The Accessible Technology Podcast

Based in Northern Italy, Manfrotto is a company that designs, manufacturers and markets camera and lighting support equipment for photographers / videographers. But while their tripods and arms are helpful with photography and when you're shooting videos, they're also helpful when it comes to helping disabled people to game, who often need help holding down more than one button at a time.

In 2021, I loaned in one of Manfrotto's mounting arms in from the Special Effect Gaming Charity. In this episode, you’re going to hearing another part of the Experiments of Adaptive Gaming series, as I tell you whether or not a Manfrotto Variable Friction Arm helps disabled gamers hold down two buttons at a time.

LINKS

Original Video: https://youtu.be/ziTb4GMMXy4

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

The Marval Avengers first came out in 2020, and is set in a world where a catastrophic accident has just resulted in massive devastation. Not only this, but it won the Golden Joystick Award of 2020. It was also directed by Shaun Escayg and Morgan W Gray.

In this episode, I review it.

LINKS

Original Video: https://youtu.be/y1W45nsKE_o

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

A Latchbox is a device that helps disabled people play Racing / Shooter games, or any game that requires you to hold down two buttons at a time. In this episode, I review it.

LINKS

Original Video: https://youtu.be/MtHY0rSFfkA

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

One of the main problems you have to overcome if you're disabled and want to get into gaming is how to hold a controller, and up to recently, there was no way to work around this.

That was until other devices like Maxess velcro trays and velcro clamps came out, which is what you'll hear a review of in this episode.

LINKS

Original Video: https://youtu.be/Ar8Ubd93Y4g

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

The Xbox Elite Controller Series 2 is a controller developed / created by Microsoft for their Xbox platforms, that was released in 2019. Designed to meet the needs of today's most competitive gamers, it includes 30 new ways for you to game like a pro, including with new tension thumbsticks (which can be made firmer or looser), the ability to change how much pressure you have to apply to triggers and bumpers, and the ability to remap buttons.

In this episode, you'll hear my review of it.

LINKS

Original Video: https://youtu.be/5G4CvV2cCE4

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

In 2014, Amazon released the Amazon Echo, which was the world's first smart speaker. Much better known by the name you can use it with (Alexa) the second generation came out in 2016, and it was then followed by the 3rd generation one in 2019.

Other models have came out since -- such as the 4th generation and 5th generation in 2020 and 2022. In this episode, however, you'll hear my review of the 3rd generation Amazon Echo Dot, which was released in 2019.

LINKS

Original Video: https://youtu.be/Qh2jzHWE8EA

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

Technology has changed enormously throughout the years, and everyone is being urged to learn even basic technology, or else they risk being left behind.

In this episode, you get to go on a big trip back through memory lane, which takes you through all the ways technology changed from 2009-2019/20.

LINKS:

Original Video: https://youtu.be/VRJa-MDu9fk

Updated Version of Video: https://youtu.be/d7lpTH-Grsc

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

Apple Arcade is a gaming subscription service by Apple, which they first announced on the 25th of March 2019. It then launched in September 2019 with 71 games, which Apple instantly planned to expand to 100 games by 2020, before growing it to 180 games in 2021, and growing it even further in 2022.

As of 2023, over 200 games are available in the library, and with a subscription charge of £4.99 per month or £49.99 per year, it can be seen as a cheaper gaming service for less, and it is expected to grow even more throughout 2023.

In this, you get to hear my first initial review of it.

LINKS:

Original Video: https://youtu.be/6mUqlSCNGIU

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

Dimples Excell is a global online store, which sells stylus pens, football goals / nets and baby bottle warmers. In this episode, you’ll hear a review of their extra long stylus pens and find out why I changed my opinion of them a couple of years after buying them.

LINKS:

Original Video: https://youtu.be/dyC6wwrxYrc

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA

Boriyuan is a company that sells sleeves and cases for iPads, for Samsung Galaxy tablets, for laptops and more. In this episode, you’ll hear my review of one of their cases for an iPad Pro.

LINKS

Original Video: https://youtu.be/fRg8lnWO56A

My Phoebs Lyle Tech Reviews Website: https://pltechreviews.co.uk/

My Other Portfolio Website: https://phoebelyle.com/

The PL Tech Reviews YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN3KXB2-z8iisuS1PspjwIA

The Phoebs Lyle Journalism YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPQAzDKcmFLwg_m9BAlwgA