RNIB Tech Talk episodes
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TechShare Pro 2018 Special part 2
On this week's episode it's part two of the TechShare Pro special! Steven, Shaun and Tim are back to continue their dissection of the recent event in Canary Wharf in London, which included talks from Google, Apple and Barclays. Coming up in today's episode, Steven finds out about the Storm D accessible voting system, there's also a chat with Mark and Jacob from Special Effect about gaming, and there's also exclusive interviews with Barclays, and Samsung. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
TechShare Pro 2018 Special part 1
On this week's episode it's a TechShare Pro special! Steven and the guys sit down to talk about the event held in London, to make people aware of the challenges, difficulties and solutions to making technology more accessible. This week we hear from Google, Samsung, and we learn about when accessible smart meters will finally be available. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
Plenty of emails, and a special message from "Lorraine Kelly".
Time for Tech Talk #255, and this week it's Shaun Preece and Tim Schwartz running through your emails with Sighted Guy Kris. Yes, no Steven Scott this week, he'll be back next week with a TechShare Pro 2018 special episode. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
Learning Braille, Talking Thermostats and viewer emails
On this week's Tech Talk episode, Steven, Tim and Shaun talk about learning braille; at long last Steven has got the Fingerprint braille course from RNIB, and talks about how he plans to learn over the next few months. There's also more of your emails with Sighted Guy Kris, there's also a review from one of our listeners on the Cobolt Talking Thermostat for home heating, and a fierce debate begins over mp3 bitrates! #rnib #techtalk
Alexa to Windows, Narrator the best screen reader, and emails
On this week's episode the guys discuss the news that Alexa is coming to your Windows 10 PC, why Narrator could be the best choice of screen reader in the coming months and they read out more of your emails. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
Braille Displays, Tech for Kids and listener emails
On this week's episode the guys meet Sally Buchan, a mother of a 12-year-old blind girl who wants to know what computer she should be buying. Also we find out about a new braille display being launched at Sight Village in London that features both a braille keyboard along with essential windows keys. And there's more of your emails too with sighted guy Kris. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
A Tech Talk Halloween Spooktacular
On this week's special Halloween-themed show (which didn't go out on Halloween) Steven, Shaun and Tim talk about the upcoming Apple event in New York and also read through all of your emails. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
Accessible Netflix and Emails
On this week's episode Steven and Shaun read through your emails with the help of sighted guy and all round nice guy Kris. There's also a special interview with Erica Kram from Netflix who talks about the company's mission to make it's content accessible to blind and partially sighted people around the world. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
Google, Facebook Portal, and Jenny Lay-Flurrie from Microsoft
On this week’s episode Steven is joined by Shaun and Tim once again to briefly discuss the news in tech this week, including their thoughts on Google's event, where they launched new smartphones, a tablet and a home hub to control your smart devices. They also briefly discuss the new Facebook Portal device, but the main event is where Jenny Lay-Flurrie joins Steven for a one-to-one on her role as the Chief Accessibility Officer at Microsoft. Jenny also talks about the corporation’s relationship with RNIB in its 150th year and we find out what she thinks will be the future of computing. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
Orbit Reader's UK arrival, BBC show accessibility, and emails
On this week's show Steven Scott and Shaun Preece get together to learn about the new Orbit Reader 20 refreshable braille display which is now available from RNIB. There is also an extended interview with Gareth Ford-Williams, Head of Accessibility for the BBC, who talks about how the broadcaster has worked closely with RNIB to make sure its programmes and ways to view and listen to shows have become as accessible as possible. There's also more of your emails. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk