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.
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Episode 175 - No Privacy Wonking Going On Here
04/13/2025
Episode 175 - No Privacy Wonking Going On Here
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together with all their wackiness and latest tech news. We start off with what else but President Trump, as Trump signed an executive order to . Staying with politics, is it The Social Security Admin announced it will be with the press and the public to X. We then discuss how much we love Innosearch.ai. And you can now call Innosearch.ai at 800-55-ShopGPT. A company claimed to be using A.I. for all checkout on its site only to be exposed to no A.I. and actually using people. Get ready for the accessibility of DoorDash to get even worse as they are now experimenting with . Apple hurriedly shipped of iPhones to the U.S. A behind the scenes look at Apple tells us that has been a multi-year managerial massive car wreck. Opera showcased the and if it is accessible, it sounds impressive. Which then leads us to discussing the new thing which could be a thing or not a thing. If you allow it, ChatGPT will now remember . Meta claims its new version of A.I. is . A recent survey finds that most Americans A.I. or the people behind it. We then dive in to some new products we have bought, including the must have sofa chair, the . Allison is back in the Sonos ecosystem which then led to a conversation on what speakers we all have in our pads. And it’s a very special much longer version then ever of What’s Pissing off Brian Now, and a normal size version of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ ,
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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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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 [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ ,
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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 [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ ,
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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 [email protected], 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 [email protected], 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.
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Episode 171 - Nerd Adjacent
01/27/2025
Episode 171 - Nerd Adjacent
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in 2025. We start things off discussing an iPhone disaster. We then discuss an article about a NYC Skin doctor who has been injecting his patients with which led to some interesting side effects. Netflix’s recent massive growth has led to another for the service. Cash App which owns Square was hit with a multimillion dollar fine over having a . Elon Musk in his continuation to be the most unliked man on the planet admits to for him to level up. We then recall our low vision days and discuss the fun of changing a Halogen bulb. We then discuss the new updates to innosearch.ai flight searches. We then discuss the need for a blind dating app. Open A.I. is getting ready to release Operator which will be able to and perform tasks. Allison then interjects with some not surprising news if you have listened to this show for awhile. And how dumb has Siri gotten? Well just ask it for a Winner? Android is to hearing aids and screen reader connectivity improvements for braille keyboards. Samsung and Google are working together to develop a pair of . Google will now let you with your face. We then discuss what we would want to put in a time capsule for someone 500 years from now to know what life was like in 2025. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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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 [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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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 [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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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 [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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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 [email protected], 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 [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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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 [email protected], 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 [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. .
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Episode 165 - How Many Pee Breaks Do Mainstream Podcasters Take?
10/22/2024
Episode 165 - How Many Pee Breaks Do Mainstream Podcasters Take?
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Join Brian, Ed, and Jeanine as they discuss the latest tech news. We kick things off about the United States being under attack by . We then go down memory lane as we discuss our experiences with a blast from the past, remember ! Laugh For Sight is only a week away, for tickets go Jeanine then fills us in recapping the NFB and ACB Uber and Lift protest that took place in San Francisco. Now that two of us have been running iOS 18 for a bit we discuss our experience with the new terribly designed photos app, and the age old dilemma of why in the world can you not rename a photo in iOS. We then discuss iOS 18.1 which will be dropping on October 28th and the features that will be there. Here are all the Apple Intelligence features that until iOS 18.2 and beyond.. Have you tried the new Password Manager? It’s not great, like most things Apple these days. And your will be coming to the Apple Wallet. Is it a good time to upgrade to the ? Brian then discusses his new iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch 10. Yes, Ed had been quite for awhile, but now is his time to shine as he tells us about the International Blind Baseball Tournament he just competed in, and then his get away to Italy. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading
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Episode 164 - A Conversation with Mike Buckley About the Be My Eyes and Meta Partnership and More
10/01/2024
Episode 164 - A Conversation with Mike Buckley About the Be My Eyes and Meta Partnership and More
