[Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

Sat Feb 18 13:19:08 UTC 2012

Hi,
The Marshie is not that sensitive.
I use my Computer using JAWS only about 10 feet away and the volume is
medium high and the Radio does not talk.
On the top there is a bar with a raised line and all you need to do is to
press and it will say "command please, you say the command and it does it
and then if you say thank you it will say you are welcome.
The voice is a soft gentle female sound.
I also have my TV on and it does not set off the voice and when I talk on
the phone which is three feet away it does not ask me any questions.
From, Tom

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-----Original Message-----
From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Gerald Levy
Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 7:10 AM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

It seems to me that if this radio responds to voice commands, then it could
be inadvertently activated by speech from a TV in the room.  Is there any
way to set the Moshi radio to respond only to commands from a real person
and not by speech from a TV? And is there any way to hear the time
announcement by just pressing a button instead of speaking a command?  When
I'm half asleep in the middle of the night, the last thing I want to do is
yell at a clock radio to find out the current time.

Gerald

Gerald

----- Original Message -----
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To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
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Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 3:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] talking am/fm radios

> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On Behalf Of Drew Hunthausen
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 11:34 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Blume
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 4:44 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [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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