AppleVis Podcast

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Thomas_Domville">Thomas Domville</a> gives us a demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/id951937596?ign-mpt=uo%3D8">Microsoft Outlook - email and calendar</a> for iOS.</p>

<p>In this podcast, Thomas Domville revisits lire (Full-text RSS), a paid iOS app that offers a great way to collect all your RSS Feed News into one easy place to read. According to lire's App Store description:</p><blockquote><p>RSS feeds are a great way to follow updates on your favorite websites. However, some sites set up their feeds to only show a portion of each entry to get you to click through to their actual website. We find that annoying, and we're sure you do too.</p><p>Unlike other RSS feed readers, that either push you into a browser (in-app or otherwise), or depend on third party text parsing services and require you to be online to fetch the full text of one article at a time (which makes it no different from having to click/tap through to a website), in lire, you get your favorite RSS feeds as they should've been. You don't need to click through to any website (though, you do still have the option to, if you really want). It takes your favorite partial feeds, does it's magic, and converts them into full feeds, so you don't have to click/tap on those annoying 'Read more' or 'Continue reading' links.</p></blockquote><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lire-full-text-rss/id550441545?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">You can get lire (Full-text RSS) in the iTunes Store</a></p><p>Be sure to check out the Full-text RSS Reader Shootout: lire vs. Unread vs. Newsify vs. Feeddler Pro 2 <a href="http://www.applevis.com/blog/advocacy-competitions-ios-ios-apps-iphone-opinion-reviews/full-text-rss-reader-shootout-lire-vs">blog by Amir</a></p><p>Also, don't miss the inside scoop in the <a href="http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/applevis-extra-48-whats-new-lire-30">AppleVis Extra 48: What's New in lire 3.0</a>.</p>

<p>In the latest edition of The AppleVis Extra, Thomas Domville and Lisa Salinger talk with Scott Wilson, developer of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weather-gods/id1041512978?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Weather Gods.</a> This weather app for iOS takes a unique approach to presenting weather information, and VoiceOver accessibility is a major consideration of the app's design.</p>

<p>In this quick tip, Cati gives us a brief tour of the free <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/thru-the-bible-radio-network/id411779266?mt=8">Through the Bible Radio Network</a> app for iOS</p>

<p>In this quick tip, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">Cruz1996</a> gives us a quick demonstration of how to use Apple’s <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-support/id1130498044?mt=8">support app</a> for iOS to connect with an Apple representative to help you troubleshoot a problem with your i-device.</p>

<p>Lisa Salinger reviews <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pedometer++/id712286167?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Pedometer++</a>, an iPhone and Apple Watch app that allows for easy, real-time monitoring of the steps you take in a day. If you have questions about this app, you can contact <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lisasali">Lisa on Twitter</a></p>

<p>In this podcast, Tunmi introduces us to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/suddenly-lost/id1096409631?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Suddenly Lost</a>, an interactive adventure novel for iOS with a script that is over 40,000 words alone.</p><p>The App Store description provides the following information:</p><blockquote><p>You will explore many interesting places and have many adventures, all within the wonderful world of the written page.</p><p>But that's not all. We all know that adventure stories can be hazardous to your character's health. In Suddenly Lost, we not only acknowledge that fact - we celebrate it! Each time something unfortunate happens to your character, we call that an achievement.</p><p>There are over 32 achievements to get in this adventure story, and we challenge you to find them all.</p><p>Suddenly Lost uses an autosave mechanism to make sure that you can escape any time you can and pick up where you last left off. And Suddenly Lost supports multitasking features on capable tablets so that you can be productive and adventurous at the same time.</p></blockquote><p>Suddenly Lost is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/suddenly-lost/id1096409631?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">a free download from the iTuners App Store</a></p>

<p>In this edition of The AppleVis Extra, Jamie Pauls and Alex Hall talk with <a href="https://www.sneakycrab.com">Sneaky Crab</a> cofounder Justin Ng about the accessibility work that has gone into their award-winning game, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timecrest-the-door/id1027546326?mt=8">Timecrest: The Door.</a> Sneaky Crab received a 2016 <a href="http://www.applevis.com/blog/advocacy-applevis-gaming-ios-apps-mac-apps-news/applevis-community-names-apps-and-developers">Golden Apples</a> award for developer of the year, and Timecrest received a Golden Apples award for best iOS game of 2016.</p>

