[msb-alumni] Re: O.T. No more Watches
- From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxx>
- To: <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:16:15 -0400
Hi,
I haven’t used a watch since I first got a cell phone in the ‘90’s. I still
have 1 of the original Panasonic Talking Time’s” which is next to my bed and
still working perfectly. I first saw this product in Baltimore at the National
Center for the Blind in the late ‘80’s. I have a Panasonic EL-640
clock/calculator which I inherited from Rich Torres after his death. These
old devices are very useful, but for most things nothing is as wonderful as my
iPhone.
I just found an app which, when used with a sensor device, can monitor garden
and plant soil temperature, moisture, fertilizer and light. It connects to the
iPhone through Bluetooth and connects to a database of more than 6,000 plants.
Now, as a blind person just a few years ago, it would have been very time
consuming or impossible to figure all this out in an accessible way. I
downloaded the app. It is mostly accessible. I wrote the company suggesting
how they can make it fully accessible with little, I think, effort on their
part.
The Apple accessibility has made a science-fiction world become reality for me
as a blind person.
There are other devices which have disappeared due to technology. I will miss
some of them, however, I would never go back.
Warmest Regards,
Fred
Class of ‘69
From: msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:msb-alumni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Fawn Scott
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 10:32 AM
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: O.T. No more Watches
Hi Larry
I didn't realize you were that old ! That's agent lol! I enjoy the clock on my
IPhone it's neet.
Sincerely
Fawn Scott class 81
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 21, 2014, at 11:11 PM, "Larry D Keeler" <lkeeler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I still have a talking clock I baught there about a million years ago!
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Bowman <mailto:donaldbowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:27 PM
Subject: [msb-alumni] Re: O.T. No more Watches
For years, I used those talking watches from Radio Shack.
I wore them all the years I was at General Motors; h however, I have not used a
watch since I began using a smart phone about six years ago.
I first used a Windows based Black jack, with the speech program from
CodeFactory, a company in Madrid Spain.
Now, for the past three years, I use an iPhone.
I bought on, because of comments I saw folks on this list making.
I figured if Richard & Steve thought so much of them, I should give one a try.
I did that, and have not looked back.
an Iphone is like an electronic Swiss Army kknife.
Those Radio Shack watches were great in their time; however, that time is past.
good Call Radio Shack!
DRB
On 8/21/2014 9:20 PM, Vickie wrote:
Well, haven’t seen Victor put this news on this list. However, he did message
me through Facebook. Radio Shack, who used to be the cheapest talking products
for the blind, is no longer selling them. Both talking watches, and talking
clocks have been eliminated from Radio shack’s inventory. They claim that a
blind person can get this information from their cell phones. that is true, but
only those who have the I phone or a smart phone, I should say really. I do use
the time and alarm services from my cell phone. But, I also use my talking
watch for time. I know I will definitely miss getting talking and inexpensive
watches from Radio Shack.
Vickie Rolison
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