That Real Blind Tech Show

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and David Goldstein pinch hitting for Ed get together to talk some tech and other nonsense. It is a long one, but well worth the listen, as we cover a lot of interesting topics and some insanity occurs along the way. We start off discussing the latest update to Twitter which has reportedly on iOS broke a lot of accessibility, but the good news is Spring for Twitter still works on both iOS and Mac. Brian then discusses the CVPR conference he just spoke at in Seattle. The conference is all about computer vision and A.I.Next Brian discusses his jaunt off to L.A. We then discuss the recent article that pooping on the Moon is a messy business. You got to love articles like these! On a brilliant Segway, it ends up Perplexity is a bullshit machine! No surprise that a research study has proven that when it comes to hiring people with disabilities ChatGPT has been proven to be ableist. Which then leads us to discussing the blind American adult unemployment rate. An A.I. Al Michaels will bring you daily personalized Olympic updates on Peacock. Yelp of all places is adding more ways to search for businesses and accessibility. Would you pay an extra five to ten bucks a month for a smarter Alexa? We then discuss fun with google sheets. Soon in Google Chrome Mobile you will be able to call restaurants, get reviews and perform other tasks from the address bar. We then discuss what our go to browsers are on both desktop and mobile. It is rumored that you will eventually be able to make Gemini sound like your favorite YouTuber. We then dive in to the upcoming NFB and ACB conferences. Jeanine will be attending ACB, while Brian and Vice-President David will be at the NFB Conference in Orlando. While it is early in the iOS 18 beta cycle, we are hearing that currently iPhone Mirroring is completely inaccessible. Despite reports, no, apple and Meta are not considering an A.I. partnership. And you will not want to miss the first ever and probably last ever version of That Real Blind Tech Show trivia. We then talk about the Meta Ray Bans which almost all of us are rocking now, and of course someone got a new laptop, I wonder who? And it's a quick What's Pissing Off Brian Now, and more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tehh Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Jeanine sit down with Martijn Van Der Spek to discuss his new app PiccyBot. You can download the iOS version of the app here. Martijn tells us all about what PiccyBot is and does. The app is specifically designed for the blindness community. Some of you may remember the app Talkin Goggles that Martijn created back in 2012/13. We find out the meaning behind the name PiccyBot. We find out how the blindness community came to discover the app and how it has been received so far. We then find out how iOS 18 could affect PiccyBot. We then get a demo of Jeanine using PiccyBot and dispel the long time rumor that her husband Kent does not exist! We still have some hesitation to believing he is real! Martijn then tells us what he would like to bring to the app in future versions of PiccyBot. We then discuss the different subscription levels. And for our few Android listeners, yes, PiccyBot is available also on Android here. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show where our show notes are written and not corrected by any A.I. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together to recap and give our thoughts on all the big announcements from WWDC 24. We start off with a story about a phone booth, yes, a phone booth. Elon Musk has gotten a remote tribe in the Amazon connected to the internet, and you would never guess what has happened! We then discuss the pilot for a new sitcom called Don't Look Now. This sitcom is all about the blind starring the blind, and produced by some of the blind. There will be a very private screening of the sitcom in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, July 6, 2024. If you would like to be invited to the VIP very important people, not visually impaired people please email us at [email protected] and we will work on getting you an invite to attend the premier event. We then discuss the XR Access Conference that Brian just attended out on Roosevelt Island in New York City. This then leads us in to a conversation about the Meta Ray Ban Glasses. We then dive in to our recap of this year's WWDC. We start off discussing the newly announced Apple Intelligence. And after years of false promises will Siri finally get smarter? We discuss some of the things the new Siri will supposedly be able to do. And here is how Siri will work with ChatGPT in iOS 18. And there are a bunch of new writing tools that will be powered by A.I. We then discuss all the new A.I. features coming to mail. The iPhone, iPad, and Mac will be getting a new Password Manager application. The app will also work on your Window devices. In iOS 18 and iPad 18 customizing your Home Screen will be a lot easier. And thankfully the global issue of iOS not supporting RCS messaging will be over. Control Center will become a lot more useful. Image Playground is another new app coming to iPhones and Macs. And there is a massive redesign coming to the Photos app. We then discuss all the new features coming to the iPad which are pretty much the same as the iPhone except you also get a calculator. Tap to send cash will be a new feature in iOS 18. Live phone recordings is a new feature that won't end in spectacular disaster. iOS 18 will now alert you when you are using a slow charger, but there is a catch. We then discuss all the new features coming to Mac OS Sequoia. iPhone Mirroring is coming to the Mac, but will it be accessible? Safari is also getting a massive revamp with a ton of A.I. features. Non-verbal gestures are coming to Air Pods near you. There are a lot of new health and fitness features coming to the Apple Watch along with Live Activities. The translate app makes its way to the watch in Watch OS11. AppleTV gets a feature called Insight also known on Amazon Prime as X-ray. And Brian finally gets to find out if the Geek was back! And of course it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It's a threesome as someone on the show does not know how the calendar and reminders work on the iPhone. We start off insulting a member of our show, because we like to make fun of each other. It makes us feel more secure about our own lives. We kick our stories off discussing that Atari recently purchased Intelivision, and yes this article is from 2024. Which leads us to a discussion about the potential rise of the Audio Video Game. Thanks to Autio audio can now entertain you on those long road trips. We were thrilled to learn friends of the podcast OKO has been nominated as a finalist for the 2024 Apple Design Awards. Be My A.I. in partnership with Microsoft launched their all new PC Desktop which can currently be found in the Windows Store. It's then back to the Mac as we discuss the A.I. Mac plug in TypeAhead.AI. Could the double level airplane seat be coming to an airline near you? And of course right before we start recording Apple and Open A.I. reportedly have come to an agreement to have ChatGPT on iOS 18. We then got some leaked reports about Project Grey Matter out of Apple for iOS 18. In iOS 18, A.I. will give you more control to control specific features of apps using Siri, but don't expect this feature to Abe available this year, why would you? The conversation then turns to should apple be announcing features that will not arrive for close to a year? Of course Washington wants new A.I. laws to protect Hollywood and famous rich people. And on a related note, who knew that celebrity voice erotica is all the rage these days! We then dive in to what voice would be our ideal VoiceOver voice. We then finally get to our yearly look back of wWDC 23. We discuss if we are any closer to being able to talk with our animals? We then talk about the latest update on the Mac and Apple breaking QuickNav yet again. Seriously we will eventually get in to our Look Back of WWDC 23. We discuss Passkeys, New voices, point and speak, personal voice, new auto correct and spelling features, and of course improved diction. Seriously how much worse has dictation gotten on the iPhone in the last year. We got a new Name Drop feature. We got a Journal app. We got Air Tag Sharing. We got new interactive widgets to the iPad. PDFs are now in Notes and supposedly more editable. Web Apps and Widgets came to the Mac. We got safari profiles, or did we? Snoopy and Woodstock came to the Apple Watch. Apple Health will now send you surveys and make suggestions when you are not feeling well. We're calling Bullshit here! And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading, and an ending that is absolutely classic. It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It's a threesome as someone on the show does not know how the calendar and reminders work on the iPhone. We start off insulting a member of our show, because we like to make fun of each other. It makes us feel more secure about our own lives. We kick our stories off discussing that Atari recently purchased Intelivision, and yes this article is from 2024. Which leads us to a discussion about the potential rise of the Audio Video Game. Thanks to Autio audio can now entertain you on those long road trips. We were thrilled to learn friends of the podcast OKO has been nominated as a finalist for the 2024 Apple Design Awards. Be My A.I. in partnership with Microsoft launched their all new PC Desktop which can currently be found in the Windows Store. It's then back to the Mac as we discuss the A.I. Mac plug in TypeAhead.AI. Could the double level airplane seat be coming to an airline near you? And of course right before we start recording Apple and Open A.I. reportedly have come to an agreement to have ChatGPT on iOS 18. We then got some leaked reports about Project Grey Matter out of Apple for iOS 18. In iOS 18, A.I. will give you more control to control specific features of apps using Siri, but don't expect this feature to Abe available this year, why would you? The conversation then turns to should apple be announcing features that will not arrive for close to a year? Of course Washington wants new A.I. laws to protect Hollywood and famous rich people. And on a related note, who knew that celebrity voice erotica is all the rage these days! We then dive in to what voice would be our ideal VoiceOver voice. We then finally get to our yearly look back of wWDC 23. We discuss if we are any closer to being able to talk with our animals? We then talk about the latest update on the Mac and Apple breaking QuickNav yet again. Seriously we will eventually get in to our Look Back of WWDC 23. We discuss Passkeys, New voices, point and speak, personal voice, new auto correct and spelling features, and of course improved diction. Seriously how much worse has dictation gotten on the iPhone in the last year. We got a new Name Drop feature. We got a Journal app. We got Air Tag Sharing. We got new interactive widgets to the iPad. PDFs

