That Real Blind Tech Show

Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy
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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.

  1. 3D AGO

    Episode 198 - Don't Let Your Meta Frames Make You a Glasshole!

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show, as we bring you our annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Preview with Allison, Brian, and Jeanine. However, only one of us will be making an appearance at CSUN.   Way before we get in to our CSUN coverage, we kick things off discussing how do you know when your historic unbelievable bad luck may be turning around for the better? Which then leads back to the theft and hacking Brian went through and discussing that an iPhone hacking tool is now in the hands of Russian spies.   We then discuss the bizarre story of the woman who is dealing with reverse porch piracy.   Brian then discusses finally setting up his ally Glasses and his first experiences with them.   Next up we discuss who is watching the watchers, meaning the peeps wearing the Meta Glasses. And we finally have a name for the facial Recognition feature coming to the Meta Glasses, it's called NameTag.       Which leads to us discussing Royal Caribbean banning Smart Glasses on its cruise ships.   Could using VoiceOver get you kicked off a United airlines flight soon? And here is the entire bullet point on United Airlines of something that could get you kicked off a flight that Brian could not get through. • Passengers or Passengers' Service Animals whose conduct is unlawful; indecent, lewd, or sexual in nature (including viewing offensive content); harassing; disruptive; disorderly; offensive; abusive; unsanitary; or violent.   We then dive in to our CSUN 2026 Preview as Brian will be presenting once again with Dr. Bryan Wolynski at this year's CSUN Conference on Wednesday at 11:20am, it will be one of the most entertaining sessions at this year's CSUN as they discuss Artificial Intelligence, In and On Your Face. Jeanine then fills us in on some of the big stuff coming out of Aira for this year's Conference.   Apple announced a bunch of new products this week, but are any of them worth getting? We start discussing the new M5 Mac Book Pro.  But Allison roles us right on it to the new M5 Mac book Air, as she feels that is the computer in the Mac line up to get. Which then rolls us in to discussing the new Mac Neo versus a Mac Air. Apple also released the budget friendly iPhone 17E.   We then dive in to the Apple 26 feature for the phone app to go unified or old school.   We then discuss two new iPhone apps for the blind Curb to Car and Vision AI Assistant. Are they ready for prime time?   Google Gemini has now joined a lot of the other ChatBots as they have been hit with their first wrongful death suit.   We then discuss the troubling news of what the Department of Defense is doing to Anthropic, and what this could mean for tech companies in the future.   And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 32m

  2. FEB 18

    Episode 197 - Air Pod Colonoscopy

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian, David, Ed, and Jeanine gather around to discuss the latest greatest tech news.   We kick the show off discussing the bizarre week down in El Paso, Texas.   Then it is the return of the popular That Real Blind Tech show Feud as we ask our contestants what are Door Dash Drivers now getting paid to do?   We then discuss a CNN article about Menfluencers filming themselves hitting on women. Will this ruin Smart Glasses for the blind? And how in the world is CNN's accessibility so awful in 2026?   A new dating app called Score is using credit scores to make its matches.       Next we discuss the new Be My Eyes Workplace.   We then discuss using What Three Words with Aira.   We then do the That Real Blind Tech show version of Double Tap as we play some emails we received after the last episode.   We then discuss the possibility of Facial Recognition coming to the Meta Glasses, and how the media has approached this story.   Claude's new free version can now connect to several apps and help you create all kinds of documents.   We then dive in to the bizarre article about people going on dates with A.I. chat bots. Seriously, we are not making this up, it is happening right here in New York City!   How shocking the new Smarter Siri is rumored to be delayed yet again. And the next Gen Air Pod Pros 4 are rumored to have cameras built in to them.   And it's the return of 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 ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 39m

