[Electronics-talk] setting radios

[Gerald Levy]

I think Ashley is looking for a stand-alone accessible/talking  radio, not 
some IPad or IPhone app.  Last year, Best Buy introduced the Insignia 
Talking HD radio to a lot of hoopla, but after six months on the market, it 
was discontinued, and the only other talking radio that I am aware of is the 
Cobalt Speechmaster AM/FM/shortwave radio which is available from Maxi-Aids 
for $200.

http://www.maxiaids.com/products/6796/Speechmaster-Talking-Multi-Function-Clock-Radio---AM-FM.html

Gerald


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Snow White Dove" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] setting radios


> Hey Ashley,
> Actually, the new iTunes radio is really accessible.
> Also, I love iHeartRadio. It's very accessible.
> Give it a shot, I think it's free but I'm not sure. It's been a while.
> Jenny
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Nov 26, 2013, at 1:31 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" 
>> <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> Setting up the radio station you want is with buttons on most radios; in 
>> the past, you had a tuner knob to set stations and no digital way to 
>> program in stations.
>>
>> Its important to see the station to know where you are.
>> Are there talking radios? I know the ipods read you the station frequency 
>> you’re at, but other than that, I can’t think of anything accessible.
>>
>> How do you find the stations you want? Just listen? Ocasionally with good 
>> light, I can see the number. Otherwise, I have to listen and guess what 
>> station I’m at based on the music played and number of times I’ve pressed 
>> a button. For instance if I’m at 99.5 and wish to go to 98.7, I know I 
>> don’t have to press the buttons much to get there, but if I wanted to 
>> tune to 88.5, I have a long way to go.
>>
>> For music, I love cds! I find them most accessible as you simply put in 
>> your cd and press buttons to go to the track you desire or play it on the 
>> pc with something like windows media player, and still select your track 
>> or listen straight through.
>> Old fashioned, but I find its most accessible except for the ipod route. 
>> Most music services such as rhapsody are not very accessible. Oh, nor is 
>> the hd radio real accessible either. So cds, IMO, are one of the best 
>> options.
>>
>> Ashley
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