Projection Alarm Clocks

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1. charles bickle
   Posted August 29, 2010 at 3:19 pm | Permalink

   I have two Braun travel alarm clocks (Type 4763/AB30vs and Type 4847/AB30) with what I believe to be radium on the clock hands. Do either of these clocks present any harm from radium?

2. kelly
   Posted September 15, 2010 at 9:16 pm | Permalink

   Have you ever actually used a voice command system?
   It's a great idea, but the technology to do it effectively is still lacking.

3. Leanne
   Posted September 30, 2010 at 2:14 pm | Permalink

   Becki,I read an article a couple of days ago about how tough parents of autistics have it–and how socially isolated we can be because of our unusual family situations. I thought to myself how that article was so late for me–I’ve felt so isolated for so long. We don’t go out as much as we used to, every time we are invited to visit others, we think two or three times whether we should go or not, then talk to our autistic daughter about our expectations for her behaviour, then feel tense the whole time! However, when we realized this had become the norm for us, we knew that we had to change things up a bit–for our sakes and for hers!Our daughter is 13 now. She definitely has a lot of “rules”, too. However, we have found that some of her rules really impinge on our other daughter (she’s 15). So we’ve been working on “how to live in a family” with the younger one. She is learning that sometimes she has to let people do the things that they “need” to do, too. If sister is using the computer, she will have to be patient and wait or find something else to do until sister is finished (yes, I have to referee a lot, but we have seen growth here!) Also, when we are visiting, there are the “rules” that the other family has that we have to follow. In our house, we can spend 2 hours in the tub, but when we are visiting, there are lots of people who need to have a bath/shower, so we have to share (my digital travel alarm helped with this). When visiting, mom might bring your favorite foods to eat while the rest of the people eat what is provided by the hosts. If mom doesn’t bring your food,you should try the food (don’t scream “I HATE THIS”), and if you don’t like it, leave it quietly on your plate. (Mom will make sure your excellent behaviour is acknowledged later, in private, and probably with a little snack, too).Surprisingly, our daughter has done well with some of these “visiting rules” too. We never sprang the rules on our daughter, but rehearsed them at home, sometimes we got her to pretend she was the host while I screamed “I HATE THIS!”–it helped her see that the way she sometimes behaved really wasn’t how others behaved and it might make other people feel sad/bad.She is maturing, and people are generally very understanding, but she is going to have to learn to cope, I’m not always going to be there to referee all the situations. I know that there are some people who believe that it is cruel to expect our autistic children to change, but really, we are not doing them any favors by NOT teaching them to handle different situations and that visiting others can be enjoyable even though it might be a little different than at home.Do you have access to any social skills groups for teens? If not, check out your closest Autism Society, or talk to your son’s teachers to see if they might know of some resources/good books to help your family. Your son will always have the “rules”, but he might be able to learn to tolerate other people or situations a bit more with some training.Good luck with this–I hope I’ve said something that will help you out : )

4. kittyuncle
   Posted December 30, 2010 at 9:54 am | Permalink

   NewEgg: $79.99 – iHome Portable/Travel Alarm Clock Stereo Speaker System for iPhone/iPod (8W) iP48BV

5. watches555
   Posted January 8, 2011 at 1:32 am | Permalink

   WESTCLOX TRAVEL ALARM – OLDER, COLLECTIBLE, WORKS