[msb-alumni] Re: O.T. No more Watches
- From: Fawn Scott <fawnscott61@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <msb-alumni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:33:24 -0400
Hi Richard
I couldn't agree more!
Fawn Scott class of 81.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 22, 2014, at 11:28 AM, Richard McKinley <mcfurbie@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Fred, I agree about the iPhone. When I find an app thisn't accessible or
> needs some work to improve accessibility I always contact the developers and
> let them know about ways to improve app accessibility. Someone would really
> have to convince me there's a better phone than the iPhone before I'd switch
> to something else. Linda says I'll probably die with my iPhone in my hand.
> LOL.
>
>> On Aug 22, 2014, at 10:16 AM, "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> 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
>> 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
>>
>>
>> --
>> Donald Bowman
>> 517 3940311
>> donaldbowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> www.blindmassage.com
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