[Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers

Arlene arlenes71154 at earthlink.net
Sun Jan 14 10:31:09 UTC 2018 

The mr. coffee that takes the k cups sounds really great. The keurig coffee 
maker we just purchased is the k 50 classic coffee maker and it was $90 at 
walmart.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenny Perdue via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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Cc: "Jenny Perdue" <jlperdue3 at gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers


> Just getting to email so I’m sorry if this is already been asked.
>
> What is the model number, and, is it specifically the cake up tight 
> brewery?
>
> Jenny
>
>> On Jan 11, 2018, at 11:41 PM, Sharon Klug via Electronics-Talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Mr. Coffee has a pot that is about $20 that can take the K cups or also a 
>> single serving of coffee in a small basket that comes with the unit. I 
>> just bought one and love it. I got it at Walmart.
>> Sharon
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Arlene via Electronics-Talk" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Arlene" <arlenes71154 at earthlink.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 11:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>
>>
>>> Pam, I would do the same thing you're doing, giving your coffee maker a 
>>> good cleaning and it should be just fine. I don't know why anyone 
>>> wouldn't want to do that first before getting rid of the machine, at 
>>> least it would be good to give a good try as far as giving it a good 
>>> cleaning. As for the why, Mary and Peter most likely would feel better 
>>> and would rather start out in their new home with a new coffee maker, 
>>> and to have something new for their new apartment, having peace of mind 
>>> that the new coffee maker is completely clean. Pam, I've noticed in 
>>> writing and sharing information on the list and searching for accessible 
>>> items, Mary and Peter are really into making use of the accessible apps 
>>> with the iphone to work different machines, whether it be some sort of 
>>> cooking pot, coffee maker, security home systems and other products, 
>>> that in some cases wouldn't be very accessible with out the iphone. 
>>> Mary, and Peter, it's great that you do make it a priorty to find items 
>>> and systems that you can have the option of working with your phones, 
>>> after all the accessibility is right there in the app. in some cases it 
>>> could be the difference of not using something or  because of the 
>>> iphone, if that's what makes that thing accessible, that is really a 
>>> wonderful thing, and you both don't shy away from that, you make use of 
>>> what you can do in having something accessible for you and making full 
>>> use of your phone to the ultimate, giving you all kinds of access. Of 
>>> course not everyone has smart phones, but if one has one, and through 
>>> the many apps if one explores all the access it can give them to do a 
>>> number of things, including working something that otherwise might not 
>>> be accessible, I think it's great. Down the road a bit, when I have more 
>>> experience with my phone, I'll probably want to explore different 
>>> possibilities as well, knowing me. I'm no where near that yet, I've got 
>>> a whole lot to learn, but I'm happy for mary, Peter and everyone else 
>>> that are able to do that. I do have a question, and I don't know if 
>>> anyone knows about the keurig plus coffee maker. Our friend has the 
>>> keurig plus. He was thinking possibly it talked when he was showing it 
>>> to us at walmart. Later when he was at home he explored the menues on 
>>> his machine and found out it didn't talk. Anyway speaking of apps does 
>>> anyone know if there's an app for the keurig plus? We really liked that 
>>> machine a whole lot too. Mary, Peter and anyone else looking for a new 
>>> coffee maker I hope you all fine exactly what you're looking for. It was 
>>> something, with all of the informative information from this thread 
>>> about the keurig, and some listers answering some questions for me, when 
>>> we went to walmart saturday night, we didn't exactly have in mind to buy 
>>> the keurig. We were just going to get a few extra mr. coffee pots which 
>>> we did get anyway, since we always want to have an extra pot. Then our 
>>> friend spotted that same Keurig that he has, and we told him about this 
>>> thread on the list about the keurig and we started looking at them. Pam, 
>>> I'm quite sure we have the same Keurig you have from the way you 
>>> described yours. It's wonderful, while it's a bit expensive, you can't 
>>> beat a fresh cup of coffee each time, with coffee never getting wasted 
>>> because it got to old. Though everyone has their prefferences, and from 
>>> time to time, we'll still use our mr. coffee pot.
>>>
>>> Arlene
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Dominguez via 
>>> Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> To: "Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances" 