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. With an epic week in tech, we got the entire gang here to recap it all. We kick things off about pickles, but unlike a dirty pickle, this story is about a frozen pickle. We then get a little side tracked about mice, alligators, and gerbils as only That Real Blind Tech show can do. We then get a lesson about the streets of Japan. We then discuss the issue with the latest Jaws update. We then dive in to the debacle known as the Sonos update. Apple and Open A.I. are rumored to be finalizing details to have ChatGPT in iOS 18. We got our iOS 18 accessibility enhancements announced the day before Global Accessibility Awareness Day. In iOS 18 you will be able to use custom phrases to trigger actions. Here is a list of all the new accessibility features mentioned by Apple coming in iOS 18. Open A.I. has unveiled ChatGPT 4 Omni, and it is pretty impressive. And because one article cannot sum it all up, here's a second article discussing some of the other capabilities of ChatGPT 4o. Open A.I. will also be launching a Mac Desktop app, not available just yet as we have checked. ChatGPT will soon be able to see everything on your Mac or iPhone screen. Is this the beginning of the screen reader evolution? But the biggest thing coming out of Open A.I.'s announcements was Andy Lane showing off the next generation of vision as a blind person using ChatGPT 4Omni. We then move on to discussing all the announcements that came out of Google IO. Android phones will now be able to tell if someone snatches your phone out of your hand. Gemini will also be getting better at understanding what is on your phone's screen. Google glass may be dead, but Google is working on a new prototype of glasses. Android phones will soon allow you to use your face to control your cursor. Who knew with the explosion of A.I. that it would lead to Google actually cleaning up its search? Google has a lot of new enhancements coming to Android tool Lookout. We then spin the bottle and go around the table as most of us have been buying new things. Products discussed here include the new iPad Pro, Meta Ray bans, Zoom Essential H6, and more. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

The entire gang is back together in full for the first time in awhile. We kick the show off discussing a woman who has it much worse with the airlines then any guide dog handler! Apple has announced an event for May 7th, but it is most likely just an iPad event. Apple has struck up talks again with ChatGPT to possibly include in iOS 18, what would this mean for Apple's own Generative A.I.? Apple has yanked three apps from the App Store that could create nude A.I. fakes. Here at That Real Blind Tech Show we're not always about the positive so we discuss the worst ever of WWDC. Once again only one of us was not aware of this feature, as did you know that your iPhone has a white noise machine built in to it? We then discuss the status of Google search and the man credited with killing Google search. Only over due for about a decade Google's Groups IO finally has gotten an accessibility update, but one major thing is missing from the update. We then discuss the state of the Smart Home, and what happened to all the innovation with Smart Homes. Has the economy and inflation killed the Smart Home? Remember Matter? Like the A.I. Humane Pin, the early reviews are in for the Rabbit R!, and the reviews are not stellar. With all these handheld devices coming out, is the future of A.I. still our phones? Ed then tells us about the recent conference he attended in Arizona Move United about adaptive sports. Will a new scenic app from Honda make those long drives for blind people more scenic and eventful? Ed then tells us about a little side project of his that happened this past week. And its more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show minus one Ed as he is sick again, but the rest of the gang is here and well. We kick things off discussing the eclipse because why wouldn't we? We then discuss the death of O.J. Simpson, again because why wouldn't we? We then dive in to the tech news and start off discussing the conclusion to the VoiceDream Reader controversy and how the blindness community responded to it. And our new favorite term, Subscription Creep has hit 2/3 of Americans. Early reviews of the Smart A.I. Humane Pin have not been good or kind. Will the Rabbit R1 be everything we were hoping the Humane A.I. Pin was going to be? Microsoft is annoying users with a full screen pop up to upgrade to Windows 11 even if your machine cannot update to Windows 11. Well everyone on That Real Blind Tech show except Brian knew that their iPhone had a secret code scanner app. Who knew? Is the Apple Vision Pro the most underwhelming Apple Product ever and are we still excited about it? Even with Apple Vision Pro being a swing and a miss for us we are still hopeful for Apple Glasses eventually. Is your Apple Watch suffering from Ghost Touch? Why has Apple paid millions to Shutter Stock to help train its Generative A.I. Program? Apple is planning a big M4 Mac update for A.I., ugh. And because WWDC is only two months away we decided to discuss some of the hottest iOS 18 rumors. And as usual we get sidetracked and start talking about the A.I. app Pi. Which then leads us in to a conversation of will A.I. be revolutionary for screen reader users and accessibility? Only problem with all of this is that under a newly proposed law A.I. companies will have to fess up on what they are using to train their A.I. models before releasing them. We then discuss the upcoming conference for VizWiz that Brian will be speaking at and recall the history of Vizwiz. Which then leads us down memory lane of all the computer vision apps that have come and gone over the years. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new extra extra big That Real Blind Tech show as it's our 2024 CSUN recap episode. It is so big that we have the ladies Jeanine and Allison recording with friend of the podcast David Goldstein and because someone who edits the show got sick we then have Brian and Ed recapping CSUN as well. It all comes together in one giant Kumbaya podcast episode for your listening pleasure. Jeanine starts out discussing the announcements made by Aira at this year's CSUN. We'll give you a clue it has something to do with A.I. And because Brian and Ed were not here yet, Allison, David , and Jeanine then discuss the braille with a lower case b keyboards announced at this year's CSUN. We then cut to our main men on the ground at CSUN for their insights in to everything they experienced first hand at this year's CSUN. Brian and Ed start off discussing a recent article by a man who is losing his vision that appeared in the Atlantic, and they could not disagree with the article more. They then discuss the upcoming release of David Kingsbury third edition of the Windows Screen Reader Primer. And then discuss the upsetting news about VoiceDream Reader moving to a monthly subscription model even if you have bought a lifetime license. Mike Buckley then pops by to discuss the latest announcements coming out of Be My A.I. Brian and Ed discuss the multiple cocktail hours they hit at CSUN, OKO, the new Guidance Guidance System, Celeste Glasses, Enivision AI, Vispero, Deque, WeWalk Cane, Fa Fable, Stevie Wonder, Irish Car Bombs, Google Suite, and much more that they experienced in person at CSUN. It's then back to the ladies and David for some more banter and more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show and the full gang is all back together. We kick the show off discussing the last episode, and Brian's thoughts of it. We then kick things off discussing letters of recommendation and how idiotic universities and the government can be when it comes to technology. Since a lot of Labs listen to our podcast, we discuss the article about how scientists recently discovered a gene that leads to most Labs being obese. Who would have thunk it, but the WiFi at Google's new Mt. View office sucks big time according to employees. Windows is ditching Android and Amazon apps. Apple Podcast has introduced transcripts in iOS 17.4. If you blinked you might have missed the introduction of the new Apple sports app. We then discuss the rumored iOS 18 accessibility improvements. This leads to us discussing the horrific bug still in Google Chrome on the Mac which has yet to be fixed and makes chrome pretty much unusable to VoiceOver users. Twitter has introduced phone and video calls for all users. Did anyone on the planet want this? Not only can Twitter's new calling feature open you up to more scams, but it can also possibly expose your IP address. Here's how to disable this call feature in Twitter. MuskButt plans to hide the Likes and ReTweets counts in future versions of Twitter. Brian then dives in to recapping his latest travel adventures with the airlines and a guide dog, Lift and uBer, and other fun things that happened along his journey from San Francisco to L.A. to San Diego. Allison also discusses her recent trip to New Mexico. And we all discuss some of our favorite travel apps. And you can check out the full Saturday Night Live Alaska Airline clip here. We then discuss walking ones guide dog while using an umbrella in a massive storm. We then discuss the upcoming CSUN Conference as Brian and Ed will be attending. We start off discussing some of the sessions that have caught our attention. We some how get off on a tangent about inclusive design versus accessibility. We then dive in to the exhibitor list and what booths we plan on popping by. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Now that we are on a regular two week recording schedule, someone was missing from this episode, but of course we needed him to edit the show, hence the delay of the release. Hmm, who is not here? The gang kicks the show off discussing using Chat GPT to find information in large PDF documents. Without Brian here and after some character assassination the gang finally gets going and discusses the recent cellular outage that affected a lot of the nation. This then leads to discussing how dependent we blind people are on our technology. Apple is rumored to be introducing generative A.I. to Siri in iOS 18. Jeanine then discusses her recent experience with ChatGPT and using it to build a press release. T.J. then tells us about how he has been using A.I. at work. Jeanine then discusses more about how she has been using A.I. to create slides and spreadsheets. Ed discusses showing off the features of ChatGPT to the students he teaches, and Allison discusses how she has been using A.I. in her every day life. And because it's not all A.I. the gang then discusses YouTube TV, the Fire TV, Hulu and some other streaming services they have been using lately. Allison then talks about her new pair of Sony headphones, but because Brian was not here she got away without mentioning what freaking model she got. Come on guys! Well jeanine attempted to get Allison to give us the model number. Jeanine then discusses her new pair of AfterShockz. Jeanine then lets everyone know that Aira is currently looking for beta testers. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as Allison, Brian and Jeanine get together as Ed fell under the weather. We kick things off discussing the brilliant clip of Larry David on the season premier of Curb Your Enthusiasm and his experience with Siri. It is must watch, and can be fully viewed here. We then dive in to a story because we care about Steven Scott and the latest fiasco regarding Apple Maps in Scotland. A guy on Tinder used ChatGPT to speak to 5000 women and met his wife doing it. Some how a 200 foot radio tower went missing in Alabama. iTunes for Windows was broken in to three useless apps. Did you know that certain hand gestures can cause fireworks and other behavior in FaceTime and other video call applications? We then discuss the Apple Vision Pro and the fantastic article written by Brian Giles on AppleVis. Apple has put together a decent document on using Vision Pro with VoiceOver. And could Vision Pro's shortcomings lead to its eventual success? We then dive in to the A.I. portion of the show as we start off discussing an interesting article about how artificial gen intelligence could redefine accessibility. Amazon is getting ready to launch an A.I. shopping assistant named Rufus. Jeanine then walks us through some pretty cool things she has learned to do with ChatGPT. And people as usual Jeanine did not send me the links for the show notes, not to call her out or anything. Apple has released an open source A.I. image editor. And why are people saying that Google's new A.I. Gemini is full of ghosts? Brian then discusses a couple of upcoming podcasts he will be on. Coming to a podcast player near you. He also discusses the role he auditioned for and plays a clip of his acting. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as Allison, Brian and Jeanine get together as Ed fell under the weather. We kick things off discussing the brilliant clip of Larry David on the season premier of Curb Your Enthusiasm and his experience with Siri. It is must watch, and can be fully viewed here. We then dive in to a story because we care about Steven Scott and the latest fiasco regarding Apple Maps in Scotland. A guy on Tinder used ChatGPT to speak to 5000 women and met his wife doing it. Some how a 200 foot radio tower went missing in Alabama. iTunes for Windows was broken in to three useless apps. Did you know that certain hand gestures can cause fireworks and other behavior in FaceTime and other video call applications? We then discuss the Apple Vision Pro and the fantastic article written by Brian Giles on AppleVis. Apple has put together a decent document on using Vision Pro with VoiceOver. And could Vision Pro's shortcomings lead to its eventual success? We then dive in to the A.I. portion of the show as we start off discussing an interesting article about how artificial gen intelligence could redefine accessibility. Amazon is getting ready to launch an A.I. shopping assistant named Rufus. Jeanine then walks us through some pretty cool things she has learned to do with ChatGPT. And people as usual Jeanine did not send me the links for the show notes, not to call her out or anything. Apple has released an open source A.I. image editor. And why are people saying that Google's new A.I. Gemini is full of ghosts? Brian then discusses a couple of upcoming podcasts he will be on. Coming to a podcast player near you. He also discusses the role he auditioned for and plays a clip of his acting. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with Dr. Bryan Wolynski from the Lighthouse Guild in New York City fresh off of this year's CES and ATIA conferences. We start off discussing this year's CES Conference and the most interesting things that caught Bryan's attention. How odd we start with autonomous vehicles. We discuss the fun part of locating your vehicle when it arrives. Next up was Robot Dogs. Blind brian's Guide Dog Wesley was not a fan. Bryan then dives in to the Eureka Park area at the Venetian Hotel where all the start ups are located and some real innovation is being done. We discuss the newly released app OOrion that helps people discover items around them. We then discuss another app Bryan got introduced to called From Your Eyes. We then dive in to the obstacle avoidance apps that were on display at CES. We then discuss OneCourt for the blind sports fan out there. And the impressive work that AARP is conducting. We wrap up our coverage of this year's CES discussing an award that the Lighthouse Guild NYC won. We then jump in to this year's ATIA Conference that just wrapped up. Surprisingly Apple was an attendee at this year's conference. We then discuss a company called Audible Sight whose goal is to allow you to produce your own audio description for your videos. Next up is Orcam and E-Sight. We then discuss CSUN which will be happening in mid-March. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's the first That Real Blind Tech show of the new year, and we got the entire gang here. It's a blind tech podcast so we start off with what else, but a state of the podcast. We then kick the year off with the story of the year. Yes, we are getting it out of the way early as eBay executives sent critics of eBay a bloody pig mask among some other things. And yes, if you criticize us you may want to check your mailbox for a bloody pig mask! Microsoft is set to take one of your keyboard keys away for Co-Pilot, how will this affect screen readers workflows? Over the holidays Be My A.I. announced a new feature to set up a group of friends and family. Brian then goes in to a recent negative experience he had with an Amazon product, and is still trying to figure out what to do about it. We then discuss the meal delivery service factor 75. Google Assistant will be losing 17 features in the coming weeks, unfortunately most of them are voice related. A.I. George Carlin releases a comedy special that George Carlin would have hated. Apple Vision Pro is up for preorders on January 19th, delivering on February 2nd, here's what will be in the box. Apple is only producing 80,000 Apple Vision Pro's for launch day. Additionally, if you want a demo of Apple Vision Pro it looks like Apple will only be demoing the device on launch weekend. We kick off the CES portion of our show discussing the clicks iPhone case. Who knew we already had a replacement for the Humane A.I. pin in the R1. All the Apple Gear announced at CES. We then discuss some of the weirdest and coolest gadgets we heard about at this year's CES. And with a lot of us here at That Real Blind Tech show being insomniacs and bad sleepers, we were very interested to learn about the Brain Band. We then dive in to our reviews of the Meta Ray Ban Glasses and our initial experiences with the Celeste Glasses. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an absolutely epic end of the year That Real Blind Tech Show which brings the entire gang and more together. We end 2023 squashing our beef with another Blind Tech show. We once and for all settle the beef over who The Real Mr. F is. After some fun we eventually get to discussing our favorite tech products of the year, as after all we are a tech show believe it or not. Of course with all of us here we have a little trouble getting through all our favorite tech products, but along the way you will get to learn a little about how That Real Blind Tech show, Double Tap, and ICantCU found our ways in to the spectacular podcasts we are today. Yes, it took us this long to get through all of our tech products, but trust me you will not want to miss the insanity that ensues along the way. If we were up for an Emmy this would be our submission episode! And it's an extended Watcha Streaming, watcha Reading with our guests. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Real Blind Tech show as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together again for the first time in awhile. The Fab Four is back baby, sorry David. We kick off the show discussing new social networks which leads to us discussing old social networks. We then dive in to our back and forth with the gang over at Double Tap and Mr. F, and a response you must hear to actually believe. A boy in England has an issue with the Nerd Face emoji, and who knew there was a nerd face emoji? We then revisit a topic from years ago, should you be force quitting your apps, and is juice jacking real? No you don't need to turn off the Name Drop feature on your iPhone, despite what the coppers are saying. How out of control has tipping gotten? Be My A.I. beta and Seeing A.I. finally have come to Android phones. Ends up the Open A.I. Board wanted the Altman firing to be a secret until it happened, how did that work out for the board? And why has the entire A.I. world been talking about Q star? We then discuss what we use Chat GPT for. We then discuss adding Chat GPT to our action button, which leads Jeanine to discussing her new favorite app. Brian then talks about his Audio Hijack issue which led to a trip to the Apple Store and then to a purchase. And since Brian has a new purchase we figured we would discuss what steps we take when setting up a new computer. Which then led to a little winter cleaning. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show, and the episode that almost never happened. It's a packed studio with Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and David Goldstein once again pinch hitting for a sick Ed. After some fun technological difficulties, we kick things off discussing the NFB Pennsylvania state conference that both Brian and David were just at. And Brian doesn't even live in the state of Pennsylvania. Jeanine then fills us in on the ACB Ohio conference she just attended and the special message that was waiting for her at the conference. Which then leads us to a new term, BBB, and you will have to listen to learn what it mean. Is. Amazon working on a new operating system? Microsoft is rebranding Remote Desktop as Windows app, but will it be for enterprise users only? Apple has followed IBM, and Disney, Comcast, and Paramount have all paused advertising on Twitter because MuskButt it an idiot. It has been a crazy past few days since Open A.I. fired C.E.O. Sam Altman. What will this mean for the future of Be My A.I.? And because we are not a daily podcast or a breaking news show, before we could get this episode released Sam Altman has returned to Open A.I. and is back as their C.E.O., and the board is out. Be My A.I. has now expanded in to customer service with their partnership with Microsoft. Is the Singularity closer than we think, and is it real? The Humane A.I. pin sounded like a game changer for the blind at first, but then we checked out their website. And their demo got a few things wrong with their A.I. With A.I. being the rage these days, no wonder Cambridge Dictionary chose Hallucinate as the word of the year. We discuss Black Friday and if we will be shopping for anything, or has Black Friday jumped the shark. While none of us were that excited for Black Friday, we were all very interested to learn about the strangest gifts found on the internet. Supposedly in Watch OS 10.2 you will once again be able to flick through your watch faces like you used to be able to. And it is an absolutely epic What's Pissing Off Brian that you will not want to miss and more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang is almost here, we're missing Ed, but we got David Goldstein pinch hitting for Ed as we recap the Apple Scary Fast event. But not to worry our show includes a lot more than the Apple event included. We kick the show off discussing traitorous behavior, and how silly other blind podcasts can be. Yes, we are quite the critics. We then play a clip of Brian on the news discussing this year's Laugh For Sight Comedy Benefit which was at Gotham Comedy Club on Monday, October 30th, yes, the same time as the Apple Scary Fast event. We bet we were much more entertaining, as David and Brian discuss this year's benefit. We then discuss a very interesting spam email Brian got. We then discuss the Beatles new song which made use of A.I. in its development. Is this a good thing? YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers causing a mass exodus from them. Introducing the world's first ChatGPT indoor camera. Could this be something for the blind and useful if it is accessible? On a related note world powers got together as they claim they want to contain A.I. And it took President Biden watching the latest Mission Impossible movie to get concerned about the future of A.I. We then finally tackle the latest Apple event Scary Fast. Apple announced new M3 Mac Book Pros and a new 24 inch iMac. Instead of discussing the newly announced Macs, we discuss which Macs we are currently running, and our current opinions and issues with the state of VoiceOver on the Mac. And we're all trying to figure out why Mac accessories are still lightning charging. And finally, finally Brian remembered to include some of the VoiceMails and Emails we have gotten in to the show. Thanks to everyone who called and wrote in. