[Electronics-talk] help with Speak and Breww coffee time setting

Tue Jan 12 16:27:17 UTC 2010

Have you seen prices for programmable coffe machines? they're nowhere near 
80 dollars. Not just for a programable machine.
thanks
bb
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] help with Speak and Breww coffee time 
setting


> Sorry to reply to my own post, but I got curious and looked around a bit. 
> On the web site 
> http://www.caffination.com/review/primula-speak-n-brew-1603/ I found a 
> review where it said "This unit is solid and very well done. I'd buy this
> even if there wasn't a spiffy voice activated system running my coffee 
> scheduling, the fact that there is makes the decision that much easier." 
> It also said "This coffee maker costs 80 dollars, which for a well made 
> programmable coffee pot is right about what you would expect to pay, but 
> for one you can talk to and ask it to brew your coffee for you I'd say its 
> a great price. It stands up in build quality to a Cuisinart, which we own 
> the grind and brew. I'd love to see a grind and brew version of the Speak 
> n' Brew down the line." Also remember this is from a mainstream site and 
> not a blindness related sight. In conclusion, I don't think this price is 
> unreasonable at all.
>
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> Christopher
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> On 1/11/2010 11:45 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:
>> It seems that Independent Living Aids is selling it for $79. Just looking 
>> around the web, this doesn't seem like an unreasonable price for a 
>> programmable coffee maker. Plus, it doesn't seem that this product was 
>> designed for the blind. There see to be plenty of main stream sites 
>> offering it, and some for more than $79. I don't have one, and I don't 
>> know the quality of the machine, but when I last bought a coffee maker, I 
>> would have expected to pay about $80 for a name brand coffee maker that 
>> brews 10 cups of coffee and has the features I'm looking for. If I buy 
>> another coffee maker in the near term, I wouldn't have a problem paying 
>> $79 for this coffee maker; like I said, assuming it's a good quality 
>> coffee maker.
>>
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>> Christopher
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>> On 1/11/2010 10:01 PM, Brett Boyer wrote:
>>> Dewey. i wasn't asking you. I was asking the few people that seem to own 
>>> it.
>>> It doesn't seem like it's worth the price but maybe I'm wrong.
>>> bb
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dewey Bradley" 
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>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:36 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] help with Speak and Breww coffee time 
>>> setting
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>>>
>>>> I have no idea how much it is, that's why I'm asking about it.
>>>> I've never heard of it before.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brett Boyer" <bboyer202 at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:39 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] help with Speak and Breww coffee time 
>>>> setting
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yes is it worth the 75 bucks?
>>>>> bb
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dewey Bradley" 
>>>>> <dewey-bradley at att.net>
>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:52 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] help with Speak and Breww coffee time 
>>>>> setting
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Where do you find this thing?
>>>>>> I've never heard of it until you folks started talking about it on 
>>>>>> this list.
>>>>>> And how much does it caust?
>>>>>> Personally I just get up and switch on the coffee maker, but I guess 
>>>>>> if I had one like this I would use it
>>>>>> YA I would
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: " Rob Tabor" 
>>>>>> <rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:07 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] help with Speak and Breww coffee time 
>>>>>> setting
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good evening, Maria and all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Congratulations on receiving your new Hamaker-Schlemmer Primula 
>>>>>>> talking brewer. I learned in a brief look at the product document 
>>>>>>> that came in my shipping box that if the clock or the timed brewer 
>>>>>>> mechanism aren't working properly the user is advised to unplug the 
>>>>>>> unit for at least ten seconds, reconnect to the electric outlet, 
>>>>>>> then reset the clock and brewing timer. The mechanism is computer 
>>>>>>> driven, and sometimes has to be "rebooted" to cure a system tie-up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>> Rob Tabor
>>>>>>> Lawrence, (Jayhawk) Kansas
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Bradford" 
>>>>>>> <mtbradford at qwest.net>
>>>>>>> To: "electronics talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 7:39 PM
>>>>>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] help with Speak and Breww coffee time 
>>>>>>> setting
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello!
>>>>>>>> I am having problems with the Speak and Brew coffeemaker. I can 
>>>>>>>> manually start the brewing process, but when I attempt the set the 
>>>>>>>> clock and the coffee brewing time, the unit has not started 
>>>>>>>> automatically.
>>>>>>>> Thank you
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