[Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale

Fri Mar 11 13:21:06 UTC 2016

No. All you get is your weight

On Friday, March 11, 2016, Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com> wrote:

> Has that model got body fat percentage that also speaks?
>
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2016, River Linda wrote:
>
> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 06:56:42
>> From: River Linda <waterinmyroom at gmail.com>
>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale
>>
>> I use the My Weigh XL-550 Digital Talking Scale from Amazon. I have had it
>> for about three years and have not had a problem with it. I weigh myself
>> when I get home from a doctor's visit, and it is either the same number or
>> a couple of tenths more. I do not use the scale a lot. I usually only
>> weigh
>> myself if my clothes don't fit like they should.
>>
>>
>> On Thursday, March 10, 2016, Jude DaShiell via Electronics-Talk <
>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> It was improperly designed.  Had proper design been done, you would have
>>> known not to touch the hand until you heard the hand had been locked in
>>> place and was ready to be touched.  You then could have hit a button to
>>> unlock the hand after getting your reading.
>>>
>>> On Thu, 10 Mar 2016, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>
>>> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2016 21:53:30
>>>
>>>> From: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk <
>>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>>     <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez <geodom at optonline.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale
>>>>
>>>> I looked at that braille scale, because I wanted to buy it.
>>>> Unfortunately, it had a hand that was supposed to go to the weight you
>>>> are,
>>>> and it waved around and I couldn't use it because every time I touched
>>>> it,
>>>> it would impede it, or move it or whatever.  I couldn't figure out how
>>>> to
>>>> use it without having these problems, even when I used the lightest
>>>> touch I
>>>> could. Also, once around was fifty pounds.  I couldn't figure out where
>>>> it
>>>> was trying to stop at.  Pam.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Mike Freeman via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 12:17 PM
>>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>>> Cc: Mike Freeman
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale
>>>>
>>>> I have never had much luck with talking scales. I emphasize that this
>>>> has
>>>> been my own personal experience and should not be taken as a general
>>>> rule
>>>> or warning. David Andrews use advice is excellent.
>>>> Many years ago, the American Foundation for the Blind had a scale with a
>>>> waist-high touch dial and I found it quite satisfactory. I don't believe
>>>> it's made anymore.
>>>> Mike Freeman
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Shannon Cook via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 6:19 AM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>> Cc: Shannon Cook
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale
>>>>
>>>> I got one like that from Amazon.  I boxed it up, sent it back,  and got
>>>> a
>>>> refund.  I also ordered another one.  It is one that will tell you the
>>>> body
>>>> fat percentage too.   I am not at home, so I can't say exactly which
>>>> one it
>>>> is, but I can look when I get home.  I just wanted to let you know I
>>>> had a
>>>> similar experience with that glass one.
>>>>
>>>> Shannon Cook, MSW
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 9:05 AM
>>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances' <
>>>> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, but already did that.
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>> Behalf Of Gerald Levy via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:05 AM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>> Cc: Gerald Levy
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Before you trash your talking scale, and buy a new one, try replacing
>>>> the
>>>> battery.
>>>>
>>>> Gerald
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2016 7:51 AM
>>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances'
>>>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] Bathroom scale
>>>>
>>>> I have a talking bathroom scale I got at Amazon.  It looks like a flat
>>>> piece of glass with feet.
>>>>
>>>> This morning, I weighed myself, and the answer didn't sound right, so I
>>>> did it again to see if I got something similar.  I weighed myself 5
>>>> times
>>>> before I got 2 similar numbers, and the range was about 10 pounds
>>>> between 1
>>>> minute and the next.  So this scale is pretty much useless.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone recommend a talking scale that's reasonably accurate?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
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