[Electronics-talk] Seeking Info about the Pen Friend

Thu Sep 18 00:58:51 UTC 2014

Sandy,

You cannot record a Pen Friend label with one Pen and then be able to read
it with a second Pen.  The information you record for the label is stored in
the Pen for which you used to make the recording.  The only info the Pen is
reading from the label is the unique number assigned to that label.  

HTH,
Annette

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Behalf Of Sandy via Electronics-talk
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:29 PM
To: James Aldrich
Cc: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Seeking Info about the Pen Friend

Jim,

It seems to me, if I remember well, that my friend said each label has a
different number.  Maybe by the time you get the b set, you have used like
the first numbers.  Really, I have no clue.  What I do know is that my
labels do not work interchangeably with the two pen like gadgets I own.

Sandy

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From: "James Aldrich" <jajkaldrich at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 10:02 PM
To: "Sandy" <sandraburgess at msn.com>
Cc: "Christine Szostak" <szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu>; "Discussion of
accessible electronics and appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Seeking Info about the Pen Friend

> Hi Sandy and all,
>
> I've wondered how critical this A and B label situation really is!  I 
> can understand to a point if labels were made the same, this could be 
> problematic especially if one used the Pen Friend Heavily!  Nobody has 
> given me a straight answer on this!  You might also check LSS Products 
> for labels since they sell both devices and they say the labels they 
> sell work on both the Talking Label Wand and the Pen Friend.  I may 
> phone them to learn more!  Their website is:
> http://www.lssproducts.com
>
> Thank you for confirming what I understood!
>
> Jim
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>> On Sep 16, 2014, at 7:19 PM, Sandy <sandraburgess at msn.com> wrote:
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> All you say is correct.  The labels start with A, so next shipment 
>> needs to be B, and I don't know far through the alphabet they go.  It 
>> seems I've had a and b from Independent Living Aids.  Both my wand 
>> type devices came from there, but the site has no mention of reorders 
>> of Touch Memo labels.  My friend has an inexpensive wand/labeler from 
>> Speak to Me which she named Wanda.  I'll check independent living web
site pretty soon.
>>
>>
>> Sandy
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "James Aldrich via Electronics-talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 9:08 PM
>> To: "Christine Szostak" <szostak.1 at buckeyemail.osu.edu>; "Discussion 
>> of accessible electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Seeking Info about the Pen Friend
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I too have questions about ordering new labels for the Pen Friend. 
>>> I'll tell you what little I know!
>>>
>>> You can record again your message to the label again especially if u 
>>> messed up the first recording.  This means you can record the label 
>>> as many times as you wish!  I believe your messages are stored in 
>>> the memory of the pen friend itself.  It associates message with 
>>> symbols or letters on a given label.  As you may know, the pen 
>>> friend is also an
>>> MP3 player. If you simply wish to label in this way only,  consider 
>>> the talking label wand from LSS products, Buffalo New York.  I have 
>>> them both and they both work nicely.  The talking label wand is 
>>> cheaper and all functions speak! This is not the case with my particular
pen friend.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Sep 16, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Christine Szostak via Electronics-talk 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>> I know there has been some talk on this list in the past about this 
>>>> product, usually questions about where to purchase extra materials, 
>>>> but I happened  to see a video on the Pen Friend and was curious 
>>>> about something that they did not mention and does not seemm to be 
>>>> in the descriptions I have seen in the catalogs that include this 
>>>> product. Can the labels be re-used or are they one time use only? In
other words:
>>>>
>>>> a)  Can you re-record new messages on the same label or is there 
>>>> only the ability to record one thing?
>>>>
>>>> b)  Can you remove a label from one thing and place it on another? 
>>>> As an example, say you purchase a can of corn, label the can, 
>>>> later, after you use the can of corn and purchase another (because 
>>>> you really love corn and can not wait to get more:)), can you 
>>>> remove the label from the old can  and place it on the new can or 
>>>> is it some type of adhesive that starts to lose its stick if removed
and affixed to something new?
>>>> Hopefully that made sense:).
>>>> Have a fantastic week all!
>>>> Chris
>>>> Christine M. Szostak, PhD
>>>> Assistant Professor
>>>> Department of Psychology
>>>> Shorter University
>>>> Rome, Georgia
>>>> szostak.1 at osu.edu
>>>>
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