Month: June 2020

I just want to start this off with a little intro. I was born in the year 1987. Yes I’m old, I can own it ha ha. Anyway, back win I was a kid, the toys didn’t do the playing for the child, We had to use imagination to play. Now days, these toys keep getting more and more complicated. There are even toys that connect to the internet now! Please tell me I am not the only one worrying about what could happen here? I am not a parent, Nor do I claim I am an expert in this, but as an outsider looking in, this just is getting to much here.

Hello Barbie.
Hello Barbie is an interactive Barbie doll that talks with your child, using a server online. I am sorry, but that puts me off real fast. First of all, where is this server being kept? Who all has access to these recordings? Does this show the manufacturers of these toys any of the child’s info such as location and so on? How much control do the parents have win it comes to the data the doll shares with all these people at Mattel? I have been called closed minded because of my feelings on this. If being concerned about the safety of children is closed minded, oh well, call me closed minded then. If you want to see hello Barbie in action, here’s a review.

Barbie hello dream house.

Come on! You guys can’t tell me you are not jealous because this smart house is smarter than yours. ha ha! Again, my concerns come up. Not to mention it just seems to techie for kids at this age, 6 and up. Maybe I shouldn’t judge because I don’t have kids, but win I was 6, a cabbage patch kid was mostly what got my attention and kept me entertained. Sure, times are changing, but does Barbie really need a house that’s like a google home? um no, I do not think so! To see this toy in action, click this link.

any bright side to these toys?
Why yes, there is! I can think of one way these toys can help kids. If there were kids in something like play therapy, or if the kids had autism and these toys could help them learn, then by all means, go for it! But these manufacturers have to at least make sure that the toys are secure, the servers are safe, Etc. Again, I am accused of being closed minded. Well If I am closed minded because of my feelings here, then so be it. I’d rather give this to a child to use, with caution and be closed minded. All I’m saying is, these toys concern me, because I believe there are privacy problems, and I’d like to know how these manufacturers are handling the concerns of the customer.

I’m doing a review on Emgality (SP?) for my YouTube channel. I just want to explain what it is and how it helps me. My problem is, I can not show the self injector because I am blind, and blindness and taking a photo or video does not get along. I use a web site called tunes to tube to upload .mp3 files to YouTube. It creates a back ground image with the name of the file. You can use photos to do this to, but again, I can’t see photos so no, that will not work. I wouldn’t want to put something up just to find out the photo is not what I wanted to use lol. I am thinking of funny scenarios here. Yes, I have family and friends who have working eyes, I just want to be as independent as I can be, so I explore all options. I have been called stuck up for that because I don’t just ask for help. Sorry, I just want to try to get over the obstacle on my own first, before I ask for help. Anyway, off topic sorry. Anyway,How do I describe the self injector so people get it? To me, it looks like an over sized writing pin. Is that a good description? Thanks for any advice you all may have to offer.

I got the Samsung Galaxy active two not to long ago, and I love it for the most part. Here’s the problem though. Because I do not have a Samsung phone, I can not make calls on the watch with out my phone on. This is one of the features I wanted and why I got the watch in the first place. Samsung is acting like apple here and I don’t like it. Here’s the thing, on the ligature for the Samsung galaxy there was no mention of the fact that I would not be able to make calls Etc like I want because I don’t have a Samsung phone. I refuse to get another Samsung phone, because they are as boxed in as apple is. I got out of one apple orchard, I do not want to get in to another one. You can argue that I am in one now, but at this time the watch meets most of my needs. The only thing it can’t do is make calls Etc.

I don’t understand why Samsung did this in the first place. It looks like they’d want as much money as possible, and they’d get it if they wasn’t so controlling. They are running down the apple road, and fast. They better slow down, or they’re going to have a train wreck and they are going to wreck hard, with smoke and fire. Maybe if enough people complain about this they’re fix it? Something tells me I’m holding out false hope about that though. I’ll keep the watch for a while because other than the phone part of it not working it does meet my needs. I have to be sure the watch has a screen reader in it. This is why I chose Samsung to start with.

The solution to this would be if Samsung would fix the problem. Either that or if google would get on the ball and make a smart watch. For now, I’ll keep this watch, but honestly, I don’t know if I’ll ever trust Samsung again.

Here’s the lesson, and please keep in mind I am only talking from experience here. If you don’t have a Samsung phone, do not get the galaxy watch. One of the main features will not be available to you. That and Bixby will try to dominate everything to. I can’t type in my password for my wireless network with out Bixby coming up.

I just got a smart watch not to long ago, and love it for the most part. Well now that I have a smart watch I am getting in to fitness and working out. Here’s the thing I have noticed. There isn’t much material win it comes to blind people who want to work out. I have not seen anything to teach us about exercise or anything. I am in need of something that will walk me through things verbally. Does anyone have any ideas about this? I want to get healthy, and now that I have a way to track things, I’m trying to find ways to do this. Yes I know, I should have been doing this from the start, but if you want me to be honest I lose all motivation if I can’t track things. Bad I know.

Something else that I have noticed is there is no accessible exercise equipment either. I have been trying to find things like an accessible treadmill or something like that, but I have not found anything like that either.

If anyone has any ideas about this stuff I’d appreciate it. Thanks so much.