Category: accessible Devices
I need suggestions for a new talking scale. I have one, but mine is a worthless, battery-eating, poorly-constructed piece of crap, to be quite honest. the batttery cap has to be held on by tape at this point, and I'm fed up with having to buy batteries for the damn thing every month or so. time to put this thing in the trash heap.
This is a necesary item because, given health concerns, I need to monitor my weight. What would you recommend and from whom? Thanks.
This scale is pretty awesome, in my opinion:
https://www.maxiaids.com/talking-bathroom-scale
I have bought scales from the manufacturer of this scale in the past and they've never failed to disappoint. I bought one like 7-8 years ago which is still in prime condition. Now, the only real question is if you want to buy the scale from maxi-aids. While I personally haven't had any issues with ordering from them, I have heard from several people that they can be rather annoying. So, if you want, just go to the link above, get the necessary information, and plug it into your favorite living aids website.
Or you can get a scale that displays its results on your Iphone.
To the previous poster, would I need sighted help to set up a scale like that?
I'm following this topic, because I'm in need of the same thing.
The scale we have is Yunmai, which has its own app. It does work, but takes a bit of patience to figure out where to find the result, I'm sorry to say. (I haven't used it in a few months, and forgot about that.) But I've found it to be more accurate than talking scales.
hmm, pretty helpful board! thanks for posting! I need to lose weight.
To post 6:
I don't see what you mean by levels of accuracy. My talking scale has given me pretty much the same results as most other scales. I have tried to check it on several occasions to ensure its accuracy, and it gives pretty much the same results as my doctor's scale every time. No issues with talking scales at all here, and I'd still prefer them over the ones that send data to your phone. Granted, the latter would make it easier for me to input the data into the health app for future reference, but I don't mind doing it myself.
I paid expensive for an extremely useless kitchen talking scale, so thank you for your suggestions. :)
I just bought a cheap one on Maxiaids, It works fine. I think it's one of the
cheaper models on there.
My scale seems to work pretty well but doctors office scales do tend to weigh a bit on the heavy side. Also I weigh myself at home with no food and waste and no clothes. But when I go to the doctor, I may have had food and drinks and may need to use the bathroom plus I generally keep my clothing on.'
Also there is a lot to understand when it comes to weighing yourself and you should just understand there is flexuation when it comes to what you have eten, time of day etc.