The new service, called Sonos Voice Control, is focused on controlling media content and the company’s devices, rather than serving up information in the style of Amazon’s Alexa or Apple’s Siri. Still, it marks an ambitious expansion for a company best known for sound bars and other audio accessories.
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Amazon launches audio streaming for hearing aids
Amazon announced on its Fire TV blog that its Fire TV Cube (2nd gen) now supports Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids, commonly known as ASHA. This makes Amazon Fire TV Cube “the first-ever streaming media player to support ASHA and allow customers to directly connect compatible Bluetooth hearing aids,” according to the company. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) reports that 15% (37.5 million) of Americans over the age of 18 report some hearing loss and nearly 29 million US adults could benefit from using hearing aids.
Researchers develop 3D printed bracelet to use computers and play video games
Australian researchers are developing a 3D printed bracelet to allow people living with hand-impairment to easily use computers and play video games.
Google testing technology for athletes with blindness exercise unassisted
Athletes living with blindness regularly put their trust in sighted counterparts to guide their every footstep as they run across pathways they cannot see. But Google is developing technology that could one day allow these runners to exercise independently.
How to Enable Headphone Notifications on iPhone
The Headphone Notifications feature notifies you if you’ve been listening to loud audio via headphones by analyzing your headphone audio levels, and checks if you’ve reached the recommended 7-day audio exposure limit. This is a feature that some users may really want to enable, while other users may not want the headphone notifications and wish to turn them off.
Train stations fitted with new devices to help blind and partially sighted people
Train stations fitted with new devices to help blind and partially sighted people
Spacefelt releases labeling solution for the visually impaired
Vision loss can have a significant impact on one’s ability to perform even the basic tasks. Simple activities such as picking the right condiments from the kitchen cabinet, identifying medicines, reading the numbers on a credit card, or picking matching clothes, at most times, require the assistance of a sighted person. The startup, Grailmaker Innovations has developed Spacefelt, a tagging and labelling app for persons with visual impairment. Using it, the user can tag, label and identify objects around them independently.
Edmonton police bomb unit makes beeping eggs for Easter hunt
The sound of about 100 beeping eggs rang out of Emily Murphy Park Saturday afternoon where more than a dozen youths combed the grounds — marked off with police tape — for audible eggs designed just for them.
New sensor technology helps blind and visually impaired pedestrians avoid hazards
A new patented technology from Intelligent Material Solutions, Inc. is designed to help pedestrians who are blind and visually impaired navigate busy sidewalks and avoid sidewalk hazards. The sensor tech uses a cooperative guidance system to determine the pedestrians’ precise geolocation and guide them to public transportation, retail entrances, sidewalk exits and other locations.
How to Screen Record on your iPhone
A screen recording captures everything you normally see on your screen directly to a file. But instead of a still image, it’s a video that gets saved to your Photos library. Screen recordings are great for capturing errors or bugs in action, making tutorial videos, and more. Keep in mind that you can’t take a screen recording while mirroring your iPhone’s screen to another display. Otherwise, everything on the screen gets captured, including notifications.
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