[Electronics-talk] Crockpot with WeMo

Mon Sep 21 01:34:22 UTC 2015

I saw it for $129 elsewhere.  I'm not really sure if it is really worth the
money.  It is the Crockpot brand, but it obviously has the wireless
technology built into it.  Given that we do not leave a crockpot on while we
are away at work, the ability to remotely adjust the crockpot's start, stop
and cooking level is not valuable to us.  However, since my family despite
being home can't seem to get it turned on  or adjusted when needed, I could
take care of it while I'm at work and they are here at home.  When I am at
home, it would give me the ability to program the crockpot to start and/or
stop at a particular time, and adjust it to the needed cooking level without
having to memorize the settings on the knob.  I recently looked for a new
crockpot at a local store, and they did not have any models with a knob.
They all had buttons with lights or a display, and no audible indicators.  

Annette

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing this information.  This sounds pretty cool.  I just
looked on Amazon for the WeMo enabled Crock Pot.  A 6 quart model is listed
for $116.  Is this the price in most places?  This seems a little high for a
crockpot.  Amazon listed another 6 quart non-WeMo model for around $30.  Is
the WeMo worth that much extra?

Pleas know I am not being critical of this thread.  I am happy to know that
appliances are beginning to include universal accessible control systems.
I'm just not sure I would spend $80 extra on a Crock Pot.  Now, I would love
a microwave with this kind of function.  A Crockpot is pretty accessible
without any mods.Wheras, microwaves and other similar appliances have
complicated controls which would be greatly benefitted by WeMo as I
understand the system.

Thanks.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

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This is encouraging.

Annette

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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Crockpot with WeMo

Same WeMo version and I have used iPhone 5, 5s and 6.
On 9/20/2015 11:18 AM, Annette Carr via Electronics-talk wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that the WeMo app that is used for the crockpot is the 
> same one that is used for the lighting, switches, video cameras, room 
> heaters, humidifiers, air purifiers, etc.  The app was free, it was 
> last updated Sept
> 17 and I believe it is version 1.13.2.  I am running it on an iPhone 
> 5S with IOS8.  Which version are you running?
>
> Annette
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Alan Siman via Electronics-talk
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2015 1:37 PM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Cc: Alan Siman
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Crockpot with WeMo
>
> I do not remember the set up process but I use WeMo on my iPhone 
> without any issue.
>
> I use the lamp modules only as I tried the appliance module and could 
> not get it to connect no matter what I did.
>
> Is the crock pot control the same as the regular WeMo app?
> On 9/20/2015 6:59 AM, Annette Carr via Electronics-talk wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>
>>    
>>
>> I just came across a crockpot that can be controlled remotely through 
>> your home wireless network.  Belkin is the manufacturer of this 
>> product and many others.  I have no idea about the controls on the 
>> actual crockpot, but maybe that does not matter because of the 
>> ability to control the product with your iPhone through the Belkin 
>> WeMo
app.
>> I downloaded the app and was very disappointed to find that the set 
>> up section is totally inaccessible, so my fear is that the control 
>> section is
> most likely inaccessible as well.
>>    
>>
>> Has anyone used the Belkin WeMo app successfully.  I'm hoping that 
>> maybe once you get past the setup it is accessible.  I really do not 
>> want to purchase this somewhat expensive crockpot to find that I 
>> can't use it any better than the majority of crockpots that are 
>> currently on the
> market.
>>    
>>
>> I'm going to try and call Belkin later this week if I have the time.
>> I'd love to hear what experiences any of you have had with the Belkin 
>> WeMo
> app.
>>    
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Annette
>>
>>    
>>
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