Microsoft researchers are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) enabled ‘drawing bot’ that can create images from text descriptions of an object. The technology can generate images of everything from ordinary pastoral scenes, such as grazing livestock, to the absurd, such as a floating double-decker bus, Microsoft said in a blog post.
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Tech Library Loans Out Tools, Toys and Gadgets to Help People with Disabilities
The NAU Institute for Human Development is home to two separate libraries that lend out various gadgets, toys, devices and even computer programs that allow students, teachers and families with disabilities the opportunity to try before they buy technology that can make their lives easier.
New Accessibility Features Available On Kindle and Fire
Amazon has been making steady improvements to the accessibility of the Kindle e-books and the Kindle reading experience. Earlier this year they added support for ALT text for images to Kindle e-books, which were made available to blind and low vision customers on Kindle for PC and on Fire OS with VoiceView. Now there is support for accessible math equations.
Turning On VoiceView and Setting Up Fire 7 Tablet 7th Generation
The next generation of Amazon’s best-selling Fire tablet ever – now thinner, lighter, and with longer battery life and an improved display. According to Amazon, it is more durable than the latest iPad.
Google Adds Braille Support to Sheets and Magnifier Tool to Slides and Drawings
Google recently announced that the G-Suite team is adding new accessibility features to Google Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Specifically, Google Sheets is getting Braille support and Google Slides and Drawings are getting screen magnifier support.
Google’s New Voice AI Sounds Human: Can You Tell Which is Real?
Google just published new information about its latest advancements in voice AI. The new Tacotron sounds just like a human.
A Hero’s Call 1.0 is Now Available!
A Hero’s Call version 1.0 will cost $19.99 and is an AUDIO ONLY release. The game will feature no visuals but will be completely playable only from using sound. To achieve this, the game uses the following types of audio for navigation and exploration:
Samsung Reveals 3 New C-Lab Projects, Including Smart Glasses for the Visually Impaired
With CES 2018 quickly approaching, Samsung has decided to show off some projects that it plans to take to the tech expo from its Creative Lab (C-Lab) programme. C-Lab has been busy at work on three different projects.
Braille Mail: The Sequel to the Prequel
The CBT Team kicks off its new Braille Mail Show, with James and Nelson as your hosts. Keep sending us your emails and messages from social media and we will read or play your feedback on our show.
Google Home Mini for the First Time
CBT takes a look at the Google Home Mini with updated touch controls. Shortly after launching the Mini, Google disabled all touch controls due to an issue with the touch control on the top of the device constantly being triggered even when not touched.
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