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Category Archives: Gift Guide
Google Home, “Hey Google!”
“Hey Google, can you give me a gift idea for Mother’s Day?” The Google Home device on the coffee table lights up, and responds in a female voice, “You could make her something tasty to eat, do you want a … Continue reading
Posted in Gift Guide, Low Vision Tech Blog, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexa, Amazon Echo, Belkin WeMo, Google Home, Siri
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Kindle Fire HD With Alexa!
The New Kindle Fire HD When you think about accessible devices–you know, computers, tablets, and gadgets with screen readers and magnification, you rarely consider low-cost, over-the-counter devices, like the Kindle Fire HD, do you? The tablet world of accessibility really … Continue reading
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Tagged access technology, Alexa, Amazon, Kindle Fire HD, Screen Magnification, VoiceView
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Streaming Television
Streaming TV Through the Internet Cut the cord! Television viewing has changed dramatically in the last several years. The traditional “tube” that sat in a common area of the home with a rabbit ear antenna or a cable connection, has … Continue reading
Posted in Gift Guide, Low Vision Tech Blog, Uncategorized
Tagged Accessible, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, screen reader, streaming TV
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Siri, Alexa, and “OK Google” Smackdown
Why is Everybody Always Picking On Me? Whether or not you use one of Apple’s iOS gadgets (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch), no doubt you’ve heard of the digital personal assistant named “Siri?” If you’ve been hiding from the world … Continue reading
Amazon Echo Dot
There are 3 versions of the Amazon Echo, featuring the personal digit assistant, Alexa. The Amazon Echo is $179, The Amazon Tap is $129 and the Echo Dot is $49. Although there is a difference in the hardware features on … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexa, Amazon Echo, Amazon Tap, Echo Dot
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iOS Access For All
iOS Access For All by Shelly Brisbin really is the ultimate book for using Apple’s iOS assistive technology on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Each edition is very comprehensive, hundreds of pages, with excellent appendices. If you or the … Continue reading
Victor Reader Stream
The Victor Reader Stream by HumanWare has been around for several years. I was reminded recently when working with a client what a great audio player it is, particularly the most recent versions, with WIFI. Once connected to WIFI, the … Continue reading
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Tagged DAISY, Humanware, MP3, Victor Reader Stream
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