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

Sun Feb 2 07:18:55 UTC 2014

Hi, Chrristopher:
Sure, I'd appreciate it if you would explain more.  I really don't like 
talking to my phones, I rather talk on them. You can write me off list. 
Thanks.
Vince
cheez at cox.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] looking for good talking clock and timer

> Fred is referring to the timer tab in the clock app. The clock app is a
> native app on your iPhone, so you don't need to download it. I think
> it's in the Utilities folder, but I'm not sure where it is by default.
> You can also get to it from the Control Panel, which you can bring up by
> touching the top of the screen on any of the status icons and then doing
> a three finger swipe up. You can also search for it using handwriting
> mode on any home page or using the spotlight search. I can explain more
> if interested.
>
> Note that if you're using Siri, as Fred suggests, then you don't need to
> know where the clock app is. Siri will use it by default.
>
> On 02/01/2014 01:20 PM, cheez wrote:
>> 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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