That Real Blind Tech Show

A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple’s VoiceOver, Amazon’s VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.

Episode 202 - Mother Tucker it's A Sloppy Enis 05/03/2026

Episode 201 - Stroke Man, We're All Stroked Out 04/19/2026

Episode 201 - Stroke Man, We're All Stroked Out It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to discuss the latest tech news. We start the show off answering the age old debate, what would win, an or a train? The days of stopping at rest stops on a long road trip could be over thanks to a and their new patent. Google is finally going to take action against sites that are Netflix all new designed is a disaster. We then talk the app that the blind community is going Ga Ga for, Orion. If you would like to read Brian’s entire article about the state of sports, Fantasy Sports, and Sports Gambling Accessibility you can read it Google launched its Mac . Perplexity launched on the Mac, if you want to pay for it. claims to have discovered security vulnerabilities all over the internet at every company everywhere, or is this just a PR stunt by Anthropic? Since we discussed a lot of A.I. models here we then discuss our go to model we are using. Apple is rumored to launch another later this year. We discuss the phones, computers, watches, Air Pods, iPads, and other rumored goodies. And are rumored to be coming. Is there any saving the disaster that is? If you have not been paying attention, you may have missed that the cost of everything is going up. We start this segment off discussing the ridiculous price grab by for the World Cup. Brian then goes off on a rant that he is not from New Jersey despite what another blind tech show claims. Netflix is for the second time in less than two years. Add as another service raising its prices. Amazon is now calling their ad free tier Prime Video Ultra, and yup it is raising prices. And the price raising is not limited to streaming services, as Microsoft has raised prices on all their . And if you can’t beat them you might as well join them, so Samsung announced it is of its devices in the U.S. And it is 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 ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @w It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to discuss the latest tech news. We start the show off answering the age old debate, what would win, an or a train? The days of stopping at rest stops on a long road trip could be over thanks to a and their new patent. Google is finally going to take action against sites that are Netflix all new designed is a disaster. We then talk the app that the blind community is going Ga Ga for, Orion. If you would like to read Brian’s entire article about the state of sports, Fantasy Sports, and Sports Gambling Accessibility you can read it Google launched its Mac . Perplexity launched on the Mac, if you want to pay for it. claims to have discovered security vulnerabilities all over the internet at every company everywhere, or is this just a PR stunt by Anthropic? Since we discussed a lot of A.I. models here we then discuss our go to model we are using. Apple is rumored to launch another later this year. We discuss the phones, computers, watches, Air Pods, iPads, and other rumored goodies. And are rumored to be coming. Is there any saving the disaster that is? If you have not been paying attention, you may have missed that the cost of everything is going up. We start this segment off discussing the ridiculous price grab by for the World Cup. Brian then goes off on a rant that he is not from New Jersey despite what another blind tech show claims. Netflix is for the second time in less than two years. Add as another service raising its prices. Amazon is now calling their ad free tier Prime Video Ultra, and yup it is raising prices. And the price raising is not limited to streaming services, as Microsoft has raised prices on all their . And if you can’t beat them you might as well join them, so Samsung announced it is of its devices in the U.S. And it is 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 ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @w /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/40928550

Episode 200: The 200th Episode Spectacular, And There's Your Show title! 04/05/2026

Episode 200: The 200th Episode Spectacular, And There's Your Show title! It’s the That Real Blind Tech show 200th Episode spectacular, so for this huge achievement, we got the entire gang of Allison, Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine together to talk about little tech news, and do more reflecting about the past 199 episodes. We kick the celebration off with some pre-celebration music which then leads in to the amazing creation from M.C. Goldstein. It is sure to quickly run up the Billboard charts to number 1 if the billboard charts still exist in 2026. We know Casey Kasem would have been a huge fan. Did we actually ever land on the Moon? We discuss the Artemis launch from this past week, and Brian’s conspiracy theory about it. The NYC MTA has found yet another way to with public transportation. You can finally change your gmail user name, but there is a catch, this feature is only available to those in the United States. While some of us are rooting for facial recognition to come to the masses, a woman in Tennessee is definitely not one of them as police used facial recognition to arrest her and send her back to a . A recent study finds that LLM’s will over following prompts to delete one another. Oh shit, that can’t be good. Sixty civil society organizations claim by facial recognition. Yeah, how many people with disabilities were asked about this? We then kick off a look back down memory lane and the past 6 years and 200 episodes of That Real Blind Tech show. There’s the Blind Feud, favorite moments, technology and accessibility fails, and of course the regular That Real Blind Tech Show humor. We kick the look back off with what else, but the history of how That Real Blind Tech show came to be. Next it’s a special That Real Blind Tech show centric Blind Feud, followed by a bunch of questions about technology and changes over the past 200 episodes. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading and of course the full entire Fahrvergnugen hit song. And a special homage ending. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @w /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/40739485

