Microsoft Soundscape – Microsoft Corporation

Key features:
– As you walk, Soundscape will automatically call out the key points of interest, roads and intersections that you pass. These can be adjusted and turned on and off.
– An audio beacon can be placed on a point of interest, and you will hear it as you move around. You can place an audio beacon on a point of interest that you would like to track such as your destination, a point to return to or a landmark you are familiar with.
– “My location” describes your current location and the direction you are facing
– “Around me” describes nearby points of interest in each of the four cardinal directions, helping with orientation. Try this out when getting off a bus or leaving a train station.
– “Ahead of me” describes points of interest in front of you, for example when walking down the street.
– The expandable Callout History section lets you review callouts you have heard, repeat callouts, hear more information about them, and more.

We hope you enjoy the experience. We believe that this kind of technology offers a new way to relate to the environment around you and we can’t wait to hear what you make of it.