CBT shares some of their favorite assistive tech picks for blind and low vision technology users
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In this week’s Cool Picks, the CBT Team are joined by Rob Minault from the AT Banter podcast. They discuss some of their favourite Cool Picks. You can contact us via email to cbt@coolblindtech.com or call our new toll free number at 1-855-330-2665 anytime night or day. Cool Picks YouTube Kids by Google, Inc. Nelson has a great recommendation for parents who want their kids to have a safe place to play on the internet. Marty's Blindfold Games Rob is blown away by the number of audio-games a blind person can play on the iPhone. TuneIn Premium For just $9.99 per month, James has found more audio-books, podcasts, news broadcasts, and sporting events than he could ever listen to.
In this week’s Cool Picks, Nelson and James bring you their top gadgets and gizmos and everything in between. Cool Picks Ring Video Doorbell Pro (Wiring Required), Works with Amazon Alexa With the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, Nelson always knows when his deliveries have arrived. Dropbox Plus Now that he has Dropbox Plus, James has more cloud storage than he knows what to do with.
Join the CBT Team this week as they bring to you some of their latest Cool Picks. Cool Picks: Swarm Simulator FitStar Ability on the Google Home speaker Littlebook - for Facebook on Apple Watch
https://Www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/coolblindtech/Cool_Picks-_August_22_2017.mp3 In this week’s Cool Picks, Nelson and James are joined by Christopher McMillan. Listen in as they discuss their favourite tech on Cool Blind Tech. Cool Picks Ring Floodlight Camera Motion-Activated HD Security Cam Two-Way Talk and Siren Alarm Watch your step! Nelson is keeping an eye on you with this incredible home security camera system. Unboxing and Setting up the Aira Glasses for the Visually Impaired Christopher has his eyes on these glasses from Aira after listening to an unboxing podcast from Cool Blind Tech. AudioShare - audio document manager James is having a blast recording everything on his iPhone with AudioShare for iOS.
In this week’s Cool Picks, Nelson and James discuss their top acquisitions in assistive tech. You can show your support for Cool Blind Tech by giving us a 5 star rating on iTunes. Cool Picks Shout Color Catchers James wants to keep your whites whiter and your colors brighter with this handy laundry product. Pocket Juice 2-in-1 Portable Charger 12,000 mAh Charges Phones and Tablets Nelson is on the Pocket Juice! He is pumped up for you to get this portable charger!
This week the CBT Team returns with special guest host from the AT Banter podcast Ryan Fleury to discuss their Cool Picks. Make sure to check out their site and download this week's VIP for all the fun CBT Banter. Cool Picks this Week Include: Old Time Radio Player Ryan tells us about an app he uses on his Android device to listen to some great radio dramas from the golden years of radio. Seeing AI for iOS This app is definitely going to be a Cool Pick for many over the next few weeks. However, Leo chose it first and so he gets to talk about it as his pick of the week. M-Audio Keystation 49 II Joel continues to try out all the cool things he can do with Reaper. The next step is working with midi and so he gets to show off this great midi keyboard that works quite well with Reaper.
The Cool Blind Tech team has some great fun discussing their Cool Picks. Make sure to download this latest episode or press play to listen along! Cool Picks This Week Include: Alexa can notify you when your Amazon packages are out for delivery Leo is hoping to use his Amazon Echo to inform him of the purchases he plans to make. This new skill will make a sound notification and will respond when you ask "Alexa, what did I miss?" JBL Charge 3 Nelson tells us about the latest acquisition to his audio equipment collection. All three team members give it there seal of approval for sound and features. Windows 10 Creators Edition Joel tries out an old sound card on Windows 10 and is surprised to see that windows recognized it and set it up with no problems. The team encourages everyone to upgrade to the latest version of windows and provides some great reasons on why you should.
In this weeks Cool Picks, James, Jessica, and Nelson bring us some of the top technology from the AT world. Cool Picks Alexa Dungeon Adventure Skill Jessica goes old-school gaming with the latest tech. Listen as she demos a Dungeon and Dragons style game on an Amazon Echo device. MXL 770 Condenser Microphone As a veteran podcaster, Nelson has always sounded great on the air. Just ask him. He will tell you it is true. But even he can’t believe how good he sounds with this new microphone. Hulu It doesn’t have audio-description yet, but James just can’t stop binge watching all of the greatest shows on Hulu. How else will he be able to keep up with the Kardashians?
Join the CBT Team as they explore this week's latest Cool Picks. Cool Picks Actiview App Dolphin EasyReader for iOS Plantronics BackBeat Fit Bluetooth Headphones
Join CBT this week as they talk about their favourite Cool Picks. Cool Picks As Joel is the audio master on the CBT team, his pick of choice is the app he uses to do all his audio magic. Reaper Since Jessica is the traveling ninja, she wants to tell us all about this new transit app she makes extensive use of. CityMapper Transit App for iOS, web and Android While at the gym, Rachel really enjoys a great thriller to keep her energized throughout her workout. She has chosen Voicedream Reader You can read pretty much anything, with a variety of voices or fonts to help consume the content the way you want. Listen and enjoy!