Episode 199 - Putting the Fun in CSUN! 03/23/2026

Episode 199 - Putting the Fun in CSUN! It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine tried to get together to record as usual on Zoom, but what a shit show of accessibility Zoom has become. We thought we would never be able to record again, and right before our 200th episode since we changed from That Blind Tech Show to That Real Blind Tech show. Brian then goes in to his psychic abilities as if you listened to our last episode he was ready for a , and one actually did! We then bring up the sad news about the possible demise of Innosearch.AI. Breaking news, there are still some good people on this place we call Earth, as a was working as a Door Dash Driver, and a bunch of people got together, put up a Go fund Me, and the dude is now rich. Google is rolling out free to all of its United States Gemini users. Apple announced the upcoming release of the , but does anyone really care? And in our second segment of does anyone care? Amazon is rumored to be working on designing an . We then discuss That Real Blind Tech show going to Taiwan. Brian then dives in to his full recap of this year’s CSUN AT Conference. He starts off discussing his and Dr. Bryan Wolynski’s presentation at this year’s Conference, Artificial Intelligence, In and On Your Face. Brian then discusses all the networking he got done at this year’s conference and some of the people he hung out with. He then discusses some of the companies that had a big presence at this year’s Conference. We then discuss the big announcement coming out of CSUN, all the disability focused apps coming to the Meta Frames, and soon. Brian then recaps his post-CSUN Hollywood adventures, and it is more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @w /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/40582990

Episode 198 - Don't Let Your Meta Frames Make You a Glasshole! 03/07/2026

Episode 198 - Don't Let Your Meta Frames Make You a Glasshole! It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as we bring you our annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Preview with Allison, Brian, and Jeanine. However, only one of us will be making an appearance at CSUN. Way before we get in to our CSUN coverage, we kick things off discussing how do you know when your historic unbelievable bad luck may be turning around for the better? Which then leads back to the theft and hacking Brian went through and discussing that an iPhone is now in the hands of Russian spies. We then discuss the bizarre story of the woman who is dealing with . Brian then discusses finally setting up his ally Glasses and his first experiences with them. Next up we discuss , meaning the peeps wearing the Meta Glasses. And we finally have a name for the coming to the Meta Glasses, it’s called NameTag. Which leads to us discussing Royal Caribbean banning Smart Glasses on its cruise ships. Could using VoiceOver get you a United airlines flight soon? And here is the entire bullet point on United Airlines of something that could get you kicked off a flight that Brian could not get through. • Passengers or Passengers’ Service Animals whose conduct is unlawful; indecent, lewd, or sexual in nature (including viewing offensive content); harassing; disruptive; disorderly; offensive; abusive; unsanitary; or violent. We then dive in to our CSUN 2026 Preview as Brian will be presenting once again with Dr. Bryan Wolynski at this year’s CSUN Conference on Wednesday at 11:20am, it will be one of the most entertaining sessions at this year’s CSUN as they discuss Artificial Intelligence, In and On Your Face. Jeanine then fills us in on some of the big stuff coming out of Aira for this year’s Conference. Apple announced a bunch of new products this week, but are any of them worth getting? We start discussing the new . But Allison roles us right on it to the new , as she feels that is the computer in the Mac line up to get. Which then rolls us in to discussing the new versus a Mac Air. Apple also released the budget friendly We then dive in to the Apple 26 feature for the phone app to go . We then discuss two new iPhone apps for the blind Curb to Car and Vision AI Assistant. Are they ready for prime time? Google Gemini has now joined a lot of the other ChatBots as they have been hit with their first . We then discuss the troubling news of what the Department of Defense is doing to , and what this could mean for tech companies in the future. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @w /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/40352870

Episode 197 - Air Pod Colonoscopy 02/18/2026

Episode 196 - The Security Episode: The theft, The Debacle, and The Solution 01/26/2026