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with the C.E.O. of Be My Eyes, Mike Buckley. Join us for a conversation about the exciting new partnership between Be My Eyes and Meta, and a whole lot more. We start off discussing the Earth shattering news about the partnership between Be My Eyes and Meta for the Meta Ray Bans and how it all came together. Which leads us in to discussing how the next phase of the beta study will work. We even get a possible wide release date for everyone. The conversation then moves to A.I., because of course it would. We then discuss Be My eyes rescuing AppleVis and why it was so important to save it. We then discuss data because after all it is Meta. The conversation then moves to Open A.I. and the next version of ChatGPT that everyone is waiting for. We close up with discussing what is next for the Be My Eyes Empire. And stay tuned to the very end for a very special Be My Eyes and That Real Blind Tech show announcement! To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 163 - Introducing the M Lady and An Outline Dictator
09/29/2024
Episode 163 - Introducing the M Lady and An Outline Dictator
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It’s Brian and the ladies as Ed is off jet setting around Europe. Don’t worry we gave Ed use of the That Real Blind Tech show jet and credit card. We start off discussing the unique set of circumstances we were podcasting under. By now you have probably heard that the Mayor of New York City has been arrested by the FBI, but did you know that he told them he his passcode to his iPhone? We give Mayor Adams the first ever That Real Blind Tech Show Honorary Award. Karma is a bitch as we check in on the status of the . becomes the law of the land in California. If you have an iPad M4 and went to to iPad 18 and couldn’t find the update, you’re not alone! Rogue amoeba the software maker of Audio Hijack finally gets to the 21st Century with their installation process of their software. You have probably heard by now that Meta and Be My Eyes have entered in to a partnership to bring Be My Eyes to the . We get Jeanine’s unique perspective of all the announcements from Aira’s viewpoint. Jeanine also tells us about the current beta program at Aira where you can connect to an agent using WhatsApp on the Meta Ray Bans. We then explore the Be My Eyes Meta details that have come out so far. is also partnering with Meta. Wow, somebody must feel left out! We then discuss some of the other coming to the Meta Frames. are coming to the Meta Frames. We then properly get to the segment of the show according to the outline where we discuss . And Meta announced that their AR project is the future. We then get to the Apple part of the show and Allison discusses her new iPhone 16 Pro Max. We then begin to discuss our thoughts of iOS 18, iOS 18.1, and iOS 18.1 Beta 5. Seriously Apple get your shit together. Jeanine then tells us about her experiences with Mac OS Sequoia as the only member of the team who has been brave enough to update to it. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. Which leads to us discussing the upcoming rally against Uber and Lift. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 162 - Apple Stuff Discussion Find My Bartender
09/14/2024
Episode 162 - Apple Stuff Discussion Find My Bartender
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show with the entire gang back together to recap the Apple Glow Time event in a way that only That Real Blind Tech Show can do. We kick the show off with an exciting upcoming trip by Ed, and as we stumble through our intro Jeanine fills us in on how Aira Audio Described the debate. We then discuss the breaking news right before we recorded of Jon Bon Jovi talking a a bridge. Next we discuss the story of Gen-Z pissing everyone off with their new fad of . Brian then tells us all about this year’s 17th annual Laugh For Sight NYC at Gotham Comedy Club on Monday, October 28, 2024. For tickets go And one of our Hosts will soon have their own swag, hmm, who could it be? If you are interested in attending the Lighthouse guild Mac versus PC Accessibility Smackdown on September 17, 2024 at 3pm Eastern Time on Zoom, you can register for it . Not everyone was tuned in to the Apple event as didn’t drop everywhere during the event. We then finally get around to discussing the apple Event It’s Glow time. We start off discussing if screen real estate makes a difference for gesture and braille with a lower case b input users. It was only quickly mentioned but could only available on the iPhone 16 Pro and up cause a lot of blind people to get new phones? We then discuss the new coming to some of the phones. During the event apple kept pimping out the bigger , so how much bigger is it? Here are the between the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Apple announced a new , don’t buy it. Apple finally killed the for all new products. Apple announced the ’s, making the Air Pod product line very confusing. The Air Pod Pro 2’s will be able to replace for people with low to moderate hearing loss. Will Air Pods doubling as hearing aids challenge new ? We got the Apple , and one of us already ordered one. comes to the new watches. We got a drop date for iOS 18 on Monday, , and fortunately Allison and Jeanine have been running the betas. Additionally, will also be dropping on Monday, but none of us have been beta testing it. Apple will actually allow users to stay on and still get security updates. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , 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 with the entire gang back together to recap the Apple Glow Time event in a way that only That Real Blind Tech Show can do. We kick the show off with an exciting upcoming trip by Ed, and as we stumble through our intro Jeanine fills us in on how Aira Audio Described the debate. We then discuss the breaking news right before we recorded of Jon Bon Jovi talking a a bridge. Next we discuss the story of Gen-Z pissing everyone off with their new fad of . Brian then tells us all about this year’s 17th annual Laugh For Sight NYC at Gotham Comedy Club on Monday, October 28, 2024. For tickets go And one of our Hosts will soon have their own swag, hmm, who could it be? If you are interested in attending the Lighthouse guild Mac versus PC Accessibility Smackdown on September 17, 2024 at 3pm Eastern Time on Zoom, you can register for it . Not everyone was tuned in to the Apple event as didn’t drop everywhere during the event. We then finally get around to discussing the apple Event It’s Glow time. We start off discussing if screen real estate makes a difference for gesture and braille with a lower case b input users. It was only quickly mentioned but could only available on the iPhone 16 Pro and up cause a lot of blind people to get new phones? We then discuss the new coming to some of the phones. During the event apple kept pimping out the bigger , so how much bigger is it? Here are the between the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro. Apple announced a new , don’t buy it. Apple finally killed the for all new products. Apple announced the ’s, making the Air Pod product line very confusing. The Air Pod Pro 2’s will be able to replace for people with low to moderate hearing loss. Will Air Pods doubling as hearing aids challenge new ? We got the Apple , and one of us already ordered one. comes to the new watches. We got a drop date for iOS 18 on Monday, , and fortunately Allison and Jeanine have been running the betas. Additionally, will also be dropping on Monday, but none of us have been beta testing it. Apple will actually allow users to stay on and still get security updates. