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 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

Episode 172 - NFB Washington Seminar, You Got Til the End of This Hot Dog To Convince Me! 02/09/2025

Episode 172 - NFB Washington Seminar, You Got Til the End of This Hot Dog To Convince Me! It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, and David. We kick things off discussing the fascinating article about a Gaming Accessibility Advocate that may have never ! Next we discuss some guys who and learned the hard way that it is probably not a good idea to call the people you are pretending to actually be! A company called Zulu has released an that allows you to take all your secrets with you to the grave. Amazon is rumored to be unveiling on February 26th. The conversation then moves to discussing the in Smart Glasses and what this means for the future of Smart Glasses. The Icon Factory has released a new social Media app called . We then tackle the latest in A.I. , and our thoughts about using an A.I coming from China. If a certain Senator has his way will land you in the slammer! No surprise as it has already been discovered that DeepSeek is sending its users information to servers. If you are not going to trust an A.I coming from China, how about one coming from ? How odd, Google’s Gemini commercial shows off what A.I. does best, hallucinating. Don’t expect any time soon. David then fills us in about his NFB D.C. experience meeting with politicians to make blind and low vision people lives better. Oh, what a nice guy. Brian then discusses his experience getting his guide dog Wesley’s vaccination records updated with the airlines. 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 It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, and David. We kick things off discussing the fascinating article about a Gaming Accessibility Advocate that may have never ! Next we discuss some guys who and learned the hard way that it is probably not a good idea to call the people you are pretending to actually be! A company called Zulu has released an that allows you to take all your secrets with you to the grave. Amazon is rumored to be unveiling on February 26th. The conversation then moves to discussing the in Smart Glasses and what this means for the future of Smart Glasses. The Icon Factory has released a new social Media app called . We then tackle the latest in A.I. , and our thoughts about using an A.I coming from China. If a certain Senator has his way will land you in the slammer! No surprise as it has already been discovered that DeepSeek is sending its users information to servers. If you are not going to trust an A.I coming from China, how about one coming from ? How odd, Google’s Gemini commercial shows off what A.I. does best, hallucinating. Don’t expect any time soon. David then fills us in about his NFB D.C. experience meeting with politicians to make blind and low vision people lives better. Oh, what a nice guy. Brian then discusses his experience getting his guide dog Wesley’s vaccination records updated with the airlines. 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. us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. /episode/index/show/thatrealblindtechshow/id/35212155

Episode 171 - Nerd Adjacent 01/27/2025

Episode 170 - Apple Idiocracy 01/11/2025

Episode 170 - Apple Idiocracy It’s 2025 and it’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian, David, Ed and Jeanine get together to kick off the new year mostly discussing CES. Not to worry as they are also up to their usual antics as well. They start things off discussing what could already be the story of the year. We shit you not, but half of Americans carry around a spare ! Which then leads to the questions all listeners have always had about the Hosts of That Real Blind Tech Show, Tightey Whiteys or Boxers? We then move on to a serious topic and discuss how the New Orleans terrorist used the to plan part of his attack, and what this could mean for the development of technology that could assist people with disabilities. We then discuss OKO moving to a subscription base for their service. Will you subscribe to it? Next up we discuss the fun ride a man had in a car. AccessiBe finally has to face the music as the FTC has hit them with a fine. Then it is on to our review of CES 2025. The first product we discuss is a that can grow, yes grow. While none of us see a lot of use in a laptop that can grow, the anger could be in some of our future’s. Razer is coming out with a new for those hard core gamers who suffer from Ass sweat! With all the robots at CES, we discuss the one that won the prize for . Ear buds are the latest exciting wearable, but will they be accessible? The Vacuum will be able to pick up laundry and other stuff lying around the house. is coming out with a new Smart Door Lock that you will be able to unlock with your palm. is coming out with a Smart door Lock with a year of battery power. We close our 2025 coverage of CES discussing the . It’s not just us that think is proving to be anything but intelligent! We then discuss our thoughts of Mac OS Sequoia. 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/34816215

Episode 169 - Hey A.I. Leave Them Kids Alone 12/24/2024

Episode 169 - Hey A.I. Leave Them Kids Alone It’s an all new end of the year That Real Blind Tech show. Yes, we know it has been awhile since our last episode, so we got Allison, Brian, David, and Ed together to record one final episode before the end of the year. We kick the show off discussing the biggest story of the year. The NYC and New Jersey . And just in case they are from another planet, let us from That Real Blind Tech show be the first to say welcome back E.T. We then discuss the shopping site innosearch.ai. We then discuss the Solos airGo 3 Glasses and the new glasses. Gemini 2.0 is here with , kind of. You can access the real time video at . Meta Ray Bans is introducing in the Meta Early access plan. You can sign up for early access to features The FBI has warned that is not secure after the worst hack in U.S. history. Amazon is bringing to fireTV, but one giant thing is missing from all of it. We then move our focus to 2025, as it is coming up quicker then you think. We discuss whether or not 2025 will finally bring the we have been waiting for. One Arizona school is looking to get , yes, no teachers! Apple is already being pressured to drop . ChatGPT now you can call when not connected, disappointingly, it is not 8675309. The EU is considering demanding that Apple open to everyone. And the EU will be enforcing stricter as of June 2025. We then discuss our favor Holiday movies with Audio Description. And yes, Die Hard is a holiday movie! We then discuss what we are looking forward to in 2025. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. We close with a somber goodbye to our friend John Panarese. You will be missed. Thanks for all of your help over the years. 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/34596905

