Those Vox scales are crap. I had one die on me a month or so ago. So frustrating!
I did buy another talking scale though I need to look up the brand. it was a bit more expensive than the vox scale but seems to be more durable, at least so far. I too would be interested in knowing how accessible are the commercially available blue tooth kitchen scales. If you are interested I will find out the name of the scale I have and post it. Kim Sent from Kimber's iPhone The happy ending still beckons, and it is in the hope of grasping it that we go on.—Annie Proulx > On Dec 25, 2017, at 3:49 PM, Cristóbal <crismuno...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello list, > I was wondering if anyone’s had experience with any smart kitchen scales and > whether they’ve found any of their accompanying apps to be VoiceOver > accessible? > I read this San Francisco Chronicle article on smart appliances and how in > general they’re not catching on: > https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Smart-kitchen-appliances-not-catching-on-yet-12453777.php > However, one thing that was mentioned aside from the popular instant pot > which has been brought up on a lot of blindness related lists and many of us > in fact have, are smart kitchen scales. > I currently use the My Weigh Vox 3000 talking kitchen scales and while the > Vox scales are pretty accurate and can measure to the gram, they’re always > breaking down on me. My Weigh supposedly offers something like a twenty year > warranty, but seriously, a scale lasts me around three and maybe four months > if I’m lucky. This last time I sent my two scales in for replacements, I got > a note back saying that this would be the last exchange they would be making. > Not to mention that you have to pay for shipping. That and unless you’ve got > more than one scale, you’re out of luck for the approximate three to four > weeks it takes for the turnaround from sending it out to getting a working > unit back. > Gripes with My Weigh durability and their crappy warranty response, I’ve been > looking for an alternative. Unfortunately, for standalone talking scales, > they’re really the only game in town. At least if you want to the gram > accuracy anyway. > In any event, I came across a few “smart” kitchen scales on Amazon. > This: > https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Perfect-Smart-Kitchen-Recipe/dp/B019C4PTSW/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1514234018&sr=8-3&keywords=Smart+kitchen+scale > and > https://www.amazon.com/Drop-Scale-Connected-Step-Step/dp/B00TTY34KG/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1514234018&sr=8-5&keywords=Smart+kitchen+scale > and > https://www.amazon.com/KitchenIQ-50872-Smart-Wireless-Kitchen/dp/B01D1ORYVE/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1514234018&sr=8-8&keywords=Smart+kitchen+scale > Has anyone had experience with any of these scales and again, do they know if > their accompanying iOS apps are VoiceOver accessible? I’m probably going to > reach out to these companies directly, but thought I’d touch bases in case > anyone’s already using them in their kitchen. > Ideally, I’d like to continue to use a simple standalone talking kitchen > scale, but considering that each Vox scale can go from $30 to $50 or more > depending on where and when you buy them. Not to mention the cost of shipping > when you have to send them in to be fixed/replaced. Spending a few bucks more > for a bluetooth connected one becomes a way more attractive option. > > Thanks, > Cristobal > -- > 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: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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