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SoundZone Coming Q1 2009...
"Telstar Electronics" wrote...
Peter, you need to pry that old wallet open and get yourself a decent monitor. After all... what can you expect fom a 19" CRT that has had convergence problems since 1992. You got your money's worth... quit milking it! Brian, you need to read up on Web accessibility standards, the human eye and color. I'll get you started... http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/ http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/#gl-color http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_cell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cone_cell http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_blindness http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_blindness 10 Million American men (7%) suffer from color blindness: http://www.hhmi.org/senses/b130.html That is why browsers have "accessibility" settings, to compensate for poor Web design which does not consider these people. Your new product appears to be aimed at people with poor hearing. As these may be older people, chances are that their sight will not be perfect. Yet you really don't seem to care. I have yet to see a monitor with convergence problems, and it was not a common problem on old TVs unless some idiot had been inside it. Old CRTs are more likely to suffer from low emission. Low emission can be cured, I have done it many times... with brilliant results from a home-built rejuvenator. We have several systems with a range of browsers, operating systems, monitors, etc. I have checked the systems I use, and asked others their thoughts on color. Dark backgrounds can be a real issue, much worse on some laptops, and one particular hate was red on black background. At best, with a great CRT monitor, the line below your banner is a struggle. With some monitors, it is barely visible and certainly unreadable. It is a fact that certain types of monitor, as used in modern computers, do not display colors and contrast as well as others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_monitor Not everyone has the system you have, the Internet was intended to allow for different systems and browsers. It's bad enough that some Webmasters think they can tell visitors what browser they should use... but you go as far as telling them to go get a monitor to suit your site design ideas? I was just telling you about an issue with accessibility and possibly compatibility. What you do with that information is up to you. I wish you luck with the new product, you'll sure need luck with the number of smaller and cheaper products of that type already on the market... and the way you respond to feedback. Regards, Peter. |
SoundZone Coming Q1 2009...
"Leland C. Scott" wrote...
How's your business going given the current state of the economy? For some it really sucks. What this county needs is more home grown businesses like yours to keep people working. Both the UK and America need more "home grown" products, but the problem is that the public buy the cheapest. That will always involve mass produced imports rather than quality. A small "business", with sales which do not cover minimum wage for one single person, does NOT "keep people working". It certainly does not make a dent in the level of imports. Once again, he appears to have chosen to start "producing" an item where the market is saturated. Existing products are cheaper and made by known large companies, who already have well established routes to market. Unless Grifter Man gets some desire to make it a real business, then forget any idea of him fixing the economy. Considering the years he has been running "Telstar", with the turnover still being so small, I just don't believe he ever wants more than just a bit of pocket money. Otherwise he would have done the market research first. Regards, Peter. |
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"Telstar Electronics" wrote:
On Dec 6, 3:26 am, Scott in Baltimore wrote: SoundZone is a reality!... and prototypes are being field tested at this time. I guess I only asked for name suggestions... but never said what it was. Good question. You asked people to name a product, without telling them what it was? See http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=260320276884 for some preliminary information. Are the competitors not well established companies with many years of experience in designing and building such products and an established route to market? http://www.siemens-hearing.com/ http://www.bellhowell.com/ Bell Howell Sonic Earz http://www.thpsales.com/store/viewIt...&campaign=BH_2 http://www.asseenontvguys.com/index....PROD&ProdID=67 http://www.asontv.com/electronics-an...onic-earz.html Bell+HowellŪ Silver Sonic XL, $19.99 http://health-products.drleonards.co...Sonic-XL/13516 ..cfm Listen Up Personal Sound Amplifier, Price: $14.94 http://www.asontv.com/electronics-an...amplifier.html Then there are ones that fit in the ear, some designed to look like phone head-sets rather than hearing aids. 18 GBP delivered to USA. http://cgi.ebay.com.my/Super-Mini-Ea...iewItemQQitemZ 230304012679#ebayphotohosting Same product, $10.04: http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/880/m...ew/pid/8676152 Magni EarT $34.99 http://www.mileskimball.com/MilesKim...sonal+Care&SCI D=Health+Care&ProductID=0000089983&SiteNum=0&Sourc eCode=10508000007&Affid=1 The Stealth S.S.AT, $29.99 http://health-products.drleonards.co...-S-A/48557.cfm When many products fit in the ear and work out cheaper than your product, I just don't see how the SoundZone can hope to get a foot in the market. So what sets this product aside from existing devices, apart from the trouble I will have getting a 9v battery in my ear? Regards, Peter. |
SoundZone Coming Q1 2009...
