[Electronics-talk] the review of the radio

[Gerald Levy]

Ray,

Have you had an opportunity to try the alarm funtion yet on the Narrator? 
I'm curious to know how loud the alarm buzzer is because I am a sound 
sleeper and am hearing impaired  as well, so I need a clock radio with a 
loud alarm.  The alarm buzzer on my RCA RC50 voice recognition clock radio 
isn't very loud, so I went back to using my old ILA talking clock radio, 
which has a fairly loud, attention-grabbing  crowing rooster alarm. Beeping 
or buzzing alarms just don't work well for me.

Gerald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2012 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] the review of the radio


> Thanks Fred.  Apreciate that very much.  I was as detailed as I was about 
> the out of the box portion because I wanted to present exactly what a 
> blind person could expect when firs taking the radio out of the box and 
> pluging it in.
>
>
> Sincerely,
> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>
> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>
> Skype name:
> barefootedray
>
> On Jul 10, 2012, at 11:04 AM, Fred Wurtzel wrote:
>
>> Hello Ray,
>>
>> Thank you for the great demo.  For my part, I am glad that Best Buy took 
>> the
>> risk of producing an acdessible product.  It may not be perfect, but so
>> what, it is better than no accessibility and, hopefully, they will listen 
>> to
>> polite and constructive suggestions.  Your review was perfect in its
>> objective and detailed presentation.
>>
>> Thank you, again.
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>>
>> Fred
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ray Foret Jr
>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 1:17 PM
>> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] the review of the radio
>>
>> You're welcome.  Now, let's all hope the scenario you suggest does not 
>> come
>> true.  IF it does, perhaps it will be high time that we openly ask why a
>> more serious effort was not and is not being made.  My belief is that 
>> honest
>> positive negative feedback is essential; for otherwise, there would be no
>> incentive to improve what needs to be improved.  Positive feedback is 
>> also
>> essential so as to better encourage further development.
>>
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>
>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>
>> Skype name:
>> barefootedray
>>
>> On Jul 9, 2012, at 11:51 AM, Gerald Levy wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Ray,
>>>
>>> Thanks for this great review of the Narrator HD radio.  I appreciate 
>>> your
>> honesty about this product.  As you state in the podcast, this radio has 
>> its
>> advantages but still needs improvement.  My biggest concern is that
>> Insignia, as it did with the voice command clock radio, will simply
>> discontinue the Narrator because of ppor sales and relegate it to the
>> clearance pages of Cowboom.com rather than make an effort to upgrade it. 
>> For
>> now, I plan to hold off on purchasing one and wait and see whether 
>> Insignia
>> introduces an improved model. On the other hand, if the Narrator is 
>> quickly
>> discontinued as the voice command clock radio was, it will likely wind up 
>> on
>> Cowboom.com, where it can be snapped up for a fraction of the original 
>> $99
>> price.
>>>
>>> Gerald
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Foret Jr" <rforetjr at att.net>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 8:38 AM
>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] the review of the radio
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Below, you will find, at last, the Drop Box link to my review of the
>> Narrator Radio.
>>>
>>>
>> https://dl.dropbox.com/u/13790727/Review%20Of%20The%20Narrator%20HD%20Radio.
>> mp3
>>>
>>> IF using a Mac, focus on the link, open the short cut menu and, from 
>>> that
>> menu, choose "download linked file".  If usign windows, right click the
>> link, and, from the context menu, choose "save target as." if using IE 
>> and
>> "download linked file" if using Firefox.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!
>>>
>>> Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!!
>>>
>>> Skype name:
>>> barefootedray
>>>
>>>
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