[access-uk] Re: A Decent Looking Metal Braille or talking Watch: Is there such a thing?
- From: Carol Pearson <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:57:33 +0100
Mo and all,
We shouldn't have to go to the states to get a good watch them, should we?
Carol P
Sent from my iPhone using BrailleTouch
On 6 Jun 2013, at 10:53 AM, Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi bj. They are at:
>
> www.blindmicemart.com
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mo.
>
>
> BJ Edwards <bjthequill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mo,
>>
>> Where are these good looking £100 braille watches you speak of? I've
>> only ever seen RNIB-based tack....
>>
>> BJ
>>
>> On 06/06/2013, Kulvinder Singh Bhogal <kbhogal1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> What is this about an Iwatch?
>>> Kulvinder Singh Bhogal
>>> SKYPENAME: bobba2006
>>> Tel: +441332 514323
>>> Mob: +447581 483856
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Tom Lorimer
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 12:00 AM
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: A Decent Looking Metal Braille or talking Watch: Is
>>> there such a thing?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Steve,
>>>
>>> I totally agree with you about talking watches saying, The Time Is. It
>>> wouldn't be so bad if you could turn it off to just say the time but
>>> that
>>> must be too difficult to do, lol.
>>> I tossed my new watch in a drawer, it was driving me crazy listening to
>>> the squeaky voice and i've got a sore finger trying to press the bloody
>>> buttons.
>>>
>>> Maybe this new iWatch which is being produced will give us everything we
>>> want.
>>>
>>> Cheers Tom.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 05/06/13 10:55 PM, Steve Nutt wrote:
>>>> Hi Tom,
>>>>
>>>> This is a bugbear of mine.
>>>>
>>>> I have a very old talking watch, and it says "It's 10 O'Clock PM. Why
>>>> the
>>>> heck do they even have to say "The Time Is". Maybe they think us blind
>>>> are
>>>> a little slow and need everything delivered slowly? Oh and don't get me
>>>> started on that bong sound most of them do nowadays either. Discreet?
>>>>
>>>> All the best
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>> On Behalf Of Tom Lorimer
>>>> Sent: 05 June 2013 20:08
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: A Decent Looking Metal Braille or talking Watch:
>>>> Is
>>>> there such a thing?
>>>>
>>>> Hi Mo,
>>>>
>>>> Don't buy the large talking Atomic digital watch from the RNIB, mine
>>>> arrived today after sending a dud one back 2 weeks ago and it's all
>>>> plastic and must look horrible.
>>>> I bought that one because the sample voice was so clear, but in reality
>>>> it's choppy and I sometimes miss what number it is saying.
>>>> You've also got to be a body builder to be able to push the but
>>>> tons
>>>> hard
>>>> enough to get it to talk.
>>>>
>>>> Surely these days it's possible to have a human voice announce the time
>>>> without it saying it like:
>>>> The. time. is. 8. 0. 7. p. m.
>>>>
>>>> Tom.
>>>>
>>>> On 05/06/13 05:12 PM, Mobeen Iqbal wrote:
>>>>> Hi Everyone.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've been looking on various websites, and have come to the conclusion
>>>>> that i will have to spend over £100 for a braille watch if i don't
>>>>> necessarily want a cheap tacky one. does anyone have any experience
>>>>> buying braille watches? does a decent gents watch exist that won't
>>>>> break the bank? why am i bothered about looks if i can't see? in my
>>>>> view, just because we're blind doesn't mean that manufacturers should
>>>>> compramise on looks. sighted people are going to see them after all,
>>>>> we want to create an impression! before people suggest buying a
>>>>> tal
>>>>> king
>>>>> watch, i'm not keen on them. perhaps a decent watch with a
>>>>> mail voice that isn't made out of plastic would do, the modern ones
>>>>> all sound either like the person is constipated, stressed, or overly
>>>>> excited nothing against females here. it wouldn't be so bad if they
>>>>> sounded and looked decent, so i've come to the conclusion that i
>>>>> should try to find a mail talking watch that's preferably metallic so
>>>>> its a little more long lasting, and loud but not too loud. any help
>>>>> greatly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> many thanks in advance,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mo.
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