We delve into our Archives, to find a goodie about listening to various Bible Translations and passages on your Amazon Echo.

In this episode we talk about podcasts, networks, and radio reading services that serve those who are Blind, having Low-Vision, and/or otherwise Print-Impaired. These include podcasts like Double Tap, Dot to Dot, Maccessibility, AT-FAQ, and Unmute Presents shows.

In this episode we take a look at a Skill, that allows us to prompt Claude AI, the rumored new back-end for the new, yet to be released, Alexa upgrade. We also share a sad announcement and demo the cloning feature on iOS, and find out how well it clones my voice.

In this episode we blow your mind with a sample of Notebook LM, from Google, and ask the question, "How can this inform the AI Alexa of the future?". Imagine a AI Alexa that can data mine your books; so you can ask questions or create audio instructional materials.

Based on five sources Reuters interviewed, Amazon's Alexa AI had problems in development. The result, Amazon plans to move forward with the Alexa revamp this October, by using Anthropic's Claude AI. In this episode we highlight a YouTuber who demonstrates talking to Claude, and we speculate on the implications of these rumors.

Chris's YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVab674FGLI

Reuters' Article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVab674FGLI

New Vision's September Newsletter

https://campaignlp.constantcontact.com/em/1102549354893/403a5d8c-dc4b-47cf-9e48-3c442066aa4c.

We revisit some super popular topics from season 1 and 2 for you wordsmiths out there.

In this Super Omnibus episode, we pour tons of our past experiences with Alexa's Beta, into one episode. You'll hear, our host's first experience, conversation features, hallucinations, the new natural voice, and more!

In this Omnibus episode we take six seasons of information about Amazon Music and distill it down into one episode. You'll learn about waking up to music, playing music by genre, billboard hits, date, or lyrics; you'll learn about sharing music with friends, filtering out explicit songs, and a whole lot more!

We take our second look at the Made by Google Event, in August 2024, where they demonstrated Gemini Live on various platforms. In this episode we take a look at the live demo, where Gemini Live was demonstrated on the Pixel Buds. We also talk a bit about the cost, of these AI improved assistants going forward; and what the fine-print revealed on the Pixel Buds.

This is part 1 of our coverage of the recent Made By Google 2024 Event. We'll take a look at how Gemini can supercharge the Google Voice Assistant; and ask are we seeing anything new here?