Episode 156 - A Conversation with PiccyBot Creator Martijn Van Der Spek
Release Date: 06/16/2024
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info_outlineIt’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.
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