Lad you enjoy your iPhone Don. I am surprised I use mine a lot myself. I sure like the time future also. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 21, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Don Bowman <donaldbowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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