Cool Picks: July 20, 2017

July 20, 2017 1:03 pm

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The Cool Blind Tech team has some great fun discussing their Cool Picks. Make sure to download this latest episode or press play to listen along!

Cool Picks This Week Include:

Alexa can notify you when your Amazon packages are out for delivery

Leo is hoping to use his Amazon Echo to inform him of the purchases he plans to make. This new skill will make a sound notification and will respond when you ask “Alexa, what did I miss?”

JBL Charge 3

Nelson tells us about the latest acquisition to his audio equipment collection. All three team members give it there seal of approval for sound and features.

Windows 10 Creators Edition

Joel tries out an old sound card on Windows 10 and is surprised to see that windows recognized it and set it up with no problems. The team encourages everyone to upgrade to the latest version of windows and provides some great reasons on why you should.

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About Nelson Régo

Nelson Régo is the owner and founder of the Cool Blind Tech website since November of 2012. Nelson launched the first show on March 14, 2013. He also directs the website as a whole, hiring staff, originating new shows, and approving all content.

VIP: Explosive Accessible Technology

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This week the Cool Blind Tech Team discusses some of the important questions surrounding the headlines in the tech world. Join Joel, Jessica, and Nelson as they share their opinions on whether or not a companies reputation should influence their decision on what accessible technology to buy. These answers and more are just waiting for you to press play and listen.

Topics discussed on this week’s show include:

The Price of Braille Reading Devices Continues to Become More Affordable

Check out the team’s view on the “Canute” and how it is making believers of non-Braille readers like Joel.

Augmented Reality Glasses Continue to Produce Accessible Apps

A year ago Micro Soft announced a new device which they called Hololens. The team discusses some amazing apps that have been developed for these incredible AR glasses. Check it out here to get an idea of some of the apps discussed.

Look Mom! No hands!

Dictation apps are available now in just about all platforms and with many virtual assistants. But, what about an app that helps you do more than just dictation? See how much you can do with one of the team’s latest finds.

Cool Picks This Week Include:

iFax for iOS

Jessica shows us iFaxfrom the Apple App Store that helps you send faxes from your mobile device.

Tile – Find & Track Your Lost Phone

Nelson demonstrates a cool device that works with an app on your smart phone to help you find those lost items. Check out the podcast and grab the Tile app.

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Android Nougat Features

Joel is enjoying the new features that Nougat version 7.0 is bringing to his Moto G4 phone. If you’re running Marshmallow on your cell phone, you might want to see if it’s listed for an update to Nougat.