A Well Done To ABC Radio

 

Just a congratulation shout out for the ABC for broadcasting on ABC Extra and associated stations the audio description for the Sydney Harbour fire works on New Years Eve.

 

Speaking of Audio Description - Just Listened to Venum with Owen My Son

 

 

Just think it is great that new movies coming out more and more are audio described.

 

Woolworths App Check Out Now Functional Again

 

With a release in the first days of the new year, the Woolworths app Check Out function is now accessible again for VoiceOver users.

 

My Windows 10 Narrator Series Podcasts Underway

 

At the start of Jan 2019, I have started a series of podcasts on show casing what the Windows 10 Narrator screen reader can do.  To see a list of the podcasts so far, go to my hosting website:

 

http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com

 

 

Speaking of Podcasts, Here is one on Tooth Fairy

 

A great Mac app for putting Bluetooth devices on the Mac menu bar (in VoiceOver terms the Extras Menu).

 

https://s111.podbean.com/pb/f78ca28264938aff092e781f3e956a13/5c3ab7fe/data1/fs54/339150/uploads/Demo_of_Tooth_Fairy_adding_BT_icons_to_the_extra_menu_o_the_mac.mp3?pbss=d276a7cc-732e-56f1-98ff-7e24e6193161

 

And one More - How I Use Home, News and Voice Memos not eh Mac

 

https://s146.podbean.com/pb/c97df6ff1ba2d6e566eadb0f441eb315/5c3ab7fd/data3/fs54/339150/uploads/Mac_default_app_demos_for_Home_News_and_Voice_Memos.mp3?pbss=d33c0d18-ce4e-509e-abd3-fc9d895b41c6

 

Where Would the New Year be for 2019 Without a Game Suggestion

 

 

Have a play of the free Great Toy Robbery from L-Works, a great game to play on both Mac and Windows.

 

https://www.l-works.net/tgtr.php

 

My Thoughts on the RIVO Keyboard

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As I have been using this keyboard of the Christmas/new year period, thought I would just share some thoughts about it.

 

*Has its own Mic/speaker plus the keyboard, so can do phone calls, access Siri, dictate, and navigate iOs.

*Can give me access up to 6 devices.

*Can plug a pair of 3.5mm head phones in to the RIVO.

 

http://rivo.me/en/order

Power Bank Battery Chargers

 

Over the break I purchased another 3 of these (20000mah) for the Rest of the Family

 

Was thinking, it is always good to have on of these around, and if you use the Seeing AI app on the iPhone for example, you can read the display on some of these power banks which tells you how much charge they have left.

WiFi Hard Drives

 

Another purchase for  the new year, a WiFi hard drive that we can put all our music, audio books etc on to separate from iTunes and access them from our iOS devices as well.

 

Coverage from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) From Digital Trends

 

Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa getting smarter, self driving wheelchair, self driving cars, health devices.

 

https://www.digitaltrends.com/ces-2019/

 

Another source from ZDNet as well

 

https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-of-ces-2019-cool-tech-you-can-buy-this-year/