Talking Tech by Vision Australia Radio
Talking Tech by Vision Australia Radio
Vision Australia's National Access Technology Manager Damo McMorrow talks with Stephen Jolley about the latest developments and gadgets in the tech world from a blindness and low vision perspective. Vision Australia has a range of products and services to assist Australia’s blind and low vision community in all technology needs. Visit visionaustralia.org or call 1300 84 74 66 to learn how we can…Social links:
Talking Tech 17th December 2024
This week: With Apple software updates released last week, Damo explains highlights of the enhancements for iPhone and iPad IOS 18.2; With video description now possible through multiple apps, Damo describes a comparison he made with the performance of Seeing AI and Piccybot; We have news of signif…
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Talking Tech 10th December 2024
Show notes for Talking Tech of 10 December 2024 This week: We have a reminder of the Vision Store at Vision Australia as a resource for your Christmas shopping at shop.visionaustralia.org; News of this week’s release of upgraded Apple software; There is news of accessible, programmable cooking …
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Talking Tech 3rd December 2024
This week: Damo has tips on purchasing a new Windows PC; There is info about the Humanware Mantis Q40 Braille Display upgrade to incorporate text to speech output; RIM the accessible Remote Incident Manager from Pneuma Solutions introduces AI help tools. To access the program, presented by Step…
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Talking Tech 26th November 2024
This week with Christmas fast approaching, Damo visits the Vision Australia Vision Store at Coorparoo in Brisbane and chats with Store Coordinator Ruby Lacey. Ruby explains the Tonie accessible toy; the Tape King talking tape measure and spirit level; and the Colorino color identifier and light se…
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Talking Tech 19th November 2024
This week we discuss: AT support available through the Vision Australia Help desk which can be reached in Australia by phone on 1300 847 466 and by email via atchelp@visionaustralia.org; Inclusion of BE My Eyes as an option on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses News of the Blind Shell Classic 3 phone, …
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Talking Tech 12th November 2024
This week we discuss: The November 2024 update to the BT Speak from Blazie Technologies with more information at https://www.blazietech.com/software-updates; Damo’s experience of AIRA with the Meta smart glasses; the training webinars from Vispero available online via https://www.freedomscientific.…
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Talking Tech 5th November 2024
This week we discuss: The 2025 upgrades to Jaws, Fusion and ZoomText from Freedom Scientific, released last week and with more info from https://freedomscientific.com; An update to the NVDA screen reader from NV Access with more info from http://nvaccess.org; The latest suite of Apple software upda…
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Talking Tech 29th October 2024
This week we discuss: The BT Speak Braille input pocket computer from Blazie Technologies with more information at https://blazietech.com; The new Orcam Read Lite “point click and listen” reading device available from Quantum RLV via https://quantumrlv.com.au or Vision Australia via https://shop.vi…
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Talking Tech 22nd October 2024
This week just days after International White Cane Day on October 15, we focus on some technology initiatives that can assist with moving around independently. Including: The revolutionary Australian Sensaball white cane tip with more information at https://sensaball.com.au; News of the Glide mobil…
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Talking Tech 15th October 2024
This week we cover: News from Selvas BLV of the Braille Sense 6 firmware upgrade; Damo’s experience of the Notebook LM AI tool; News of the major upgrade of Windows 11 to 24H2 with further details at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11 A battery preservation tip for IOS user…
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