Episode 195 - CES 26: Hard Tech and Soft Balls 01/11/2026

Episode 195 - CES 26: Hard Tech and Soft Balls It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine. We kick the year off with yet another show that goes off the rails fairly often. Boy would we have gotten canceled if we left the outakes in! We kick the show off discussing the worst of all time! We then discuss the six personality traits have globally. We then play and discuss a clip from WFAN about Stevie Wonder. It’s great to learn that luxury goods are now . We discuss the state of products with a focus on the quality of the Meta Glasses. Have you ever wanted to turn your iPhone in to a Blackberry? Well now you can with the The new turns podcasts in to the new Nightmare on Elm Street. Did you know there is such a thing as ? We then dive in to our annual CES coverage, starting out discussing what else, but Smart Glasses. The first pair we discuss is the latest coming . And a lot of us are interested in the Rocked Glasses, but not the out of Romania that are specifically designed for the blind. We do not give a great review of the Lumen Glasses, trust me, you will want to hear it. So if the Lumen Glasses are not for you, how about a pair of Smart glasses with ? Razer is developing with cameras. A blind developer has developed a haptic wristband that will decode . Because most of us are Apple users, we discuss the best announced at CES. And then it is finally time to discuss the strangers weirdest things coming out of CES this year. We then discuss the that were announced at CES. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. And you will want to stay to the very end to hear about the lawsuit that is currently taking place. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/39690885

Episode 194 - That Real Blind Tech Show Year End Spectacular, It's Real and It's Spectacular 12/28/2025

Episode 194 - That Real Blind Tech Show Year End Spectacular, It's Real and It's Spectacular It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Ed get together for the That Real Blind Tech Show year end spectacular. Jeanine was suppose to join us but she forgot how to read and tell time. We kick the show off discussing the announcement that The Rolling Stones have canceled their , and it is for the most unlikely reason. We then move on to discussing the news that iOS 26.3 will bring AirPod like pairing to in the EU> Oh no. Waymo’s go bonkers in . We then tackle the yearly discussion of with scams this holiday season. We then discuss how Roomba invented the and lost the future. We then dive in the Instacart debacle that Instacart has been using to charge different customers different prices on the same item. Which then led to lawmakers looking in to against Instacart. After a really bad ten days for Instacart, they claim they have ended using their We then dive in to our year end review spectacular portion of the show, starting off with discussing the new gave us in 2025. Next up we discuss of Apple in 2025. Next up we discuss what could have been one of , turned in to one of its best. We then discuss how A.I. broke the in 2025. We then get personal with you starting out with our favorite tech innovations and products of 2025. Next we discuss our biggest tech disappointments for the year. We then discuss a couple of personal goals we were proud of in 2025. And it wouldn’t be a year end review if we didn’t discuss our regrets for the year. And we end discussing what we are looking forward to in 2026. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading end of year style. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/39543915

Episode 193 - A Conversation with Dr. Kirk Adams: Talking Careers, Leadership, and Cyber Security 12/22/2025

Episode 192 -Deck the Halls with Balls and Bodily Fluids, Holiday Shopping with No Vision and Even Less Dignity 12/09/2025

Episode 192 -Deck the Halls with Balls and Bodily Fluids, Holiday Shopping with No Vision and Even Less Dignity It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show with Brian, David, and Jeanine. We have a little fun and then dive in to the latest tech news. Brian starts things off discussing a fun experience we all have when walking the dog. Be My Eyes won Apple’s App Store of the Year Award for Cultural Impact, and on a bigger note there is a in the Be My Eyes monthly newsletter. We then get in to the serious news of the episode as we discuss why it is important to take a after a big holiday dinner meal. Nothing says comedy more than Elon , as Elon thinks Grok is hilarious for roasting your co-workers. Looks like we can finally kiss the . Do people hate you because you have a ? Oxford’s word of the year is , and yes, it is one word. We then dive in to our least favorite conversation topics at the Holiday dinner table. Brian then discusses his disasterous trip back to NYC. Will the airports ever get a clue? Are ChatGPT? Will then a Noble Prize winner or your average bear? Will the save the world? If you are a bad person and have friends who use Android devices, the good news is you can now things to them. Amazon is now using A.I. to create in Prime Video, but will they have audio description? In celebrating 40 years of Accessibility, Apple has with a Kung Fu grip, ok, not really a Kung fu Grip, but a grip for people with hand issues. We then dive in to our annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza, but do to us running long on our last episode, we skipped it, only to run even longer this episode, so no worries since we blew past Black Friday, we are assuming some of you may still have some shopping to do. We discuss our favorite places to shop. We discuss our Holiday shopping experiences, what we still want for the holidays, and what we have bought so far. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/39333085

