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After fighting it out on the #CSUN16 exhibition floor in the Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel, Joel returns to VIP to share with our listeners on the latest in assistive tech from sunny San Diego.
Don’t miss Tamas, Leo and Jessica with their analyses and of course we can’t forget our Cool Picks.
Eric Damery from Freedom Scientific
talks to us about the mergers and partnerships announced at CSUN with Optelec, American Printing House (APH) and Wells Fargo.
He also gives us details on the new Ruby 7 HD handheld video magnifier and a sneak peek at the exciting new ElBraille, which has everyone who tries it out buzzing.
Gareth Collins talks to us about the wide range of applications available from Dolphin Computer Access and proves that SuperNova is still a great screen reader and magnifier. He also let’s us in on some upcoming apps for iOS and Android that you won’t want to miss.
One of this year’s newest companies to CSUN turned out to be the most talked about. Thomas Simpson from Neo Access Ltd. discusses all the features and benefits on their new NeoBraille Notetaker. One of its biggest highlights, the ability to pop in a Sim card and use 4G speeds through the AT&T network was making everyone take a second look.
One of the most anticipated releases this year was HumanWare’s BrailleNote Touch.
This device may look like your traditional note taker with a Perkins style keyboard and Braille display, but lift the cover on the top and out slides a slick looking tablet with either an 18 or 32 cell Braille display that uses the screen as a virtual BrailleTouch interface. Mike Tindell demonstrates this revolutionary device and shows us all the new innovations in HumanWare’s latest note taker.
Tyler Donnelly from Optelec shows us the new Traveller HD and just how portable and easy it is to use. He also discusses the recent merger with Freedom Scientific and how, combined, the two companies are now providing low vision products to a much wider audience.
Dave Wilkinson from Hims Inc. talks about their latest HD video magnifier the GoVision, which proves that you don’t have to give up screen size for portability. Dave also discusses some upcoming updates for owners of current Hims products and the creation of the HimsTastic political party, so make sure to take a listen.
Need to find a great SteakHouse, listen to last night’s sports scores or just have a good book read to you? Just say “Alexa” and let Amazon’s virtual assistant do the work.
Mara Hitner from MatterHackers demonstrates 3-D printing using an affordable printer that can be used to provide tactile models of printed items from animal pictures to complex maps. Listen to her provide information on how easy and affordable it is to provide the blind with a tactile world that only years ago was far out of reach for most.
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