Echo location. Two very common words among those of us who rely on our ears to get around. In fact, one particularly ambitious individual created an entire technique and class devoted to the idea. There are even devices which attempt to capitalize on sound in order to provide cane travellers with more detailed information about objects, such as overhead obstacles, ledges, and that sort of thing. But what if, given the right technology, we could take echo location even further and expand our ears, so to speak.
Windows Phone
Latest Windows Phone 10 Previews are Accessible with Microsoft’s Edge browser, Lock Screen changes
When Microsoft revamped Windows Phone as just “Windows 10 Mobile”, everyone was at a surprise. For the first time, Windows Phone would share a very heavy codebase with Windows 10. This meant that the features and resource requirements had to shrink, and Microsoft needed to redesign the user interface from almost scratch again.
Rooting, jailbreaking, sideloading: A CBT Prime on a darker side of technology
Here at Cool Blind Tech, we attempt our best to cover technology from not only every platform possible, but also every angle and perspective. In the coming weeks, we will be exploring an in-depth look at a segment of the tech world known by many, but only understood by a few. From podcast demos to future articles, this is just the beginning. Join us as we take an in-depth journey into the depths of operating systems in a way that even beginners will be able to understand.
NPR One: a New Universal App for Windows.
In this episode, James Oates demonstrates “NPR One”, a universal app from National Public Radio, available on all Windows devices. He shows how to start playing NPR with just a simple key stroke on a PC, and a voice command on a Windows Phone. If you enjoy National Public Radio, you will love this app.
Windows10 Technical Preview for Phones is here:
Windows10 Technical Preview for phones is now available for the following devices: Lumia 630, 635, 638, 730, and 830.
Cortana for Windows Phone Makes Improvements on Verbal Responses.
Microsoft has updated Cortana for Windows Phone to make it more verbally responsive. If you are a Windows Phone user, you have discovered that Cortana responds too many questions with visual only answers to your questions. That has now changed. Get out your phone and give it a try.
Windows Phone8.1 (Part III): Music, Netflix, and Tweetium:
In this episode, James Oates demonstrates how to stream music and play a radio station using an Xbox Music Pass subscription. He shows us how to play a movie on Netflix and pin a favorite TV show to the start screen. Finally, he reviews the accessibility of the popular Twitter client, Tweetium. Throughout the episode, James is relying heavily on Cortana, Microsoft’s personal assistant. Since Cortana is integrated into the Music and Netflix applications, it makes the experience quite simple.
Windows10 For Phones Is Unlikely To Support Third Party Screen Readers.
Microsoft announced yesterday that desktop applications will only be supported on devices that have displays of 8inches or above.
Breaking in Windows Premiere – Windows 10 and a piece of Star Trek?
The new year is also a fresh look for us! With that we are launching Breaking in Windows, a show dedicated to the discussion, review and demonstration of all things Microsoft and Windows related.
Summary of Windows10 Press Briefing.
What did we learn from Microsoft’s Windows10 press briefing? Let me summarize the event for those of you who have a life and don’t have the time to watch a more than two hour event. Windows10 is coming to PC’s later this year as a free upgrade. Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana, is built into the operating system and is voice activated. Many of the features available currently with Microsoft’s Speech Recognition software are now built into Cortana as well.
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