Episode 191 - A.I. Has Killed Santa, But Don't Tell All the Blind Eleven Year Old Readers 11/23/2025

Episode 190 - Drive Up Song 11/08/2025

Episode 190 - Drive Up Song It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show, with once again just the boys bringing it to you as Brian, David, and Ed get together to discuss the latest tech news. We kick things off discussing Laugh For Sight 18 which all three of us were at on Monday, October 27th at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. Brian and Ed then discuss what they are looking forward to at the Blind Travel Association Summit that they will be attending next week in Austin, Texas. David then fills us in on the upcoming NFB Pennsylvania State Conference he will be attending. Some things you just can’t make up. Wait until you hear what the was? How in the world did anyone figure it out? Brian then tells the story of the disappearance and resurrection of Squeaky Sam. David then tells us about his experience with audio at a Philadelphia Phillies game. Brian then discusses his new work flow on the iPhone for reading notification articles from apps that are having focus issues. A report claims that Meta makes about 7 billion a year from and has no plans to do anything about it. Which leads us in to discussing the accessibility of ads, and companies hiding ads from screen reader users in their design. We then discuss then ways you can other then for charging your iPhone. We then dive in to ChatGPT and wonder if the quality of it is beginning to go down the rabbit hole with Siri and the A Lady. And David tells us about his experiences with the new A Lady Plus. Apple is planning on using a custom version of google Gemini to power , but does anyone at this point even care anymore about an A.I. powered Siri? because they are helping people with their holiday shopping on Amazon. We then give you the first ever segment of the Blind Feud as we discuss what professions do you really not want using A.I. Since Brian turned his television on for the first time in two years, we discuss accessible TV sets. We also discuss the reintroduction and potential update coming to the We then discuss our current television and screen reader situation. Brian then tells us about a new feature for streaming that he just discovered in iMDB. We then briefly discuss the Meta Vanguard and Ally Glasses, and it is more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/38964410

Episode 189 - Brain Fartery 10/20/2025

Episode 189 - Brain Fartery It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with just Brian and the Ladies. That’s right it’s Allison, Jeanine, and Brian bringing you the latest Assistive Tech news without the dudes. Or well with one dude. We start off on a somber note mourning the passing of Kiss’es Ace Frehley, and then dive in to the upcoming Laugh For Sight on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Gotham Comedy Club in NYC. For tickets go . Our first article we discuss is a fun one as a explains why NFL players from the ball at the goal line. We go from a Brain Fart study to a study about why birds cars more than others. We have had a lot of rebrandings this year, but thanks to we may now have the dumbest rebranding of all time! The Department of Justice once again has decided to shelf any new ADA ruling on . Do you find that you are ? And is it a bad thing? It’s the end of an era as as they stop selling dVR’s. Roku’s new Voice Assistant can , but yeah how is Roku’s accessibility? Since it has been a few weeks since we last recorded, and once again pardon the audio on this episode, as someone had a brain fart and hit the wrong keyboard shortcut causing us to be unable to record on multi-track, but we dive in to all the new products that . The conversation then strolls in to Alexa Plus. Open A.I. wants ChatGPT to be your . Would you want that? Figure A.I invented a that can do the dishes, fold your clothes, and tidy up a room. The Albanian Government has appointed the to its Government. Is your ? Maybe you should check how close you are living to a Data Center. Which leads us in to discussing how we are using A.I. We then get Jeanine’s opinion of Mac OS Tahoe and how it is running with VoiceOver. We then discuss the new M5 Macs that were just announced, and the rumored release in late 2026 of the first Mac. We briefly discuss some new products we got and that will be arriving soon. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Straming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/38651945