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 161 - Doxing Season, Are You Ready For Some football
08/18/2024
Episode 161 - Doxing Season, Are You Ready For Some football
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, The Boys style as Brian and Ed are joined by David Goldstein and Nick D’Ambrosio to discuss the fun of playing fantasy football, and offer some helpful hints to those people who have never played fantasy football before and are thinking about playing this upcoming season. We reflect a little on the We talk about yahoo Fantasy and their fantastic accessibility on iOS and Android. We then let Nick stick around as we discuss an article about cyber hacking and the all time greatest mispronunciation of a specific word that you will have to hear for your own to actually believe! Is road Kill and on the way out? Will the U.S. government look to and what would it mean for the consumer? And is Apple next on the Justice Department’s list? We then briefly discuss Pixel phones. We then continue our conversation from our last episode about being more of a concept then a reality. The iPhone 16 is to be getting a new button, why apple, why? Mac OS Sequoia will require when using certain apps. And the E.U. will be forcing Apple to have an address, phone number and email on all paid App Store pages. Sonos is considering their old app. On a some what related note, Sonos has another 100 employees. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 160 - Dibs On Real AppleVis.com
08/05/2024
Episode 160 - Dibs On Real AppleVis.com
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. The entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in awhile. We start with a brief conversation about Sell and Venmo. Which then leads us in to the first ever death segment of That Real Blind Tech show, as we discuss the demise of AppleVis. You can read David Goodwin’s article about shutting AppleVis down at least until August 31st. And as soon as the paint dried on the news of AppleVis shutting down, Orcam while not publicly, but it has been announced that Orcam will of visual aides. Switching from dying products to new products, would you wear an ? We then discuss Google pulling their from the Olympics after the backlash it received. In our favorite story for this episode, Epic’s Tim Sweeney is blasting for actually tracking the thief who stole his MacBook. Say what! Logitech wants to sell you one more mouse for the rest of your life, but they also want you to pay a ! What, again! Siri in iOS 18.1, but does it really? Allison has been running iOS 18.1 and gives us her opinions of how things are running so far. We then discuss everything can and can’t do in iOS 18.1. It ends up iOS 18 could be the safest way to . And will this whole partnership with ChatGPT blow up in Apple’s privacy face? We then talk about the new feature coming to iOS 18 called for notifications. And would you like to unlock your iPhone with your ? Apple once thought of it. So the whole CrowdStrike thing happened in between us recording, and now we have all heard of CrowdStrike. Delta’s CEO question if this could ever happen on the Mac? This leads to Allison telling us about all the fun of traveling on International CrowdStrike Day, and the fun that ensued from all of it. We then find out all about Allison’s cruise. Which then leads us to talking more about the Meta Ray Bans. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , 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. The entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in awhile. We start with a brief conversation about Sell and Venmo. Which then leads us in to the first ever death segment of That Real Blind Tech show, as we discuss the demise of AppleVis. You can read David Goodwin’s article about shutting AppleVis down at least until August 31st. And as soon as the paint dried on the news of AppleVis shutting down, Orcam while not publicly, but it has been announced that Orcam will of visual aides. Switching from dying products to new products, would you wear an ? We then discuss Google pulling their from the Olympics after the backlash it received. In our favorite story for this episode, Epic’s Tim Sweeney is blasting for actually tracking the thief who stole his MacBook. Say what! Logitech wants to sell you one more mouse for the rest of your life, but they also want you to pay a ! What, again! Siri in iOS 18.1, but does it really? Allison has been running iOS 18.1 and gives us her opinions of how things are running so far. We then discuss everything can and can’t do in iOS 18.1. It ends up iOS 18 could be the safest way to . And will this whole partnership with ChatGPT blow up in Apple’s privacy face? We then talk about the new feature coming to iOS 18 called for notifications. And would you like to unlock your iPhone with your ? Apple once thought of it. So the whole CrowdStrike thing happened in between us recording, and now we have all heard of CrowdStrike. Delta’s CEO question if this could ever happen on the Mac? This leads to Allison telling us about all the fun of traveling on International CrowdStrike Day, and the fun that ensued from all of it. We then find out all about Allison’s cruise. Which then leads us to talking more about the Meta Ray Bans. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 159 - Meet the Cast of the All Blind Sitcom Don't Look Now
07/28/2024
Episode 159 - Meet the Cast of the All Blind Sitcom Don't Look Now
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. It’s an episode like none other as Brian sits down with a lot of the cast, and the Creator, Director, and writer of the all blind sitcom pilot, Don’t Look Now. Joining us on this exclusive behind the scenes look at don’t Look Now is Rebecca S. Meadows The Co-Creator, Executive Producer and she also plays Becca, Brian McCarthy who plays Drew, Michael Gallant who plays CJ, Jamie Jung the Casting Director and he also plays Billy, Olga Itsenko who plays Olga, and the Creator, Director, and writer Geno Marks. We get to know a little bit about the cast members and then find out how Don’t Look Now went from its early conception to the filmed pilot episode. We find out a little bit about everyone’s first impressions with Don’t Look Now, and then Jamie gives us a peek behind the scenes at the casting process. We then get everyone’s thoughts on what first drew them to Don’t Look Now. Michael then tells us how he prepared to play someone who is totally blind. Brian McCarthy takes us behind his process to playing Drew and Olga lets us know what her experience was like as a first time actress. Which then leads to the cast discussing how comfortable everyone felt on set and around each other. They became a true ensemble. Geno then tells us how he and Frank the Director of Photography approached working with a mostly blind and low vision cast. We then get the opinions of the cast what it is like to be sitting in the theater for the premiere of their work in front of an audience that is seeing the show for the first time. Which leads us to getting everyone’s favorite memory from the set. You can keep up with Don’t Look Now on and on their official To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 158 - 2024 ACB and NFB Recap and Resolution Discussion
07/14/2024
Episode 158 - 2024 ACB and NFB Recap and Resolution Discussion
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian, David, and Jeanine get together to recap the ACB and NFB Conferences. We started recording minutes after reports started that Trump had been shot, and not knowing if it was fake news, we had to go with the information we had at the time of recording. Which leads us in to some of the news that came out about Aira during the conferences. We then start off discussing the fails to protect its guests against spying cameras. Which then leads us to discussing if we ever get freaked out that someone is filming us. Just in time for Prime Day, Amazon’s is rolling out to everyone in the U.S. We then dive in to Conference season as David explains to us what happens all day at the NFB Conference. David then fills us in about the exhibit hall at the conference. David then fills us in how the resolution voting process works. We then discuss the nightlife at the conference. We then discuss the Saturday night screening of the blind sitcom Don’t Look Now which screened at the Regal Cinema in Orlando. According to a recent survey more is wanted in film and T.V. We then move to discuss some of the latest Aira announcements and some of the fake news that was spreading around at the conferences. Jeanine then fills us in on her experiences at the ACB Conference in Jacksonville. Jeanine tells us about her experience demoing the Guidance Mobility device. Jeanine then tells us about the other items she got to check out at the conference. After reviewing our conference experiences we decided to go ahead and recap this year’s NFB Resolutions. So sit back and get ready for some insanity. You can read all of the resolutions And we actually remember to read a couple of the emails and it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 157 - In Space No One Can Hear You Poop
06/30/2024
Episode 157 - In Space No One Can Hear You Poop
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Allison, Brian, Jeanine, and David Goldstein pinch hitting for Ed get together to talk some tech and other nonsense. It is a long one, but well worth the listen, as we cover a lot of interesting topics and some insanity occurs along the way. We start off discussing the latest update to Twitter which has reportedly on iOS broke a lot of accessibility, but the good news is Spring for Twitter still works on both iOS and Mac. Brian then discusses the CVPR conference he just spoke at in Seattle. The conference is all about computer vision and A.I.Next Brian discusses his jaunt off to L.A. We then discuss the recent article that is a messy business. You got to love articles like these! On a brilliant Segway, it ends up Perplexity is a ! No surprise that a research study has proven that when it comes to hiring people with disabilities ChatGPT has been proven to be . Which then leads us to discussing the blind American adult unemployment rate. An will bring you daily personalized Olympic updates on Peacock. of all places is adding more ways to search for businesses and accessibility. Would you pay an extra five to ten bucks a month for a ? We then discuss fun with google sheets. Soon in Google Chrome Mobile you will be able to , get reviews and perform other tasks from the address bar. We then discuss what our go to browsers are on both desktop and mobile. It is rumored that you will eventually be able to make Gemini sound like your . We then dive in to the upcoming NFB and ACB conferences. Jeanine will be attending ACB, while Brian and Vice-President David will be at the NFB Conference in Orlando. While it is early in the iOS 18 beta cycle, we are hearing that currently iPhone Mirroring is completely inaccessible. Despite reports, no, apple and Meta are an A.I. partnership. And you will not want to miss the first ever and probably last ever version of That Real Blind Tech Show trivia. We then talk about the Meta Ray Bans which almost all of us are rocking now, and of course someone got a new laptop, I wonder who? And it’s a quick What’s Pissing Off Brian Now, and more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 156 - A Conversation with PiccyBot Creator Martijn Van Der Spek
06/16/2024
Episode 156 - A Conversation with PiccyBot Creator Martijn Van Der Spek
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian and Jeanine sit down with Martijn Van Der Spek to discuss his new app PiccyBot. You can download the iOS version of the app Martijn tells us all about what PiccyBot is and does. The app is specifically designed for the blindness community. Some of you may remember the app Talkin Goggles that Martijn created back in 2012/13. We find out the meaning behind the name PiccyBot. We find out how the blindness community came to discover the app and how it has been received so far. We then find out how iOS 18 could affect PiccyBot. We then get a demo of Jeanine using PiccyBot and dispel the long time rumor that her husband Kent does not exist! We still have some hesitation to believing he is real! Martijn then tells us what he would like to bring to the app in future versions of PiccyBot. We then discuss the different subscription levels. And for our few Android listeners, yes, PiccyBot is available also on Android To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 155 - WWDC 24 Recap: Smooth As A Babies Bottom