<p>In this podcast, Hope Robinson takes us on a brief tour of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-rs-games/id1118710108?mt=8">Blindfold RS Games</a> for iOS.</p>

<p>In this quick tip, Igna Triay shows us how to Pause an Audio or Movie Recording Using QuickTime Player On the Mac. Although this process is very straightforward, there is a step that might not be obvious to some.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dwoodbridge">David Woodbridge</a> introduces us to the recently released Apple AirPods. He tells us what we will find in the box; gives us a physical description of the AirPods and their charging case; and then talks us through his experience of using them with an iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.</p><p>For those unfamiliar with the Apple AirPods, this is how they are <a href="http://www.apple.com/airpods">described by Apple</a>:</p><blockquote><p>AirPods will forever change the way you use headphones. Whenever you pull your AirPods out of the charging case, they instantly turn on and connect to your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad or Mac. Audio automatically plays as soon as you put them in your ears and pauses when you take them out. To adjust the volume, change the song, make a call or even get directions, just double-tap to activate Siri.</p><p>Driven by the custom Apple W1 chip, AirPods use optical sensors and a motion accelerometer to detect when they’re in your ears. Whether you’re using both AirPods or just one, the W1 chip automatically routes the audio and engages the microphone. And when you’re on a call or talking to Siri, an additional accelerometer works with beamforming microphones to filter out background noise and focus on the sound of your voice. Because the ultra-low-power W1 chip manages battery life so well, AirPods deliver an industry-leading 5 hours of listening time on one charge. And they’re made to keep up with you, thanks to a charging case that holds multiple additional charges for more than 24 hours of listening time. Need a quick charge? Just 15 minutes in the case gives you 3 hours of listening time.</p></blockquote>

<p>In this podcast, Khalfan Bin Dhaher gives us a brief demonstration and walk-through of Blind Gladiator for Mac. The game is also available for iOS and the Windows PC platform <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blind-gladiator/id1148929588?mt=8">Here is a link to the game on the app store.</a></p>

<p>In this podcast, Joseph Weakland gives us a demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-trivia-match/id1162281244?mt=8">Blindfold Trivia Match,</a> yet another entry in the Blindfold Games series.</p>

<p>In this quick tip, Lisa Salinger gives us a demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abiding-radio/id879879562?mt=8">Abiding Radio,</a> an iOS app that provides easy access to various streams of sacred music. Quoting from its app store description, "Abiding Radio airs classic hymns of the faith and the best of today's conservative, sacred, and traditional Christian instrumental music."</p>

<p>In this podcast, Igna Triay demonstrates advanced audio editing in <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ferrite-recording-studio/id1018780185?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8">Ferrite Recording Studio</a> for iOS.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dwoodbridge">David Woodbridge</a> introduces us to <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/437530/">A Blind Legend for Mac</a>.</p><p>In this game you live the adventures of Edward Blake, the famous blind knight! Guided by your daughter Louise, you must find your way and avoid the many traps that lie in the High Castle Kingdom, while confronting dangerous enemies.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Thomas_Domville">Thomas Domville</a> introduces us to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noaa-weather-international/id1055810226?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">NOAA Weather International</a>, a free iOS app that offers real-time 7-day hyperlocal point weather forecasts and current weather conditions for worldwide locations from NOAA NWS and forecast.io (creators of DarkSky) based on your current location or any location in the world.</p>

