[Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

Sat Feb 18 08:34:41 UTC 2012

Hi,
No, the Maarshie will not read out the Radio stations as you go up and down
the dial.
I believe that this Radio was not made for the Blind but as a Novelty for
the Sighted Consumer such  as other talking items.
It is a solid unit and has a good sound.
If you can find this Radio at Amazon or another place at a good price it
should do most of the things that you would like a Talking Radio to do for
you.
Remember if a Talking Unit comes factory equipped to talk most of the
functions it should be a better unit then a unit that is adapted to talk
because the Company has the secrets of the internal software.
If a Company makes the buttons and switches with raised dots and different
shaped buttons this is also useful for the blind.
From, Tom

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Drew Hunthausen
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 11:34 PM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

Does the bar which you use to go up and down radio stations speak out the
stations so you know what you are selecting? Thanks

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Blume
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 4:44 PM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

Hi,
Yes, on the Marshie Clock Radio, there are 4 pre set buttons and a bar type
lever to scan up and down the AM or FM.
Some of the buttons has a raise dot on them and it has two alarms.
It also has a sleep mode with three types of sounds, such as the Ocean and
you can set the timer for 15 to 60 min.
The nice part of this Radio is that you can plug your MP3 player or a CD
player into the jack and use the Radio as the sound source.
>From the cross the room you can say:
Hello Marshie, it will say say a command and you can say time, radio and set
the alarms.
It's very small and the speakers are on the sides and face left and right.
The volume is a rocker type lever.
and the command button is a long bar with a raise line where you can touch
and say your commands.
It also has 2 AA batteries for a back up so if you lose power during the
night.
Its about 6 inches square with the buttons on top and fairly spaced apart.
The sound is very good.
The two alarms are good for week days and the weekend.
From, Tom

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Drew Hunthausen
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 5:07 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

Tom,
On this clock/radio can you change the radio stations independently also?
Thanks

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Blume
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 11:58 AM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

Hi,
The Blind Mice Mart at www.blindmicemart.com, has several talking Clock
Radios and over $75.00 there is free shipping and part of the funds goes to
College scholarships.
I have the Marshie  Clock Radio and it sounds very good it is small and has
several different sounds to put you to sleep at anytime of the day.

you just talk to it, or press the button on top to say a command.

It also has a jack where you can plug an external device and you can play it
through the Radio.
You can push the button on top to say a command or just say, Hello Marshie
and ask her the time or tell her to turn the Radio on or other commands.
From, Tom

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[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Drew Hunthausen
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:38 PM
To: electronics list
Subject: [Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

Dear list,

I'm looking for a simple am/fm talking radio which is fully functional
without eyesite. Thanks for suggestions

Drew Hunthausen 714 296-7111

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