Episode 188 - Meta Glasses, Over Macho Grande 09/27/2025

Episode 187 - Apple Recap Impossibly Cool 09/13/2025

Episode 186 - They Fahrvergnugen You At the Drive Through 09/02/2025

Episode 186 - They Fahrvergnugen You At the Drive Through It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine are back together to talk about little tech along with a tad of A.I. Because why wouldn’t they? We kick the show off discussing the recent story of a florida man being captured on his Ring Doorbell being . Yes, a bear in freaking Florida, man. We then get our first A.I. story of the show as Taco Bell has said No Mas to Windows. TSA has banned some new items from being carried on to a plane, but what is more impressive is some of the items you can with you. We then discuss the which were recently announced. We then discuss the fascinating story about where do ? They have to go somewhere. Next we discuss the news about Glide not any time soon. Are still closer to science fiction than reality? Which leads us in to complaining about stupid articles behind the paywall and then how to get around it. Blind people get ready to rejoice as Meta is moving ahead with on their next pairs of Meta Glasses. And on a related note, Meta has released of the Meta Oakleys, well actually only six new colors for the lenses and frames. We then discuss the fun article How to . And on a terrifying note, has arrived. We then discuss the recent announcement between the beta partnership between Be My Eyes and Amtrak. Amtrak has also finally rolled out their new Acela trains, but don’t expect them to get you to your location any faster! Apple TV Plus has to $13 a month. Is it time to start dialing back all those streaming services? We then talk about the all new redesign that came to the new ESPN app, but same old same old Worldwide Leader in Inaccessibility at ESPN. 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 ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/38057275

Episode 185 Psychotic Jewoogle Calendar 08/10/2025

Episode 184 - The Conference Resolutions Episode 07/20/2025

Episode 184 - The Conference Resolutions Episode It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as fresh off of Convention Season, Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine sit down to discuss the 2025 Conventions and the Resolutions coming out of them. We kick off the show with a little housekeeping and then Brian discusses his on going battle with his HomePod Mini’s. We then discuss Blindness and the Meta Ray Bans going main stream and a great interview on the most recent VergeCast podcast which also includes an interview with friend of the podcast, BE My eyes, Mike Buckley. Ever lose something while traveling? Well, it is ! An idiotic Judge slapped down . Brian then dives in to a story about his window air conditioner. Brian then discusses the awesome accessible experience he has been having with physical therapy. by Synapse, and is once again free to everyone. Open A.I. announced its new version of Operator is coming to do your clicking. Additionally, Open A.I. and most of the A.I. companies seem to be on the way to launching their . We then get in to our convention coverage as David tells us about his experiences getting to and attending this year’s NFB Convention. We then discuss the We then get Jeanine’s recap of her experience at this year’s ACB Conference. We then discuss the We then move in to some of the new products we have gotten. Brian has preordered the , which have yet to arrive. Prime Day came and went and Brian got a , the with Touch Controls, and the Allison, David, and jeanine then share their recent purchases, but failed to send over the links to them, so they are just awful terrible people. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. We kick off the segment discussing the newly announce coming to HBOMax. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/37474520

Episode 183 - Conference Season 2025, The big Beautiful Podcast Episode 07/05/2025

Episode 182 - WWDC 25 Recap, Assumption Is the Mother of All F'ups! 06/15/2025

Episode 182 - WWDC 25 Recap, Assumption Is the Mother of All F'ups! It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine recap this year’s WWDC. We kick our review off with Brian discussing his recent experiences on his Delta flights to San Francisco, and some odd things happened. We kick off our WWDC coverage discussing the sentiment of the angry mob outside Apple HQ letting their feelings be known about the state of Apple Intelligence. We move on to discuss the new coming to all Apple devices and what this will mean for Assistive Tech users. We then discuss all the new features supposedly coming to some time in the next millennium. We discuss the new Apple Visual Intelligence not to be confused with the Apple crappy Visual Intelligence for the blind that launched last year. Is Apple punting on ? Don’t expect an updated Siri to at least . We then dive in to a list of accessibility features coming in iOS 26. We hope this list we located is not rumor and is actually fact. iOS 26 will bring massive changes to your , but which screen is your Home Screen? And Apple Intelligence will give us a new look to app. We then discuss the new features coming to . Apple is getting a new look and a few other things. Apple Music will be getting a . will come to the Apple Wallet which in turn will then get live activities. We then discuss our favorite items from the list of all the things . The is getting a makeover. Your Apple Wallet will now you receive an email notification about. in Mac OS Tahoe will become much more powerful. Spotlight will be getting commands you can customize. Spotlight will also get the long wanted . The Apple Watch will get a new wrist gesture to and phone calls. We then discuss all the coming to the Apple Watch, spoiler alert it is brief. The iPad will be getting . Much more exciting then the new apps is that the iPad will be getting the . The is getting a much needed overhaul. And finally we discuss all the new features coming to . And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/37012795