<p>Join with Thomas Domville (AnonyMouse) as he explores and meets the Gods: Fire, Ice, Water, Air & Moon delivering you the Weather as you have never experienced it before.</p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/weather-gods/id1041512978?l=en&mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Weather Gods for iOS</a> redefines the weather app with painstakingly crafted data visualisations, procedural graphics and audio that enables you to literally see, hear and feel the weather. With no more weather icons to decode, the Weather Gods is simply the quickest, most engaging, most enjoyable way to get the accurate weather information you need.</p><p>The Weather Gods skilfully integrates premium weather data into an elegant, iOS Exclusive, easy-to-use interface that will delight casual users and weather enthusiasts alike.</p><p>With a wealth of rich weather data from the world’s most respected providers, the Weather Gods provide detailed site-based forecasts for over a million locations worldwide. Our advanced, next-generation notifications are easy to setup and bring you exactly the information you want right when you need it.</p><p>More about Weather Gods on AppleVis <a href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/weather/weather-gods">here</a>.</p><p>Download Weather Gods from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/nl/app/weather-gods/id1041512978?l=en&mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">iTunes App Store</a></p>

<p>In this podcast, Scott Davert demonstrates how to move apps around your various home screens with a braille display only using iOS 10 and higher. The process is the same for all displays that have a Perkins style keyboard paired with an iDevice. Moving apps to different pages, in to folders, and out of folders are covered.</p>

<p>In this Podcast, Scott Davert compares Amazon's new music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, with Apple Music. Specifically, Scott covers using both services with their virtual voice assistants: Alexa ans Siri. At the time of posting, Amazon Music Unlimited is only available in the US, but Amazon indicates that it will be available in the UK and Germany before the end of 2016.</p>

<p>Join with AnonyMouse as he explore the World Documentary - collection of famous, awakening & mind-boggling documentaries from all over the globe. Categorized in clear n simple manner for an easy use. Get enlightened with past and have thrilling vision about future with this vast collection documentaries.</p><p>Read more on the World Documentary's AppleVis App Entry at <a href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/entertainment/world-documentary">http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/entertainment/world-documentary</a></p>

<p>Lisa Salinger walks you through enabling and disabling this feature on the Series 2 Apple Watch.</p>

<p>In this podcast, Lisa Salinger describes the most commonly needed features to get you started with the Flashcards Deluxe App. Click this link for the <a href="https://www.orangeorapple.com">Developer's website</a> or this link to view it in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-deluxe/id307840670?mt=8&at=11l4LS">App Store</a>.</p><p>The free version of the app allows you to have decks containing up to six flashcards. <a href="https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/education/flashcards-deluxe-lite">A review of the free app</a> is available from Applevis. The Deluxe version costs $3.99</p>

<p>In this quick tip, <a href="http://twitter.com/jamiepauls">Jamie Pauls</a> takes us through the various options for how VoiceOver reports rows added in a table on macOS. These options, found in VoiceOver Utility > Verbosity > Announcements, allow you to choose whether VoiceOver speaks the number of rows added to a table in focus, plays a tone when a row is added, or provides no feedback at all.</p>

<p>In this episode, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dwoodbridge">David Woodbridge</a> demonstrates the Universal Clipboard facility available on devices running iOS 10 or later, and macOS Sierra or later. If you now copy text, images, or video to the clipboard on one device, it should be automatically available to paste on any other device that uses the same Apple ID.</p><p>Note that for Universal Clipboard to work your device must support the Continuity feature and have Hand-off enabled. For more information, check out the <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204678">Apple Support article "Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch."</a></p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dwoodbridge">David Woodbridge</a> introduces us to taptic time-telling. You configure this in the Watch app on your iPhone. When it's on, quickly double-tap the watch face when it's locked to feel the full time, or triple tap for just the minutes. You can choose from a range of vibration patterns that will tell you the time. Think <a href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/apple-watch/utilities/timebuzz">TimeBuzz</a>, but now built in to watchOS.</p>

<p>In this podcast, Joseph Hodges gives us a demonstration of the Sling TV app on the 4th generation Apple TV. <a href="http://www.sling.com">Sling TV</a> is a subscription-based service that lets you watch live television "anytime, anywhere."</p>

