Join Jessica Rickards, James Oates, and Nelson Rego for this exciting VIP. It’s all about the future with these incredible stories. Here’s a look at what you can expect in this fun, yet educational episode.
Orcam Glasses Help the Blind Read any Printed Material and Even Recognize Faces.
Orcam is a device that sits on the side of what appear to be a regular pair of reading-glasses, but it is so much more. The Orcam device contains a miniature camera and computer which runs OCR software. The device can read any printed material and can even recognize faces of individuals that you tell it to remember. You use the device by looking at what you want to read. You can then either click a button on the side of the device, or activate it by pointing at what you want it to read. Orcam then reads the print back to you through an ear-piece.
It works well with labels, the mail, restaurant menus, money, and credit cards. The more that you program into the Orcam, the quicker and more accurate its responses. If you tell it to remember your friend Susan’s face, the next time you run into Susan, Orcam will announce her name in your ear-piece. No more trying to put a voice with a name.
Reviewing TalkBack Settings in Android Nougat on a Google Pixel Phone.
In this episode, we look at the TalkBack settings on a Google Pixel running Android Nougat 7.1.1. James Oates gives a brief overview of accessibility settings while primarily focusing on the settings for TalkcBack 5.1. He also shows us Moves, which are specialized gestures for Android that can be toggled on or off, depending on your preferences.
Although James is new to Android, he is very impressed with the Google Pixel, and looks forward to bringing more Android content to our listeners.
How to Automatically Generate Captions for Videos on Your Facebook Page.
The accessibility team at Facebook has developed a method for generating automatic captioning of your Facebook videos. You can utilize this function at the time you upload the video, or you can add captions to an existing video. Currently, automatic captions are only generated in U.S. English, but you can upload your own custom made captions in the language of your choice. If the viewer has audio turned off, captions will appear automatically, otherwise, they will need to enable captions.
Is good private wireless audio truly here yet? The State of the Headphone
When the iPhone 7 was released, many lamented the headphone jack. Since my own shameless adoption of this new phone, I have and certainly feel obliged to share a different perspective on the matter, one which I have been dabbling in a little. Since many rumors are swirling about the galaxy s8 and whether it will include one, or if other phones are about to adopt the trend like Motorola certainly has, this is quite important to look at. Apple is clearly trying to position their AirPods as the premier experience, especially for seamless connectivity among an ecosystem of many Apple devices. However, just as Belkin and others are benefitting from the new market of adapters capable of charging and 3.5 audio output on iPhones, other markets also get a boost.
Cool Picks- February 12, 2017
Listen in as Joel Ramos, Jessica Rickards and newcomer Gabriel Vega, CEO of Commtech. give us their Cool Picks for this week.
How to Enable TalkBack on Your Android Watch.
The TalkBack screen reader is now available for Android watches, and it can be enabled without sighted assistance. If you have a watch with a speaker, and you are running Android Wear 2.0, you can enable TalkBack by powering on the watch while holding two fingers on the screen of your watch. This is the same way you enable TalkBack on your phone. Currently, the new LG Sport and LG Style watches from LG and Google come already running Android Wear 2.0, but you will need to see if the watch you are purchasing comes with Android Wear 2.0, or can be upgraded to the new operating system.
Windows 10 Insiders Build 15025: Using a Braille Display with Narrator and New Mono-Audio Feature.
In November of 2016, Jenny Lay-Flurrie revealed to Cool Blind Tech, in an exclusive announcement, that braille support was coming to Narrator. Now the feature has rolled out in Windows 10 insiders build 15025. It is still in beta, but James Oates has decided to give us an early look at this new feature.
He also shows us the new mono-audio feature that has been added to Narrator.
Smart Home Control Arrives on the Google Pixel.
Although the Google Assistant is present on both the Pixel phone and Google Home voice activated speaker, only the Google Home has been able to control smart home devices; that is until now. Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones running Android Nougat 7.1.2, Google Play Services 10.2.98, and the latest beta version of Assistant 6.12.19 will find a new home control tab in the settings for Google Assistant.
Here you can connect smart home devices to your phone’s assistant from the following manufacturers:
Bumps in the Sidewalk Help the Blind and Visually Impaired Navigate.
Many countries have laws that require tactile indicators be included in new construction. But what do all those bumps and lines in the sidewalk indicate? I will try to give a brief overview, keep in mind, the rules may vary by country.
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