[Nfbf-l] Off the Shelf Product Accessible out of the Box

[kaye zimpher]

Hi, I have the small Jam box and it too works quite well. I also have the 
Bos Color link and while it does not tell who is calling it does talk 
through many of the functions. Great sound as well.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Ellsworth via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Off the Shelf Product Accessible out of the Box


> Hi Matt and all,
>
> First let me thank you for posting that info. It is very helpful to know 
> what is and what is not accessible out of the box.
>
> Actually there are quite a number of fairly accessible products out there. 
> I own two different accessible Bluetooth speakers that are both accessible 
> and also allow you to send and receive calls. One is fairly inexpensive 
> made by a company called Sharkk, (note the spelling) which is pretty 
> inexpensive and sounds awesome. It's available on Amazon. Another such 
> device is the big JamBox, or any of the JamBox models for that matter. My 
> wife and I both own the big JamBox models. Unfortunately I do not believe 
> they are still being manufactured but you may still be able to find them. 
> The Sharkk model sounds awesome especially for it's size and is way les 
> expensive then the Bose.
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2016 3:57 PM
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> Cc: Matt Roberts <n9gmr at me.com>
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Off the Shelf Product Accessible out of the Box
>
> I was looking for a Bluetooth speaker I could use with my mobile devices. 
> A friend of mine had one I liked, but he could not tell me the model 
> number.
> While looking on the Apple Store app on my iPhone, I found the Bose 
> Soundlink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II.  The description says it will 
> verbally talk you through pairing the speaker with your device.  It does 
> more than that! All functions talk! If you pair it with your phone, it’ll 
> announce who’s calling.  The speaker will announce battery status by 
> pressing and holding the power button, and when powered on.  The speaker 
> also tells you when devices are connected and disconnected.  I wondered 
> how I would set the language, but that talks too.  When you power the 
> speaker on for the first time, it will begin talking and tell you for 
> English press the Multifunction button.  That’s the third button from the 
> left.  You press and hold that and the unit will beep.  If needed you can 
> change the language if you selected the wrong one during initial setup.You’ll 
> then be told the unit is ready to pair.  After pairing a device, if you 
> want to pair another, press and hold the Bluetooth button.  That’s the 
> last button on the right.
> The buttons from left to right are Power, Volume Down, Multifunction, 
> Volume Up, and Bluetooth.  Press and release the Bluetooth button if you 
> want to switch the device with which the speaker is paired.
> When charging, the speaker will give two beeps when it is plugged in to a 
> wall outlet, or placed properly on the charging base.  You also hear two 
> beeps when the unit is disconnected from AC power.
> I’ll have mine at convention, and if you’d like to see it, let me know.  I’ll 
> also try to have music playing when I’m working the information desk, and 
> the NFBF table.  I hope they’ll allow me to have the music on, because if 
> it’s quiet I find music keeps my attention focused on what’s around me.
>
>
> Matt Roberts n9gmr at me.com
> Website: https://www.goherbalife.com/mattroberts
>
>
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