[Electronics-talk] Seeking Info about the Pen Friend

Thu Sep 18 03:33:46 UTC 2014

Yes, Annette, I know that doesn't work. -- Sandy

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From: "Annette Carr" <amcarr1 at verizon.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 8:58 PM
To: "'Sandy'" <sandraburgess at msn.com>; "'Discussion of accessible 
electronics and appliances'" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: RE: [Electronics-talk] Seeking Info about the Pen Friend

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> 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
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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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