exactly, time and alarm are very easy to set with square mode button. Hourly announcement of time and temp and alarm on/off are toggle buttons. Volume and switch for announcing in Fahrenheit or Celsius on the back. ----- Original Message ----- From: Allison and Chip Orange To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:36 PM Subject: [tabi] Re: External thermometers are you talking about setting the time, and setting it to speak the temp every hour? those kinds of things? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Betsy Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:21 PM To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tabi] Re: External thermometers I was able to set mine up without sighted assistance. ----- Original Message ----- From: Allison and Chip Orange To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:19 PM Subject: [tabi] Re: External thermometers this is the same one as the one I found on Amazon for $20. Robert's right, it has a clock, and it has some alarm features like announcing the time and temp every hour, but you need sight to set all that up. Chip ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tabi-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Betsy Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 12:41 PM To: tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tabi] Re: External thermometers I just bought one from www.futureaids.com for $13.99 with free shipping. Very easy to set up without vision and has a 10-foot probe which makes it easy to find a good place for it. It has a built in stand but comes with screws to mount it on the wall which is probably what I will do. HTH, Betsy ----- Original Message ----- From: sgreenblatt76@xxxxxxxxx To: TABI Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 2:14 PM Subject: [tabi] External thermometers With the insanely cold weather we've been experiencing lately I've been encouraged to find a talking thermometer that I can keep inside my home that has a sensor I can put outside to check exactly what the weather is like in my neighborhood rather than my zip code. Instead of just doing a Google search or checking with the various companies who sell accessible products I thought some on the list might be able to offer me suggestions of units they've had success with or know about personally. I'd appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks! Hoping One Day to Defrost, Scott