iNDEED BUT i TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF MINE COOKER, WASHING MACHINE, TUMBLE DRYER WITH THE BRAILLE MARKINGS.All put on by the manufacturers. eLEANOR ----- Original Message ----- From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:07 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Cobolt Product Review Hi Eleanor. Well, that's something that we could debate about all day *smile*. Blindness related products are always going to be more expensive than their sighted counterparts, I myself would like to see a talking panel on all my kitchen appliances IE washing machine, cooker etc and take full advantage of all the functions that the sighted enjoy. All the best, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: ELEANOR BURKE To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:58 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Cobolt Product Review Sorry Ibrahim the point I was really making is that for the speech, the little there is (but essential no doubt) costs a lot of money. Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: Ibrahim Gucukoglu To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:55 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Cobolt Product Review Hi Eleanor. In point of fact, the microwave that Cobolt use is made by LG electronics, and is very high quality. They're not going to put a speech module in to a cheap and inferior product. I don't think Cobolt could or would try to get away with that. All the best, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: ELEANOR BURKE To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:45 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Cobolt Product Review I am told that its high cost relates to the speech and not to the standard of microwave, that it is just a standard microwave. Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: David Russell To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:04 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Cobolt Product Review It does not have a visual display but I am fairly sure the actual buttons are marked visually so a sighted person should be able to use it. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Barbara Wilson Sent: 16 June 2009 07:44 To: Access-UK Subject: [access-uk] Cobolt Product Review I checked my Emails late last night and may have picked this up wrong being half asleep, but did Ibrahim or someone say that the Cobolt talking microwave with oven and grill does not have a visual display? This surely would make it difficult for sighted people to use who didn't want to use speech? There are sighted people who live with me so if there was no display then the device would not be suitable. Find me on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/barkingbabs Barbara Wilson M: 07917710779 T: 02887784046 E: barkingbabs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx IM: creativeeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: creativeeyes __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4157 (20090615) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4157 (20090615) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am using the Free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1645 of my spam emails to date. The Professional version does not have this message.