Hugo Gallegos speaks with Douglas Gerry of VFO about a new product called ZoomText Fusion, which combines ZoomText and JAWS for Windows to create a powerful magnifier and screen reader that can be controlled with a keyboard.
AI Squared is offering a 60day free trial, which you can download here.
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: eSight Believes That Everybody Deserves to See!
Joel Ramos speaks with Patrick Wallace, Vice President of Business Development at eSight, about the eSight 3, which brings a revolutionary technology to those who can no longer see.
eSight 3 is a versatile, wearable, hands-free solution that provides sight without the need
for any surgery.
It is a game-changing breakthrough that uses advanced technology, built upon many years of research and development, to replicate sight for an individual who is
legally blind or living with low vision.
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: NuEyes ODG Smart glasses, A Hands-Free Device for the Visually Impaired
Hugo Gallegos speaks with Regina from NuEyes who introduces us to a whole new way to view the world.
NuEyes smart glasses are voice activated magnification glasses with optical character recognition and text to speech software built in.
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: San Francisco Lighthouse Connects Those Who Have Vision or Hearing Loss
Joel Ramos speaks with Shen Kuan of the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind about a program that provides equipment and training for those who have experienced vision or hearing loss. The program is designed to help those individuals stay connected with people and the world around them.
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: KNFB Reader, Now Available for Windows 10 Devices
Hugo Gallegos visits with Joel Zimba from the National Federation of the Blind to discuss KNFB Reader for Windows 10 devices. Until now, KNFB Reader has only been available for iOS and Android devices, but you can now download it on any phone, tablet, or PC running Windows 10.
Learn more about this exciting new release here.
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: Aira, Real-time Visual Interpreter for the Blind
Hugo Gallegos visits the Aira booth at CSUN17 to find out more about this amazing pair of smart glasses that connect the user to a real-time visual interpreter.
To learn more about Aira, listen to our Spotlight Interview with Aira’s CEO, Suman Kanuganti.
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: The Dot Braille Smart Watch is Here!
Joel Ramos visits with Alex Lee of Dot Incorporated to get a good look at the new Dot braille smart watch. This gadget has caught a great deal of attention because it brings new possibilities and benefits of the networked digital age to the wrists of millions of Blind & Visually Impaired people worldwide.
CBT Live From #CSUNATC17: Orbit Research Demonstrates the Orbit Reader and Orbit Graphiti.
Hugo Gallegos visits the Orbit Research booth at CSUNATC17, where he gets a hands-on look at the Orbit Reader 20 braille display, which is also a note taker and book reader.
Hugo also has a blast playing with the Orbit Graphiti interactive graphics display.
WearWorks Creates Haptic Wristband That Helps Blind People Navigate.
There are so many apps and devices that can help a blind person navigate, but most of them require that you listen for auditory feedback. Many people, myself included, feel that method distracts them from observing and interacting with their surroundings. It is difficult to listen for cars, bicyclists, and pedestrians while listening to your audio navigation device. It is also difficult to participate in a conversation with a companion while your phone is constantly telling you where you are, and where to go.
WearWorks has developed a haptic wristband that pairs with your phone and uses information from Google Maps to help guide you. You must first tell Google Maps where you are going, and then the wristband will buzz if you are going the wrong way, provide gentle haptic nudges if you need to go left or right, and give no feedback if you are headed in the correct direction.
The device is currently in development, and should be available in 2018.
Spotlight with Suman Kanuganti: Cofounder and CEO of Aira.
In this CBT Spotlight interview, James Oates sits down with Suman Kanuganti, the cofounder and CEO of Aira Visual Interpreter for the Blind, to discuss a life changing new service for those who are blind or visually impaired.
Aira takes advantage of the technology found in advanced smart glasses, like Google Glass, to connect blind people with sighted agents who can use the information transmitted by those glasses to help them with anything that might require visual feedback. That could be anything the user would like an extra pair of eyes for.
Smart glasses not only have a camera that transmits visual information to the agent, but also other sensors that send detailed information to the agent’s dashboard, such as GPS information that is incorporated into Google Maps.
For now, the glasses will need to be paired with a smart phone, but you should listen to this podcast to hear all the spectacular improvements that Suman is planning.
You can visit their website, email Aira, or email Suman directly for more information. You can also call Aira at: (858) 876-2472.
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