I have the Instant Pot, it's very accessible and has remained so. I use it a couple times a week and have nothing bad to say about it. Voiceover reads items in a very odd order but once you get used to it, no problem.
On 11/26/16, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sieghard, > that scale you mentioned sounds rather interesting. I will be curious how > you like it once you get it. > Now to the subject of your message. You are correct that I do have an > instant pot Bluetooth model. I have to say, that there are a couple of > aspects of the device and hence the app, that I have not used. You are > supposed to be able to run scripted recipes. That is too complicated for my > blood. As for controlling the device from your phone, yes. It is accessible. > You can access all of the various cooking settings, make adjustments, > monitor the pressure, time remaining et Cetera. It's wonderfully accessible. > Now I have to say that yesterday, I did see a deal on Amazon for the > non-Bluetooth one for 67 or $68, which is a whole lot less than what I paid > for the Bluetooth device. The buttons on the device are tactile and they > beep when pressed. So you could make a braille chart and memorize it. What > you would then also have to do is memorize or write down the starting > settings for some of the things that you can make adjustments to. All that > being said, I am sure it is doable. But I really appreciate the convenience > of the accessible Bluetooth model. Should something happen, and you don't > have access to Bluetooth, you can still use the device without that. Of > course, you would have to have labeled or otherwise memorized the buttons > etc. as I earlier referred to. Hope that helps. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 26, 2016, at 5:30 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I am grouping a few items together in this message since they all have one >> thing in common, they are Wi-Fi or Bluetooth connected devices which you >> control via an app. >> >> I am basically interested in feedback on any or all of them from people >> who have used them. Specifically, here are a few questions I have: >> >> 1. Philips Hue: anybody have any of these connected light bulbs and >> in particular how is the SIRI Home Kit integration working? I was hoping I >> could get a deal this weekend, but the only starter kits I saw on sale >> were the second generation ones which have just in the last week or two >> been replaced with the third generation. I think the bridge is actually >> unchanged, but the new third generation bulbs are supposed to reproduce >> colours a lot more accurately. >> >> 2. WiFi switches: by these I mean switches you plug into a power >> wall outlet, you then plug in a device (heater, lights, coffee maker etc.) >> and you can turn the connected device on or off via the app or on a >> schedule. I am interested to know what brands people may have bought, does >> the brand you have support home kit and hence SIRI integration? >> >> 3. Instapot: this has been discussed before, I think Mary has one. I >> think the app for this was accessible and I was curious as to whether it >> still is, has it become better or worse with respect to Voiceover >> accessibility and are all aspects and features of the app useable? >> >> I did find one good deal yesterday, the new Withings Body scale was on >> sale at BestBuy.ca for $99.99 instead of $149.99. I had a $100 Best Buy >> gift card so all it cost me was the taxes. Withings used to have what they >> called the Smart Body Analyzer and it has now been replaced by two new >> scales, the Body and Body Cardio. The Body Cardio also reads your heart >> rate, but since I have an Apple Watch as well as a Qardio Blood Pressure >> monitor I didn't feel that was very necessary. The new scale gives you the >> usual range of measurements beyond weight such as body index, body fat, >> bone mass etc. It is only three quarters of an inch thick and looks very >> nice, it supports the Apple Health app and once I get it and my wife and I >> have used it I'll share my impressions. This will be here just in time to >> forever record how many pounds of Christmas cookies I eat and which >> somehow stick to my belly *smile*. >> >> >> Best regards, >> Sieghard >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the >> owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - >> you can reach Cara at [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - > you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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