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here. We kick off the pre-roll with the first ever That Real Blind Tech Show talent competition where Jeanine dominates, and others just try. After our intros and a brief discussion about the horrific event that transpired this past weekend, we get in to some nonsense to hopefully put a smile on your face. Our first article we discuss may be of interest to those Ring Doorbell owners, and how you can get Amazon to give you 1 million dollars! You will not believe this next one as a man was sentenced to 9 years in prison in England for his A.I. girlfriend talking him in to attempting to kill Queen Elizabeth. Disclaimer this took place while she was still alive, and we can not confirm or deny that this was Steven or Shaun from Double Tap! Remember that call for a pause on the further development of A.I.? Well, it didn't work. The reviews are in, and so far A.I. is a money pit that isn't paying off. Here is the must see YouTube video of a British Comic speaking before Oxford University about the environment that Brian mentions. Can't green and blue bubbles live together in perfect harmony? And on a side note who the hell knew there were different colored bubbles in your text messages? 87% of American teenagers own an iPhone. This year's Laugh For Sight NYC Comedy Benefit is coming up on Monday, October 30th at Gotham Comedy Club, you can purchase your tickets here. Future iPads may be able to charge your other devices through its screen. Is your iPhone shutting off in the middle of the night? You're not alone. We then discuss Allison's new AirPod Pros with a USBc charging case, and how often we charge our AirPods. We then get a little sidetracked in the first ever That Real Blind Tech show singing competition, but you will not want to miss it and make sure to submit your vote for a winner at [email protected]. The only thing worse then the state of things at Twitter is the stuff that is going on in house at Twitter. And in another poor decision by Musk, Twitter removes headlines from news articles causing accessibility to go down hill for screen reader users. We then have a discussion of the top five apps we use on a daily basis, not necessarily accessibility focused, but we end up only doing three rounds, as we get a little sidetracked. If you listen to the full episode you will discover why we cut it short a little later in the show. You will not want to miss it! It's a special What's Pissing Off Brian Now, with a bunch of quick hitters, and we get a What's Pissing Off Jeanine and Allison, with a very special reaction by ed that you will not want to miss. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Joining Allison and Brian is T.J. Meloy, as we had to exclude Ed and Jeanine since they are not rocking all new iPhone 15's. We decided to jump on and discuss our new iPhones along with a little other tech news. We kick things off discussing the latest coming out of Be My Eyes. On a related note ChatGPT announced they are rolling out chat and visual capabilities. Amazon announced they invested 4 billion dollars in OpenAI competitor Anthropic. The reviews have been less than stellar for Apple's leather case style replacements. Brian has had an adventure finding just the right case for his new iPhone 15. We then dive in to our initial thoughts of our iPhone 15 Pro's and Allison's iPhone 15 Pro Max. We discuss the Action Button and the disappointment of it not being an Actions Button. We then dive in to some of the interesting issues we had setting up our new iPhones. Wow, wouldn't it have been nice to know that you need to perform an update to your brand new iPhone before transferring your data! Brian then discusses the issue he had pairing his old Apple Watch to his new phone. We discuss speeding up the Siri voice and personal voice. We then tell you whether or not we will be updating to Mac OS Sonoma which dropped earlier this week. It's a quick What's Pissing Off Brian Now, as Amazon announced they will start putting more ads in its content unless you pay extra to get rid of them. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show where the entire gang is back together to discuss the Apple Wanderlust event, the products we have already ordered, and much more. We start off discussing why we recorded this episode later than usual. Hey, like we have said before, we got busy lives. Apple kicked off its Wanderlust event with a video of how Apple products have saved lives. Well let's just say this gentleman did not make the video as his butt dial triggered the S.O.S. alert. No, Mexico did not discover alien life! And in the in you can't make this shit up corner, a woman mistakenly swallowed an AirPod thinking it was a vitamin. One of us picked the wrong week to join BetMGM. We then discuss some disturbing trends going on with the tremendous Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer. Thank you very little ChatGPT. After we recorded, Be My Eyes released the following statement about what has been going on with ChatGPT and photos with people in them. We then discuss the chaos of what was Apple new product launch day. Then one of us does a total about face about an Apple product they said they had no interest in. Hmm, wonder who the flip flopper could be? We then dive in to the Apple event. Not to worry as we assume you have most of the details elsewhere so we go through everything only as That Real Blind Tech show can. We start off discussing all the new iPhone 15's that were announced. We discuss the new action button coming to the Pro lineup and what its capabilities will be. We discuss the switch from lighting to USBc and how the port will be standard USBc. Relax everyone, it has been confirmed that the Apple cloth will work with all iPhone 15 models! The iPhone 15's USBc will be capable of reverse charging for your other Apple USBc devices, and possibly non-Apple USBc devices. Apple in iOS 17 has introduced 20 new ringtones. We then get to iOS 17 and the bugs we have been having. Since iOS 17 launched today, you may have already updated, but if you did a backup, you can probably still roll back to iOS 16 until Apple stops signing it which could be the end of the week. Remember, not everyone will have the same bugs. We discuss being able to invoke Siri without the Hey and using back to back commands. Apple announced the new Apple Watch 9 and Ultra 2. The sighted community went all gaga over the new hand gesture feature announced, but is it really a new feature? On device Siri processing also comes to the new Apple Watches. Apple introduced new Air Pods with a USBc case. Bad news if you only want the new case. Mac OS Sonoma will drop on September 26th. Chrome on the Mac will soon get access to iCloud keychain. While none of us have this product yet, it sounded to cool not to mention. The Flic Twist Button for all your smart home products. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It is just Brian and the newly named Bladies, Allison and Jeanine. We start off with a little pre-ramble discussing tech frustrations. Yes, it happens to us tech Gods. We then kick things off discussing exploding microwaves, and microwaves catching fire. If you have a great microwave for the blind, do let us know. Horrifying news, as scientists have proven that Beer Goggles are not real! Next up, who knew Astronauts were such Messy Marvins? We then discuss the two new apps here to replace Microsoft Soundscape, Soundscape and Voice Vista. Jeanine tells us about her recent trip to Hawaii and her experiences using Voice Vista. Jeanine then tells us about a new app she recently discovered to help you read touch screens called Echo Batix. An impossible Apple security vulnerability has appeared to riders of the NYC MTA. England could soon ban Apple security updates. We then discuss Facebook's new Threads app, which leads us down the social media rabbit hole to Mastodon. Facebook now has a new privacy setting where you can beg Facebook pretty pretty please don't use my data to train your A.I. Europeans may soon have the option to pay for an ad free Facebook. No surprise, since Twitter rebranded to X, App Store downloads have dropped significantly. Are you waiting for the day when you can make a phone or video call through Twitter? We then dive in to the rumors about the upcoming Apple Event on September 12th, Wanderlust. We discuss the iPhone models that could be in our future, battery issues some of us have been having with our current models, and the dynamic island and its usefulness. We then discuss the rumored new action button which will replace the mute button. And of course we need to mention the rumored switch to USBC. We then discuss the new AppleWatch rumors. AirPods are rumored to also be making the switch to USBC charging. We then wonder if we will hear more about the Apple Vision Pro? And finally one of us is hopeful that the rumor of a new iPad mini is true. We then discuss some helpful information if you are running an M Series Mac and having issues with VoiceOver volume when booting up. Apple will soon be ending all Social Media customer service support. And it's more of Watcha Watching, Watcha Streaming. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, Brian is joined by Developer, Writer, and Fellow Podcaster Casey Liss from The Accidental Tech Podcast. Casey is the developer behind the new fantastic CallSheet iOS app. The app works fantastically well with VoiceOver, and we highly recommend subscribing to the app if you are a TV and Movie fan. We kick the interview off actually talking about Brian and a little behind the scenes about his Top Gear appearance. Casey then tells us how he came up with the idea for CallSheet, and then walks us through how the app ended up being fully accessible for VoiceOver users. Casey explains how Swift UI Kit makes it easier to design apps with accessibility in mind. Casey tells us about meeting one on one with an Accessibility expert at Apple during WWDC, and how beneficial it was to him. We talk about Casey's fellow podcasters John Siracusaa and Marco Arment from the Accidental Tech Podcast, and discuss how Marco was helpful in the development of CallSheet. We discuss the Yahoo All Blind Fantasy Football League Mini Documentary and how it was all born out of accessibility and communication. We then discuss the subscription plans in CallSheet and what they include. Casey then tells us what developers think about short and long term when setting subscription costs. We then talk about the moved.org where CallSheet's information is sourced from and whether or not you can update information on it. We then discuss possible CallSheet integration with Plex and Channels. Which leads Brian to mentioning Audio Description and how fantastic it would be to have a service that mentions whether or not a title has Audio Description. Casey tells us a little about his podcast The Accidental Tech Podcast and you can subscribe to it here. You can keep up with all things Casey on his website. You can also find Casey on Mastodon and Instagram. We finish up discussing Mastodon and the blind communities exodus from Twitter, or whatever they are calling it these days. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as most of the gang is back together for the first time in a month. Allison, Brian and Ed discuss some tech, interesting articles, and share some laughter along the way. We kick the show off discussing the Inaugural Laugh For Sight Long Island which took place on August 7th. We then get a little self involved as we realize our third anniversary since our rebrand came and went without a party or anything. We then discuss the recently released Voice Vista. The app that replaces the now defunct Microsoft Soundscape. Ed gives us an example of how he uses beacons to map out places in Central Park, which then leads us to discussing indoor navigation in unfamiliar layouts. We then discuss the possible dumbest rebranding of all time, Twitter to X. We then turn our attention to the latest updates on the bout of the Century, Musk V Zuckhead. Google Chrome is getting ready to start using Generative A.I. to summarize articles. Is this a good or bad thing? We then discuss a must read article, The Origins of Your Favorite Swear Words. We then discuss two new exciting apps. First up is an app called Beeper which is currently on a wait list, then we discuss a fantastic fully accessible replacement for iMDB, CallSheet. With the cost of streaming services going up everywhere, are you cutting back? Scammers are now coming your phone number. Is this fear mongering or real? You will soon be able to get food delivered to you at your airport gate, but will any of it be accessible? And it's the return of What's Pissing Off Brian Now, an extended version, and more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are all here with are great audio back to normal now that we are off the road. We start things off discussing Ed and my Flight for Sight travel adventures, and some fun recording issues we ran in to while on the road. Allison then lets us all know what Brian is like as a houseguest. To learn more about Flight for Sight check out their website. We then dive in to the 2023 NFB Resolutions discussion, and you can read all of the resolutions that were passed here. While we don't cover all the resolutions that passed, we do start off discussing resolution 1 which has to do with web accessibility and the Department of Justice. Resolution 2 deals with state VR and their usage or lack of usage of funds. Resolution 3 has to do with the accessibility of Twitter. Resolution 4 was about accessible absentee voting. Resolution 5 has to do with real time audio delays at live sporting events for the four major sports. Resolution 6 is about the enforcement of 508, and thank goodness Jeanine was here to explain 508 to all of us. Resolution 8 has to do with the Department of Transportation. Resolution Now we get in to the silly resolutions, as Resolution 13 has to do with the way chat bots and A.I. define blind peeps. And we came up with the best solution to Resolution 15 the inaccessibility of CSPAN votes. We then get an update from Jeanine about her time at this year's ACB Conference. Then we hit up an email and recent phone call from our buddy over the pond. And if you are in the Long Island area, make sure to come out to the Inaugural Laugh For Sight Long Island on Monday August 7, 2023. For tickets. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show and ICantCU Combo Podcast, as our friend David Goldstein joins Brian and Ed at the NFB Conference 2023 to recap our three day experience at this year's conference. We recorded this podcast at two in the morning, so we may sound a little tired, and since we were all in the same room, we apologize for the issues with Ed's mic. Of course with technology, it wouldn't be That Real Blind Tech Show if there wasn't a tech issue! We start off talking about the fun people we met in Houston. Only Brian, David, and Ed could go to a conference with 2800 blind peeps and end up meeting a bunch of sighted people. We then head back to our arrival in Houston, and the fun we had finding our hotel. David talks about the phenomenal customer service we received during our entire stay at the Embassy Suites Downtown Houston. We then discuss the iBug Today party that we were invited to, and hit up a little late. David talks about the luck he had at the party. Ed then discusses the difference between beep ball and the Italian Blind Baseball he was discussing with people at the conference. We then discuss some of the booths we hit up at the NFB conference. And David discusses the blind enterprise program and the struggles he has had with it. David then tells us about the closing night banquet dinner and it sounds way to confusing and not fun, good thing Brian and Ed will already be out of Houston. We then backtrack and talk about our dinner at Papa Deux that night, and we circle back to meeting our new friends Clay and Bryan. We then discuss going to the Astros game on July 4th. We discuss our experience with guest services and the real time radio broadcast feed. We then go in to what caused us to delay podcasting to two in the morning, and it was worth it. We then all give our opinions of this year's NFB Conference. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian and Ed sit down with Mike May at the National Federation of the Blind 2023 Conference in Houston, Texas. Our apologies for our tech issue as even though we tested it, Ed's mic was not hot, so his mic quality is not what you are used to on That Real Blind Tech Show. Mike discusses using the Good Maps app to get around the Conference and find places of interest in Houston. Mike tells us a little about his career involvement with accessible navigation. Mike then tells us about some of the exciting changes coming to Good Maps Outdoors. Mike then lets us know what he likes about coming to conferences like the NFB and Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We discuss what products at this year's NFB have excited Mike. We discuss the current 15 to 30 second delay from real time that is occurring on AM/FM radios at Major League Baseball games. At the 2023 NFB Conference a resolution was passed targeting this delay. You can read about the resolution and all the NFB resolutions passed at this year's conference here. We then find out why Mike is now consulting with Flight for Sight. Mike then explains the concept of the power of getting un-lost. Mike fills us in on his upcoming travels which are fairly extensive. If you would like to read Brian's recap about Ed and Brian's entire time in Houston, a recap of the NFB Conference, the Astros game, and more, you can read it here. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Join Allison, Brian, and Ed as they discuss the latest in tech news. We start off discussing a follow up article from two episodes ago, as we may be getting the fight of the century! A New York City man attempted to drive his car in to Google's Headquarters as he claimed that Google had been torturing him for years, and no, it was not Brian. Flight For Sight has announced their Inaugural winners, and Brian is one of them. We discuss his upcoming travels that will be kicking off July 1st. VoiceDtream Scanner has a new name, whoops. We are thrilled to announce the Inaugural Laugh For Sight Long Island. If you are in the Long Island area, join us on Monday, August 7th at Mulcahy's in Wantaugh. Join Legendary Comedian Robert Klein, Aaron Berg, Ophira Eisenberg, Brian Fischler with his guide dog Wesley, and Host Brian McCarthy. More to be announced soon. For tickets. This evening will benefit the U.S. Blind Baseball Association and Third Eye Insight. According to 9to5 Mac third party apps will not be allowed access to the Apple Vision Pro cameras. The Vision Pro will turn any surface in to a display with touch controls. We then read an email about how the Apple Vision Pro could be revolutionary for those with low vision. In Mac OS Sonoma and iOS 17, Apple will be giving all Apple ID's a Passkey. Apple News in iOS 17 will be getting crossword puzzles. iOS 17 will allow you to send any audio to the HomePod using Siri. Scanning QR codes will get easier in iOS 17. The EU could force all phones to have removable batteries. The FTC is suing Amazon over deceptive Prime sign up and cancelation policies. Amazon Prime Day has been announced for July 11th. Logitech suffers stock hit and sarcastic Amazon reviews over sub disaster controller. We then dive in to Brian's initial experiences planning his travel for his upcoming Flight For Sight trips, and what a disaster all the new guide dog regulations have created. And you will not want to miss the very very special message we got, and it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian welcomes in Aaron Hale, a motivational speaker, extreme athlete, business entrepreneur, and a Blind Veteran. We kick the interview off with Aaron telling us how he was blinded in combat as Aaron was in the army and an explosives expert. We find out what it feels like to approach an explosive device, and Aaron shares with us the incident that blinded him. Aaron then walks us through his recovery process at Walter Reed, and how helpful his introduction to the Bard Talking Book Reader was. While rehabbing and instructing Aaron was introduced to Homes for Heroes. Not one to sit around, as soon as Aaron got going on the iPhone, he began researching outdoor activities for the blind. He came across several blind people who have accomplished amazing tasks, and wanted to know how he could get involved with exploring the outdoors as someone who is blind. Which led to him climbing the Andes Mountains with a group of Wounded Veterans. Aaron and Brian reminisce a little about some of their favorite shows growing up. Aaron then tells us about when and how he lost his hearing, and what learning he would be deaf blind was like. Amazingly, Aaron all handled it phenomenally well thanks to his sense of humor. Aaron then shares with us what takes place during the Cochlear implant process. Next Aaron tells us a little about his time in the Navy as a cook, and how he eventually started a very successful fudge business called Extra Ordinary Delights. Read about Aaron's appearance on The Rachel Ray Show. Aaron then tells us about his continuing involvement with Homes for Heroes, and the upcoming event he is currently training for the Badwater 135 where he will be raising money for Homes For Heroes. If you would like to support Aaron or Homes For Heroes please make a donation here. We then discuss what the experience with Veteran Affairs has been like. Make sure to check out Aaron's podcast Point of Impact. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine sit down to recap all the announcements we got at WWDC23. Even though it is almost an all Apple show, we kick things off discussing a very funny article about Zuckhead. Unless you have been living underneath a rock, by the way who actually lives underneath a rock? The expression had to come from somewhere. By now you have probably heard that Apple announced Apple Vision Pro. We discuss all the juicy details, and I mean all of them. Unfortunately pre-order's will not begin until early 2024, so start saving now because the glasses ain't cheap. You will control Apple Vision Pro with your eyes, hands, and voice, and we speculate how people who are blind might control the glasses without their eyes. We then move on to iOS 17. We start off discussing the accessibility announcements that were announced on Global Accessibility Awareness Day. We then move on to the changes coming to phone, FaceTime, and Messages. Auto-Correct will be getting a long over due update, and dictation is supposed to be improved. A new Name Drop feature will make it easier to share contact info, and a new Journal app is coming to iOS. Air Tag Sharing will now be possible. The iPad will be getting new interactive widgets and a new locked screen. You will now be able to work with PDFs in the Notes app, and PDFs are supposed to be easier editable, but who knows about the accessibility of all of this. Mac OS Sonoma is the name of the new Mac operating system. There is a new Mac Air 15 inch and two new Mac Studio's coming. Web Apps are coming to the Mac along with Widgets on the Desktop. There is a new video conferencing also coming to the Mac. You will now be able to share your PassKeys and Passwords through iCloud, and profiles are coming to safari. The Air Pod Pro 2's will be getting two new listening modes a conversational mode and an a new adaptive audio mode. Siri will now supposedly be able to switch Air Play devices with your voice. Oh yeah, I am sure this will work fantastically. And of course we got the return of the Geek, my favorite Apple employee, Kevin Lynch, Mr. Apple Watch. Snoopy and Woodstock will be coming to the Apple Watch, but wait they don't talk? Apple Health will now be able to help people with how they are feeling and depression through private surveys, and suggest advice. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show demo. Brian is flying solo and doing a demo of some new features to the fantastic iOS downcast app. Brian talks about his history with the Downcast app and why people are flocking away from the Castro podcast player. Brian starts the demo off exploring the Downcast podcast tab, and shows off some of the individual podcast customization settings. Brian walks you through the play screen settings including the different speed rates you can listen at. He then jumps you in to the universal settings screen for Downcast. Brian then walks you through how to create a continuous playlist with a queue and manual sort episodes to play in a unique order. He shows you how to move episodes in a playlist to set your preferences of a play order using the new action options. It is wicked cool. You can download Downcast here. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. We finally found Ed, he's in Italy. Ed pops on to tell us why in the world he is in Italy. Also joining us on this episode from Italy is Amanda Maxson, a member of the New York City Blind Baseball team. We start things off with Amanda explaining to us how she got involved with blind baseball, and what the American team is doing in Italy. Amanda tells us about her love of the 1990's Yankees, and Brian couldn't agree more. Amanda then fills us in on what the plan is for the New York City Baseball team once they return from training in Italy. We then locate Ed, he's been in Italy. Ed takes a seat in the interviewee chair to tell us about his Italian Baseball travels. He gives us an update on the progression getting Italian Baseball recognized as a Para-Olympic sport. Ed tells us about the amazing Volunteers that have been helping out with the Blind Baseball team, and how traveling around Italy has been. Ed tells us about the expansion of Italian Blind Baseball around the United States. You can keep up with the All Blind Baseball USA Team on Facebook. And it's a light version of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian is flying solo but is joined by the developers, the C.E.O. Michael and C.T.O. Vincent of the fantastic new app OkO Co-Pilot For the Blind. Brian kicks things off with finding out what the OkO app is all about, and how the app works. Vincent then tells us what the development process of the app was like. We find out the meaning of the name OkO and you can find the app in the App Store here. Michael tells us about the process they went through to make sure the app was safe before releasing it in the App Store, and then gives us a brief demo of some of the sounds you will hear in the app. . He then gives us 5 best practices to do while using the app for the best user experience. Vincent then tells us about how much battery power the app consumes. Michael explains to us where they see the future of the app going, and Vincent tells us about some upcoming updates to the app. You can visit Ayes and Ono on their website. And you can visit them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at Ayes_AI. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. On this episode it's Brian and just his gal pals, Allison and Jeanine. We start off discussing the in product for this summer, blow up hot tubs. We then begin talking about what else, but A.I., and how in a few years we may be able to talk to and understand what animals are saying. With everything being A.I. focused these days, is Apple being left behind? WhatsApp may be leaving Britain due to a new Online Safety Bill. Twitter has a new C.E.O. Does it matter at all? Castro has had its share of backwards accessibility lately. One of us is done with the player, so we discuss what podcast players we are currently using. Brian discusses his meeting with the OkO - A.I. Co-pilot For the Blind developers. Allison and Jeanine let us know if snooping on your significant others phone is ever ok. Amazon is working on a new Rosey the Robot with A.I. Even though none of us are Android users we discuss some of the announcements that came out of Google IO. We discuss that Google plans to super charge search and what the heck this even means. Is Google search reverting back to Ask Jeeves? Google announced the new Pixel Fold, only problem is it still runs Android. Google says it will be rolling out passkeys for a passwordless future. Google announced a re-entry in to the tablet market with the Google tablet and dock, does anyone care? We do our annual look back on WWDC and discuss what we were excited about, and what we are actually still using that was announced last year. We start off discussing Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro coming to the iPad, deal or no deal. We actually got new hardware at last year's WWDC and two of us bought one of them. We discuss the new locked screen and the introduction of the dynamic island. They actually claimed at WWDC 22 that Siri was going to get smarter. Wow, they ruined it when iOS 16 launched. We also got the launch of the Apple Watch Ultra. The Mac was suppose to get improved continuity, we don't think this worked out to well. Other things mentioned at last year's WWDC StageTime, Free Form, App Windows, and PassKeys. Jeanine and Allison talk about how much they are enjoying Live text. Brian then discusses the new keyboard he got the protoArc Foldable Multi-Device full keyboard with NumPad. Brian also got his first Apple Air Tag as they were on sale, but outside of traveling, he has no clue what to do with it. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian is flying solo as he welcomes back Mike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes. With the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer rapidly evolving, Brian and Mike sat down to discuss how the app has been improving,, how the feedback from the closed beta group has been, and what's up next for the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer. We discuss the call to action that Elon Musk put out calling for a delay with A.I. advancements beyond ChatGPT4. Mike then tells us how the Corporate Connection side of Be My Eyes will co-exist with the Virtual Volunteer as they open the beta to some of Be my Eyes corporate partners. Mike gives us a glimpse about how the future of Be my Eyes, the Virtual Volunteer, and Customer service may all work together. To keep up with the latest developments of everything Be My eyes make sure to visit their website. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Allison, Brian, and Ed gather around the campfire to discuss the latest tech topics. How odd as a lot of it has to do with A.I. It is being reported that some visually impaired iOS 16.4.1 are having only 30 days in every month. While we could not reproduce this issue we thought it was still worth talking about. We then dive in to all the hot A.I. topics. We start off discussing the Godfather of Google A.I. leaving the company to warn the world about the perils of artificial intelligence. Next we discuss the NBC Nightly News segment that featured Brian and the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer. Microsoft has announced that they are working on a privacy focused version of ChatGPT. Would you want or trust an A.I. powered Guide Dog out of China? Criminals are now using Voice Cloning to terrify and scam people. What a world. With WWDC a month away we figured it was time to discuss some of the rumors we have been hearing about iOS 17. MuskButt has now owned Twitter for about six months. It has been one heck of a rollercoaster at the Blue Bird. If you have been randomly getting locked out of Twitter account, you are not alone. It's the end of Twitter Auto-Sharing, or is it? If Mastodon is not for you, maybe the future BlueSky could be your social network choice. We then discuss dealing with other health issues on top of blindness and how difficult an additional injury or health situation can be. Have you heard of Transabled? Amazon launched a new feature called Dialogue Boost, just don't plan on using it if you like Audio Description. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Ed welcome fellow podcaster Shaun Preece to the show for another Trendsetters episode. We start off learning how Shaun went blind and how his journey to Blind Tech Podcaster God began. Next we dive in to Shaun's first experiences with assistive technology. Shaun then hits us with a classic #EBB Embarrassally Blind Blunder story. Next we find out why Shaun prefers the PC and Jaws over the Mac and VoiceOver. As a fellow podcaster first on RNIB Tech Talk and now on AMI's Double Tap, we find out how Shaun began his journey as a podcaster. We ask what it is like working with Steven Scott? And we find out the technology used to record and produce Double Tap. The secret is now out! We also discuss the downside of podcasting, the criticism. Next up we find out what the deal is with Shaun of the Shed. We then find out Shaun's opinion about the state of assistive technology in 2023. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the whole gang is back together for the first time in awhile. We allow you behind the curtain as we leave in some of our pre-show recording as we discuss food delivery services and tipping. Allison then hits us with an absolute shocker during our intros. Once we finally get going we start off discussing the strange story where in Houston Apple's Find My keeps sending people to the same dudes house. Next up we discuss Brian discussing the Be My Eyes Virtual Volunteer beta on NPR. Followed by the article about MuskButt and several other people in the technology field calling for a slow down of advancements in A.I. While the big announcement came after we recorded as HBOMax and Discovery will launch as just Max on May 23rd, we wonder if we are panicking to be worried about the apps accessibility and audio description continuing in the new app. Here are all the big announcements. The FBI has once again warned the public not to use public charging stations for fear of juice jacking. Who the heck knew it was called juice jacking? Brian has finally installed Mac OS Ventura on his main 2020 iMac so we discuss our thoughts of how VoiceOver is running on Mac OS 13.3. We then discuss the VoiceOver and Siri improvements that showed up in iOS 16.4. We then discuss how badly the ADA is in need of a digital update. We discuss some of the fun we have each had recently trying to use government websites. This then leads us to a discussion about whether or not disabled people can expect to have privacy anymore if they want access to information. We then discuss the recent NY Times article called I Went Blind and I Found It Strangely Exhilarating. Because the Times is behind the paywall we could not post a link to this article, but if you Google The NY Times and Found Going Blind Exhilarating you can get access to the article. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian and Ed welcome in Sam Nikmanesh to discuss a story that is more harrowing than any other story we have ever discussed on the show. We start off finding out from Sam what it is like to start going blind while living in Iran, and what kind of services there are for people in Iran who are blind. Sam tells us about her recent travels from her home in Vancouver to Turkey with her Guide Dog Lemon and the misadventures that ensued. The flight there started out well, but getting any place once she arrived in Turkey was when the nightmare began. Sam and Lemon were constantly encountering wild dogs while in Turkey, but the real scary part of her trip began when she arrived at the airport to continue her trip to England. You will not believe her story about how she was treated by Turkish airlines, and the ordeal she went through to get home. Sam explains to us how reaching out to Guiding Eyes For the Blind and That Real Blind Tech show was so helpful in getting her home. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together for a different kind of conversation, not a tech conversation but rather a discussion about Blind Justice. We start off with Brian's latest Uber guide dog refusal experience. Allison and Jeanine chime in with their most recent Uber refusals due to traveling with a guide dog. Brian then tells about starting his trip with a refusal and ending it with a refusal in the cab line at LaGuardia. Brian then talks about some of the fun guide dog adventures and misadventures he had on his recent cruise. Since we are talking guide dog refusal stories we then revisit Brian's refusal to a nutritionists office from last year and whatever happened to the complaint he filed. Brian then talks about his disastrous experience going through TSA at the Miami International Airport. We then shift focus to talking about our most embarrassing stories with our guide dogs. If you want to catch Brian on Top Gear USA you can view it here sorry no Nash peeing in this clip or audio description. Next we discuss the most annoying thing someone has done to us or said to us about our guide dogs. Lastly we discuss the strangest or funniest thing someone has said to us about our dog. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It is an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian is flying solo as Host, and is joined by Hans Jorgen Wiberg, Founder of Be My Eyes and Mike Buckley CEO, Be My Eyes. We start off finding out how the connection with Be My Eyes and Open AI originated. We find out what some early beta testers are saying about the Virtual Volunteer experience. We discuss what seems like endless possibilities for the early stages of the Virtual Volunteer. We discuss the closed beta and when people may expect the Virtual Volunteer to come to a public beta. Hans then explains how the Virtual Volunteer will co-exist with contacting a sighted volunteer. Currently, you can sign up to be alerted about the beta for the Virtual Volunteer in the Be My Eyes app. You can keep up with all things Be My Eyes on their website and on Twitter. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and Bryan Wolynski get together to discuss the latest tech news and recap this year's CSUN Conference. We kick things off discussing Senator Markey's call for Elon Musk to bring back Twitter's accessibility team. Next we discuss the huge announcement out of Be My Eyes that they are using Chat GPT4 to help create an all new Virtual Volunteer. Chat GPT4 has been released with a lot of improvements. And we discuss the former Siri Engineer who explains why Siri sucks so bad. We then continue our conversation from two episodes ago about Eleven Labs Voice Cloning, and Jeanine got very creative with it. Apple is specifically working on a AR/VR headset to help people with vision issues. Both Bryan Wolynski and Jeanine attended this year's CSUN, we have them recap the most interesting things they saw and heard at this year's conference. They tell us about this year's turnout compared to the past couple of years. Jeanine gives us some ideas that CSUN could adopt to make the conference even more inclusive. Bryan then tells us about his presentation at CSUN about Assistive Technology Interventions and the research he has been conducting. And we hear about some of the more interesting topics of conversations that were being discussed at CSUN. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed welcome Mike Walsh, Founder of Flight For Sight to the show. We kick things off discussing Mike's back story being diagnosed with Usher's Syndrome in his twenties, and how Ushers began to change his life in his thirties. The three of us then compare notes about when we put the car keys down for the last time. We then dive in to a topic we never ever thought we would discuss on That Real Blind Tech Show, professional mascots, as Mike was a professional mascot for ten years. We get the low down on the San Diego Chicken and Philly Fanatic, and Ed outs himself about a high school job he had. Mike then tells us about traveling the world with low vision in 2014, and how his experiences led to him founding Flight For Sight. A couple of his highlights include traveling to Ethiopia and attending South by Southwest not in Ethiopia. Mike then hits Brian up with a question, what is preventing Brian from traveling these days. We then dive in to what Flight For Sight is all about and start discussing the current $10,000 grant give aways they are running for blind and visually impaired people to travel all over the world. Make sure to visit their website. We discuss the application process and how the grant winners will be selected. Want to apply for the grant, but having trouble getting started with your own travel idea, why not visit Flight For Sight's idea page. Michael then informs us about who is eligible to apply for the grants, and what requirements are needed to prove that you are eligible. We then find out how the grant winners will be selected. The deadline to get your application in for a Flight For Sight $10,000 travel grant is May 1, 2023, so get cracking on your applications! To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Ed welcome in Justin Yarbrough from Deque Systems. Justin will be presenting at this year's all virtual Axe-Con taking place on March 15 and 16th. You can register to attend the conference here. We kick the interview off learning a little bit about Justin's backstory. Justin then explains to us what he does at Deque Systems as an Accessibility Consultant. Justin tells us a little about his presentation at this year's Axe-Con. His presentation will be on the second day of the all virtual conference on March 16th and will be about working in Digital Accessibility with a disability. Justin explains to us what he enjoys about working in digital accessibility, and walks us a little through Deque's testing philosophy. We then get Justin's advice for anyone looking to get in to the field of Digital Accessibility, and learn about Deque University. Next we dive into Justin's role as an advocate for the blind, as Justin has written a few articles about the on board flight entertainment systems and accessibility issues specifically focused on United Airlines. We discuss the current state of web accessibility and what is wrong with it. We get Justin's thoughts on what you should do if you come across a website or app with accessibility issues. Justin then tells us about his go to tech products. Make sure to tune in to Axe-Con on Thursday, March 16th to hear Justin's presentation, and you can keep up with Justin on Twitter at @FatElvis04 and on his website. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005, and make sure to visit our website where you can listen to any of our past episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, and Jeanine are together to discuss the latest tech and AI headlines. We kick the show off discussing why in the world you would want to use a physical pass key. Then move on to discuss the recently released Victor Reader Stream 3. Is Tick Tock really a threat to the United States national security? Starting later this month Ring Alarm will require a subscription for basic features users have been getting for free for years. Are you interested in a brand new Twitter? And you are not going to believe what Apple is rumored to be doing with USBc. And it's the hottest thing since Clubhouse, but Chat GPT is all the rage these days, but will these AI bots be the end of modern civilization as we know it? And we are sure they are not the first, but Cnet has begun mass layoffs after it leaked that their writers got stupid and lazy and used Chat GPT to write their articles. And it's not just the Journalism world that has been affected by Chat GPT, as the Literary world is now on high alert to ai written stories. And if you think Chat GPT is terrifying, they ain't got nothing on what Eleven Lab Synthesized Voices can become. So what we're basically saying is we're all screwed! Open AI is now making Chat GPT available to third parties. Oh boy get ready for the ride. Microsoft Windows 11 Preview Editions have introduced new ai features to Bing and Edge, and the next Windows 11 update will come with a bunch of new features for iOS. Phone Link if accessible could be the most exciting feature to come to Windows in years. We then take a little departure from discussing tech to discuss a few things that we each individually have difficulty with because of our blindness. And it's more of Watcha Ya Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. Additionally, make sure to check out our website where you can listen to all of our past episode.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Join Brian and Ed as they sit down with Blake Steinecke, Growth Manager and Luke Simianer, CEO of Clusiv. We start off with Luke explaining to us what Clusiv is all about and how the company got its start. We then get a little background on Blake and find out what he does as the Growth Manager at Clusiv. Luke then explains to us how they design the curriculumn at Clusiv. We then find out what barriers Clusiv faces from the state agencies, and what some of their most popular training modules are about. We then discuss how Clusiv may be utilized at companies with inaccessible propriety software. Luke then fills us in on what is on the road map for Clusiv, and whether or not Clusiv training will eventually make its way to the Mac. Luke then explains to us what the Clusiv Lifetime of Learning Promise is all about. Clusiv is on iOS, and we find out what you can do on the iOS app. To learn more about Clusiv please visit there website. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. And make sure to check out our new website where you can download and listen to all of our episodes.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with a fully over packed studio as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are all together for the first time in 2023. We start off discussing the price changes coming to the Envision Glasses. Jeanine then fills us in about the latest announcement coming out of Aira about extra minutes and the special that will continue to run to the end of February. And it's not just the assistive tech companies that are raising prices, as we discuss the announcement out of Amazon that Amazon Fresh groceries are now going to have different fee levels. We then discuss the latest update to SeeingAI and Jeanine lets us know about something pretty cool that could be happening. You may have wondered why Apple doesn't make AirTags for dogs, well this is why. Paramount Plus will be merging with Showtime in the coming months. And what in the world is Netflix doing about cracking down on those darn password sharers? Did you know that supposedly you can track a flight on your iPhone? Of course no clue how well this feature works with VoiceOver. And future iPhones may be able to listen to your chewing and scold you about what you are eating. Yikes. Who knew that your A Lady echo and dots could have a shelf life. Ed then gives us a review of the Samsung screen reader built in to most new Samsung TVs. We then discuss the new products Apple announced the M2 Mac mini, M2 Mac Book Pros, and the new HomePod biggie. Next we discuss online signature services and compare the accessibility of DocuSign, Dropbox Signature, and Adobe Sign. And why the heck do we still need a signature in the year 2023? And it's an extended What's Pissing Off Brian Now and more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. And make sure to check out our new website where you can find any of our past episodes here.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Ed and Brian welcome Nefertiti Matos Olivares to the show. Not only is Nefertiti a fellow blind New Yorker, she works in one of our favorite industries, Audio Description. We start off discussing one of the many hats Nefertiti wears, that of a Cultural Accessibility Consultant, and find out what the role involves. Nefertiti then tells us about a few of the museums in New York City that the blind and visually impaired can go to and put their hands on some of the exhibits. Nefertiti then gives us a little of her background story about her vision loss, and early life. Next we discuss Nefertiti's time working at the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. And it's ironic timing as Brian will be leading an iOS Question and Answer this Saturday, January 28, 2023 at 2pm Eastern time. If you would like to attend you can join here. We then dive in to how Nefertiti got in to working in Audio Description Narration. We find out what recording that first Audio Described track was like, and how she came up with her workflow. We find out how someone builds a career in Audio Description Narration. Nefertiti then tells us about her role as a Workflow Manager for Quality and Inclusion for Descriptive Video Works. Which leads us to discussing the Social Audio Description collective, and what their goals are. We then discuss the ACB's Audio Description Awards which Nefertiti was the Co-Host for, and actually the Audio Description Narrator live from 30 Rock in NYC. After a little Will Smith fun, we discuss more of Nefertiti's current work at Descriptive Video Works. Nefertiti then explains what ADForward is, and surprise surprise we are on their Mastodon server. We then find out a little about Mastodon as the newish or new to us social network makes our heads want to spin. And of course it is more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. You can keep up with all things Nefertiti on Twitter and Linkedin. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. You can also keep up with us and get any of our past episodes on our website.,

It is an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Ed are joined by Dr. Bryan Wolynski, CTO Lighthouse Guild to discuss this year's CES conference that Bryan attended in Las Vegas. We start the show discussing an Australian visually impaired woman being refused a drink at an Australian hotel. This leads to a conversation about why the general public treats people differently that use a white cane compared to walking with a guide dog. Navilens is partnering with Kellogg to bring accessibility to its cereal boxes. Linkedin has announced a bunch of accessibility improvements coming in 2023. We discuss the benefits of being on Linkedin, and this leads to a conversation of Dr. Bryan using VoiceOver on his phone for two weeks. We then briefly discuss the new Book Share app and our thoughts of it. Twitter not surprisingly have interrupted service on some third party Twitter clients, notably Twitterrific and Tweet Bot. The MuskButt is at it again. We then dive in to why Bryan is here, and start discussing his experience and what he saw of interest at this year's CES. Brian with a capital B and lower case I had a brain fart about what CES stands for. Bryan tells us about the expanding landscape at CES for assistive technology, and we find out if CES will ever grow in to a competitor of CSUN. Wearables are all the rage these days so we discuss the smart glass technology that Bryan got to check out at CES. Brian got his hands on a pair of the Celeste Glasses which we had their Developers on a few shows ago to discuss. Next up we discuss autonomous vehicles. They are coming and there is nothing you can do to stop it! And forget about self driving cars, what about a flying car? We then discuss some of the stranger things that were at CES. Bryan then tells us about some of the sessions he attended at CES. And it would not be 2023 if we didn't discuss Matter. And to hear more about Bryan's adventures at this year's CES make sure to tune in to his Facebook Live this Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 3pm Eastern time on the Lighthouse Guild's Facebook page. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. We then touch on a few of the main stream tech items Bryan got to check out.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Brian and Allison are joined by friend of the podcast David Goldstein to discuss the new price plans announced by Aira today. Allison, Brian and David discuss their first thoughts after reading about the new price plans, retail prices, and having to call customer care to find out what your price plan will be. Next Brian welcomes in Troy Otillio, CEO of Aira, and Jeanine Stanley Aira's Social Media Manager. Troy and Jeanine walk Brian through the new pricing structure, what retail prices are why the need to post the retail prices on Aira's website, and why the need to call customer care to find out more information about individual pricing plans. If you alarmingly reacted to all of this information then you will definitely want to hear what Troy and Jeanine have to say, as Brian was very relieved after speaking to both of them. Remember you can contact Aira Customer Care directly through the Aira app or by calling 1-800-835-1934 6am PST to 6pm PST, or contact them by email at [email protected]. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Kicking off the New Year, Brian and Ed welcome in Dr. Joel Snyder, from Audio Description associates and the Founder of the Audio Description Project. We start the interview finding out how Joel started working in audio description. Joel explains what the early days of audio description was like including how difficult it was to convey what audio description actually was when people had no clue what it was. We find out that a certain somebody who the Force is strong in is aware of audio description. Joel walks us through some of the work he has done with museums to make the museums an accessible experience to the blind. We then discuss how the initial work flows to deciding what would and would not work for audio description came about, and how audio description has changed over the past several decades. We discuss what audio description was like in the VHS and DVD days. We then find out what Joel's goals were when he founded the Audio Description Project. we discuss how different describing a museum tour is compared to film and TV, and how different describing a live event is compared to pre-recorded. We then discuss how amazing most Audio Described content is on the streaming services. We then discuss Joel's book Audio Description, The Visual Made Verbal. The conversation then moves to the networks, Congress requiring a minimum number of described hours, and the job the networks are currently doing with audio description. It would not be an interview about audio description if we did not discuss the controversial topic of text to speech audio description. Which then turns us to the topic of when content switches from one streaming platform to another, why doesn't the audio described tracks follow with it. We wrap up discussing methods of streaming audio described content to your phone and Spectrum Access. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.