RNIB Tech Talk episodes
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Virtual Reality: Is It Beneficial To Blind People?
As the mainstream tech media gets all excited about virtual reality, what are the realities of it being of any use to blind or partially sighted people? Steven and Shaun speak to RNIB's Robin Spinks to discuss. #RNIBConnect #TechTalk
App Review: Voice
Imagine being able to read documents, receipts, menus and even labels in shops using just your iPhone and a free app. Well, dream no more. Voice app for iOS promises to do just that but does it deliver? Steven and Shaun put it through its paces.
Amazon Fire Tablet: An iPad Alternative?
The Amazon Fire Tablet range of tablets have been out for a couple of years now, but recently they added a screenreader called VoiceView. Does this make it an iPad equivalent? Steven thinks so, and so does one of our listeners. What do you think?
Review: Fitbit
Shaun wants to shed a few of those festive pounds. But can technology help our visually impaired couch potato? He tries out the Fitbit series of fitness trackers.
Is Amazon Building The Future For Computing?
Tech journalist for Vox magazine Timothy Lee talks to Steven about his views on Amazon's latest offerings and how their nearest rival Google seems to be failing to catch up.
CES 2017: Blitab - The World's First Braille Tablet
Blitab is the first ever braille tablet which uses a new liquid-based technology to create tactile braille, graphics and maps for the blind and partially sighted in a tablet format which some are calling the iPad for the blind. In this Tech Talk interview from 2015, Alice Glanfield speaks to Kristina Tsvetanova, a co-founder and CEO of Blitab, and Slavi Slavev, chief technology officer and co-founder of Blitab to discuss how the tablet works and why it was created. #TechTalk #CES2017
How To: Using Apple TV
Shaun Preece discovers the hidden features of the Apple TV that can help someone with no vision enjoy the same apps, entertainment and more that the tiny Apple box has to offer. #Apple #AppleTV #HowTo #TechTalk
Episode #159: Christmas gifts, how to make gadgets accessible, Free Brown's Bargains
On this festive special, the team share their Christmas gifts and offer advice on how those techy gifts more accessible. There's also a price cut in Brown's Bargains as they are all free this week!
How To Download Netflix TV & Movies With Audio Description
Following the announcement that Netflix now allows users to download certain TV and movies, it was disappointing to learn that audio description was not available as part of this feature. However Steven and Shaun have found out that this may have now changed...
Mobile Phone Options from RNIB Shop
What if you need a new mobile phone but don't really want all of the bells and whistles of a smartphone? RNIB Shop has a range of phones on offer and Mohammed Atif from the Technology for Life team told Simon Pauley all about them.