Didn't work for my blind mother as she would just ...
593742
Didn't work for my blind mother as she would just barely touch the buttons on the side if the watch by accident  and throw everything off. Going to return it.
747675
I got this device for a legally blind friend.  NOT GOOD option for legally blind as it really has no good support for such individuals. I would recommend the Ipod Shuffle.

I didn't spend much time with it, but here is some insight:

* I would not recommend for Apple/Mac users. There is not much good support for Macs.
* Playlist support is near worthless as far as I can tell.
* Not very exciting interface. Feels like interface out of turn of millennium.

If you just want something to play music MP3s or listen to radio with no interest in major features. It may be a good option for you. Not a very thrilling device, though it is small.
1111589
Unfortunately, it did not work the way I had envisioned it (I purchased two and one would not even power on).  I have a front sun room and a back mud room; both of which are windowed.  My thought was to place these on the inside of the window facing out.  I set one up with the assistance of Piper Support (the support staff was very helpful, but the documentation isn't as helpful) and placed it on the inside of the window looking out.  I went outside and walked in front of it, waved my arms, jumped up and down ... nothing.  I was literally 6 inches away and it never recognized the movement.  I walked back inside and waved my hands in front of the device and it then recognized the motion. Evidently, it will not work when looking through a window.
3886707
Would be great if my cat would use it.  She is now blind after a stroke, and she is unsure what those big pieces are under her feet.
190421
I bought these for my 88 year old mother in hopes that she could use them with her cell phone to answer and hear phone calls.  Unfortunately, the headset did not work for her and we returned it.  While mom was able to hear with these, there was just too much outside noise that interfered with her ability to hear callers talking to her.  What I mean by that is that she wears hearing aids and could hear the other nursing home residents talking through her hearing aids as she was trying to hear using this headset.  This is because this item sits just outside of your ears (below your temple) so you are able to hear through the headset AND with your ears at the same time.  She is also a diabetic with neuropathy and her finger tips are numb which makes it very difficult to find the small call answer button.  If I didn't already have a headset that I love and use, I probably would have kept this for me because of the cool factor (that's why the 4 star rating) but I couldn't justify spending $60 just because I thought they were cool :)
1823928
As the title says, I bought this remote for my MIL who has Direct TV service, but an older (4 year old or so TV).  Her large button remote from Direct was going out, she is visually impaired, and there is no replacement available from Direct.  (Which, if any one from Direct reads these reviews and which, if you'll pardon the pun, is VERY short-sighted.)

Her remote needs are VERY simple.  Turn on the set top box, turn on the TV, change channels and set volume.  She doesn't have a VCR, CD player, etc.  Plus she's not the most patient person, nor does she remember how to work complex devices well.  I needed a K-I-S-S remote.  After reading the reviews, I felt this was worth a shot.  Price point was such that, even if it didn't work and I couldn't send it back it was worth a shot.  So I ordered it and had it shipped to my BIL's house for him to set it up.  (Couldn't ship it to the MIL because she'd see the package in her mailbox and reason "I didn't order this and I'll refuse delivery."  Got to love the elderly - LOL!)

It arrived, BIL set it up and.....it works.  For her.  Now understand she doesn't have a newer model TV and I understand from reading the reviews that newer model TV's can be "problematic."  But she seems pleased with it.  She says she can see the buttons clearly and likes that it's pretty simple without many choices to make. So if you're in a similar situation, this remote MAY work well for you.  If you're in a situation with a new model TV you may have to look elsewhere but, as I said, the price point might be worth a shot anyway.

It's a crying shame that the elderly, with failing eyesight, seem to have fewer and fewer choices on workable, big button replacement remotes for their TV's.
3425716
A personal choice problem.  I am visually disabled and didn't see this choice well.  I gave it away.  There wasn't anything wrong with it, just wasn't my personal taste.
2145337
This was for my mom who has vision problems. The main lens is 2X which didn't help her, the smaller lens inside the big one is 4X which was fine but it's pretty small, and the lens in the handle is 10X but it's so small it's pointless to try and use. Also, the small 10X lens in the handle made everything look backwards or upside down, so it must have been put it wrong.
2638178
Tried to use it with a Moshi Minidisplay port to HDMI adapter, in order to connect my Macbook to my Sony TV, with sound.  It did not work at all, and at first I thought it was the adapter, but the adapter worked with a different cable.  So yeah, it just didn't do it for me.
2687585
Bought to convert a CATV box to a computer monitor.  Just didn't work for me.  I could tell the device was outputting because my monitor would display different things when I pushed the various buttons.  But I simply did not get any signal from the cable box that I had screwed into the BNC connector.
1458811
This phone has VERY large numbers and seems to work decently well, however, my grandmother who we purchased it for could not hear us at all. We had to return the phone and rehook up her old phone, even though the numbers are far smaller. She is pretty hard of hearing though, so I'm not entirely sure if others who may be harder of hearing and sight would benefit. I could hear just fine. I'm rating it with a lower review though because I want to make sure those who can't hear well make sure to get the right thing...if it's sight only, disregard and go for this one!!
3512997
AWESOME.  MY MOM IS 89 AND GOING BLIND.  THE LARGE LIGHTED NUMBERS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WHO IS CALLING IS SUPER BENEFICIAL FOR HER! GREAT PRODUCT!
2004982
Magnets are not strong enough to operate the blind. Whole blind just falls off the door when you try to operate.
3067607
She couldn't get it to work right...not sure if it was her, or the product.
2501762
I bought this to help my blind dog.  I have a 5.5 lb Yorkie.  I tried putting a small on her.  First the pieces were heavy and they wouldn't stay straight.  They attached with Velcro together.  The part that goes around her neck didn't fit as it should and the wire going around her head hung in her face.  The wings that the wire hung on kept sliding left and right as she walked.  This wasn't worth the money they charged for it, though the concept is really a good one.  I would have liked to see how this would have worked for a really small dog.  This didn't work for me.  I'm kind of disappointed.
61621
I was not able to see well enough to use this compass; directions confused me; not for senior citizen like myself
4323501
I had high hopes, even though I read this might not be programmable for Comcast digital equipment,  We only have a transponder made by Pace, rather than a "digital box" which is the minimum you have to have to receive cable in our area.  Unfortunately, the code for that company won't run this remote. I can only imagine either Sony or Comcast or both has some issue with allowing their equipment to cooperate, probably stand to lose a dollar somehow if they share tech.  Unfortunate because this would have been the perfect, simple remote that my low-vision mother could easily have learned and used.