06/13/2024
Episode 155 - WWDC 24 Recap: Smooth As A Babies Bottom
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show where our show notes are written and not corrected by any A.I. Allison, Brian, and Jeanine get together to recap and give our thoughts on all the big announcements from WWDC 24. We start off with a story about a phone booth, yes, a phone booth. Elon Musk has gotten a remote tribe in the Amazon connected to the internet, and you would never guess what has happened! We then discuss the pilot for a new sitcom called Don’t Look Now. This sitcom is all about the blind starring the blind, and produced by some of the blind. There will be a very private screening of the sitcom in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, July 6, 2024. If you would like to be invited to the VIP very important people, not visually impaired people please email us at [email protected] and we will work on getting you an invite to attend the premier event. We then discuss the XR Access Conference that Brian just attended out on Roosevelt Island in New York City. This then leads us in to a conversation about the Meta Ray Ban Glasses. We then dive in to our recap of this year’s WWDC. We start off discussing the newly announced And after years of false promises finally get smarter? We discuss some of the things the new Siri will supposedly be able to do. And here is how ChatGPT in iOS 18. And there are a bunch of new that will be powered by A.I. We then discuss all the new A.I. features . The iPhone, iPad, and Mac will be getting a new . The app will also work on your . In iOS 18 and iPad 18 will be a lot easier. And thankfully the global issue of iOS not supporting will be over. will become a lot more useful. is another new app coming to iPhones and Macs. And there is a massive redesign coming to the app. We then discuss all the new features coming to which are pretty much the same as the iPhone except you also get a calculator. cash will be a new feature in iOS 18. Live is a new feature that won’t end in spectacular disaster. iOS 18 will now alert you when you are using a , but there is a catch. We then discuss all the new features coming to Mac . is coming to the Mac, but will it be accessible? Safari is also getting a massive revamp with a ton of . are coming to Air Pods near you. There are a lot of new health and fitness features coming to the Apple Watch along with . The makes its way to the watch in Watch OS11. AppleTV gets a feature also known on Amazon Prime as X-ray. And Brian finally gets to find out if the Geek was back! And of course it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 154 WWDC Look Back with A Touch of Celebrity Voice Erotica
06/02/2024
Episode 154 WWDC Look Back with A Touch of Celebrity Voice Erotica
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It’s a threesome as someone on the show does not know how the calendar and reminders work on the iPhone. We start off insulting a member of our show, because we like to make fun of each other. It makes us feel more secure about our own lives. We kick our stories off discussing that , and yes this article is from 2024. Which leads us to a discussion about the potential rise of the . Thanks to audio can now entertain you on those long road trips. We were thrilled to learn friends of the podcast OKO has been nominated as a 2024 Apple Design Awards. Be My A.I. in partnership with Microsoft launched their all new PC Desktop which can currently be found in the Windows Store. It’s then back to the Mac as we discuss the A.I. Mac plug in Could the be coming to an airline near you? And of course right before we start recording Apple and Open A.I. to have ChatGPT on iOS 18. We then got some leaked reports about out of Apple for iOS 18. In iOS 18, A.I. will give you of apps using Siri, but don’t expect this feature to Abe available this year, why would you? The conversation then turns to should apple be announcing features that will not arrive for close to ? Of course Washington wants new A.I. laws to and famous rich people. And on a related note, who knew that celebrity voice erotica is all the rage these days! We then dive in to what voice would be our ideal VoiceOver voice. We then finally get to our yearly look back of wWDC 23. We discuss if we are any closer to being able to animals? We then talk about the latest update on the Mac and Apple breaking QuickNav yet again. Seriously we will eventually get in to our Look Back of WWDC 23. We discuss Passkeys, New voices, point and speak, personal voice, new auto correct and spelling features, and of course improved diction. Seriously how much worse has dictation gotten on the iPhone in the last year. We got a new Name Drop feature. We got a Journal app. We got Air Tag Sharing. We got new interactive widgets to the iPad. PDFs are now in Notes and supposedly more editable. Web Apps and Widgets came to the Mac. We got safari profiles, or did we? Snoopy and Woodstock came to the Apple Watch. Apple Health will now send you surveys and make suggestions when you are not feeling well. We’re calling Bullshit here! And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading, and an ending that is absolutely classic. It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It’s a threesome as someone on the show does not know how the calendar and reminders work on the iPhone. We start off insulting a member of our show, because we like to make fun of each other. It makes us feel more secure about our own lives. We kick our stories off discussing that , and yes this article is from 2024. Which leads us to a discussion about the potential rise of the . Thanks to audio can now entertain you on those long road trips. We were thrilled to learn friends of the podcast OKO has been nominated as a 2024 Apple Design Awards. Be My A.I. in partnership with Microsoft launched their all new PC Desktop which can currently be found in the Windows Store. It’s then back to the Mac as we discuss the A.I. Mac plug in Could the be coming to an airline near you? And of course right before we start recording Apple and Open A.I. to have ChatGPT on iOS 18. We then got some leaked reports about out of Apple for iOS 18. In iOS 18, A.I. will give you of apps using Siri, but don’t expect this feature to Abe available this year, why would you? The conversation then turns to should apple be announcing features that will not arrive for close