked by a GPS to gain accuracy, but if a device lacks a cellular connection or wifi with an associated database, options get fewer and fewer, especially for a handheld unit. One other item of possible interest (thinking of the taxi comment)-- a built in GPS in a car will, at least in some cases, use extra tricks, most notably the antilock brake sensors, to count wheel revolutions and the speedometer when GPS signals gets lost (especially in say, a tunnel) and estimate position based on that. It can be pretty accurate because when you turn the wheels, there is differential between the left and right wheel speeds. (I think that's called the yaw rate.) That trick won't work so well when someone is walking with a handheld. I believe many portable car units will similarly assume continued constant velocity at least for a short time upon signal loss. I have no idea what a Trekker can do in such a situation. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Adrian Spratt <Adrian@...> wrote: Here in New York city, when I was wanting to buy a GPS device, an_______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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Rose Combs <rosecombs@...>
Join the iPhone list on Google groups, then look at the archives, there are
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loads of messes on GPS, with lots of opinions about what works. I use my iPhone 4S with some of these programs to get information. Rose Combs rosecombs@Q.com -----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Cynthia Bruce Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 6:00 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps Hi All, Really interesting discussion about portable GPS systems. I have an Iphone 4s, so I am wondering what the app would be for me to use as a portable gps? Cynthia -----Original Message----- From: Richard Holloway Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:19 AM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Subject: Re: Portable Gps If memory serves, iPhones, at least at one point, were using a database of known wifi reference points to enhance navigation. I also have no doubt cell-based devices can be set to use tower reference points to gain accuracy as mentioned. The more open the sky view, the more GPS satellites can be tracked by a GPS to gain accuracy, but if a device lacks a cellular connection or wifi with an associated database, options get fewer and fewer, especially for a handheld unit. One other item of possible interest (thinking of the taxi comment)-- a built in GPS in a car will, at least in some cases, use extra tricks, most notably the antilock brake sensors, to count wheel revolutions and the speedometer when GPS signals gets lost (especially in say, a tunnel) and estimate position based on that. It can be pretty accurate because when you turn the wheels, there is differential between the left and right wheel speeds. (I think that's called the yaw rate.) That trick won't work so well when someone is walking with a handheld. I believe many portable car units will similarly assume continued constant velocity at least for a short time upon signal loss. I have no idea what a Trekker can do in such a situation. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 11, 2013, at 9:37 PM, Adrian Spratt <Adrian@...> wrote: Here in New York city, when I was wanting to buy a GPS device, an<http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/201302 10/90ac134c/attachment.html>_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list Jfw@... http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com |
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