Episode 168 - Innosearch.ai The Future of Blind Online Shopping Is Here! 11/21/2024

Episode 168 - Innosearch.ai The Future of Blind Online Shopping Is Here! It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and just in time for your holiday shopping, Brian is flying solo with a demo of Innosearch.ai, a site that is revolutionizing online shopping for the blind. This site is so awesome you will end up spending money you don’t have! Ok, we do not recommend you spend money you don’t have, but we do recommend that you listen to this amazing demo of Innosearch.ai. Brian walks you through the layout of the site. You get a sales and most popular products section. Brian then does a few searches and walks you through navigate the search results, the product pages, and the unique Innosearch A.I. feature which will give you tons of information of products that you will not get from mainstream retailer shopping sites, well not all mainstream shopping websites. Brian then takes you through adding a product to your cart, and the checkout process. Now while this site has a lot of promise, the first time checkout as you will hear was not the smoothest of experiences, and can be improved. Brian then walks you through a search for Bose Noise Canceling Headphones, Purina Lamb and Rice Dog food, and Scottevest clothing. Next Brian takes you through the booking a flight option. Unfortunately, due to the lack of filter options and every element being labeled as a heading this searching for flights is not ready for primetime. Hopefully with more design this could eventually be a great option for booking flights. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTech It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and just in time for your holiday shopping, Brian is flying solo with a demo of Innosearch.ai, a site that is revolutionizing online shopping for the blind. This site is so awesome you will end up spending money you don’t have! Ok, we do not recommend you spend money you don’t have, but we do recommend that you listen to this amazing demo of Innosearch.ai. Brian walks you through the layout of the site. You get a sales and most popular products section. Brian then does a few searches and walks you through navigate the search results, the product pages, and the unique Innosearch A.I. feature which will give you tons of information of products that you will not get from mainstream retailer shopping sites, well not all mainstream shopping websites. Brian then takes you through adding a product to your cart, and the checkout process. Now while this site has a lot of promise, the first time checkout as you will hear was not the smoothest of experiences, and can be improved. Brian then walks you through a search for Bose Noise Canceling Headphones, Purina Lamb and Rice Dog food, and Scottevest clothing. Next Brian takes you through the booking a flight option. Unfortunately, due to the lack of filter options and every element being labeled as a heading this searching for flights is not ready for primetime. Hopefully with more design this could eventually be a great option for booking flights. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTech It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, and just in time for your holiday shopping, Brian is flying solo with a demo of Innosearch.ai, a site that is revolutionizing online shopping for the blind. This site is so awesome you will end up spending money you don’t have! Ok, we do not recommend you spend money you don’t have, but we do recommend that you listen to this amazing demo of Innosearch.ai. Brian walks you through the layout of the site. You get a sales and most popular products section. Brian then does a few searches and walks you through navigate the search results, the product pages, and the unique Innosearch A.I. feature which will give you tons of information of products that you will not get from mainstream retailer shopping sites, well not all mainstream shopping websites. Brian then takes you through adding a product to your cart, and the checkout process. Now while this site has a lot of promise, the first time checkout as you will hear was not the smoothest of experiences, and can be improved. Brian then walks you through a search for Bose Noise Canceling Headphones, Purina Lamb and Rice Dog food, and Scottevest clothing. Next Brian takes you through the booking a flight option. Unfortunately, due to the lack of filter options and every element being labeled as a heading this searching for flights is not ready for primetime. Hopefully with more design this could eventually be a great option for booking flights. 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. Show@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. Show@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/34073101