to ? Of course Washington wants new A.I. laws to and famous rich people. And on a related note, who knew that celebrity voice erotica is all the rage these days! We then dive in to what voice would be our ideal VoiceOver voice. We then finally get to our yearly look back of wWDC 23. We discuss if we are any closer to being able to animals? We then talk about the latest update on the Mac and Apple breaking QuickNav yet again. Seriously we will eventually get in to our Look Back of WWDC 23. We discuss Passkeys, New voices, point and speak, personal voice, new auto correct and spelling features, and of course improved diction. Seriously how much worse has dictation gotten on the iPhone in the last year. We got a new Name Drop feature. We got a Journal app. We got Air Tag Sharing. We got new interactive widgets to the iPad. PDFs are now in Notes and supposedly more editable. Web Apps and Widgets came to the Mac. We got safari profiles, or did we? Snoopy and Woodstock came to the Apple Watch. Apple Health will now send you surveys and make suggestions when you are not feeling well. We’re calling Bullshit here! And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading, and an ending that is absolutely classic. º It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. It’s a threesome as someone on the show does not know how the calendar and reminders work on the iPhone. We start off insulting a member of our show, because we like to make fun of each other. It makes us feel more secure about our own lives. We kick our stories off discussing that , and yes this article is from 2024. Which leads us to a discussion about the potential rise of the . Thanks to audio can now entertain you on those long road trips. We were thrilled to learn friends of the podcast OKO has been nominated as a 2024 Apple Design Awards. Be My A.I. in partnership with Microsoft launched their all new PC Desktop which can currently be found in the Windows Store. It’s then back to the Mac as we discuss the A.I. Mac plug in Could the be coming to an airline near you? And of course right before we start recording Apple and Open A.I. to have ChatGPT on iOS 18. We then got some leaked reports about out of Apple for iOS 18. In iOS 18, A.I. will give you of apps using Siri, but don’t expect this feature to Abe available this year, why would you? The conversation then turns to should apple be announcing features that will not arrive for close to ? Of course Washington wants new A.I. laws to and famous rich people. And on a related note, who knew that celebrity voice erotica is all the rage these days! We then dive in to what voice would be our ideal VoiceOver voice. We then finally get to our yearly look back of wWDC 23. We discuss if we are any closer to being able to animals? We then talk about the latest update on the Mac and Apple breaking QuickNav yet again. Seriously we will eventually get in to our Look Back of WWDC 23. We discuss Passkeys, New voices, point and speak, personal voice, new auto correct and spelling features, and of course improved diction. Seriously how much worse has dictation gotten on the iPhone in the last year. We got a new Name Drop feature. We got a Journal app. We got Air Tag Sharing. We got new interactive widgets to the iPad. PDFs are now in Notes and supposedly more editable. Web Apps and Widgets came to the Mac. We got safari profiles, or did we? Snoopy and Woodstock came to the Apple Watch. Apple Health will now send you surveys and make suggestions when you are not feeling well. We’re calling Bullshit here! And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading, and an ending that is absolutely classic. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. 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Episode 153 - Reptile Disfunction
05/20/2024
Episode 153 - Reptile Disfunction
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. With an epic week in tech, we got the entire gang here to recap it all. We kick things off about pickles, but unlike a dirty pickle, this story is about a frozen pickle. We then get a little side tracked about mice, alligators, and gerbils as only That Real Blind Tech show can do. We then get a lesson about the streets of Japan. We then discuss the the latest Jaws update. We then dive in to the debacle known as . Apple and Open A.I. are rumored to be finalizing details to have . We got our iOS 18 accessibility enhancements announced the day before Global Accessibility Awareness Day. In iOS 18 you will be able to use to trigger actions. Here is a list of all the new mentioned by Apple coming in iOS 18. Open A.I. has unveiled , and it is pretty impressive. And because one article cannot sum it all up, here’s a discussing some of the other capabilities of ChatGPT 4o. Open A.I. will also be launching a , not available just yet as we have checked. ChatGPT will soon be able to see everything on your . Is this the beginning of the screen reader evolution? But the biggest thing coming out of Open A.I.’s announcements was Andy Lane showing off the as a blind person using ChatGPT 4Omni. We then move on to discussing all the announcements that came out of Google IO. Android phones will now be your phone out of your hand. Gemini will also be getting what is on your phone’s screen. Google glass may be dead, but Google is working on a new . Android phones will soon allow you to use your your cursor. Who knew with the explosion of A.I. that it would lead to Google actually its search? Google has a lot of coming to Android tool Lookout. We then spin the bottle and go around the table as most of us have been buying new things. Products discussed here include the new iPad Pro, Meta Ray bans, Zoom Essential H6, and more. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 152 - Crappy Neighborhood, Won't You Be My Neighbor
04/30/2024
Episode 152 - Crappy Neighborhood, Won't You Be My Neighbor
The entire gang is back together in full for the first time in awhile. We kick the show off discussing a woman who has it much then any guide dog handler! Apple has announced an event for , but it is most likely just an iPad event. Apple has struck up to possibly include in iOS 18, what would this mean for Apple’s own Generative A.I.? Apple has yanked three apps from the App Store that could create . Here at That Real Blind Tech Show we’re not always about the positive so we discuss the of WWDC. Once again only one of us was not aware of this feature, as did you know that your iPhone has a built in to it? We then discuss the status of Google search and the man credited search. Only over due for about a decade finally has gotten an accessibility update, but one major thing is missing from the update. We then discuss the state of the Smart Home, and what happened to all the innovation with Smart Homes. Has the economy and inflation killed the Smart Home? Remember Matter? Like the A.I. Humane Pin, the early reviews are in for the the reviews are not stellar. With all these handheld devices coming out, is the . still our phones? Ed then tells us about the recent conference he attended in Arizona Move United about adaptive sports. Will a new scenic app from Honda make those long drives for blind people and eventful? Ed then tells us about a little side project of his that happened this past week. And its more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 151 - Poprocks Up Your Nose
