195 pound sterling means Rs 15,000 rupees is it? Subramani
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kiran Kaja Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 1:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Talking Microwave Oven - finally in my home!! I shouldn't be commenting on this without reading Prashant's blog post but I considered getting a talking microwave. Cobolt Systems here in the UK sells a particular type of LG microwave which has complete talking functionality with lots of nice features. I believe it can even tell you the weight of the food you put in the microwave. But it costs 195 pounds. On reflection, I also realised that I use microwave primarily for warming or heating frozen food and I don't need all the other features. So, I found a Cookworks basic microwave for 27 pounds. This thing has no display screen. It just has two nobs, one for adjusting the power (temperature) and the other is a timer. These are apparently called manual microwaves... I survived with this 27 pound manual microwave for 4 months before my sighted wife joined me in the UK. I might end up buying a full featured talking microwave in the near future. But I wanted to highlight the fact that there are also these cheaper alternatives. I was amazed at the wide range of microwaveable ready to eat food that is out there in the market. There are even idlis, dosas and rotis that can be cooked using a simple microwave. And I don't want to hear any lectures on healthy eating please. I had enough of those from my wife... Regards, Kiran On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:51 PM, Prashant Verma <[email protected]>wrote: > Hello all, > After thinking and searching for an accessible microwave oven for a couple > of years, I finally landed at the right place and have acquired one. > It is a factory made talking machine from Hamilton Beach which makes many > other types of appliances. It is called CookMagic and the model I have is > 87108. > I am very happy with it and other visually impaired couples should consider > it. > I have posted its review, videos, audio description, manual and other links > on my blog http://www.prashant.myehome.in/blog > You may also be interested in the recent entries on my blog and website. I > have also now provided email subscription option for getting alerts for new > entries. > Latest entries on the blog > * Tips And Tricks from First Steps for the Blind website > * Amazing Questions to be asked in interview > * Personality & Grooming for the visually impaired woman > On the MyEHome website on the http://www.myehome.in/improve.shtml > Improve your webpages section > * Use SSI instead of frames for keeping parts of different pages similar > * Putting Google Search Box on your website > * Putting slideshows on your websites > * Playing audio on webpages > I have also put direct links for playing favourite BBC Hindi programs on my > home page and just for fun pages. > www.prashant.myehome.in > www.prashant.myehome.fun.html > > > Thanks, > Prashant > > > > > Prashant Ranjan Verma > Manager > DU-NTPC Foundation ICT Training Centre > Tutorial Building, Faculty of Arts > University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Ph: 011 27662602 > Personal website & blog at: www.prashant.myehome.in > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n > To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.i n Email secured by TPML Raksha Checkpoint To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
