[Electronics-talk] looking for good talking clock and timer

Sun Feb 2 00:19:14 UTC 2014

Hi,

As Christopher  mentioned, the timer I use is the native iOS app.  It is in
the Utilities folder under Clock.  There are 4 functions in there. The basic
clock for the iPhone which can check times in other time zones.  There is an
alarm clock settable with Siri.  There is the timer which we are discussing,
also settable by Siri.  Then, there is a stopwatch.  I have not used this
but it is an elapsed time counter which can be paused I think it has a lap
timer, also, not sure.

1 feature in the sounds for the timer is a function to stop a running app.
So, rather than having an alarm sounding the app will stop a running app.
So, I set something like Tune In Radio or the Music app when working out.
When the timer stops so does the music or radio program.  This will also
work with BARD or Newsline, etc.

I sure hope you enjoy your new iPhone as much as I enjoy mine.  I sometimes
just smile to think of all the things it does.  It is nearly science fiction
come true.

Warm Regards,

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of cheez
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 2:20 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] looking for good talking clock and timer

Fred, Is that timer on the iPhone an app that you had to download?
I'm a novice iPhone user.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] looking for good talking clock and timer

> Hi,
>
> I know this is not a stand-alone device, but there some good apps for the
> iPhone.  I assume there are similar Android apps available.  Certainly not

> a
> perfect solution, but if you have such a device it reduces the number of
> things to manage.  I like setting the timer on the iPhone.  I simply tell
> Siri to set timer for x many minutes and off we go. I can say check timer
> and it will report the remaining time. Not quite as handy as an automatic
> report, but tolerable, for me.
>
> I use my iOS timer on my treadmill and elliptical.  The timer will stop 
> the
> music or book or radio when finished or play an alarm, depending on my
> choice.  The Book Port Plus, Victor Stream the National Library Service
> digital player and the Booksense all have sleep timers which also work
> reasonably well, though you need to manually check progress on all of 
> these
> solutions.  I like the fact that you can set the Booksense to any time in 
> 1
> minute intervals.  The Book Port has a sleep timer which only has fairly
> large increments., not great for workouts.
>
> I sure wish some would write an app that would emulate the Sharp talking
> clock and the Talking clock/calculator..  Those were wonderful devices. 
> The
> Talking clock would make various elapsed time interval reports as low as 
> 10
> seconds and up to 30 or 60 minutes, can't remember for sure.  I am sure of
> the 10 second report.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Gerald Levy
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 12:31 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] looking for good talking clock and timer
>
>
> Unfortunately,products like the Sharp EL-640 seem to be going the way of 
> the
>
> dinosaur.  There are presently only two or three talking countdown
> timer/clocks left on the market.  None of them have all the features you 
> are
>
> seeking.  Maxi-Aids used to sell the Reizen 3 in 1 Super Cube talking 
> clock
> with countdown timer which had a talking alarm clock, but it is apparently
> no longer available.  The best of the  talking countdown timers still on 
> the
>
> market is probably the one sold by FutureAids, ILA, Maxi-Aids and a few
> others.  It is a pocket-sized talking countdown/countup timer with clock.
> The timer speaks the elapsed time at regular intervals, but the talking
> clock does not have an alarm, nor does it have an hourly time 
> announcement.
> It is available from FutureAids for $14.95 with free shipping, which is
> probably the lowest overall price you can find it for.  Maxi-Aids sells it
> for $9.95 plus shipping.  I use this timer myself to time my workout
> sessions.  It operates on two AG-13 button cell batteries which are easily
> user replaceable.
>
> http://www.braillebookstore.com/Talking-Timer-Clock.1
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Russillo" <plrussillo at comcast.net>
> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 11:31 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-talk] looking for good talking clock and timer
>
>
>> Hello.  I'm curious if there is a talking clock with alarm and countdown
>> timer that is similar to the Sharp El-640 talking clock/calculator/timer;
>> I have had an EL-640 for 19 years, and it finally bit the dust.  If 
>> anyone
>
>> on the list knows of a clock and timer that's similar to the EL-640,
>> including announcing time hourly as well as every five minutes as the
>> EL-640, please let me know on or off list.  My email is:
>>
>> plrussillo at comcast.net
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Peter Russillo
>>
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