04/14/2024
Episode 151 - Poprocks Up Your Nose
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show minus one Ed as he is sick again, but the rest of the gang is here and well. We kick things off discussing the eclipse because why wouldn’t we? We then discuss the death of O.J. Simpson, again because why wouldn’t we? We then dive in to the tech news and start off discussing the conclusion to the and how the blindness community responded to it. And our new favorite term, has hit 2/3 of Americans. Early reviews of the Smart have not been good or kind. Will the be everything we were hoping the Humane A.I. Pin was going to be? Microsoft is annoying users with a to upgrade to Windows 11 even if your machine cannot update to Windows 11. Well everyone on That Real Blind Tech show except Brian knew that their iPhone had a secret . Who knew? Is the the most underwhelming Apple Product ever and are we still excited about it? Even with Apple Vision Pro being a swing and a miss for us we are still hopeful for eventually. Is your Apple Watch suffering from Why has Apple Shutter Stock to help train its Generative A.I. Program? Apple is planning a big for A.I., ugh. And because WWDC is only two months away we decided to discuss some of the hottest And as usual we get sidetracked and start talking about the A.I. app Pi. Which then leads us in to a conversation of will A.I. be revolutionary for screen reader users and accessibility? Only problem with all of this is that under a A.I. companies will have to fess up on what they are using to train their A.I. models before releasing them. We then discuss the upcoming conference for VizWiz that Brian will be speaking at and recall the history of Vizwiz. Which then leads us down memory lane of all the computer vision apps that have come and gone over the years. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 150 - CSUN 24 Recap Irish Car Bombs and A Flaming Fischler
04/04/2024
Episode 150 - CSUN 24 Recap Irish Car Bombs and A Flaming Fischler
It’s an all new extra extra big That Real Blind Tech show as it’s our 2024 CSUN recap episode. It is so big that we have the ladies Jeanine and Allison recording with friend of the podcast David Goldstein and because someone who edits the show got sick we then have Brian and Ed recapping CSUN as well. It all comes together in one giant Kumbaya podcast episode for your listening pleasure. Jeanine starts out discussing the announcements made by Aira at this year’s CSUN. We’ll give you a clue it has something to do with A.I. And because Brian and Ed were not here yet, Allison, David , and Jeanine then discuss the braille with a lower case b keyboards announced at this year’s CSUN. We then cut to our main men on the ground at CSUN for their insights in to everything they experienced first hand at this year’s CSUN. Brian and Ed start off discussing a recent article by a man who is losing his vision that appeared in , and they could not disagree with the article more. They then discuss the upcoming release of David Kingsbury third edition of the Windows Screen Reader Primer. And then discuss the upsetting news about VoiceDream Reader moving to a monthly subscription model even if you have bought a lifetime license. Mike Buckley then pops by to discuss the latest announcements coming out of Be My A.I. Brian and Ed discuss the multiple cocktail hours they hit at CSUN, OKO, the new Guidance Guidance System, Celeste Glasses, Enivision AI, Vispero, Deque, WeWalk Cane, Fa Fable, Stevie Wonder, Irish Car Bombs, Google Suite, and much more that they experienced in person at CSUN. It’s then back to the ladies and David for some more banter and more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.
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Episode 149 - An Airing of Grievances and CSUN 24 Preview
03/10/2024
Episode 149 - An Airing of Grievances and CSUN 24 Preview
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show and the full gang is all back together. We kick the show off discussing the last episode, and Brian’s thoughts of it. We then kick things off discussing letters of recommendation and how idiotic universities and the government can be when it comes to technology. Since a lot of Labs listen to our podcast, we discuss the how scientists recently discovered a gene that leads to most Labs being obese. Who would have thunk it, but Mt. View office sucks big time according to employees. Windows is apps. Apple Podcast has introduced in iOS 17.4. If you blinked you might have missed the introduction of the new Apple . We then discuss the rumored accessibility improvements. This leads to us discussing the horrific bug still in Google Chrome on the Mac which has yet to be fixed and makes chrome pretty much unusable to VoiceOver users. Twitter has introduced for all users. Did anyone on the planet want this? Not only can Twitter’s new calling feature open you up to more , but it can also possibly expose your IP address. Here’s how to this call feature in Twitter. MuskButt plans to hide the counts in future versions of Twitter. Brian then dives in to recapping his latest travel adventures with the airlines and a guide dog, Lift and uBer, and other fun things that happened along his journey from San Francisco to L.A. to San Diego. Allison also discusses her recent trip to New Mexico. And we all discuss some of our favorite travel apps. And you can check out the full Saturday Night Live Alaska Airline . We then discuss walking ones guide dog while using an umbrella in a massive storm. We then discuss the upcoming CSUN Conference as Brian and Ed will be attending. We start off discussing some of the sessions that have caught our attention. We some how get off on a tangent about inclusive design versus accessibility. We then dive in to the and what booths we plan on popping by. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 148 - With Or Without You It's Less Gross
