[Electronics-talk] Programmable coffeepot?

[Tracy Carcione]

Thanks Chris.  Next time I want something, I'll try to remember to search 
for "blind", "accessible", or "ADA compliant", and see if I get any hits, 
instead of just assuming there isn't anything.  Hey, you never know.  After 
all, search is free and easy.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Chaltain" <chaltain at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Programmable coffeepot?


> Sorry Tracy, I meant to also answer this part of your question. I'm sure I 
> saw it discussed on a mailing list, and maybe even this one. I remember a 
> discussion on how silly and gimmicky it was and how a blind person could 
> brew coffee just as good and just as easily in a $40 coffee pot that 
> didn't talk to you. I'm not denying this, I'm just pointing this out 
> because this is why I think I first saw it discussed on a list like this. 
> I definitely didn't go searching for it. It must have also crossed my 
> radar at a time when we needed a new coffee pot anyway and around a time 
> people were looking to buy me something, like my birthday or Christmas.
>
> I might have also seen it mentioned in an issue of the Flying Blind or a 
> similar newsletter. BTW, I just did a google for this coffee pot and added 
> the word "blind" to the search. I'm seeing that
> * it was sold by MaxiAids and Independent Living Aids, and
> * it was discussed in Fred's Head, blind-cooks on NFBNet and Blind 
> Bargains.
>
> I hope this helps somewhat!
>
> On 01/08/2014 06:59 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>> Thanks Chris.  I'll check it out.
>> How did you find it?  Did someone tell you about it, or did you find it
>> through searching?  Perhaps I could use your method myself to find other
>> accessible things.
>> Tracy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Chaltain"
>> <chaltain at gmail.com>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2014 11:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Programmable coffeepot?
>>
>>
>>> I'm talking about the Speak 'n' Brew from Primula. It's not built for
>>> or marketed to the blind. It has four buttons on it, which you use to
>>> set the time and program it when you want your coffee to start
>>> brewing. You program it with voice commands, and you get voice prompts
>>> and feedback when you're using it. I figured it would be kind of
>>> gimmicky when I got it, but I needed a new 10 cup coffee pot anyway,
>>> so I took a chance on it. I actually like it a lot. I can also see why
>>> it might be popular with a sighted user. I always find it a pain when
>>> I want to reset my alarm clock and I have to count and pound on the up
>>> and down buttons dozens of times. With this coffee pot, you just hit a
>>> button and speak the time you want to set or the time you want it to
>>> start brewing. It's an inexpensive way to add programmability without
>>> adding a keypad or a display.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure it's still available, but I did find the following link
>>> to it on Amazon:
>>> http://www.amazon.com/Primula-SAB-3001-10-Cup-Coffeemaker-Carafe/product-reviews/B002Q0W7PS
>>>
>>>
>>> On 01/07/2014 09:32 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
>>>> Chris, please tell me more about your accessible programmable
>>>> coffeepot.  I didn't know such a thing existed.  How did you find it?
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
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