  3. JAN 26

    Episode 196 - The Security Episode: The theft, The Debacle, and The Solution

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine. This episode is a tad different then our usual episodes, as we focus on iPhone security, as Brian shares the disaster he has been going through after being robbed.   This episode is not for the faint at heart, as we kick the show off discussing how to kill a rogue A.I.   We are approaching the Justice Department's deadline for all U.S. State and Local Government websites needing to be accessible as of April 24, 26. Do you think it will happen?   After being discussed on our CES recap episode, David went out and placed his order for the Lumen Glasses, no not those, the other glasses, the RockIt Glasses.   We announce the all new The all Blind Fantasy Baseball League will be relaunching this season. If you want to play Fantasy Baseball with us on Yahoo Fantasy, email us in at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com.   We then dive in to the disaster that Brian has been dealing with for the past ten days. Yes, his iPhone was stolen, but that is where the nightmare only begins. You will have to hear it to hear what happened and how to prepare and prevent something like this from happening to you.   And after we terrify you, it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow

    1h 57m

  4. JAN 11

    Episode 195 - CES 26: Hard Tech and Soft Balls

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine. We kick the year off with yet another show that goes off the rails fairly often. Boy would we have gotten canceled if we left the outakes in!   We kick the show off discussing the worst houseguest or squatter of all time!   We then discuss the six personality traits people who are cool have globally.   We then play and discuss a clip from WFAN about Stevie Wonder.   It's great to learn that luxury goods are now made as crappy as everything else. We discuss the state of products with a focus on the quality of the Meta Glasses.   Have you ever wanted to turn your iPhone in to a Blackberry? Well now you can with the Clicks Power keyboard.   The new horror film A24 turns podcasts in to the new Nightmare on Elm Street.   Did you know there is such a thing as gifted dogs?    We then dive in to our annual CES coverage, starting out discussing what else, but Smart Glasses. The first pair we discuss is the latest coming from Rokid. And a lot of us are interested in the Rocked Glasses, but not the Lumen Glasses out of Romania that are specifically designed for the blind. We do not give a great review of the Lumen Glasses, trust me, you will want to hear it. So if the Lumen Glasses are not for you, how about a pair of Smart glasses with Pet Translation?   Razer is developing a pair of Smart Headphones with cameras.   A blind developer has developed a haptic wristband that will decode facial expressions.   Because most of us are Apple users, we discuss the best Mac and iOS accessories announced at CES.   And then it is finally time to discuss the strangers weirdest things coming out of CES this year.   We then discuss the WTF robots that were announced at CES.   And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   And you will want to stay to the very end to hear about the lawsuit that is currently taking place.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

    1h 43m

  5. 12/28/2025

    Episode 194 - That Real Blind Tech Show Year End Spectacular, It's Real and It's Spectacular

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Ed get together for the That Real Blind Tech Show year end spectacular. Jeanine was suppose to join us but she forgot how to read and tell time.   We kick the show off discussing the announcement that The Rolling Stones have canceled their 2026 worldwide tour, and it is for the most unlikely reason.   We then move on to discussing the news that iOS 26.3 will bring AirPod like pairing to third party devices in the EU> Oh no.   Waymo's go bonkers in San Francisco Blackout.   We then tackle the yearly discussion of Don't Get Scrooged with scams this holiday season.   We then discuss how Roomba invented the smart vaccum and lost the future.   We then dive in the Instacart debacle that Instacart has been using A.I. and dynamic pricing to charge different customers different prices on the same item. Which then led to lawmakers looking in to taking action against Instacart. After a really bad ten days for Instacart, they claim they have ended using their A.I  dynamic pricing program.   We then dive in to our year end review spectacular portion of the show, starting off with discussing the new internet slang that Gen-Z gave us in 2025.   Next up we discuss the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Apple in 2025. Next up we discuss what could have been one of google's worst years, turned in to one of its best. We then discuss how A.I. broke the smart home in 2025.    We then get personal with you starting out with our favorite tech innovations and products of 2025. Next we discuss our biggest tech disappointments for the year. We then discuss a couple of personal goals we were proud of in 2025. And it wouldn't be a year end review if we didn't discuss our regrets for the year. And we end discussing what we are looking forward to in 2026.   And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading end of year style.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

    1h 49m

  6. 12/22/2025

    Episode 193 - A Conversation with Dr. Kirk Adams: Talking Careers, Leadership, and Cyber Security

