iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective.

iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective.

By David WoodbridgeTechnology
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iSee - Using various technologies from a blind persons perspective. episodes

  • HomePod demo - using the iOS Control Centre 3D Touch on Media to change media control between iPhone and HomePod
    In this demo, I show you how to play media on your iPhone (such as an Audible book) and music playing on HomePod (via Hey Siri play xx), and then via Control Centre, change between iPhone and HomePod.
    These are the steps:
    In the demo, start an Audible book on iPhone,
    Start music playing on HomePod via Hey Siri,
    Access Control Centre,
    3D Touch on Media,
    will be presented with Title track iPhone and title track NameOfHomePod,
    Select iPhone or HomePod,
    Media controls such as Rewind, Play.Pause, Fast Forward, volume etc will then allow that selected media source to be controlled.
    This comes in really handy if you've started music playing in the kitchen on HomePod, your at the back of the house, and you want to change to the next track on the HomePod, Pause, turn the volume up etc.
    11 min
  • How to use HomePod as a speaker phone.
    In this demo, I show you how to transfer a call from your iPhone to the HomePod to then use the HomePod as a hands free speaker phone.
    This works for both making and receiving a call.
    When your on a call, choose the Hide button to hide the keypad, choose the Audio button, and then choose your HomePod.
    The great thing about this for VoiceOver users is that the call is live on your HomePod, whilst VoiceOver and the keypad if you have to use it with automated system stays on the iPhone.  Consequently you have two different audio sources, making it much easier to either listen to the phone call or use your iPhone.
    7 min
  • Demo of setting up the Amazon Echo dot with the iOS Amazon Alexa app now that the Echo is officially supported in Australia
    In this demo, I take you through setting up my Amazon Echo Dot via the Amazon Alexa app now that the Echo is officially supported in Australia as of Feb 1 2018.
    I must say though, I prefer using the alexa.amazon.com website rather than the iOS app as sometimes I find double tapping with VoiceOver doesn't work and I have better access to the webpages with VoiceOver on the Mac using Safari than I do using the Amazon Alexa app with VoiceOver.
    I still don't understand why Audible is not accessible here in Australia, only Kindle books.
    I hope Amazon improves the English Australia voice for reading Kindle books, it pauses far to much.
    39 min
  • Demo of the new Siri function introduced in iOS 11.2.5 - Hey Siri "give me the news".
    In this demo I take you through the new Hey Siri "give me the news" function introduced in iOS 11.2.5.
    In Australia, you can switch news sources: ABC, channel 7 or SBS.  In the US and UK, different news sources are available.
    So far you can say Hey Siri "give me"
    News,
    Business news,
    Music news, and
    Sports news.
    Channel 7 and SBS seem the most comprehensive for the moment with the news source giving news, sports, and weather - ABC is just the news.
    Looking forward to when the technology source is added.
    Will be quite handy to use this on the HomePod which I will be demonstrating as soon as it arrives after pre-ordering on Jan 27 and being available on Feb 9 2018.
    9 min
  • Demo of the new Siri function introduced in iOS 11.2.5 - Hey Siri “give me the news”.

    In this demo I take you through the new Hey Siri "give me the news" function introduced in iOS 11.2.5.


    In Australia, you can switch news sources: ABC, channel 7 or SBS.  In the US and UK, different news sources are available.


    So far you can say Hey Siri "give me"


    News,


    Business news,


    Music news, and


    Sports news.


    Channel 7 and SBS seem the most comprehensive for the moment with the news source giving news, sports, and weather - ABC is just the news.


    Looking forward to when the technology source is added.


    Will be quite handy to use this on the HomePod which I will be demonstrating as soon as it arrives after pre-ordering on Jan 27 and being available on Feb 9 2018.

    9 min
  • Demo of reading (listening) to an audio book on Google Home
    In this demo I take you through the process of purchasing an audio book from the Google Play Store
    https://play.google.com
     
    and then show you how to as Google puts it, Read and navigate an audio book on Google Home.
    FYI - audio books on the Google Play Store became available in the last week of Jan 2018.  If you are using PlayBooks on iOS, you can search and sample audio books plus play audio books you have already purchased.  Whilst on PlayBooks for Android and the website, you can search, sample, add to wish list, purchase, and of course play.
    10 min
  • Demo of the new English Australia voice for the Amazon Echo
    In this podcast, I give you a brief demo of the English Australia voice of the Amazon Echo which is about to be officially released in Australia as of Feb 1 2018.
    In the meantime, if you do have an Amazon Echo in Australia and you would like to use the new English Australia voice, go to
    http://alexa.amazon.com
    Choose the Settings tab, choose your Echo, choose Language, and in the language pop-up select English Australia.
    The Australian voice Unfortunately pauses between paragraphs when reading a Kindle book after I posted this podcast, and even worse, I have now learnt that Amazon will not be allowing audible.com books to be accessed in Australia, which doesn't make sense since the service is here anyway.
    The Amazon Alexa app is in the Australian iOS App Store.
    4 min
  • An Update demo of using the Sensibo Sky AC device for controlling AC via its web interface offering better accessible controls
    In the original demo I did on the Sensibo Sky aC device (for controlling your Air Conditioner) using the iOS app on my iPhone, I said that the popup controls for accessing Mode (Dry, Cool etc), Fan (fan speed low, high etc), and Temperature (16C and up) on the AC were not accessible if you were using VoiceOver.
    Found out as of this demo, that if you login to the sensibo website
    http://www.sensibo.com
    with your account email and password, you will get the control screen for your Air Conditioner, and the Popups for Mode, Fan, and Temperature are all accessible as I demo with VoiceOver on iOS and Mac OS.
    Climate control is also accessible, but I did not cover this in the demo as I wanted to keep it nice and quick.
    Here is the link to the original podcast I did on Sensibo which goes through what it is, setting it up, using the iOS app, and accessing the device from Google Home
    http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com/e/demo-of-the-sensibo-sky-remote-device-for-your-air-conditioner-system/
    As I said in the demo, I wanted at least access to the Mode, Temperature, and fan popups and now via the sensibo website I now do.
    Still wish they would make the actual app more accessible which as the date of posting this podcast hasn't yet happend.
    8 min

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