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Today on the show, the guys set you up for the weekend with more audience comments on this week’s hot topic of Alexa’s future following the news that Amazon is set to lose $10 billion this year across its services, with $3 billion of those losses from Alexa, the smart assistant.

Also David Woodbridge from Vision Australia joins Steven and Shaun to geek out on budget tech, smart door locks and his tech pick of 2022.

As always, we love hearing your feedback so get in touch. Email [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun geek out over Steven’s decision to upgrade the components inside his PC. But what has he bought, and why?

Also, we meet the founder of the company behind the new Braille input keyboard for smartphones called Hable One, which is now available in Canada from the CNIB SmartLife Centre. Listen to Freek van Welsenis talk to Steven about the design and concept of the unusual little device, what the plans are for its future, and how Steven has become a genius in the world of marketing this product!

We really value your comments, feedback and questions. Please keep them coming by emailing [email protected] or calling 1-877-803-4567 and leaving us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss Amazon rethinking how to use Alexa in the future, following its announcement that they are looking to remove around 10,000 staff from across their teams. These cuts will mostly be made up of staff on the "Worldwide Digital" team, which looks after projects including Alexa and Prime Video.

What would a world without Alexa be like, and could that disproportionately affect disabled people who rely on the device for communications and access to information?

We also get more of your comments, which we always welcome. Get in touch by emailing [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun talk through some big tech news stories, including the latest updates from Twitter following leaked conversations from a meeting held Monday, November 21, by Elon Musk to his team.

Plus, there’s news on a new Braille display from Bristol Braille Technology which is focused on enabling blind people to play and create their own Braille games, like Snake or Hangman.

And could the Amazon Fire Tablet be the best accessible budget tablet out there for blind people? Steven shares his thoughts following the announcement of the latest 8-inch Fire Tablet with a faster processor and expandable storage.

And of course, there’s more of your feedback following up on questions from our listeners over the past week. Please keep your feedback coming by emailing [email protected] or calling 1-877-803-4567 and leaving us a voicemail. You can also find us on YouTube and social media by searching for @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today, Steven and Shaun get together to discuss the big stories in tech, including the news that crypto is in crisis. Following an email from listener John on the subject, Steven refers to an article in the Financial Times from an opponent of cryptocurrency. You can read the article in full here: https://www.ft.com/content/028e0109-6e87-42ed-8480-996cf645ce04.

There’s also discussion on Steven’s weekend of computing issues, including trying to finalise his setup of his virtual machine. And there’s more of your feedback in voicemail and email form.

As always, we love getting your feedback and reading it out on our show. Email us [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show Steven and Shaun talk through the smaller stories of the week

that we didn’t get to.

This time around we focus on rumours Apple may bring out a keyless keyboard

either as a standalone device or part of a new laptop redesign. Also there’s talk on

Comcast’s new large button remote with voice control for their Xfinity cable boxes,

and could Alexa be as smart as she’ll ever be? With cost cutting at Amazon, could it

be a smart move to focus less on development and more on maintenance of the

smart device lineup?

As always, your feedback is welcomed. Email us

or

call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social

media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun read more of your feedback following our discussions on Twitter and Mastodon.

Later, we take a turn away from what appears to be the horrors of social media and focus on the positives. Steven sits down with Claire Sisk, a blind woman who lost her sight 13 years ago following two strokes, to find out how she’s getting on and how tech is enabling her to live an independent life and spread that message around the world.

As always, your feedback is always welcome. Email us at [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, there are plenty of your comments about Braille and the hardware available today to make it easier to learn and use. Steven and Shaun listen to your messages.

Also, Steven finally offers up the demo you’ve been asking for: installing Windows on the Mac using the popular Parallels software and the third-party feature for VoiceOver called VOCR. Find out how they all work together to allow someone who is totally blind the ability to install Windows onto a Mac system.

As always, keep your feedback coming - email us at [email protected] - or call us at 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us @DoubleTapOnAir across social media.

Today, Steven and Shaun sit down with a cup of coffee (and tea) and discuss more of what you have been writing in to us here at Double Tap.

There are lots of comments about Steven's views on Twitter following the purchase by Elon Musk, plus other comments from discussions we've had previously on the show.

We love your feedback, so get involved. Email [email protected] or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.