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

Sun Feb 2 07:21:20 UTC 2014

Thanks, Fred.  I guess I should have read my other messages before 
responding to Christopher.
I think I'm going to enjoy this phone.
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Wurtzel" <f.wurtzel at att.net>
To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" 
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Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] looking for good talking clock and timer

> 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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