[Electronics-talk] Programmable coffeepot?

Fri Jan 10 06:09:03 UTC 2014

I think this is always a good idea. You never know what you'll find with 
a good Google search. It doesn't take too much time, and the more you 
use google the better you get at it, so I always consider researching 
something in google a bit of an investment in educating myself and 
learning to be a better google searcher.

When I mentioned my results with my google search, I was doing it more 
to try to refresh my memory on where I might have seen this coffee pot 
mentioned rather than implying that anyone else should have done this 
search before asking about it on list. Hopefully though, it pointed out 
some other good resources on where to find information on things like 
accessible electronics and other products for the blind, such as Fred's 
Head and the blying blind newsletter.

On 01/09/2014 09:10 AM, Tracy Carcione wrote:
> 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?
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>> 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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