<p>In this podcast, Chris Snyder demonstrates how to set up and watch audio described programming using the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-watch-live-tv-stream-full/id364191819?mt=8&at=11l4LS">ABC app for iOS.</a>. Note that there is a commercial before the beginning of each show, but this was eliminated from the podcast to save time and copyright violations.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="https://twitter.com/mikemalarsie">Mike Malarsie</a> gives us a quick demonstration of how to use the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/uber/id368677368?mt=8">Uber app for iOS.</a> Topics covered include how to set up the app, how to schedule a ride, and how to rate your driver.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Thomas_Domville">Thomas Domville</a> gives us a walk-through and demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/capti-web-player/id437052502?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8&at=11l4LS">Capti Narrator</a>, a free iOS app that will convert nearly any text content to audiobooks.</p><p>Capti supports multiple file types, including PDF, DOC, PPT, EPUB and RTF files, with support for adding content from browsers, GoogleDrive, Dropbox, Bookshare, or Gutenberg.</p><blockquote><p>Free Features:</p><ul><li>Text to Speech: Turn any text into an audiobook; listen hands-free and eyes-free</li><li>Save for Later: Save documents and web articles for later in your Playlist and access it even offline; synchronize your Playlist and your reading position across all your devices</li><li>Sophisticated Navigation: Jump to the next/previous word, sentence, paragraph, heading, or page</li><li>Screen-Reader Support: Extensively customized for VoiceOver</li></ul><p>Premium Plan Features:</p><ul><li>Full-text search of your Playlist: The search algorithm is intelligent, and will guess the best matching tracks even when the exact match cannot be found</li><li>Store and view images with text: In tracks created from EPUB, PDF, or DOC(X) documents you will be able to see both text and images</li><li>File Size Limit: Add documents and books that are up to 100MB in size; default limit is 10MB</li><li>Word Translation: Right-click any word in the track to translate the word to your language (available on Windows and Mac only)</li><li>Create Playlists: Stay organized by saving tracks into different playlists.</li></ul></blockquote>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Thomas_Domville">Thomas Domville</a> gives us a walk-through and demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/teamtalk-5/id1069487751?ls=1&mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">TeamTalk 5</a>, a free iOS app which allows multiple users to participate in audio and video conversations through a freeware conferencing system.</p><p>More information on setting up and using a TeamTalk server can be found on <a href="http://bearware.dk/">its official website</a>, where you will also find details of <a href="http://bearware.dk/?page_id=367">the desktop client application which includes accessibility features for the vision impaired</a>.</p>

