[nfbmi-talk] FW: [The-Facts-Machine] Fw: Mikesmess2 A request from a friend.

[Fred Wurtzel]

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This is a great idea!

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> From: "Sam Ward" <sw541 at speedemessenger.com>
> To: "Mike's Mess List" <mikesmess2 at mikesmess.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 9:27 PM
> Subject: Mikesmess2 A request from a friend.
>
>
>> Hi there folks,
>>
>> So often when we buy a portable radio and CD player these days, we find
>> that we can only use some of the options that are available and the 
>> others
>> require at least some vision to use.
>>
>> Well, a friend of mine is in a rather unique position, and here's what he
>> writes.
>>
>> Hi Sam,
>>
>> Right now, I'd like to tell you about a couple projects I'm involved in.
>> The Best Buy electronics retail chain is teaming up with an electronics
>> manufacturer
>> to offer a blind-friendly radio.  It's just in the planning stages right
>> now.  I
>> have a contact who is involved in the talks between Best Buy and the
>> manufacturer.
>> My friend would like to know the top ten things we as blind persons would
>> like to
>> see in a radio.  The first thing I said was to have a num pad on the 
>> remote
>> so we
>> could put in a frequency.  I'd also like to see a button that returns all
>> the menus
>> and mode buttons to some pre-determined default settings so we wouldn't 
>> get
>> lost
>> in the menus and sub menus.  If the unit is going to have a multi-cd
>> changer, I'd
>> like it to give an audible signal when the cd tray I select is empty 
>> rather
>> than
>> automatically finding the next loaded one.
>> As you know, I have exactly two blind friends.  But you seem to know 
>> quite
>> a few
>> folks, one way or another.  Would you mind asking as many people as you 
>> can
>> what
>> they'd like to see in a blind-friendly radio and then send the 
>> information
>> to me?
>> I will pass it along to my friend and we will actually have some say in 
>> the
>> design
>> and features set rather than having the sighted design it for us, not
>> knowing at
>> all what we need or what would be helpful.  If you're on any
>> blindness-related lists
>> where the question would be appropriate, feel free to post the question
>> there and
>> forward the info to me.
>>
>> Well folks, this is indeed a golden opportunity, an opportunity to help
>> design a radio that fits your own personal needs, and let's face it, this
>> doesn't happen very often these days that's for sure. We are finally
>> getting a chance to have a radio designed specifically with our special
>> needs in mind. So, in order that we don't tie up the list with this topic
>> forever, please just E-mail me at this address with your thoughts and
>> suggestions regarding this topic. I'm sure that my friend will really
>> appreciate your input on this subject. Thanks for your help in advance.
>>
>>
>> Best to you all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Sam Ward in Canada
>>
>>
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>
>
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