Amazon’s line of Echo products is set to expand significantly over the next few months. At a surprise event in Seattle, Washington, Amazon announced a variety of new Alexa-enabled Echo products, including a revamped Echo Dot, a new Echo Plus, a dedicated subwoofer called the Echo Sub and other Alexa-enabled accessories.
Gadgets
You Can Now Listen to Audible on Your Apple Watch
Audible’s latest update brings the app to your Apple Watch, so you can listen to your audiobooks and podcasts without an iPhone. The new feature takes advantage of watchOS 5, which just rolled out this week to allow third-party apps like Audible to play background audio from the watch. Just make sure you sync the book from your iPhone before heading out, as the Apple Watch doesn’t support streaming from third-party apps yet.
Three Men with Colour Blindness Given Special EnChroma Glasses to Help Them See Colour.
This fall, for the first time, Jonathan Mark will be able to appreciate the bright reds, oranges and yellows that appear in the trees before they shed their leaves.
Lucyd Launches Prescription Bluetooth Smart Glasses for only $99
Lucyd has launched a new pair of prescription-compatible smart glasses called Lucyd Loud which cost only $99.
CNIB Launches Phone It Forward
The CNIB Foundation has announced the launch of its newest program, Phone It Forward, a initiative that is the emblem of an exciting new direction for the century-old charity.
New Technology Could Change the Way We Listen to Music
Seat and Noveto are testing a revolutionary new technology that could change the way we listen to music in cars. The new system enables sound to be generated directly to the ear of each individual passenger, enabling the shared car to become a much more personalized and convenient experience for everyone.
Canute 360 Braille E-Book Reader Awarded NESTA Inventors Prize
Canute 360 from Bristol Braille Technology, an electronic Braille e-book reader that has been compared to a Kindle for blind people, has been awarded a £5K runners up grant in the 2018 NESTA inventors prize, awarded in conjunction with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy, for the best new product which uses technology to tackle a social issue.
Samsung Files Patent for New Braille Input on Smartwatches
Samsung files hundreds of patent applications every year across the world. While most of them are very technical whose use cases may not be immediately apparent, some are relatively simple with a fairly obvious use case. Samsung’s ‘Electronic apparatus for inputting braille and operating method thereof’ patent filed in South Korea in March last year is of the latter kind with a revealing title.
Amazon Plans to Release new Alexa-Powered Devices, Including a Microwave Oven, Amplifier, Receiver and Subwoofer
Amazon is coming out with more Alexa-powered devices, with plans to release at least 8 new voice-controlled hardware devices before the end of the year.
University of Waterloo Develops Technology to Help Blind Use Touchscreens
New technology out of the University of Waterloo is looking to help visually impaired people better interact with touchscreen devices.
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