loadstone
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of loadstone
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Using his Nokia N82 cellphone, Hanson downloaded a Loadstone GPS system, which is a free, open-source application specifically designed to facilitate the mobility of blind and visually impaired persons.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Unlike, say, your iPhone’s navigation system, the Loadstone program does not have extensive existing data points; however, the Loadstone program allows visually impaired users to create their own personalized databases at a low cost.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Most importantly, the Loadstone tools allowed Hanson to store oral instructions along with each point, which would be necessary on the trail.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Hanson gathered data from the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and other sources and converted the information to the Loadstone GPS format on his phone.
From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013
Nor is the vertue of the Loadstone, being lost, recovered by Goats blood.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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