Hi Bill, It’s exactly because of the small market. I happen to have a piece of titanium which was in my leg about 10 years ago when I broke both tibular and fibular during a downhill ski accident. The hardware consists of a very interestingly shaped titanium rod, about 14 inches long, which the orthopedic surgeon inserted into the hollow middle (hollow apart from bone marrow I guess) and then fixed into place with 3 screws at the top and the bottom. Obviously this stabilized the broken tibular which was broken about 2 inches above the ankle. Long story, but the point is that when he took it out 2 years later I asked if I could keep it and while normally he said he is not supposed to do this, he did sterilize it and put it along with the screws into a bag. He also told me at that time the item costs about $1,000 and you certainly wonder why a piece of titanium with a material value of maybe $10 has such a price tag, it’s probably the same thing although I hazard a guess and say that they probably produce and need a lot more such titanium rods to fix broken legs than they manufcture colour identifiers for the blind yet still the makers of such medical equipment charge so much.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Gallik Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 7:23 AM To: viPhone E-Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: New color identifier, article from blind bargains Sieghard, as usual, I agree completely with you! My first thoughts as I was reading the initial message was, “I wonder the price?” When I “read” that (near) $500 price-tag I almost fell out of my chair! Now please understand everybody, I certainly appreciate the information about this new Color Star color identifier. It’s just that I have to ask why these items seem always to be so exorbitantly priced. I realize all about the small market those who might buy such “blind community” products represents and recouping R&D expenses, but I still have to ask that question. ************ - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - “The Early Bird may get the worm, but the Second Mouse gets the cheese!” - Contributor Unknown On May 15, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Certainly not a device I’ll buy. That is half the price of a brand-new iPhone or the price of a Sonos Play 5 which I would use a lot more often and given what you can do with one or two apps I can’t see too many people shelling out 500 bucks for that. The LED colour thing is nice, but the odd time I need this I can call somebody with Be my Eyes for free and-probably get better feedback. With some devices like routers or the Sonos it is not necessarily only the colour which matters but also whether the LED is a solid blue or white or if it’s blinking fast or slow etc. 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. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected]<mailto:[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]<mailto:[email protected]>. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[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. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list 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.
