[Ohio-talk] FW: New Product Available

[J.W. Smith]

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Dr. J. Webster Smith

President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701

740-592-6326

 

"Changing what it means to be blind"

For more information go to nfbohio.org

 

From: Paul Dressell [mailto:pmdbmd at fuse.net] 
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 12:01 PM
To: Midge Hall; Paul Jordan
Subject: New Product Available

 

I came across the following information from "Spair Times, a publication of
the Raleigh Outlaws Bowling League. I know nothing about this product. Paul

 

Please find below a brief article regarding a tabletop digital TV radio.  I
had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Richard Oehm regarding this product,
and
he will be sending us brochures and additional information. We will share
that data as soon as it is received.

 

Oehm Electronics offers DTV Radio

 

The demise of radio tuners that can receive TV broadcasts has resulted in
the introduction of a specialty product to address the interest in an
audio-only
HD TV receiver, the DTV Radio. The device is sold directly by Oehm
Electronics. The shipping package

 

includes a Braille manual, the DTV unit, and its power cable. In addition to
the Braille documentation, an electronic version of the manual is e-mailed
immediately when the order is placed. The DTV Radio is not based on an FM
tuner; it's an HD TV without a screen. This is revealed by the permanently
mounted
remote control attached to the right-hand face of the DTV cabinet, the
approximate dimensions of which are 14 by 12 by 3 inches. Because the unit
is a
conventional digital TV tuner, speech output isn't part of the interface.
Instead, sequences of button presses on the control panel perform specific
functions.
To assist with this process, a Braille diagram of the controls is included.
If the intent of the DTV Radio is to provide a custom product to a select
group
of individuals who desire complete and accessible documentation for a
television receiver that can be operated in a convenient and predictable
manner,
the DTV Radio succeeds in meeting this goal.

 

The DTV Radio costs $175 plus shipping and is available from Oehm
Electronics, (408) 971-6250, or
oehmelec at comcast.net.