Google announces it’s working on a service to offer detailed indoor location positioning using its Tango 3D sensing computer vision tech called “visual positioning service” — or VPS.
iOS Users Can Now Take Advantage of Google Assistant on the iPhone
This update to the Google software space for iOS devices makes the iPhone have a another competitor for Siri on the iOS platform. This update does not come to Google Search, but is instead delivered to the iPhone as a separate app.
Apple Updates YouTube with a Series of Accessibility Videos
The videos highlight the various ways the Accessibility features built into the iPhone, Mac and iPad are used to help people accomplish a range of tasks.
Visually Impaired Programmer Creates Chatbot for Women to Report Sexual Abuse
Programmer Sagar Sodah, 26, recently created a chatbot for women to anonymously report incidents of sexual harassment. “I want to use technology to create a social impact,” says the visually impaired Mumbai resident, who launched the bot in February.
BackMap Helps Visually Impaired navigate Cities and Indoor Areas
BackMap, which came out of TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s 2017 hackathon, is a backpack that vibrates to let you know when to turn right and when to turn left.
Cool Picks: May 15, 2017
This week Jessica, Joel, and Hugo drop some knowledge in their latest Cool Picks!
You Can Now Pre-Order the Chromebook Pro from Amazon
at CES 2017 Samsung announced a pair of Chromebooks, the Chromebook Plus and Chromebook Pro. The Chromebook Plus is powered by a custom ARM-based OP1 processor, while the Chromebook Pro is equipped with an Intel Core M3 6Y30 chip. The Plus was released back in February, but the Pro was delayed.
South Korean Search Giant to Challenge Alexa as a Better Digital Personal Assistant
South Korea’s biggest search engine Naver launches Clova, the personal assistant to rival Alexa.
Who is Smarter, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant or Siri?
On the heels of the success of the Amazon digital personal assistant Alexa we have seen an explosion in the personal assistant realm with Google, Microsoft, Apple and recently with Samsung introducing Bixby. So which one of these assistants is smarter?
Report Reveals Low-Income Working People with Disabilities are Punished for Working Harder!
The alarming report from the Library of Parliament shows that federal and provincial taxes combined with various benefit clawbacks make many working disabled taxpayers worse off for working longer hours, getting raises or in some cases even working in the first place.
It’s an issue that disability advocates have long known about, but this marks the first time it’s been formally tabulated by the government.
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