<p>Spring has finally arrived here in the United States, and the AppleVis podcast team sat down to discuss the best ways to get fit and stay that way using a variety of hardware and software solutions. In this episode of the AppleVis Extra, Jamie Pauls is joined by Lisa Salinger, Mike Malarsie, and Alex Hall. The panel takes a look at every aspect of the day, from waking up to winding down. For your convenience, this podcast is divided into chapters so that you can navigate to or go back and revisit areas of particular interest. If you’re not sure how to take advantage of chapter navigation, check out this <a href="http://www.applevis.com/podcast/episodes/quick-tip-how-navigate-podcasts-chapter-using-downcast-and-overcast-ios">Quick Tip on how to navigate podcasts by chapter Using Downcast and Overcast for iOS.</a></p><p>Products, apps, and websites discussed in this podcast include:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.apple.com/watch">Apple Watch</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep++/id1038440371?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Sleep++</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calorie-counter-diet-tracker/id341232718?mt=8&at=11l4LS">MyFitnessPal</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calorieking-food-search/id454930992?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Calorie King</a></li><li><a href="http://www.directionsforme.org">directionsforme.org</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carrot-fit-7-minute-workout/id769155678?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Carrot Fit</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carrot-hunger-talking-calorie/id912570794?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Carrot Hunger</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zombies-run!/id503519713?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Zombies, Run!</a></li><li><a href="http://www.fitbit.com">the official site for FitBit</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Voice Dream Reader</a></li><li><a href="http://www.blindalive.com">The BlindAlive Website</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hourly-chime-in-background/id393704915?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Hourly Chime</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/headspace-meditation-techniques/id493145008?mt=8&at=11l4LS">HeadSpace</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/meditation-studio/id1066018502?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Meditation Studio</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/naturespace-relax-meditate/id312618509?mt=8&at=11l4LS">NatureSpace</a></li><li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pact-earn-cash-for-exercise/id456068701?mt=8&at=11l4LS">Pact</a></li></ul><p>Be sure to <a href="http://twitter.com/mehgcap">follow Alex Hall on Twitter,</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/votips">follow his VOTips Twitter feed</a> as well. Alex has recently revived his <a href="http://alexhall.blot.im">blog</a> which includes items that are not necessarily related to Apple products. Finally, Alex is also a member of the AppleVis editorial team.</p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/lisasali">Follow Lisa Salinger on Twitter,</a> and check out her work over at <a href="http://www.blindalive.com">BlindAlive.</a></p><p><a href="http://twitter.com/mikemalarsie">Follow Mike Malarsie on Twitter,</a> and <a href="http://www.malarsie.com">visit his Website.</a><a href="http://download.blindalive.com/include/playAudio2.php?fId=5&podcastId=3">Listen to this recent BlindAlive interview with Mike.…</a></p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lulu_bear">Lulu Hartgen</a> gives us a demonstration of <a href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/photo-and-video/selfiex-automatic-back-camera-selfie-0">SelfieX - Automatic Back Camera Selfie</a>, an app which assists users in easily taking a selfie by giving audio directions to angle the camera and automatically taking a picture when the angle is ideal. As defined by <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/selfie">Wictionary</a>, a selfie is "A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone."</p><p>In addition to demonstrating the process of taking a selfie and the various voices available, Hartgen also gives some tips for holding one's iPhone in order to get the perfect camera angle.</p><p>While SelfieX has some accessibility issues, the actual process of taking and sharing a selfie with the app is accessible using VoiceOver.</p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/selfiex-automatic-back-camera/id970425302?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8">SelfieX is a US$0.99 download from the App Store</a>.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/scottdavert">Scott Davert</a> shares some tips on how to use the native iOS Mail app more effectively. These include selectively enabling Smart Mailboxes; which can be particularly useful when you have multiple email accounts.</p>

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/MH3129">Michael Hansen</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mehgcap">Alex Hall</a>, and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/scottdavert">Scott Davert</a> are joined by Matt King, Accessibility Specialist in UI Engineering at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/accessibility">Facebook</a>. King tells us about <a href="http://www.applevis.com/blog/advocacy-ios-apps-news/facebook-now-providing-automatically-generated-photo-descriptions-blind">Facebook's new automatic image description feature for blind and low vision users</a>, as well as Facebook's overall accessibility strategy and how users can provide <a href="https://www.facebook.com/help/contact/169372943117927">feedback</a> about accessibility issues or suggestions.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mikemalarsie">Mike Malarsie</a> gives us a demonstration of <a href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/social-networking/marsedit-blog-editor-wordpress-tumblr-blogger-and-more">MarsEdit - the blog editor for WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and more.</a>--an easy, accessible program for blogging on the Mac.</p>

