Reizen Atomic Talking Watch has male voice, clear and louder than most. -----Original Message----- From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brink-Chaney, Marcie (DELEG) Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:21 AM To: Ross; McInnis, Janet (DELEG); visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: talking watch question, and overall disappointment with quality of items available I order the key chain clock for my hard of hearing people and quite often, those who are cognitively challenged. It is quite loud. It also has a quite large rubber button to push to have it announce the time. However, the ones I've heard do not have male voices. Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT Michigan Commission for the Blind Detroit Office E-mail: brink-chaneym@xxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: (313)456-1643 Fax: (313)456-1645 -----Original Message----- From: Ross [mailto:ssor@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:15 AM To: Brink-Chaney, Marcie (DELEG); McInnis, Janet (DELEG); visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: talking watch question, and overall disappointment with quality of items available I find that people who are hard of hearing do best with a talking key chain watch - available at MaxiAids. It is the loudest device I have found. It is also very inexpensive. One problem with the one-button watch is that the speaker is under the face of the watch and the announce is muffled by the fact that it is against the wrist. I have found that if a person who is a hearing aid user or hard of hearing, the watch can be held close to ear and tipped away from the wrist to hear it better and that often works for them. Ross ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brink-Chaney, Marcie (DELEG)" <brink-chaneym@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "McInnis, Janet (DELEG)" <mcinnisj@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 9:05 AM Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Re: talking watch question, and overall disappointment with quality of items available Hi Janet, I can't promise that you won't have trouble with this, however, I got it this morning and it has a clear quite understandable male voice. It has a gold band and is a one button watch (a button for the time and the stem to set the time on the face. It does not have an alarm on it, if you need that. This comes from Maxi Aids. Unisex Gold One Button Talking Watch Item#: 702252 $24.95 Hope this helps, Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT Michigan Commission for the Blind Detroit Office E-mail: brink-chaneym@xxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: (313)456-1643 Fax: (313)456-1645 -----Original Message----- From: visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:visionrehabtherapist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of McInnis, Janet (DELEG) Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:26 PM To: visionrehabtherapist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] talking watch question, and overall disappointment with quality of items available Is anyone able to recommend a talking watch that has a male voice (for a hearing aid user) that was similar to the "tel-time 2000" model that is no longer available? This particular model was unique in that it did not have the rooster crowing alarm option, rather, it states the time and beeps... I have had a string of very unsatisfactory purchases from well known catalog companies of different products that were not working out of the box. I have found that spending extra on items does not necessarily translate into better quality. Sending items back is a tremendous chore, however, I am no longer going to accept the junk, and I have really received some junk that I think the folks should be embarrassed to send out, but, I digress. Any help with a watch recommendation is much appreciated! Janet in Michigan *********************************** To view archives, edit list settings, subscribe or unsubscribe from list: www.freelists.org/list/visionrehabtherapist Administrator e-mail: dietz1112@xxxxxxxxx *********************************** To view archives, edit list settings, subscribe or unsubscribe from list: www.freelists.org/list/visionrehabtherapist Administrator e-mail: dietz1112@xxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.49/2294 - Release Date: 08/10/09 06:10:00 *********************************** To view archives, edit list settings, subscribe or unsubscribe from list: www.freelists.org/list/visionrehabtherapist Administrator e-mail: dietz1112@xxxxxxxxx *********************************** To view archives, edit list settings, subscribe or unsubscribe from list: www.freelists.org/list/visionrehabtherapist Administrator e-mail: dietz1112@xxxxxxxxx