Episode 167 - The Human Alexa 11/19/2024

Episode 167 - The Human Alexa It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. This time the ladies were traveling so it is Brian and Ed, with that David Goldstein guy popping on yet again. Since we acknowledged Jeanine’s traitorous anniversary on the last episode, it was time for Brian and Ed to acknowledge their anniversary. Brian then brings up his recent trip in to the DMV. We then discuss the phrase which is abuzz all over the internet. Next we discuss an interesting article asking if as companies are struggling with the development of their latest A.I. models. Google dropped an iOS . Have you checked it out yet? Which then leads us to discussing paying for different GPT services. iOS 18.2 will put a in to your air Pods. We discuss with Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2 and what Apple Visual Intelligence could mean for the blind. Apple is rumored to be working on an iPad Home device that will . We then discuss the that will be appearing at the virtual Sight Tech Global Conference. You can register for the free conference David then fills us in what took place at the NFB Pennsylvania Chapter yearly meeting that just took place in eerie, PA. Since we were talking conferences, we bring up CSUN which is only five months away, as Brian will be presenting at this year’s CSUN, the 40th anniversary of CSUN. Since we are entering the holiday season we then discuss our go to shopping sites and what we carry with us when ever traveling. Our go to tech bags. 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. It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. This time the ladies were traveling so it is Brian and Ed, with that David Goldstein guy popping on yet again. Since we acknowledged Jeanine’s traitorous anniversary on the last episode, it was time for Brian and Ed to acknowledge their anniversary. Brian then brings up his recent trip in to the DMV. We then discuss the phrase which is abuzz all over the internet. Next we discuss an interesting article asking if as companies are struggling with the development of their latest A.I. models. Google dropped an iOS . Have you checked it out yet? Which then leads us to discussing paying for different GPT services. iOS 18.2 will put a in to your air Pods. We discuss with Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2 and what Apple Visual Intelligence could mean for the blind. Apple is rumored to be working on an iPad Home device that will . We then discuss the that will be appearing at the virtual Sight Tech Global Conference. You can register for the free conference David then fills us in what took place at the NFB Pennsylvania Chapter yearly meeting that just took place in eerie, PA. Since we were talking conferences, we bring up CSUN which is only five months away, as Brian will be presenting at this year’s CSUN, the 40th anniversary of CSUN. Since we are entering the holiday season we then discuss our go to shopping sites and what we carry with us when ever traveling. Our go to tech bags. 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/33987712

Episode 166 It's Like A Dog's Ass and It's Not Music I would Ever Listen To! 11/05/2024

Episode 166 It's Like A Dog's Ass and It's Not Music I would Ever Listen To! In honor of the New York City Marathon, it’s a marathon all new That Real Blind Tech show episode. Since Ed was out of town yet again, filling in is David Goldstein, along with Allison, Brian, and Jeanine. We kick the show off acknowledging a very special one year anniversary. Then we dive in to recapping this year’s amazing Laugh For Sight which was held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. It is then on to the story everyone will be talking about as scientists have discovered that getting just as sloshed as humans. Next we discuss the disturbing trend of people applying for . A has hit Google with a whopper of a fine. We then get to A.I. Corner and start off discussing Open A.I.’s which is now live for paid subscribers. now has a desktop app. is getting an A.I. infusion and you will be able to ask it questions about restaurants and get A.I. created results. We then talk about the massive update that just came to seeing A.I. and now being able to get short video descriptions. We dream about what these descriptions for video could eventually be, and David tells us about his awesome Seeing A.I. shortcuts that Brian has stolen and made his own. We then move on to discussing our experiences with iOS 18.1 and 18.2. Here are . things you will be able to do in iOS 18.2. We discuss the new category feature coming to mail in iOS 18.2. Next we discuss Apple Visual Intelligence and ChatGPT with Siri. Apple announced all Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Book Pros. The Mac mini chose an odd place for the which has the internet cracking up. And then it is the show interruption to end all show interruptions. You will have to hear it to believe it. And yeah, we went a little long on this show, but we finally get to Allison and Jeanine’s experience testing out the glide device. We get really sidetracked again, but it’s worth the listen, and we fairly get to David’s experience at the Governor’s Mansion. 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. . In honor of the New York City Marathon, it’s a marathon all new That Real Blind Tech show episode. Since Ed was out of town yet again, filling in is David Goldstein, along with Allison, Brian, and Jeanine. We kick the show off acknowledging a very special one year anniversary. Then we dive in to recapping this year’s amazing Laugh For Sight which was held on Monday, October 28, 2024 at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. It is then on to the story everyone will be talking about as scientists have discovered that getting just as sloshed as humans. Next we discuss the disturbing trend of people applying for . A has hit Google with a whopper of a fine. We then get to A.I. Corner and start off discussing Open A.I.’s which is now live for paid subscribers. now has a desktop app. is getting an A.I. infusion and you will be able to ask it questions about restaurants and get A.I. created results. We then talk about the massive update that just came to seeing A.I. and now being able to get short video descriptions. We dream about what these descriptions for video could eventually be, and David tells us about his awesome Seeing A.I. shortcuts that Brian has stolen and made his own. We then move on to discussing our experiences with iOS 18.1 and 18.2. Here are . things you will be able to do in iOS 18.2. We discuss the new category feature coming to mail in iOS 18.2. Next we discuss Apple Visual Intelligence and ChatGPT with Siri. Apple announced all Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Book Pros. The Mac mini chose an odd place for the which has the internet cracking up. And then it is the show interruption to end all show interruptions. You will have to hear it to believe it. And yeah, we went a little long on this show, but we finally get to Allison and Jeanine’s experience testing out the glide device. We get really sidetracked again, but it’s worth the listen, and we fairly get to David’s experience at the Governor’s Mansion. 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/33786772

Episode 165 - How Many Pee Breaks Do Mainstream Podcasters Take? 10/22/2024

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