[access-uk] Re: identifying foods
- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:53:17 +0100
The PenFriend is £59 from the RNIB. It comes with lots of labels and you can
buy more if you need them.
Cheers
Barry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kulvinder Bhogal" <kbhogal1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 7:27 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
Just one question, how much?
Kulvinder Singh Bhogal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 6:54 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
> Christine,
>
> As you know, I'm not Hannah <Smiles>
>
> I'm jumping in here as I use the Penfriend pretty extensively and have had
> many discussions about it.
>
> First, it's speech based, but you get loud speech so you may manage it OK.
> Also, it's the recording of your own voice, or someone else's, if you
> choose, that you'll be listening to, so this factor may help you to decide
> whether it would be OK for you to use!
>
> It comes with a pack of labels and you affix these to whatever you want to
> identify. If you're kind of thrifty therefore, you want to make the best
> possible use of your labels. This means that I don't stick them directly
> onto anything that will get thrown away, if I can help it, because I want
> to re-use labels whenever possible. (They work out at about 3P each I
> think.)
>
> Anyway, with a bit of help, or maybe even on your own, you can even cut
> the larger labels into two or four to save costs. If you do this, though,
> because the label is identified by the Penfriend and has a unique coding,
> all four of those labels will be the same. This means, every time you
> alter one of them, you'll alter four. This will be great if you usually
> keep four tins of something, but probably not so great if you pick up one
> of them, re-use and put, for example, marmalade onto that label. You'll
> find then that the other three you had for tuna will now say marmalade!
> <Smiles> This method though does have its uses, as I hope I've shown.
>
> The other thing that I do is to put my labels onto thick, durable card,
> punch holes and affix these to an item by means of an elastic band. This
> means you have them on jars in the fridge, or wheverever, tins if you want
> and even items in the freezer which are flat boxes or bags.
>
> You can say whatever you want on a label, so (as a joke, when I was
> getting tired one day) I called marmalade "Paddington and I have been
> known to sing a little too"! You can also label books, CD's, letters and
> just about anything onto which you can affix a label.
>
> I did try out a method of putting labels onto small magnets purchased from
> Staples, but I found these got knocked off tins quite easily and it was no
> good if you wanted to stack tins in a cupboard to save room. I also
> bought some key fobs, recommended by another user, but again, over all I
> find the card method works best for me. You can, though, use a label
> placed inside a tiny bag and affix this to something, so that the label is
> kept perfectly clean, if this is what you want; since the Penfriend reads
> through clear plastic bags.
>
> There is something like 70 hours worth of recording on each pen so,
> technically, you could get someone to read a book for you if you liked.
> The only thing about this is that it's very basic recording. There's no
> facility to pause whilst reading; you'd simply have to go back and listen
> again! This is why I have sometimes taken out my phone (on which I keep a
> label) with some items for shopping, but not too many, or you're listening
> for too long and having to listen over and over again.
>
> The pen has a lovely neck cord, so you can carry it around the house with
> you. There are four buttons in all, so not much to get used to! You do
> need it with you both to read and record labels, so would need to take it
> with you if you carried a shopping list this way.
>
> You can easily enough save all your recordings to computer, just in case
> the batteries die in your Penfriend. I've had my batteries for months and
> they still haven't gone, as yet, and I haven't lost any data recorded.
>
> If you use up all labels supplied, you can purchase another pack or two
> from the RNIB, but you must ensure you do not purchase the pack with the
> original name, since these labels will be identical to the ones you first
> used ... and you know tthat doesn't work ... <Smiles>
>
> All in all, though, it's a good and easy piece of kit and I wouldn't be
> without mine.
>
> If you have any further questions then please ask and I'll do my best to
> explain some more.
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
> --
> Carol
> ---- Original Message ----
> From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 12:17 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
>
>> Hannah, how does the penfriend work? Can you describe it
>> please? Also can you put the labels in the freezer? Do
>> they stick or what? Are they re-useable? Can you use
>> them on tins? Please explain as I am thinking of buying
>> one, so many people have them. Disability is not a
>> barrier to life, just another hurdle which has to be
>> overcome. (written by Christine Weetman, June 2010) -----
>> Original Message -----
>> From: "Hannah Day" <hannahday2009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:12 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
>>
>>
>>> Hi when i buy my food from the shopp i always put a
>>> label on it meaning a pen friend label and this works a
>>> treat for me
>>> chat soon hannah
>>>
>>>
>>> Hannah Day
>>> E-mail and facebook: hannahday2009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> MSN: hannahday1989@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Skype: hannahday
>>>
>>> On 21/06/2010 09:30, martin wilsher wrote:
>>>> Indeed Jackie, this is how I identify my foods. I put
>>>> a label on them. Means I can, if the label doesn't fall
>>>> off, which 9 times out of ten it doesn't, pile
>>>> everything in the freezer and have informed selection
>>>> of my foods.
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>>> Jackie Cairns
>>>> Sent: 21 June 2010 09:23
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
>>>>
>>>> Hi Will
>>>>
>>>> Before you put it in the freezer, mark it in some way
>>>> so you know what you
>>>> will be opening. You can identify packaging with
>>>> Braille Dymo, the Penfriend and other ways if you are
>>>> so inclined. If someone helps you round the
>>>> supermarket, make a note on a voice recorder of how
>>>> long to shove it in the oven.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Jackie Cairns
>>>> J&M Work-Ability
>>>>
>>>> jandm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> www.work-ability.co.uk
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
>>>> william lomas
>>>> Sent: 20 June 2010 21:35
>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
>>>>
>>>> good idea but when you take the food out freezer you
>>>> still wont know what you ahve
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 20, 2010, at 8:54 PM, James, Lyn, Nash& Twinny
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Tescos is really good and Asda generally do it too
>>>>> although I think Tescos
>>>> is slightly easier to sue.
>>>>>
>>>>> James, Lyn, Nash& Twinny
>>>>> On 20 Jun 2010, at 19:55, Deborah Palmer wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you do online shopping you can generally get the
>>>>>> cooking instructions on the webb site sainsbury's and
>>>>>> Tescos do it
>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James,
>>>>>> Lyn, Nash& Twinny Sent: 20 June 2010 18:15
>>>>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: identifying foods
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are talking bar code scanners I think, but I'm
>>>>>> not sure where you'd get them from and they are not
>>>>>> designed to do what you want. The only product i can
>>>>>> think of is developed by an Italian company, but as
>>>>>> usual it is incredibly overpriced. I'll have to take
>>>>>> a look around to try and find the link for you.
>>>>>> Although I think Steve Nut may
>>>> sell it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> TC
>>>>>> James, Lyn, Nash& Twinny
>>>>>> On 20 Jun 2010, at 18:10, william lomas wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Has anyone developed a product that we can run over
>>>>>>> a box of food for
>>>>>> example and hear what it is, and how long to cook it
>>>>>> i.e., the
>>>> instructions?
>>>>>>> I can use the penfriend but yet again, need sighted
>>>>>>> help to actually know
>>>>>> what I am about to cook in the future
>>>>>>> I"d have though by now a device to read just I don't
>>>>>>> know, shepherds pie
>>>>>> oven cook x degrees for 30 minutes for example, would
>>>>>> have been invented for us blind folks by cobolt or a
>>>>>> similar company
>>>>>>>
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