Episode 181 - How to Label Your Photos with Image Descriptions on iOS! 06/07/2025

Episode 180 - No Goats Were Harmed During the Recording of This Episode, A Look Back at WWDC24 06/01/2025

Episode 179 - Like Chocolate Meets Peanut Butter, A Conversation with Be My eyes and Innosearch.AI 05/23/2025

Episode 179 - Like Chocolate Meets Peanut Butter, A Conversation with Be My eyes and Innosearch.AI It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian sits down with Mike Buckley, CEO, Be My Eyes and Patrick Long, CEO and Co-Founder, Innosearch.AI. You have probably heard by now about the exciting new partnership between Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI, well join us for a behind the scenes look with some humor along the way. We kick the show off discussing how Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI came to their strategic alliance. We discuss a special cash back offer you will receive when using Innosearch.AI through the Be My eyes app. Patrick fills us in on the highly demanded food and grocery delivery feature, what they have been working on, what it will be, and when it may launch. We then discuss Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI’s experiences from this year’s CSUN. Which leads to a conversation about how exciting the times are we live in for accessibility with A.I. We then discuss the obstacles and difficulties of expanding services beyond the United States. Brian then brings up his CSUN presentation and the Be My A.I. Celebrity Doppelgänger Challenge. Patrick discusses the insanely popular Innosearch.AI shop by voice feature. Mike then discusses some possibilities he hopes for in the future to combine using your Meta Glasses, Be My eyes, and Innosearch.AI. and thinking about this, I have to quote Bill and Ted, and say “WHOA! Patrick then discusses the Innosearch.AI ctrivia nights and community involvement. It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian sits down with Mike Buckley, CEO, Be My Eyes and Patrick Long, CEO and Co-Founder, Innosearch.AI. You have probably heard by now about the exciting new partnership between Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI, well join us for a behind the scenes look with some humor along the way. We kick the show off discussing how Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI came to their strategic alliance. We discuss a special cash back offer you will receive when using Innosearch.AI through the Be My eyes app. Patrick fills us in on the highly demanded food and grocery delivery feature, what they have been working on, what it will be, and when it may launch. We then discuss Be My Eyes and Innosearch.AI’s experiences from this year’s CSUN. Which leads to a conversation about how exciting the times are we live in for accessibility with A.I. We then discuss the obstacles and difficulties of expanding services beyond the United States. Brian then brings up his CSUN presentation and the Be My A.I. Celebrity Doppelgänger Challenge. Patrick discusses the insanely popular Innosearch.AI shop by voice feature. Mike then discusses some possibilities he hopes for in the future to combine using your Meta Glasses, Be My eyes, and Innosearch.AI. and thinking about this, I have to quote Bill and Ted, and say “WHOA! Patrick then discusses the Innosearch.AI ctrivia nights and community involvement. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/36694830

Episode 178 - #GAAD, Makes A Hard Man Humble 05/18/2025

Episode 178 - #GAAD, Makes A Hard Man Humble It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show with the entire gang Allison, Brian, Ed , and Jeanine talking the latest nonsense and tech. We kick the show off discussing the and what they have in common with Ed. Thanks to Gen-Z are making a come back! Max is , can you guess what the new name will be? LG was recognized for their in Bangkok. Tim Dixon published an interesting article about and Accessibility. We then get to discussing Global Accessibility Awareness Day and Apple giving us . Say what? Meta is rolling out for the blind on the Meta Ray Bans for customers in the United States and Canada. We then discuss how is advancing accessibility. The biggest coming together since Chocolate met Peanut Butter is . Be My Eyes also announced a to their Desktop PC app. We then discuss Google with screen sharing and using your android camera. Google will be launching a whole new . Brian then discusses some new products he recently purchased. First up are the Next Brian discusses the awesome . And then Brian discusses the by anker Ear buds. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show with the entire gang Allison, Brian, Ed , and Jeanine talking the latest nonsense and tech. We kick the show off discussing the and what they have in common with Ed. Thanks to Gen-Z are making a come back! Max is , can you guess what the new name will be? LG was recognized for their in Bangkok. Tim Dixon published an interesting article about and Accessibility. We then get to discussing Global Accessibility Awareness Day and Apple giving us . Say what? Meta is rolling out for the blind on the Meta Ray Bans for customers in the United States and Canada. We then discuss how is advancing accessibility. The biggest coming together since Chocolate met Peanut Butter is . Be My Eyes also announced a to their Desktop PC app. We then discuss Google with screen sharing and using your android camera. Google will be launching a whole new . Brian then discusses some new products he recently purchased. First up are the Next Brian discusses the awesome . And then Brian discusses the by anker Ear buds. 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 ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/36616190