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>>> Cc: "Pamela Dominguez" <geodom at optonline.net>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 11:41 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>>
>>>
>>>> I was wondering why she doesn't just take apart the one she has and 
>>>> thoroughly clean it, then wrap it up in plastic and take it to the new 
>>>> apartment.  That's what I'm going to have to do when I move.  Yes, 
>>>> there are a few things that are terribly dirty and full of roaches and 
>>>> roach eggs that I have thrown out, but I don't think I will do that 
>>>> with my coffeemaker or toaster oven.  The second question I was 
>>>> wondering is: why does she need one that she can control with her 
>>>> iPhone?  Why not just a regular one?  Pam.
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Arlene via Electronics-Talk
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:04 PM
>>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>>> Cc: Arlene
>>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately living in an apartment, having ants and roaches come into 
>>>> your
>>>> apartment, most likely from other neighbors, is something that comes 
>>>> with
>>>> living in a building with other households. As far as accessibility is
>>>> concerned for coffee makers that are accessible that don't require 
>>>> operating
>>>> with the iphone, which I know is your preferrence, and I'm sure you're 
>>>> aware
>>>> of what is available in what I'm about to say, there's the mr. coffee 
>>>> makers
>>>> and the the coffee maker that we've had the thread about. Hopefully 
>>>> someone
>>>> knows of coffee makers of your prefferences, and in those suggestions 
>>>> of
>>>> coffee makers you could find out about that next coffee maker you 
>>>> purchase
>>>> that you could work with your iphones. when you buy your next coffee 
>>>> maker
>>>> hoping for the best that it doesn't get any roaches or ants in it. I 
>>>> really
>>>> hope for the best for that, because is disconcerting when you get 
>>>> critters
>>>> in your machines and it's  the worst part about living in apartments. I 
>>>> love
>>>> all this sharing of information, so I hope you find a great coffee 
>>>> maker, of
>>>> just what you want, that you could operate with the iphone. I'm so new 
>>>> to
>>>> the iphone now, I'm not no where ready for a machine that you operate 
>>>> from
>>>> the iphone, but I could understand why you would want that, since the
>>>> machine is made more accessible by way of the phone.
>>>>
>>>> Arlene
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Donahue via Electronics-Talk" 
>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> To: <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: "Mary Donahue" <braille at satx.rr.com>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:58 PM
>>>> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] App Programmable Coffee Makers
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Good evening everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>               Today our apartment maintenance department came to among
>>>>> other things investigate the source of ants in our kitchen. After 
>>>>> checking
>>>>> around for possible draws it was discovered that the ants were drawn 
>>>>> to our
>>>>> coffee maker which we believe to be an old Mr. Coffee Model. If we 
>>>>> cannot
>>>>> eliminate the ants with a thorough cleaning of the coffeemaker we'll 
>>>>> be in
>>>>> the market for a new 12-cup brewer.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>               In 2014 we bought a Cuisinart 12-cup brewer that made 
>>>>> great
>>>>> coffee. Since the unit was programmable we needed sighted help getting 
>>>>> the
>>>>> machine to set up correctly so all we needed to do was to push a 
>>>>> button in
>>>>> the morning to make coffee. As long as no one mucked with the brewer
>>>>> settings all worked well. When we moved into our current apartment we
>>>>> discarded many of our belongings including the Cuisinart coffee brewer 
>>>>> for
>>>>> fear of bringing roaches to our new apartment.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>               My sister bought our replacement coffee maker the 
>>>>> classic
>>>>> Mr. Coffee Model. Despite routinely cleaning this brewer it's still
>>>>> attracting ants and may need to be replaced. Most of the coffee 
>>>>> brewers on
>>>>> the market are the programmable type. Assuming one can find a model 
>>>>> with
>>>>> some degree of accessibility operating these units can be a challenge.
>>>>> Recently a number of appliances have come on the market that can be
>>>>> controlled by smartphone apps or a home automation system. We want to 
>>>>> know
>>>>> if anyone knows of such coffee brewers that can be programmed in this 
>>>>> way?
>>>>> If so we'd like to know the brand name and model as well as the 
>>>>> ability to
>>>>> program the unit independently. This is yet another angle on the 
>>>>> coffee
>>>>> brewer thread that has been on this list for over a week. Your 
>>>>> suggestions
>>>>> will be very much appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter and Mary Donahue
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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