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I bought a dot and Vaux combo too and am quite pleased with it too. Though I
miss the audible notification the tap gave you when on its charger and how I
think it would display its status charge level within the app I was most
displeased when I found out it couldn’t partake of the messaging and calling
features so mine went back in favor of this alternative. I did contact the
maker of the Vaux speaker and found them to be very receptive of the concerns
of how a blind person would determine battery status. Though it can’t be done
right now it might come in a future version of the device and he even wrote
back on a Sunday so hope springs eternal (smile).
Robin
From: Merv Keck
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 9:42 PM
To: blind-philly-comp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: Amazon Prime Apps and Personal Assistants
Hi,
I just purchased a Dot and Vaux combo today. It will be here Tuesday. I paid
$106.94 including 7% sales tax for Florida. However I had $75 in amazon gift
cards so I really paid $31.94 for it. While it is basically the same price as
the tap which sells for $99.99 plus tax on amazon and is also battery operated
and portable. I highly recommend you go with the Dot and Vough combo if you
plan on using the messaging and calling feature. The tap does not have this
feature. I have heard the sound of both the Tap and the Vaux and both are good.
The battery life of the Vaux is six hours. I have no doubt that I will ee happy
with my choice of the Dot and Vaux combination.
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[mailto:blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 8:03 PM
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: Amazon Prime Apps and Personal Assistants
Hi.
Additionally, you could purchase an Echo Dot for around fifty dollars, along
with a device known as a Vaux speaker, which is not made by Amazon, although
Amazon now sells it. The Vaux also costs around fifty dollars and is a sort of
docking station designed for the Echo Dot. You place your Echo Dot on the top
of the speaker, connect a few plugs into the Dot's power and headphone jacks
and it gives you a slightly better sound for your Dot, as well as being battery
operated. It won't sound quite as nice as an Echo but it's a bit like an Echo
Mini. However, some might argue that, for a little more money, the Echo Tap
provides similar functionality.
David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist Feel free to visit my Web site
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On 6/25/2017 7:54 PM, Lillian Way wrote:
Hi, Peter;
If you can afford the main Echo Unit, which costs approximately $179.00. I
think Amazon makes that available at a discounted price occasionally. Perhaps
they may have a July 4th sale, starting within the next week or so. If you have
a Prime account, you might be eligible for such a discount whenever it’s
offered. I asked my Alexa if such a sale may be in place for Prime members.
Unfortunately, she didn’t answer my question. She only made this weird noise
that sounds like Hmmm. Don’t know why she does that. Anyway, you can go to the
Amazon site and probably write a slash followed by Prime, or go to your account
if you have one. It should say what sales they’re offering for the next few
weeks. Good luck. Take care.
Lillian Way
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[mailto:blind-philly-comp-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Goldfield
Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2017 11:49 AM
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Subject: [blind-philly-comp] Re: Amazon Prime Apps and Personal Assistants
Peter,
If your desire is to have a replacement for a radio and if your finances will
allow it, you could consider an Echo Dot for around fifty dollars. With an Echo
you can just request a specific radio station and, more often than not, have it
played. Siri, much to my frustration, is currently unable to access specific
radio stations from apps such as Tunein Radio and OOtunes. I also don't think
that third-party apps like Reverb are able to play specific radio stations. If
buying another hardware device is not an option, then one of the apps I
mentioned on your iDevice will more than suffice for a radio; you just won't be
able to request a station with just your voice. Both Tunein Radio and OOTunes
are excellent apps, although OOTunes is my favorite.
David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist Feel free to visit my Web
site WWW.DavidGoldfield.Info
On 6/22/2017 9:44 PM, Peter Donahue wrote:
Good evening David and everyone,
Yesterday we installed several Amazon Apps onto our
iPhones. So far Voiceover is working with them quite well. It works wonderful
with Amazon Prime Video. I briefly tested it with the Amazon Shopping App but
have yet to dive deeper into this app with Voiceover and Alexa. As folks up
here have said so far Alexa, Siri and Voiceover are playing together quite
well. Perhaps we'll add the Google Assistant into the mix to see how it handles
it. We have yet to install this crew onto our iPad Air 2. We're also talking
about adding an additional device so we can have all of our entertainment in
our kitchen. This is to replace a dead radio. Why just settle for another radio
when we can add another iPad or a Kindle device allowing us to have all of our
entertainment throughout the house? We'll keep y'all posted on our progress
with this gang. All the best.
Peter Donahue
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