Episode 177 - Napper Crapper 9000 05/04/2025

Episode 176 - A Conversation with Steve Grillo About His memoir Gorilla Parts 04/30/2025

Episode 176 - A Conversation with Steve Grillo About His memoir Gorilla Parts It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. While no tech on this episode, Brian sits down with Steve Grillo to discuss his memoir Gorilla Parts. Steve has a unique background, and stories that are must hear having worked on the Howard Stern Show for 8 years. So sit back and relax, and enjoy a conversation that you are guaranteed to not hear on any other blind tech show. We discuss how Steve got the nickname Gorilla and how it came to be a thing on the Howard Stern show. We discuss how Howard Stern has avoided repercussions for behavior that is no longer tolerated. We then talk about Steve and Stuttering John’s fallout and make up years later. We then discuss some of Steve’s favorite moments from working on the Stern Show which includes being a PA on the film Private Parts. Next we dive in to the writing process of his book, Gorilla Parts, which then leads to Steve’s friendship with Mark Hamill. We then discuss one of Steve’s side hustles, working at Scores in NYC. We then discuss the Howard Stern movie Private Parts and the Legendary Pig Vomit character. We then dive in to what it was like growing up with a blind Aunt. Which leads to a conversation about guide dogs and past experiences. We then dive in to Steve’s time on the set of the sopranos on and off the camera. We then define what a Grip does on a film set in case you do not know. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. While no tech on this episode, Brian sits down with Steve Grillo to discuss his memoir Gorilla Parts. Steve has a unique background, and stories that are must hear having worked on the Howard Stern Show for 8 years. So sit back and relax, and enjoy a conversation that you are guaranteed to not hear on any other blind tech show. We discuss how Steve got the nickname Gorilla and how it came to be a thing on the Howard Stern show. We discuss how Howard Stern has avoided repercussions for behavior that is no longer tolerated. We then talk about Steve and Stuttering John’s fallout and make up years later. We then discuss some of Steve’s favorite moments from working on the Stern Show which includes being a PA on the film Private Parts. Next we dive in to the writing process of his book, Gorilla Parts, which then leads to Steve’s friendship with Mark Hamill. We then discuss one of Steve’s side hustles, working at Scores in NYC. We then discuss the Howard Stern movie Private Parts and the Legendary Pig Vomit character. We then dive in to what it was like growing up with a blind Aunt. Which leads to a conversation about guide dogs and past experiences. We then dive in to Steve’s time on the set of the sopranos on and off the camera. We then define what a Grip does on a film set in case you do not know. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/36377600

Episode 175 - No Privacy Wonking Going On Here 04/13/2025

Episode 174 - California Dreamin, From Mt. View to Marin County to CSUN to L.A. 03/24/2025