I will have trouble getting a 9v battery in my ear?
Regards, Peter. Don't worry Peter... I help you... lol |
SoundZone Coming Q1 2009...
"Peter" *@*.* wrote in message ... Otherwise he would have done the market research first. Maybe he could weight in with a comment here. -- Regards, Leland C. Scott KC8LDO |
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"Leland C. Scott" wrote:
Maybe he could weight in with a comment here. Perhaps. -- http://NewsReader.Com/ |
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On Dec 6, 6:56*pm, "Leland C. Scott" wrote:
How's your business going given the current state of the economy? For some it really sucks. What this county needs is more home grown businesses like yours to keep people working. Regards, Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Leland, I was fortunate enough to get a large order for my VoiceMax product from the University of California (San Diego) over the summer that kept me really busy on the weekends... but business in the past few months is way down. The economy is really bad as you well know. I think it'll be getting much worse... before it improves. I'm just hoping my day job holds out. They have fired 70% of the workforce where I work right now. Things are looking grim. I hope you and your family have a nice holiday! |
SoundZone Coming Q1 2009...
"Telstar Electronics" wrote in message ... I'm just hoping my day job holds out. They have fired 70% of the workforce where I work right now. You know one thing that really ****es me off are companies that hire people on H-1B and L visas then let go their American work force because the visa holders work cheaper. So I was thinking, while watching the talking heads on cable news tonight, with all of the money being handed out in bail-outs and bridge-loans to save American jobs really have Americans working at those same jobs? And for those that are getting fired or laid off are the temporary workers, visa holders, the first to go? http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServe...ecentersbdb 4 http://hireamericansfirst.org/default.aspx http://www.zazona.com/ShameH1B/H1BLegal.htm Take care and hang in there. -- Regards, Leland C. Scott KC8LDO |
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On Dec 11, 9:57*pm, "Leland C. Scott" wrote:
"Telstar Electronics" wrote in message ... I'm just hoping my day job holds out. They have fired 70% of the workforce where I work right now. You know one thing that really ****es me off are companies that hire people on H-1B and L visas then let go their American work force because the visa holders work cheaper. So I was thinking, while watching the talking heads on cable news tonight, with all of the money being handed out in bail-outs and bridge-loans to save American jobs really have Americans working at those same jobs? And for those that are getting fired or laid off are the temporary workers, visa holders, the first to go? http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServe...grationissuece.... http://hireamericansfirst.org/default.aspx http://www.zazona.com/ShameH1B/H1BLegal.htm Take care and hang in there. -- Regards, Leland C. Scott KC8LDO Yes, don't get me started on this saving money thing. The reason we have lost 70% of our workforce is becuase all our electronics (4 million+ units) is now being made in China at the Foxconn facility. They are finding out that the savings promised by upper management... and consultants have not come to fruition yet. I feel that they may never get the promised savings... and they have lost many advantages of manufacturing in our facility. All I do now is attempt to solve issues with the chinamen via email all day... lol |
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On Dec 11, 6:46*pm, Steve wrote:
"Leland C. Scott" wrote: Maybe he could weight in with a comment here. Perhaps. -- * * * * * * * * *http://NewsReader.Com/ your wife smears alpo on her ass |
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