[Electronics-talk] Talking Digital AM / FM HD Radio

[Pamela Dominguez]

I think it would be more than just a chip; it would have to be some kind of 
a text-to-speech system.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: james francis
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 4:12 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Digital AM / FM HD Radio

greetings all first of all merry christmas one and all, in terms of the
talking h d radio,   i wish that they would some how put whatever chip they
would need to read title or other screen info displayed.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Digital AM / FM HD Radio


> HD Radios are still being made -- although most are car radios. 
> Information has gone around that there will be a new accessible HD radio 
> early next year, 2014.
>
> Dave
>
> At 08:32 AM 12/23/2013, you wrote:
>>A friend of mine says she can't find any hd radios anymore, whether they 
>>are talking or not.  She thought they had stopped making them altogether. 
>>Pam.
>>
>>-----Original Message----- From: Ashley Bramlett
>>Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 10:42 PM
>>To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Digital AM / FM HD Radio
>>
>>great question. What more accessibility is there in the new radio versus 
>>the
>>now discontinued Narrator.
>>
>>-----Original Message----- From: Ray Foret Jr
>>Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 6:00 AM
>>To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Talking Digital AM / FM HD Radio
>>
>>I cannot help but wonder if this is the answer to the difficulty that Best
>>Buy had when they lost their manufacture of this radio back some time ago.
>>INdeed, it was only a month or two after I purchased my Narrator radio 
>>that
>>this happened.  What I am really curious about is this.  What 
>>accessibility
>>will we have in this new radio that we did not have in the short lived
>>Narrator radio?  Will the third time be the charm, so to speak?  Seems 
>>worth
>>at least a look.  IF this radio uses TTS rather than recorded voices, I 
>>can
>>see how improvements could be made to it's accessibility.
>>
>>
>>Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind
>>built-in!
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user!
>>
>>On Dec 20, 2013, at 3:39 AM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Bill, thank you for this information.
>>>>Robin East
>>>>
>>>>From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List 
>>>>[mailto:VICUG-L at LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG] On Behalf Of Bill Pasco
>>>>Sent: December 17, 2013 6:07 PM
>>>>To: VICUG-L at LISTSERV.ICORS.ORG
>>>>Subject: [VICUG-L] Talking Digital AM / FM HD Radio
>>>>
>>>>A little birdie has allowed us to release the following information:
>>>>
>>>>The new talking HD FM radio we've hinted about is due to be introduced 
>>>>officially to the market during the C.E.S. (Consumer Electronic Show) in 
>>>>Las Vegas January 8th. The radio has a form factor nearly identical to 
>>>>that of the Narrator. The features are also similar with some 
>>>>enhancements.  The radio will be manufactured and sold by Audio Vox. For 
>>>>the general public, the radio will sell for $149, however, those with 
>>>>vision impairments will be allowed to use a special coupon code which 
>>>>will reduce the price to $99. The radio will be initially available from 
>>>>the Audio Vox web site <http://www.audiovox.com>http://www.audiovox.com. 
>>>>I'm sure Sun Sounds will be selling them also. The radio is a stereo AM/ 
>>>>FM HD radio with tactile buttons, a large print display, snooze / alarm 
>>>>/ clock,  presets, scan up and down, manual tuning, Auxiliary input, 
>>>>headphone jack. The radio announces the buttons pushed, as well as the 
>>>>results of a button push. For instance, it announces the name and 
>>>>frequency of stations as you tune. Or, it announces when you switch from 
>>>>FM to AM to Auxiliary.
>>>_
>
>
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