<p>In this edition of the AppleVis Extra, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lisasali">Lisa Salinger</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JeffBishop">Jeff Bishop</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Thomas_Domville">Thomas Domville</a> talk with <a href="https://twitter.com/VoiceDreamApp">Winston Chen</a> about the much anticipated version 4.0 release of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?uo=8&at=11l4LS">Voice Dream Reader for iOS</a>.</p><p>Voice Dream Reader is a widely acclaimed app that reads articles, documents and books out loud. With advanced text-to-speech and a highly configurable visual layout, it can be tailored to suit every reading style and level.</p><p>Version 4.0 is described by Winston as “a massive update which improves just about every aspect of the app. We rewrote everything down to the very core to support these new features, which is why it's taken more than a year.”</p><p>Changes and new features in version 4.0 include the following:</p><blockquote><p>A Beautiful New UI</p><ul><li>Grid view and cover images in the library.</li><li>Improved library organization: filters, flags, and sort order.</li><li>Visual appearance of the entire app uses the current color theme.</li><li>Experimental rich text and image support for all documents.</li></ul><p>New Reading Modes</p><ul><li>Finger reading. For beginners to read by at running a finger under each word.</li><li>Pac-Man. Harvard and MIT developed speed-reading method for everyone to read at 2x speed with no loss of comprehension.</li><li>Sentence mode which pauses at every sentence. Useful for beginning readers.</li><li>Repeat document.</li><li>Option to rewind to beginning of the last sentence when you pause.</li></ul><p>New Voices</p><ul><li>Alex, free high quality voice in iOS 9.</li><li>New premium child voices from Acapela in US, UK, and Australian English, US Spanish, and German.</li><li>Acapela's new flagship German voice: Claudia.</li><li>Emotive variations of Jeroen, Antoine, Margaux, Dimitris and Will.</li></ul><p>Other New Features</p><ul><li>Set PDF margins to exclude text in header and footer.</li><li>Up to 4X speed for recorded audio.</li><li>Support for 3D Touch, split screen and Spotlight search.</li><li>Safari extension to save Web pages and Web addresses.</li><li>Evernote file attachments.</li><li>Background download for files and voices.</li><li>More accurate language detection.</li></ul><p>Pro Features (requires in-app purchase for existing users)</p><ul><li>Your entire library, including folders, reading locations, bookmarks and annotations are synchronized across all your devices using iCloud Drive.</li></ul></blockquote><p>Voice Dream Reader 4.0 is <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?uo=8&at=11l4LS">available for download from the App Store now</a>. To mark the release of this update, the price has been reduced to US$9.99 for a limited time; a 33% saving on its usual price.</p><p>In addition to Voice Dream Reader, Winston is also the developer of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-writer/id920583100?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8&at=11l4LS">Voice Dream Writer</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/voice-dream-mail/id981232971?uo=8&at=11l4LS">Voice Dream Mail</a>.</p>

<p>In the third and last of a short series of podcasts in which he shows us some of the features new to the fourth-generation Apple TV in tvOS 9.2, <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathanmosen">Jonathan Mosen</a> gives us a look at how you can now use folders to tidy up your Home screen.</p><p>More information on tvOS 9.2 can be found in <a href="http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-apple-tv-news/apple-releases-tvos-92-support-bluetooth-keyboards-voice-dictation-and-more">this AppleVis Blog post</a>.</p>

<p>In the second of a short series of podcasts in which he shows us some of the features new to the fourth-generation Apple TV in tvOS 9.2, <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathanmosen">Jonathan Mosen</a> gives us a look at how you can now use Siri to enter text.</p><p>More information on tvOS 9.2 can be found in <a href="http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-apple-tv-news/apple-releases-tvos-92-support-bluetooth-keyboards-voice-dictation-and-more">this AppleVis Blog post</a>.</p>

<p>In the first of a short series of podcasts in which he shows us some of the features new to the fourth-generation Apple TV in tvOS 9.2, <a href="https://twitter.com/jonathanmosen">Jonathan Mosen</a> gives us a look at bluetooth keyboard support.</p><p>More information on tvOS 9.2 can be found in <a href="http://www.applevis.com/blog/apple-apple-tv-news/apple-releases-tvos-92-support-bluetooth-keyboards-voice-dictation-and-more">this AppleVis Blog post</a>.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/MikeMalarsie">Mike Malarsie</a> gives us a demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-alexa/id944011620?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Amazon Alexa</a>, the free companion app to the company’s <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00X4WHP5E/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00X4WHP5E&linkCode=as2&tag=thevipconsume-20&linkId=FYKJ6F6XYJLXNPEV">Echo hands-free speaker</a> that you control with your voice. Echo connects to the Alexa Voice Service, to play music, provide information, news, sports scores, weather, and more. The more you use the Alexa voice assistant, the more she adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences.</p><p>The Amazon Alexa App lets you easily manage your alarms, music, shopping lists, and more -- wherever you are.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com">Thomas Domville</a> gives us an overview and demonstration of <a href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/blindfold-roadtrip">Blindfold Road Trip for iOS</a>.</p><p>In Blindfold Road Trip, the objective of the game is to be the first person to travel 1,000 miles. As described in the App Store:</p><blockquote><p>You and a computer opponent are given a handful of cards. Your turn begins by drawing a card from the deck, and then either playing the card, or discarding the card. The objective of the game is to play distance cards, such as 100 miles, so that you travel a total of 1000 miles. You also want to prevent your opponent from playing distance cards, by stopping him by damaging his car, or slowing him down. Your opponent will try to do the same to you. Both of you can play cards to fix damage caused by your opponent.</p></blockquote><p>Blindfold Road Trip is free to download from the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-road-trip/id1080225770?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8">App Store</a> but requires in-app purchases.</p>

