A Reminder About the New Times for Tech Monday and Exploring Tech Webinars



Tech Monday replaces Tech Friday and is now on at 1930 to 2030 Sydney time.



The exploring tech webinars are still on the last Wednesday of the Month, but are now on at 1930 to 2030 Sydney time as well.



Some Notable Things from CES



1. Update to the Ember Temperature Controlled Mug: will work with Find My. One thing I will be upgrading this year.



https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/05/ember-mug-with-apple-find-my/



2. New Health Sensors, test your Urine. Another biometric to check on your health.

3. Rings Home security Drone. Probably only want to have it flying around when you are not home.

4. Graphics Braille displays. Looking forward to the displays from Dot and APH hopefully coming out this year.



5. Of course, lots of robots, TVS, laptops, smart home stuff etc.



Celebrating Louis Braille DOB of for Jan 4 1809



https://www.firstpost.com/world/world-braille-day-2023-history-and-significance-11916972.html



New Apps for the Blind Shell Classic 2



Chess, Currency converter, File manager, and Translation.



https://shop.visionaustralia.org/blindshell-classic-2-mobile-phone-black.html



Apple Introducing Human Generated Text to Speech Voices for Audio Books



Actually, it doesn’t sound to bad, so Don’t Panic.



https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/04/apple-artificial-intelligence-ai-audiobooks



Apple Patents an Apple Pencil that can Detect Colours and Textures



Possible implications if this becomes a thing for blind or low vision folks.





https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/03/apple-pencil-patent-real-world-color-sampler/



Millions of Twitter Users Email Address’s Stolen in Data Hack



https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64153381?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

A Reminder About the New Times for Tech Monday and Exploring Tech Webinars
 
Tech Monday replaces Tech Friday and is now on at 1930 to 2030 Sydney time.
 
The exploring tech webinars are still on the last Wednesday of the Month, but are now on at 1930 to 2030 Sydney time as well.
 
Some Notable Things from CES
 
1. Update to the Ember Temperature Controlled Mug: will work with Find My. One thing I will be upgrading this year.
 
<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/05/ember-mug-with-apple-find-my/">https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/05/ember-mug-with-apple-find-my/</a>
 
2. New Health Sensors, test your Urine. Another biometric to check on your health.
3. Rings Home security Drone. Probably only want to have it flying around when you are not home.
4. Graphics Braille displays. Looking forward to the displays from Dot and APH hopefully coming out this year.
 
5. Of course, lots of robots, TVS, laptops, smart home stuff etc.
 
Celebrating Louis Braille DOB of for Jan 4 1809
 
<a href="https://www.firstpost.com/world/world-braille-day-2023-history-and-significance-11916972.html">https://www.firstpost.com/world/world-braille-day-2023-history-and-significance-11916972.html</a>
 
New Apps for the Blind Shell Classic 2
 
Chess, Currency converter, File manager, and Translation.
 
<a href="https://shop.visionaustralia.org/blindshell-classic-2-mobile-phone-black.html">https://shop.visionaustralia.org/blindshell-classic-2-mobile-phone-black.html</a>
 
Apple Introducing Human Generated Text to Speech Voices for Audio Books
 
Actually, it doesn’t sound to bad, so Don’t Panic.
 
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/04/apple-artificial-intelligence-ai-audiobooks">https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/04/apple-artificial-intelligence-ai-audiobooks</a>
 
Apple Patents an Apple Pencil that can Detect Colours and Textures
 
Possible implications if this becomes a thing for blind or low vision folks.
 
 
<a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/03/apple-pencil-patent-real-world-color-sampler/">https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/03/apple-pencil-patent-real-world-color-sampler/</a>
 
Millions of Twitter Users Email Address’s Stolen in Data Hack
 
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64153381?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA">https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64153381?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=KARANGA</a>

Vision Australia's Senior Adaptive Technology Consultant David Woodbridge talks with Stephen Jolley about the latest developments and gadgets in the tech world from a blindness and low vision perspective.

Vision Australia's Senior Adaptive Technology Consultant David Woodbridge talks with Stephen Jolley about the latest developments and gadgets in the tech world from a blindness and low vision perspective.

Vision Australia's Senior Adaptive Technology Consultant David Woodbridge talks with Stephen Jolley about the latest from the tech world from a blindness and low vision perspective.

Talking Tech - Vision Australia Radio

Vision Australia's Senior Adaptive Technology Consultant David Woodbridge 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 help you live the life you choose.

Select the following link to browse our range of products in our Vision Store: https://shop.visionaustralia.org/

Vision Australia's Senior Adaptive Technology Consultant David Woodbridge 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 help you live the life you choose.
Select the following link to browse our range of products in our Vision Store: <a href="https://shop.visionaustralia.org/">https://shop.visionaustralia.org/</a>

Talking Tech 10th January 2023

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/fa7924ac-d4fd-4bff-b1b4-ac7f006dda87/clips/390b38d5-3714-4ea0-8e6f-af860044f632/transcript

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