[Electronics-Talk] Question about coffee makers which support KCup pods

Thu Jul 11 16:04:55 UTC 2019

Hi,
  They are really useful for lights, TV's and other such appliances. I
have them plugged in to my lamps. You leave the lamp switch in the on
position, you can then tell your smart speaker such as "Lady A" to
turn off the livingroom lamps or turn off the livingroom TV. I am
loosing the small amount of remaining vision I have and sometimes
cannot see enough to verify if the TV screen is off or the lamp is on
or off. This way I can tell the smart speaker that controls the plug
to turn something off or on and know that it is indeed off or on. It
is also useful if you are on vacation and want your lights to come on
at a certain time to make it look as though someone is home.

On 7/11/19, Drew Hunthausen via Electronics-Talk
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I agree. I can see however, for other appliances like dishwashers, washing
> machines, or ovens, for some examples being useful to control from a
> distance with a smart phone or echo device. Being able to turn them off, or
> start a touch up cycle would be very nice. I know they do make some of these
> with the function built into the appliances now but don't have experience
> with them.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-Talk On Behalf Of Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 5:56 AM
> To: Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Christopher Gilland <clgilland07 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Question about coffee makers which support
> KCup pods
>
> I'm all for smart home devices, but I agree. I can't really at this time at
> least see anything in my workflow where it would come in handy. Maybe I'll
> think of something creative outside the box, but right now, I'm not able to
> come up with anything.
>
> Chris.
>
> On 07/11/2019 08:44 AM, Pamela Dominguez via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>> Wow!  What's the point?  Pam.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Christopher Gilland via
>> Electronics-Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2019 7:32 AM
>> To: Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk
>> Cc: Christopher Gilland
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Question about coffee makers which
>> support KCup pods
>>
>> So... it's my understanding, a smart plug is a wallblock transformer,
>> but the difference is, you plug your devices into it, then the block
>> into the wall, or serge protector/power strip, whatever, and then the
>> smart plug acts kind of as a gatewae to powering the device. So, you
>> then could go to your Echo device, for example, and say, Lady A: I'm
>> not saying her name as I don't wanna set off yall's devices if you
>> have any, but you say her name, then, turhn off coffee maker. Then,
>> the smart plug would quit sending electricity to the device plugged into
>> the smart plug.
>>
>> So, in more simpiler terms, it would be like basically unplugging the
>> coffee maker from the wall. The difference is, you're using smart
>> technology to stop the current flow rather than literally pulling it
>> from the outlet.
>>
>> Hope that makes sense.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>> On 07/11/2019 06:48 AM, Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> G et me smart, what is a smart plug?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On
>>> Behalf Of Jolynn Page via Electronics-Talk
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 4:57 PM
>>> To: Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Jolynn Page <linnie1516 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Question about coffee makers which
>>> support KCup pods
>>>
>>> Have you looked into getting a smart plug? There are several brands
>>> and I know some work with the Echo devices. I’ve never heard of a
>>> smart coffee maker but that definitely does not mean it exists. If
>>> you can’t find one, the smart plug might be the closest option.
>>>
>>> Jolynn
>>>
>>>> On Jul 10, 2019, at 10:12 AM, Christopher Gilland via
>>>> Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Actually, this brewer is doing quite well for me, so I see no reason
>>>> to part right now.
>>>>
>>>> Thank ya.
>>>>
>>>> Chris.
>>>>
>>>>> On 07/10/2019 11:53 AM, Danielle Ledet via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>>>> Nope, I don't know but if you ever want to part with your current
>>>>> Keurig hit me up.
>>>>> On 7/10/19, Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk
>>>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> So, right now, I'm using a Keurig brewer which is extremely user
>>>>>> friendly for the blind.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I won't however bore you all with the specifics, but the very long
>>>>>> story short is, we recently moved, and the house we're now living
>>>>>> in which was built by Lennar, comes with all sorts of smart home
>>>>>> accessories. For example, we're getting an Echo Dot at no cost to
>>>>>> us, which is great! as my whole family already has tremendously
>>>>>> adopted the Amazon ecosystem, and are head over heals in love with
>>>>>> our echo devices, etc. We also get things like a Ring Doorbell, a
>>>>>> Letron Caseta light dimmer, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, we're also getting a Samsung Smart Things hub to control
>>>>>> all of our smart devices. I'm therefore seriously looking at
>>>>>> upgrading all my equipment to things which are smart enabled. So,
>>>>>> my question is, whether it be with an app on my iPhone, or even
>>>>>> better yet, something I could control with my echo devices, is
>>>>>> there any brewer out there which supports KCups like a standard
>>>>>> Keurig would do, which would be smart enabled, and be accessible.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't mind having a sighted person the first initial time help
>>>>>> me get the device pared if needed, although it would be helpful if
>>>>>> I could do it all myself. The biggest thing would be, once set up,
>>>>>> and once connected, I could independently configure and use the
>>>>>> device as a smart device.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chris.
>>>>>>
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