Well I'd like to get a smart switch but I cna't for the life of me figure out what I'd hook it up to. Nothing I have works by merely flipping on the power. My coffee pot doesn't start brewing, my microwave doesn't start when it gets power etc. So not only do I want to know if any of htese work well but what in the world someone actually uses them for other than turning lamps on and off maybe.
On 11/26/16, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote: > There is a great review and demo of the instant Pot in one of the recent > Blind Bargains podcasts. You can find it at www.blindbargains.com > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deb Lewis > Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2016 6:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Philips Hue smart lights, WiFi smart switches and Instapod > Smart Bluetooth cooking appliance > > 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. 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