Talking Tech 26th September 2023
Talking Tech 19th September 2023
Apple Keynote event. iOS 17 Main blind and low vision Accessibility Features Apple Keynote event. iPhone Design & display The Super Retina XDR display on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus is great for watching content, and playing games. And, when it is sunny, peak outdoor brightness reaches u…
Talking Tech 12th September 2023
Some Suggested Places to Catch up with the New Hardware announced by Apple ON September 12 (US) 2023 Apple The Apple’s Events Page where you can watch the new and Recent Keynotes https://www.apple.com/au/apple-events/ AppleVis The Applevis Community page for blog articles about the S…
Talking Tech 5th September 2023
NASA Sounds Alarm about the Deep Space Network https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/08/nasas-artemis-i-mission-nearly-broke-the-deep-space-network/ Space X Sending iPhone Emergency SOS Satellites in to Space https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/01/spacex-iphone-emergency-satellites-globalstar/ Ni…
Talking Tech 29th August 2023
Sam Taylor Joins Vision Australia as an AT If you are wondering where Sam has gone from Pacific Vision, he is going the Technology Services team at VA as an ATS. How the EU’S New Battery Rule Could Change Your iPhone https://www.macworld.com/article/1993926/european-union-battery-regulat…
Talking Tech, 22nd August 2023
Be-My-Eyes AI Assistant My experience so far: overall quite positive, still a way to go with positive 100 percent object recognition. Australian Invention to Help the Blind Smart glasses due out in 2025 which uses AI and object recognition to tell you about the world around you. Same goes here …
Talking Tech, 15th August 2023
Vision Australia Digital Access Assistive Technology Survey https://visionaucx.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9XmHczxfoUMwFh4 Bindi maps Navigation Survey https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WC5ZM8L__;!!BW9V2p7J0Kl2QvQ!AWdtzaBl4_YqQypD7rdzit6SkKUl2dv1uRe7GK2Ez1M3L0ThJi6WtY…
Talking Tech 8th August 2023
Musing about assistive tech for home, school, and employment The show today is blindness related, and next weeks show will be on low vision. Note - these are just recommendations and ideas, check at the end of the show notes where to get further assistance or information. Thoughts on main st…
Talking Tech 1st August 2023
Talking Tech for August 1 2023 Exploring Tech Webinar for Accessing the Printed Word now up on Youtube Covering Magnification and print to speech from printed words on mail from the mail box, on packaging etc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecXIAgGF1F0&t=2s Apparently This has been a T…
Talking Tech 25th July 2023
Things You Can still Do Offline with Electric Type Things No Internet or wifi required in other words or for quite a lot, no internet at all. Victor Reader Stratus 12m plus Wifi. Listen to audio CDS, commercial audio books, music, documents, and daisy books. https://shop.visionaustrali…