A recent collaboration between the AT&T Foundry for Connected Health (located in the Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute) and Aira, which makes smart glasses for people who are blind or have low vision, now has a solution to reading the tiny print on prescription bottles.
iOS
How to Guarantee Your Phone’s Fingerprint Reader Works Every Time
The fingerprint reader on your iPhone or Android phone always seems to fail enough on the first try. It can be anything from your fingertip not fully covering the sensor, wet hands or possibly the phone didn’t get an accurate read when you first registered your fingerprint.
By registering the same fingerprint more than once, you’re increasing the chances of your phone capturing enough data to unlock the first time. That’s because when you register your fingertip in the phone settings, it isn’t always clear which parts of your print the software has captured. A somewhat helpful animation or audible feedback will urge you to lift your finger to capture more area, but that doesn’t necessarily reflect the data your phone’s actually storing.
How to use Live Listen with Your AirPods on iOS 12
In iOS 12, the Live Listen feature comes to AirPods,. It’s a great feature that can really help those who don’t necessarily need a hearing aid but are having trouble hearing others in a difficult situation. Here’s how to get it working.
Amazon’s Alexa App for iOS Gets Voice Control
After Android users gained the ability to control Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant through a dedicated app five months ago, Amazon is bringing identical functionality to iOS, turning an iPhone or iPad into a virtual Echo device.
Plastic Overlay Makes Reading Easier for Blind iPad Users
Researchers have developed an e-reader that enables people with visual impairments to read the same text sighted readers do.
iOS 12 Will Automatically Share Your iPhone’s Location with 911
The new feature will be part of iOS 12, the upcoming software update for the iPhone and iPad, and will help emergency services locate a person more quickly when in need. It will be available to users in the U.S. only.
You Can Now Get Ring’s Home Security system for $199
Ring is getting ready to release its full home security system — an alarm, keypad, and array of sensors that monitor a house while you’re asleep or away.
Simple Accessory Makes Your AirPods Sound 10 Times Better
The AirPods tips are made of smooth plastic making it difficult to keeps a seal in your ear canals. As a result, you don’t get proper sound isolation and all that bass leaks out. But with the silicone EarBuddyz 2.0 Apple AirPods Covers, your AirPods won’t budge. You’ll have to remove them to charge your AirPods, of course, but that’s a small price to pay to get that amazing sound quality.
New Accessibility Features Coming to iPhone, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch
Apple will soon be adding some new accessibility features for macOS Mojave, iOS 12, tvOS and watchOS 5, which will be available this fall.
Apple’s Sarah Herrlinger Interviewed In New Accessibility Podcast
During WWDC 2018, Apple’s Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives, Sarah Herrlinger joined the Accessible Podcast for an interview. Hosted by Steven Aquino and Timothy Buck. The interview with Herrlinger was recorded at Apple’s Podcast studios at WWDC last week. During the interview, Herrlinger talks about Apple’s commitment to accessibility and what it means to the company:
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