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian is joined by Dr. Kirk Adams to discuss Kirk's background, the state of accessibility, employment, and Kirk's Cyber security training program.   Brian kicks the interview off getting Kirk's opinion about the state of accessibility as 2025 comes to an end.   We then discuss some of Kirk's career highlights.   This rolls us in to discussing the still staggering unemployment rate of the blind, and raises the question of how important is braille in 2025.   Next we discuss Kirk's consulting business Innovative Impact. Kirk then tells us about the Apex Program.   We then discuss the failure of some blind organizations promoting blind individuals to the executive level.   And finally we dive in to some career advice for those blind students out there and what they may want to think about as far as career paths.   You can reach out to Dr. Kirk Adams on Linkedin.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

    53 min

  7. 12/09/2025

    Episode 192 -Deck the Halls with Balls and Bodily Fluids, Holiday Shopping with No Vision and Even Less Dignity

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with Brian, David, and Jeanine. We have a little fun and then dive in to the latest tech news.   Brian starts things off discussing a fun experience we all have when walking the dog.   Be My Eyes won Apple's App Store of the Year Award for Cultural Impact, and on a bigger note there is a spotlight on Brian in the Be My Eyes monthly newsletter.   We then get in to the serious news of the episode as we discuss why it is important to take a Fart Walk after a big holiday dinner meal.   Nothing says comedy more than Elon Musk and Grok, as Elon thinks Grok is hilarious for roasting your co-workers.   Looks like we can finally kiss the Metaverse goodbye.   Do people hate you because you have a wonky internet connection?   Oxford's word of the year is RageBait, and yes, it is one word.   We then dive in to our least favorite conversation topics at the Holiday dinner table.   Brian then discusses his disasterous trip back to NYC. Will the airports ever get a clue?   Are ads going to ruin ChatGPT?   Will generative A.I. be smarter then a Noble Prize winner or your average bear?   Will the Anthropic 9 save the world?   If you are a bad person and have friends who use Android devices, the good news is you can now Air Drop things to them.   Amazon is now using A.I. to create season recaps in Prime Video, but will they have audio description?   In celebrating 40 years of Accessibility, Apple has released a case with a Kung Fu grip, ok, not really a Kung fu Grip, but a grip for people with hand issues.   We then dive in to our annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza, but do to us running long on our last episode, we skipped it, only to run even longer this episode, so no worries since we blew past Black Friday, we are assuming some of you may still have some shopping to do. We discuss our favorite places to shop. We discuss our Holiday shopping experiences, what we still want for the holidays, and what we have bought so far.   And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

    1h 55m

  8. 11/23/2025

    Episode 191 - A.I. Has Killed Santa, But Don't Tell All the Blind Eleven Year Old Readers

    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with once again just the guys, so if you are looking to join us as a regular podcast host since the ladies have turned in to giant flakes, email us in at ThatRealBlindTechshow@gmail.com, as we may have an opening soon! Yeah, yeah, the ladies claim to be busy with work and life.   We kick the show off with an advertising disclaimer about possibly looking for a new CoHost.   After our house cleaning we start the show discussing a recent article in the NY Post, asking what is A.I. ruining for children worldwide? Brian turns the question in to our second version of the Blind Feud.   A common theme on this episode is stupidity, so we move on to discussing why I.Q. levels are dropping for the first time in decades. Which then leads us in to the dumbest thing we heard this week, Elon Musk's comments that money will cease to exist and work will be optional in the future.   And continuing on our stupid theme, the internet now claims that Diet Coke is the Millennials cigarette.   Europe wants to cut down on those pain in the ass cookie pop ups we have been getting for the past few years, but hey isn't Europe also the continent that created this whole issue?   The NFB has partnered with Eleven Labs, and this conversation goes a tad bit off the rails.   Vispero is starting to make use of User Accounts.   Be My eyes is a finalist in the Apple App Store Awards.   Brian and Ed then recap their epic experience down in Austin, Texas at the Blind Travel Summit.   David then tells us about the NFB Pennsylvania Summit.   And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

    1h 51m
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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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  • Creator
    Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    That Real Blind Tech Show

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