This week:

• With Apple software updates released last week, Damo explains highlights of the enhancements for iPhone and iPad IOS 18.2;
• With video description now possible through multiple apps, Damo describes a comparison he made with the performance of Seeing AI and Piccybot;
• We have news of significant  upgrades to the capabilities of the Humanware Mantis Q40 and Brailliant braille displays, with more details at humanware.com.

 

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Show notes for Talking Tech of 10 December 2024

 

This week:

• We have a reminder of the Vision Store at Vision Australia as a resource for your Christmas shopping at shop.visionaustralia.org;
• News of this week’s release of upgraded Apple software;
• There is news of accessible, programmable cooking devices with the Meater range of products;
• Damo explains his current use of apps and devices for assisting with GPS and associated mobility activity.

 

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This week:

• Damo has tips on purchasing a new Windows PC;
• There is info about the Humanware Mantis Q40 Braille Display upgrade to incorporate text to speech output;
• RIM the accessible Remote Incident Manager from Pneuma Solutions introduces  AI help tools.

 

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This week with Christmas fast approaching, Damo visits the Vision Australia Vision Store at Coorparoo in Brisbane and chats with Store Coordinator Ruby Lacey.

Ruby explains the Tonie accessible toy; the Tape King talking tape measure and spirit level; and the Colorino color identifier and light sensor.

The Vision Store can be found at https://shop.visionaustralia.org.

 

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This week we discuss:

• AT support available through the Vision Australia Help desk which can be reached in Australia by phone on 1300 847 466 and by email via [email protected];
• Inclusion of BE My Eyes as an option on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses
• News of the Blind Shell Classic 3 phone, likely to arrive in Australia early in 2025.

 

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This week we discuss:

• The November 2024 update to the BT Speak from Blazie Technologies with more information at https://www.blazietech.com/software-updates;
• Damo’s experience of AIRA with the Meta smart glasses;
• the training webinars from Vispero available online via https://www.freedomscientific.com/training/freewebinars/archivedwebinars

 

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This week we discuss:

• The 2025 upgrades to Jaws, Fusion and ZoomText from Freedom Scientific, released last week and with more info from https://freedomscientific.com;
• An update to the NVDA screen reader from NV Access with more info from http://nvaccess.org;
• The latest suite of Apple software updates;
• An explanation of Applevis, the community resource from Be My Eyes, with a wide range of Apple accessibility content which can be found at https://applevis.com.

 

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This week we discuss:

• The BT Speak Braille input pocket computer from Blazie Technologies with more information at https://blazietech.com;
• The new Orcam Read Lite “point click and listen” reading device available from Quantum RLV via https://quantumrlv.com.au or Vision Australia via https://shop.visionaustralia.org;
• The Victor Reader Stream 3 from Humanware with firmware update containing further information at https://humanware.com;
• The release by Apple this week of software updates to many of its popular products;
• A look ahead to the release from Vispero later this week of is 2025 upgrades to Jaws, ZoomText and Fusion with more information and downloads from Https://freedomscientific.com.

 

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This week just days after International White Cane Day on October 15, we focus on some technology initiatives that can assist with moving around independently. Including:

• The revolutionary Australian Sensaball white cane tip with more information at https://sensaball.com.au;
• News of the Glide mobility aid under development from Glidance at https://glidance.io;
• News of the Biped Noa mobility vest with further info via https://biped.ai;
• Damo’s thoughts on orientation and mobility features in iOS 18.

Also, we hear of the Dolphin Supernova screen access software upgrade with further info from Vision Australia’s Vision Store at Https://shop.visionaustralia.org or from Dolphin at https://yourdolphin.com.

 

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This week we cover:

• News from Selvas BLV of the Braille Sense 6 firmware upgrade;
• Damo’s experience of the Notebook LM AI tool;
• News of the major upgrade of Windows 11 to 24H2 with further details at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11
• A battery preservation tip for IOS users of the iPhone 15 Pro or higher.

 

For the podcast you can go to varadio.org/talkingtech

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