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My name is Stuart Beveridge, I work as the Assistive Technology Trainer for a charity in Scotland called Seescape. I am totally blind and use a variety of different technology in my daily life to incr... more
FAQs about BlindTech:How many episodes does BlindTech have?The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.
July 13, 201916: iPhone X S demo: using the new Home Gesture, Face ID, Siri and moreIn this episode, I demo how the new Home Gesture, Face ID, and Siri can easily be used by a visually impaired person. I also discuss how the Side Button is used to operate the Accessibility Shortcut and how to fully power the iPhone XS off from the Settings Menu....more11minPlay
July 02, 201915: Demo of accessing, playing and navigating audiobooks using the Amazon EchoIn this episode, I give a short demo of accessing free audiobooks from the Audible Service, playing and navigating content and setting a sleep timer....more8minPlay
July 01, 201914: Demo of using the Amazon Echo to create calendar appointments and set remindersIn this episode, I demo how the Amazon Echo can easily be used to create and keep track of your calendar appointments and to-do lists using reminders....more4minPlay
June 30, 201913: Demo of using Hive Smart Home devices to control heating, Smart Plugs and lightsIn this episode, I demo how Smart Home devices can easily be used to monitor your home's temperature and heating and also how other compatible Smart Home appliances such as lights and plugs can be used effectively. The easiest way to control your Smart Home devices is by using either a Smart Phone or an Amazon Echo....more11minPlay
June 29, 201912: Demo of the Dyson 360 Eye Robot Vacuum CleanerIn this podcast I discuss the main features of the Dyson 360 Eye Robot Vacuum Cleaner and how it can be easily used by people who are visually impaired. I also discuss the benefits of linking the robot hoover with the Dyson Link App and how it can be voice controlled through the Amazon Echo....more10minPlay
June 27, 201911: Demo of the Voice: OCR Document Reader AppThis dedicated scan and read app available for iOS allows you to take a picture of a document and have it's content read back to you. However, it's quite unique in the fact that you can use Voice Control to perform the commands for taking a picture and reading....more11minPlay
June 25, 201910: Demo of the Clew indoor navigation appWhen you are in any indoor environment this app can be used to record a route and will then guide you back to your starting point with both voice and audio directions. So it basically allows you to independently retrace your steps when you need to return to specific locations within a building....more11minPlay
June 23, 20199: Demo of the Microsoft Soundscape AppSoundscape is a GPS navigation app that uses 3D Audio to give you information about your surroundings either when walking or in a vehicle. I discuss and demo the most important features of the app in this podcast....more11minPlay
June 22, 20198: Overview and Demo of the Seeing AI AppThis podcast mainly focuses on an overview of the Seeing AI app which can be used to read documents, Identify colours, faces, bank notes and can even recognise and read handwriting. The app developer Microsoft state that "Seeing AI is like a Swiss Army Knife of tools and features for visually impaired people." I also demo two of my favourite features of the app which are the document reader and the facial recognition feature....more15minPlay
June 15, 20197: TapTapSee App DemoThis is a short demonstration of the TapTapSee App, which has been described by the developer as a "camera for blind and visually impaired people." I discuss how the app works and how it can be used in everyday situations for identifying colours, types of clothing and food products....more10minPlay
FAQs about BlindTech:How many episodes does BlindTech have?The podcast currently has 26 episodes available.