UK-based designer Emilios Farrington-Arnas has created a wearable for the blind and low-vision with the emphasis on merging fashion with technology.
NEWS
Amazon Echo Speakers Are Now Accepting Canadian Addresses
Although the Amazon Echo has yet to officially launch in Canada, users are reporting that their Canadian addresses are working with the smart home speaker by adding their address through the Alexa app. You can confirm by checking the weather and local information to see if they are functional. There are some caveats — it’s still not possible to shop on Amazon using an Echo set to a Canadian address and the speaker sets the wrong time zone at first but all other features seem to be working properly. There are reports that addresses from other countries do work with the Echo, such as those from South America, South Africa and Australia.
Cool Picks: August 15, 2017
In this week’s show, the CBT Team discuss their top Cool Picks on Cool Blind Tech.
American Veterans with Blindness to Receive Cyber Eyez Glasses
Vuzix, a leading supplier of Smart Glasses, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, has announced that they have joined with CyberTimez in partnership with the Wounded Warrior Program to deliver Cyber Eyez, a smart glasses based visual aid software to assist American veterans with low vision and blindness, wounded warriors and veterans. The Wounded Warrior Program, an approved Ability One vendor, is an organization with the mission to assist wounded warriors, both men and women who have sustained permanent injury as a result of their tour in combat in their recovery efforts, which often includes employment assistance.
DayNight: Daytime and Nighttime Awareness for iOS
Here is a simple app for those who do not have light perception. Recently recommended by Larry Skutchan, a friend of CBT.
How Technology Helps the Visually Impaired Go To a Public Washroom On Their Own
Going to the washroom is one of those unavoidable everyday things that most of us don’t even think about, but imagine putting a blindfold on and finding your way around an unfamiliar washroom… This is the reality for over 2.2 million UK residents and their families but thanks to a new audio device called RoomMate, those days are gone.
VIP: If I Had a Hammer
In this week’s VIP, Nelson and James discuss the top stories on Cool Blind Tech, and as always, they announce their Cool Picks for the week.
ACB Radio Offers a Live Audio-Described Broadcast of the Upcoming Solar Eclipse.
On August 21, much of the United States will experience total darkness in the middle of the day as a full Solar eclipse of the Sun sweeps across the country.
A Solar eclipse is always an exciting event, and people who are blind want to be able to experience it as well.
Vivaldi Web Browser for Windows Adds Accessibility Features for the Visually Impaired.
There are many web browsers to choose from when working on a Windows machine, but some are more accessible than others when the user has a visual impairment. Fortunately, Vivaldi has recognized that accessibility improvements needed to be added to their browser.
Multi-room audio Rumoured to launch soon for Amazon Echo
Amazon is rumoured to launch multi-room audio support for its Amazon Echo devices, enabling users to play music in more than one room at once. The multi-room audio feature recently finished internal testing indicating it will be arriving on Echo in the near future.
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