03/02/2024
Episode 148 - With Or Without You It's Less Gross
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech show. Now that we are on a regular two week recording schedule, someone was missing from this episode, but of course we needed him to edit the show, hence the delay of the release. Hmm, who is not here? The gang kicks the show off discussing using Chat GPT to find information in large PDF documents. Without Brian here and after some character assassination the gang finally gets going and discusses the recent that affected a lot of the nation. This then leads to discussing how dependent we blind people are on our technology. Apple is rumored to be introducing . to Siri in iOS 18. Jeanine then discusses her recent experience with ChatGPT and using it to build a press release. T.J. then tells us about how he has been using A.I. at work. Jeanine then discusses more about how she has been using A.I. to create slides and spreadsheets. Ed discusses showing off the features of ChatGPT to the students he teaches, and Allison discusses how she has been using A.I. in her every day life. And because it’s not all A.I. the gang then discusses YouTube TV, the Fire TV, Hulu and some other streaming services they have been using lately. Allison then talks about her new pair of Sony headphones, but because Brian was not here she got away without mentioning what freaking model she got. Come on guys! Well jeanine attempted to get Allison to give us the model number. Jeanine then discusses her new pair of AfterShockz. Jeanine then lets everyone know that Aira is currently looking for beta testers. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 147 - Fahrvergnugen A Plenty
02/11/2024
Episode 147 - Fahrvergnugen A Plenty
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as Allison, Brian and Jeanine get together as Ed fell under the weather. We kick things off discussing the brilliant clip of Larry David on the season premier of Curb Your Enthusiasm and his experience with Siri. It is must watch, and can be fully viewed . We then dive in to a story because we care about Steven Scott and the latest fiasco regarding in Scotland. A guy on Tinder 5000 women and met his wife doing it. Some how a went missing in Alabama. was broken in to three useless apps. Did you know that certain can cause fireworks and other behavior in FaceTime and other video call applications? We then discuss the Apple Vision Pro and the fantastic article written by Brian Giles on . Apple has put together a decent document on using . And could Vision Pro’s lead to its eventual success? We then dive in to the A.I. portion of the show as we start off discussing an interesting article about how could redefine accessibility. Amazon is getting ready to launch an named Rufus. Jeanine then walks us through some pretty cool things she has learned to do with ChatGPT. And people as usual Jeanine did not send me the links for the show notes, not to call her out or anything. Apple has released an open source . And why are people saying that Google’s new is full of ghosts? Brian then discusses a couple of upcoming podcasts he will be on. Coming to a podcast player near you. He also discusses the role he auditioned for and plays a clip of his acting. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , 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, as Allison, Brian and Jeanine get together as Ed fell under the weather. We kick things off discussing the brilliant clip of Larry David on the season premier of Curb Your Enthusiasm and his experience with Siri. It is must watch, and can be fully viewed . We then dive in to a story because we care about Steven Scott and the latest fiasco regarding in Scotland. A guy on Tinder 5000 women and met his wife doing it. Some how a went missing in Alabama. was broken in to three useless apps. Did you know that certain can cause fireworks and other behavior in FaceTime and other video call applications? We then discuss the Apple Vision Pro and the fantastic article written by Brian Giles on . Apple has put together a decent document on using . And could Vision Pro’s lead to its eventual success? We then dive in to the A.I. portion of the show as we start off discussing an interesting article about how could redefine accessibility. Amazon is getting ready to launch an named Rufus. Jeanine then walks us through some pretty cool things she has learned to do with ChatGPT. And people as usual Jeanine did not send me the links for the show notes, not to call her out or anything. Apple has released an open source . And why are people saying that Google’s new is full of ghosts? Brian then discusses a couple of upcoming podcasts he will be on. Coming to a podcast player near you. He also discusses the role he auditioned for and plays a clip of his acting. And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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Episode 146 - A Conversation with Dr. Bryan wolynski About CES and ATIA Conferences
01/27/2024
Episode 146 - A Conversation with Dr. Bryan wolynski About CES and ATIA Conferences
It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with Dr. Bryan Wolynski from the Lighthouse Guild in New York City fresh off of this year’s CES and ATIA conferences. We start off discussing this year’s CES Conference and the most interesting things that caught Bryan’s attention. How odd we start with autonomous vehicles. We discuss the fun part of locating your vehicle when it arrives. Next up was Robot Dogs. Blind brian’s Guide Dog Wesley was not a fan. Bryan then dives in to the Eureka Park area at the Venetian Hotel where all the start ups are located and some real innovation is being done. We discuss the newly released app that helps people discover items around them. We then discuss another app Bryan got introduced to called We then dive in to the obstacle avoidance apps that were on display at CES. We then discuss for the blind sports fan out there. And the impressive work that AARP is conducting. We wrap up our coverage of this year’s CES discussing an award that the Lighthouse Guild NYC won. We then jump in to this year’s ATIA Conference that just wrapped up. Surprisingly Apple was an attendee at this year’s conference. We then discuss a company called Audible Sight whose goal is to allow you to produce your own audio description for your videos. Next up is Orcam and E-Sight. We then discuss CSUN which will be happening in mid-March. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group , join us on the Twitter @ , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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