<p>In this podcast, Sheri Wells-Jensen gives us a demonstration of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/repeat-checklist-custom-can/id477121789?mt=8">Repeat CheckList - A custom can be learned!</a> for iOS.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JonathanMosen">Jonathan Mosen</a> gives us a demonstration of <a href="http://chaptersapp.com/">Podcast Chapters</a> for Mac OS X.</p><p>Podcast Chapters allows a podcast creator to easily insert chapter markers into a podcast, thereby allowing listeners (using podcast clients supporting the chapters feature) to quickly navigate to specific parts of the presentation.</p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podcast-chapters/id1070963477?mt=12">Podcast Chapters is a US$19.99 download from the Mac App Store</a>.</p><p>Note: This podcast has been separated into chapters for easier navigation.</p>

<p>In this podcast, <a href="https://twitter.com/lulu_bear">Lulu Hartgen</a> introduces us to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-horserace/id1073129602?mt=8&uo=8&at=11l4LS">Blindfold Horserace</a>, an audio game for iOS where you race your horse against other horses.</p><p>In Blindfold Horserace, you walk or run your fingers on the screen as if the horse is running. You are in post 2 and the other horses are in post 1 and 3. Once you hear the starting bells, race as fast as you can, and you may win.</p><p>Races are from 1 furlong to 1 mile and there are several types of racetrack. There's even a steeplechase race where you must jump over fences and steer your horse left and right.</p><p>The game comes with coins; you need one coin to play. To get more coins you can listen to advertising videos or purchase coins as an in-app upgrade.</p>

<p>In this episode of his introductory series, <a href="https://twitter.com/thomas_domville">Thomas Domville</a> discusses and explores what’s available from within the ‘Touch ID & Passcode’ area of iOS Settings.</p><p><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201371">This Apple Support page</a> provides more information on how to set up and use Touch ID, a fingerprint identity sensor that makes it easy for you to get into your device.</p>

<p>In this episode, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mehgcap">Alex Hall</a> shows us how to look up the definition of a word using Spotlight in macOS.</p><p>To do this, press Command-Space from anywhere in macOS to open Spotlight, and type the word you want defined. Then press Command-L, followed by Return, and a window with the definition of the word you searched for will be displayed.</p>

<p>In this podcast, David Woodbridge gives us an in-depth discussion and walk-through of one of his most used iOS apps, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audible/id379693831?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8&at=11l4LS">Audiobooks from Audible</a>.</p><p>With an Audible membership, this app provides access to your purchases from Audible’s selection of 180,000+ titles—from best sellers to classics, and everything in-between.</p><p>David demonstrates previewing and purchasing a book from <a href="http://www.audible.com">audible.com</a> via Safari on the Mac, and then goes through a fairly extensive demonstration of the Audible app on an iPhone 6s.</p>

<p>In this month's edition of the AppleVis Extra, Michael Hansen, Thomas Domville, and Alex Hall speak with <a href="http://www.twitter.com/blindfoldgames">Marty Schultz of Kid Friendly Software</a>. Schultz is the developer behind the wildly popular <a href="http://www.blindfoldgames.org">Blindfold series of accessible audio games</a>, with over 25 games currently in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/developer/kid-friendly-software-inc/id493861298">App Store</a> and many more exciting titles on the way.</p>

<p>In this episode of his introductory series, <a href="https://twitter.com/thomas_domville">Thomas Domville</a> discusses and explores what’s available from within the ‘FaceTime’ area of iOS Settings.</p><p><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204380">This Apple Support page</a> provides more information on FaceTime and how it can be used to make video and audio calls from your iOS devices.</p>