Episode 174 - California Dreamin, From Mt. View to Marin County to CSUN to L.A. It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the full gang is back together again for the first time in a month. We kick things off discussing the new conversational and which devices it will be coming to at first. Google’s Gemini will now let you make from deep research. Oh god, just what we need more podcasts. A new will make it a lot easier for disabled gamers to discover which video games are accessible to them. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) will be going in to effect on June 25, 2025, is this the accessibility act that we have been screaming for for years? We then dive in to the good and bad of asking or accepting sighted assistance when traveling. Does this make you a bad blind person? It’s not a good time to be Apple as their has escalated with a major executive shake up. In the most obvious class action lawsuit of all time, Apple is being sued over for Apple Intelligence. A analyst posed the best question to Apple, are they having their ? And no, that is not a good thing! We then discuss the demise of the Celeste Glasses. Are is coming to iOS, will you get it? Brian then discusses yet another epic trip to this year’s CSUN where he also was a presenter for the first time. We play a few fun demos from the presentation including the new fad hitting the nation, the Be My A.I. Celebrity Doppelgänger Challenge. If you try it at home please email us in your Celebrity doppelgänger so we can read it on the show at ThatRealBlindTechshow@gmail.com Brian then dives in to his full week at CSUN recapping the best parts from the people he met, the exhibit hall, sessions, and of course the parties and nightlife at CsUN. After Brian’s CSUN recap he discusses his pre and post CSUN travels which culminated in a total of 13 days all over California, and ended with a tough Escape from L.A. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the full gang is back together again for the first time in a month. We kick things off discussing the new conversational and which devices it will be coming to at first. Google’s Gemini will now let you make from deep research. Oh god, just what we need more podcasts. A new will make it a lot easier for disabled gamers to discover which video games are accessible to them. The European Accessibility Act (EAA) will be going in to effect on June 25, 2025, is this the accessibility act that we have been screaming for for years? We then dive in to the good and bad of asking or accepting sighted assistance when traveling. Does this make you a bad blind person? It’s not a good time to be Apple as their has escalated with a major executive shake up. In the most obvious class action lawsuit of all time, Apple is being sued over for Apple Intelligence. A analyst posed the best question to Apple, are they having their ? And no, that is not a good thing! We then discuss the demise of the Celeste Glasses. Are is coming to iOS, will you get it? Brian then discusses yet another epic trip to this year’s CSUN where he also was a presenter for the first time. We play a few fun demos from the presentation including the new fad hitting the nation, the Be My A.I. Celebrity Doppelgänger Challenge. If you try it at home please email us in your Celebrity doppelgänger so we can read it on the show at ThatRealBlindTechshow@gmail.com Brian then dives in to his full week at CSUN recapping the best parts from the people he met, the exhibit hall, sessions, and of course the parties and nightlife at CsUN. After Brian’s CSUN recap he discusses his pre and post CSUN travels which culminated in a total of 13 days all over California, and ended with a tough Escape from L.A. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/35831665

Episode 173 - Kicked in the Balls, Virtually 02/24/2025

Episode 173 - Kicked in the Balls, Virtually It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here as Allison, Brian, Ed and Jeanine discuss the latest tech news, or in this case lack of news. We kick things off discussing the death of the , really, Humane, we barely got to know you! uBer wants to making riding with your easier. If you are rich off your ass and afraid to of New York City on your own, there’s now an app for that! We then dive in to Allison’s issues with her latest experience with Mac OS Sequoia. Apple announced the , we discuss the device and who it is for. The great news for blind people interested in the iPhone 16E is that it will support . Google is rolling out to its iOS apps, it will most likely not be accessible, but one of us has an idea how to make it accessible. Brian then discusses the HomePod hell he is living in. The conversation then turns to asking the question is accessibility going down hill because of privacy and extreme security concerns? On a somewhat related note, apple has refused England’s demand to to its devices. We then discuss a few apps we love using in the work place. We then preview this year’s CSUN Assistive Tech Conference taking place in Anaheim, CA March 10 to the 14th, as a certain someone will be presenting at this year’s conference. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now, and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with the entire gang here as Allison, Brian, Ed and Jeanine discuss the latest tech news, or in this case lack of news. We kick things off discussing the death of the , really, Humane, we barely got to know you! uBer wants to making riding with your easier. If you are rich off your ass and afraid to of New York City on your own, there’s now an app for that! We then dive in to Allison’s issues with her latest experience with Mac OS Sequoia. Apple announced the , we discuss the device and who it is for. The great news for blind people interested in the iPhone 16E is that it will support . Google is rolling out to its iOS apps, it will most likely not be accessible, but one of us has an idea how to make it accessible. Brian then discusses the HomePod hell he is living in. The conversation then turns to asking the question is accessibility going down hill because of privacy and extreme security concerns? On a somewhat related note, apple has refused England’s demand to to its devices. We then discuss a few apps we love using in the work place. We then preview this year’s CSUN Assistive Tech Conference taking place in Anaheim, CA March 10 to the 14th, as a certain someone will be presenting at this year’s conference. 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 ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/35399375

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