[Electronics-talk] Talking Sports Watch

Mon Apr 23 12:32:47 UTC 2012

sorry, but I find it rediculous that a watch that is helpful for the blind, who a lot of us are on fixed incomes, costs that much.

I guess it's for those who just have jobs and/or money to burn.

Jenny
On Apr 23, 2012, at 7:11 AM, Christopher Chaltain wrote:

> As I said in the attached email, Amazon is again selling the Tissot
> Silen-T watch. This is the watch that a blind person can use to tell
> time by feeling vibrations on the watches face. It's currently selling
> for $470, but it was selling for $350, as a promotional deal, a few
> weeks ago.
> 
> I found it on Amazon just using Google, but if anyone wants, I can rerun
> my Google search and post the specific links.
> 
> I'm not sure what the Tissot Vibren watch does, but I suspect the poster
> was thinking of the Silen-T watch.
> 
> On 23/04/12 06:56, Stephen guerra wrote:
>> I believe you can only get the tissot vibrating watch from ebay as they are
>> not actively being sold anymore and they run over $200
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Christopher
>> Chaltain
>> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2012 2:20 AM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Sports Watch
>> 
>> I'm not familiar with the Tissot Vibren watch, and I wasn't able to find it
>> via Google, but in the Tissot T-Touch series, the Silen-T is the accessible
>> vibrating watch that a blind person could use. The other watches in the
>> series vibrate, but not in a way that you could tell the time.
>> 
>> The Tissot Silen-T is available again, but the $349 price from Amazon was a
>> promotional price that ended at the end of March. It looks like the current
>> price is around $469.
>> 
>> On 21/04/12 19:01, Alan Siman wrote:
>>> 
>>> It was probably the Tissot vibren watch which apparently has come back 
>>> on the market for $349.00 at amazon (I think).
>>> 
>>> On 4/21/2012 4:27 PM, Annette Carr wrote:
>>>> I have been looking for a vibrating watch.  I came across one 
>>>> advertised a very long time ago that some how vibrated as you ran 
>>>> your finger around the outside rim of the face, but cannot find it 
>>>> any more.  I don't like talking watches because I also do not like 
>>>> everyone to hear that I am checking the time, and many times I cannot 
>>>> hear what it says because of my hearing loss.
>>>> I struggle with braille watches as I have some loss of feeling in my 
>>>> hands.
>>>> 
>>>> Annette
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>>>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jenny 
>>>> Keller
>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 4:14 PM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Sports Watch
>>>> 
>>>> don't ask em where, but I could swear I have seen a water resistant, 
>>>> or water proof sports watch.
>>>> 
>>>> I can't remember where cause it's been a long time since I looked for 
>>>> a talking watch as I hate them with a passion.
>>>> 
>>>> I'm 4 feet 11 inches and the faces on them are just too big, no 
>>>> matter where I look.
>>>> 
>>>> Also, I don't want everyone and their mother to know if I want to 
>>>> check the time during church or something like that.
>>>> 
>>>> I had one that I liked cause the face was blue and I really liked the 
>>>> way it looked, but it actually started running backwards and wouldn't 
>>>> sinc with the talking part, and quidckly after that happened the 
>>>> talking part went berserk too.
>>>> 
>>>> Oh well, I'm stuck with a braille watch.
>>>> 
>>>> Jenny
>>>> On Apr 21, 2012, at 6:12 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Check out this inexpensive talking sports watch from Future Aids.  
>>>>> It's
>>>> not water resistant (I don't think there are any water resistant 
>>>> talking timepieces on the market because there is no way to prevent 
>>>> water from penetrating the speaker), but at $14.95 with free 
>>>> shipping, it is a good deal.
>>>>> http://www.braillebookstore.com/view.php?T=Talking+Sports+Watch
>>>>> 
>>>>> Gerald
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Chao"
>>>>> <mattchao at verizon.net>
>>>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 7:03 AM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Sports Watch
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Am also looking for same.--Matthew Chao
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> At 11:11 PM 4/20/2012, you wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>  I have been trying to find a high quality talking sports watch.  
>>>>>>> I am hoping to find one that is somewhat water resistant and am 
>>>>>>> hoping to find something like a nice Seiko or something like that.  
>>>>>>> I would love some of the nice sports watches on the market now but 
>>>>>>> they are not talking watches so I am unfortunately still looking.  
>>>>>>> If you know of something I would really appreciate it.  Thanks so 
>>>>>>> much and sorry for my ramblings :) Linnie
>>>>>>> 
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