http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/20/gps-system-helps-blind-people-mosey-around-town/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:18:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/03/20/gps-system-helps-blind-people-mosey-around-town/#comment-151318 Shelly Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:07:37 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/03/20/gps-system-helps-blind-people-mosey-around-town/#comment-151318 Interesting, I guess, especially for the integration with a mobile phone. But blind people aren't looking for On Star sighted guides. GPS systewms are already available that allow completely indpenendent travel. They simply need to be improved, and the price brought down. Hiring operators to guide blind people remotely is neither efficient or desirable. Interesting, I guess, especially for the integration with a mobile phone. But blind people aren’t looking for On Star sighted guides. GPS systewms are already available that allow completely indpenendent travel. They simply need to be improved, and the price brought down. Hiring operators to guide blind people remotely is neither efficient or desirable.

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