Are you dying to get your hands on a first-generation Apple Watch this Christmas? How about an iPhone 6S or a Mac without a touch bar? If so, Apple will give you a gift card on Black Friday when you purchase one of these items. If you would prefer an iPhone 7, a second-generation Apple Watch, or the newest Mac Book Pro with a touch bar, you will not get any deal from Apple. Fortunately, many other stores such as Target and best Buy are offering actual deals on the Apple products that you want to buy this year. For more information about Apple’s return to Black Friday and where you can find deals that you want, head on over to 9to5mac for the best coverage of Apple product deals for Christmas.
A Smart Cane That Could Transform Navigation for the Blind and Visually Impaired
A student from the University of Manchester has developed a prototype tool that could assist in transforming the lives of the blind and visually impaired.
Verizon360 Live on YouTube: The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Sense 1952, We have been able to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on NBC, but for the first time, we will be able to view it live on YouTube. This makes one of the greatest holiday traditions accessible from virtually any platform and any location. Tune in on Thursday morning at 9:00 AM EST to watch your favorite marching bands, dancers, clowns, Broadway performers, floats, and of course, the amazing giant balloon characters. Here is the link for the live stream.
Cool Clips: November 22, 2016
Jenny Lay-Flurrie, (Microsoft’s Chief Accessibility Officer), discusses Cities Unlocked, (Microsoft’s 3D sound scaping project), that helps the blind navigate the world around them.
Walk or Run 5K on Thanksgiving Day to Receive an Apple Watch Activity Achievement Metal and Messaging Sticker.
You can earn the first ever achievement metal offered by Apple for working out in addition to all that binge eating and football watching on November 24. You will also get a special messaging sticker for completing the challenge that you can then send to all your friends who will be sleeping off their food marathon while you are coming down from your runners high. Below is the text from Apple sent out to U.S. residents only.
Apple Offers Free Battery Replacement for Some iPhones: iPhone 6s Program for Unexpected Shutdown Issues.
Some iPhone 6s manufactured between September and October 2015 are shutting down unexpectedly, and require a battery replacement. Per Apple, this is not a safety issue. To determine if your iPhone is eligible for the replacement, contact an authorized Apple service provider or visit an Apple store.
For full details, visit Apple’s support page.
Lost Cities for iOS: An Accessible Card Game
Join Jessica as she demonstrates Lost Cities, a fun and exciting game for iOS using VoiceOver.
PEEK Vision: An App that Helps Cure Blindness
Of the estimated 285 million people who are visually impaired around the world, 90 percent live in low-income settings, while 80 percent of cases could be cured or prevented, according to the World Health Organization.
Transcription of Spotlight Interview with Jenny Lay-Flurrie: Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft.
Cool Blind Tech’s James Oates
Spotlight Interview with Jenny Lay-Flurrie,
Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft
Cord Cutters Rejoice: PlayStation Vue is Now Available on Apple TV.
Owners of the fourth-generation Apple TV are slowly starting to get more television subscription options. In addition to Sling TV, Apple TV owners can now subscribe to PlayStation Vue. PlayStation subscriptions start as low as $29.99 per month. Click here to see a list of all the stations and packages available in your area.
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