In this special VIP, James Oates, Joel Ramos, Tamas Geczy, and Jessica Rickards get together to go over all of the many announcements coming out of this year’s WWDC.
Listen in to find out everything new that is coming to iOS, MacOS, and Watch OS. There might also be some new hardware announcements as well.
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Cool Picks: June 8, 2017
This week the Cool Blind Tech team brings you this week’s latest Cool Picks in the world of Accessible Technology. Download the podcast or click on play to listen to this week’s fun-filled show.
What’s New in Accessibility at WWDC 2017!
Apple conducts several accessibility lectures at WWDC for developers who need to learn the new accessibility features coming up this year, and also for those developers who are not aware of how important accessibility is for the nearly one billion users who have some type of disability.
In this session, “What’s new in Accessibility”, Apple covered several topics.
FREE Accessible Reading App is Now Available on iOS
Introducing the FREE accessible reading app for dyslexia, low vision and blindness. Access books, newspapers or copy and paste text. You can download Dolphin EasyReader from the Appstore now.
iOS 11 Introduces Accessibility Changes to the Operating System
iOS 11 introduces hundreds of changes to the operating system, from a redesigned Control Centre to accessibility features that have been added to the beta that went unmentioned during Apple’s keynote announcement.
New MacBooks, iPads, Magic Keyboard at WWDC, Apple Regulatory Filing Suggests
A new Russian regulatory filing in the Eurasian Economic Commission database reveals that Apple plans to launch five new Macs models, four new iPads models, and a new Magic Keyboard.
How To Live Stream WWDC 2017 Keynote
Apple has confirmed that this years WWDC keynote will be live streamed for those who cannot attend, which means just about everyone with the exception of a select few over in San Jose, California.
VIP: In With the New, Out With the Old
The Cool Blind Tech team is on top of the news in the world of accessible technology. This week, Joel, Jessica and Nelson discuss the latest happenings from Google, NVDA and say goodbye to an old friend. Make sure to download the podcast or press play to listen to this week’s information filled show.
Deaf-Blind People Can Now Access Television with New Software
The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), Telefónica and FASOCIDE (the Spanish acronym for the Federation of Deaf-Blind Persons Associations) presented the PervasiveSUB software which allows deaf-blind persons to receive and enjoy television content without assistance at the same time as the people around them.
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.
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