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Blind Tech Guys is here to bridge the gap for blind and visually impaired users of technology. We discuss all things related to tech; however, we mainly focus on Android, iOS and mobile devices from a blind and visually impaired perspective. If you have any questions or suggestions for future podcasts, please send an email to contact@blindtechguys.com.

Blind Tech Guys Marco Curralejo, Kirt Manwaring

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Blind Tech Guys is here to bridge the gap for blind and visually impaired users of technology. We discuss all things related to tech; however, we mainly focus on Android, iOS and mobile devices from a blind and visually impaired perspective. If you have any questions or suggestions for future podcasts, please send an email to contact@blindtechguys.com.

    Phones, Canes, and Twitter!

    Phones, Canes, and Twitter!

    Hello and welcome to this week's Blind Tech Adventures podcast. We have a lot to cover, starting with Kirt's review of his new Galaxy s22. Nimer then demos the Twitter web app with Jaws (no, you don't need yet another app on your phone), and we finish with our thoughts on the current state of cane travel-- what works, what could be better, and our different approaches to this well-worn tool we both rely on.In the News:1. For those of you who use new Humanware braille display...

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Barking up the Gmail Tree: Gmail standard view with Jaws, rehoming retired guide dogs and more

    Barking up the Gmail Tree: Gmail standard view with Jaws, rehoming retired guide dogs and more

    Hello and welcome to this week's Blind Tech adventures. We still see popular misconceptions regarding gmail Standard view accessibility, so today we're exploring Gmail standard view with Jaws. Nimer also shares his thoughts on guide dogs as he prepares to send an old companion to a new home.In the News:1. Sonos is launching a voice assistant for their audio devices called Sonos Controller.https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjRzaC...

    • 1 hr 11 min
    Accessibility awareness week, Discord web app, airport travel adventures

    Accessibility awareness week, Discord web app, airport travel adventures

    Today's show is fairly packed, starting with accessibility updates from Apple and Google. Kirt then revisits web apps with jaws to demo Discord, and Nimer shares his experiences with airport travel.In the News:1. In case you missed it, here's Nimer's announcement of Android's improved Braille support from last week's Google IO conference.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Ve29skMr8&t=0s2. Apple also announced new accessibility features. These include door detection and vo...

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Chowing on Dots

    Chowing on Dots

    the BlindTechAdventurers are joined by Keith and Julie Harrison to discuss an innovative new modality for teaching and learning Braille. At the heart of this is an app called Tonal Braille. We discuss this innovative method, and demo the app.* To download Tonal Braille, check out https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...We discuss some news articles, including Google I/O, and the introduction of new accessibility features to Android.Next, we demo the new Sound Recorder app in Windows 11 Inside...

    • 1 hr 40 min
    Linux inside Windows, neighborhood walk and more!

    Linux inside Windows, neighborhood walk and more!

    Hello and welcome to this weeks' Blind Tech Adventures. Departing from our tech exclusive fair lately, Kirt takes us on a walk around his neighborhood and sares some travel tips along the way. Nimer shows us how to set up the Windows Subsystem for Linux, with Kirt sharing some powerful - and somewhat obscure- windows keystrokes during Nimer's inevitable reboots throughout the setup process.In the News:1. In case you somehow haven't heard, Elon Musk is buying Twitter. Reports now indicat...

    • 2 hr 11 min
    Ask Me Anything: Nimer and Kirt Interview Diego, CEO of Strap.tech about Ara #straptech

    Ask Me Anything: Nimer and Kirt Interview Diego, CEO of Strap.tech about Ara #straptech

    Last Wednesday, Apr 27 2022,Nimer and Kirt sat down with Diego, CEO of Strap.tech in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) webinar. The webinar was open to individuals who had placed pre orders for Ara. Nimer and Kirt asked some tough questions. We also took the opportunity to ask questions from individuals that placed their pre orders. Individuals from the audience were able to ask their questions as well. We learned a lot from this session, and we hope you will, as well.To learn more about Ara, or to pl...

    • 1 hr 22 min

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Love it!!

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