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Podcast 14: Surface Pro, Vicgtor Stream, Audible & Easy Chirp
Published: Apr 8th, 2013 in Podcast. No Comments
This edition was recorded on everyone’s iPhones, in honour of Damon getting an iPhone5. The team lose Damon off the face of the podcast briefly, before finding him again and sharing the things they like about their smart phones, including games like Sixth Sense, and Papa Sangre.
Léonie mentions Marco Zehe’s smart phone experiment, before chatting about her new Microsoft Surface Pro, Narrator and NVDA. The team briefly discuss Internet Explorer 10, and Robin recommends the Big Browser app for iOS devices.
The team talk about the potential for indoor GPS, before discussing the likelyhood of the Google Car being available to blind people, and concepts like Volvo’s technology for avoiding swerving cyclists that could help overcome some of the challenges.
Robin mentions the Alfred search app for Mac OSX, before sharing exciting news about an affordable PC/laptop with NVDA pre-installed.
Kiran is happy about Microsoft PowerPoint support in NVDA, and shares some practical tips for creating presentations. The team welcome the news that the next generation Victor Stream will support Audible books, but Kiran reports on some concerns that have been raised about the Victor Stream itself.
Léonie then wraps up the podcast with an appeal on behalf of Easy Chirp, the accessible web based Twitter application, trying to raise $4,000 through the micro-investment Kickstarter website.
@AccessTalk Podcast 14 (MP3, 48.9Mb)
Podcast 13: Victor Stream, Surface Pro, Jaws 15 & more news from CSUN 2013
Published: Mar 2nd, 2013 in Podcast. No Comments
Three of the @AccessTalk team met in San Diego to record this edition from the CSUN 2013 conference. Robin kicks things off with a new labelling system for the iPhone, called VoiceEye. Kiran has been playing with a new Victor Reader Stream from Humanware, and the team discuss the likelyhood of it supporting Audible books [...]
Podcast 12: Facebook search, Messenger on Skype, TV iPhone apps & Amazon Cloud Player
Published: Jan 20th, 2013 in Podcast. No Comments
The @AccessTalk team is back for 2013! Kiran kicks things off with the Ray G300 Android phone, and Robin mentions the free EqualEyes app for Android phones. Léonie explains that Windows Messenger is shutting down, and the team discuss using Skype as the alternative. Damon wonders what all the fuss about the new Facebook graph [...]
Podcast 11: Microsoft Surface, Google Nexus 4, HTML5 & the Trekker Breeze
Published: Dec 23rd, 2012 in Podcast. No Comments
The @AccessTalk team kick off with a look at Windows 8. Léonie explains why she’s in love with the new Microsoft Surface tablet, and Robin asks whether Microsoft can be forgiven for not including a screen reader in Windows Phone 8. The team discuss Window Eyes 8, and consider the future for the old school [...]
Podcast 10: GPS spots, phablets, Flexible Web & book player rumours
Published: Oct 10th, 2012 in Podcast. 1 Comment
As the @AccessTalk team celebrates the podcast’s first birthday, there is plenty to talk about on the technology front. Robin describes the Windows 8 Phone magnifier on the new Nokia Lumia smart phones, but the team isn’t imporessed by the lack of a Windows 8 Phone screen reader. Kiran talks about Flexible Web, the new [...]