This week Joel, Jessica and Darrell Hilliker share their opinions on this week's Cool Picks. Cool Picks This Week Include the Following: Aira Visual Interpreter for the Blind Darrell shows us how he uses his Cool Pick for help with day-to-day tasks around the house. Google Calendar Find out how Jessica manages her insane schedule with her Cool Pick this week. Microsoft OneNote Joel shows us how he uses OneNote to quickly send thoughts and ideas across his devices.
In this weeks Cool Picks, James Oates, Joel Ramos, Tamas Geczy, and Jessica Rickards get together to share their latest findings in the world of assistive tech. Cool Picks Duolingo Jessica shows us how to learn another language while having fun. Sleep Watch - Auto sleep monitor using your watch Tomi is all about getting a good nights sleep with the help of the Apple Watch. Home Pod Joel just can't wait until December to get his hands on Apple's new voice activated home speaker. Office 365 James talks about staying productive on all of your devices with Microsoft Office 365.
This week the Cool Blind Tech team brings you this week's latest Cool Picks in the world of Accessible Technology. Download the podcast or click on play to listen to this week's fun-filled show. Cool Picks This Week Include the Following Just Press Record Don't you wish there was an app that can help you capture ideas, lectures or musical creations quickly and easily? Tamas shares with us an app that he uses on his Apple Watch that does just that. IFTTT for Web, iOS and Android Why spend so much time clicking on things when you can simply automate those processes? Check out Jessica's Cool Pick this week to see how you can make your life more efficient or play some cool pranks. Youtube TV App Joel shares with us an app for those who are looking to cut the cord. Check out how accessible the Youtube TV app is and how you can get it on both iOS and Android.
The CBT team cools down from the heat wave. This week, Joel, Jessica and Nelson discuss their latest Cool Picks Cool Picks This Week Include the Following The Google Assistant for iOS Jessica might be switching to a new virtual assistant on her iPhone with the latest release of the Google Assistant on the app store. Aura Luxury Wireless Bluetooth Speaker with Airplay Nelson has found the ultimate Bluetooth speaker with his Cool Pick this week. The way he talks about the speaker, it must sound incredible! Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB Direct-Drive Professional Turntable Joel is digging in the crates for old school vinyl with his cool pick this week. It's a new twist on how to play records via USB.
This week the Cool Blind Tech team gives us some of their latest Cool Picks in the world of accessible technology. It's another jam-packed show that can't be missed. Cool Picks This Week Include Google Play Music Jessica is loving the variety of music she has available to listen to just by saying "ok Google" on her Google Home Speaker. If carrying too many cables for your devices is a problem for you, check out Rachel's Cool Pick this week. It can definitely help you stream line your life or at the least, untangle it a bit. Franklin's Gourmet Popcorn Whirley Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper Who says that you can't have popcorn at home that tastes just like at the movies? Joel shows off a very accessible stove top popper that can help you get that movie experience at home.
This week Jessica, Joel, and Hugo drop some knowledge in their latest Cool Picks! Cool Picks: NuWave 30242 PIC Gold Precision Induction Cooktop with 10.5" Fry Pan, Black Talking Typer by American Printing House for the Blind (APH) Rockville studio monitor speakers
Join Jessica, Nelson, and Joel for their exciting Cool Picks this week. Cool Picks: Mr. Coffee Single Cup K-Cup Brewer Status Audio CD-1 Headphones T-fal Actifry Express Air Fryer, redesigned and most technologically advanced Actifry model yet. Extra-large capacity (up to 6 people).
Join the CBT Team as they discuss some of their favourite Cool Picks this week. Cool Picks The BuzzClip Nelson lets us know what all the buzz is about. The BuzzClip is a complementary mobility tool to address upper body and head level obstacles. Crafting Kingdom for iOS Jessica dares you to build an empire and join her on a quest with the iOS game, Crafting Kingdom. Year Zero: A Novel by Rob Reid James invites you to share in his strange reading habits by delving into this unusual science fiction novel by Rob Reid, the founder of Rhapsody. How to get all of the content offered by Cool Blind Tech Subscribe to our podcast feed here. Subscribe to our RSS feed here. The RSS feed has all of our articles and podcasts.
Hugo, Jessica, and Joel share their Cool Picks this week that you can’t miss! Cool Picks This Week Include: T-Mobile Content Transfer App Hugo tells us about an app that can help you transfer content from your old phone to your new one with T-Mobile. Take a listen to his experiences with this app and how easy it is to use on both iOS and Android TinyInvoice for iOS Jessica shows us how she keeps track of her invoices on an incredible app available for your iOS devices. If you're looking to do the same, then make sure to download her suggestion. The New Apple iPad Joel picks up the new iPad and praises how fast and responsive the latest tablet from Apple is while using voiceover. If you're looking for a new tablet to buy, you might just want to pick up a new iPad
Join Jessica, Nelson and Joel as they discuss some of their Cool Picks from the tech world. Cool Picks This Week Include: iFax for iOS Jessica shows us iFaxfrom the Apple App Store that helps you send faxes from your mobile device. Tile - Find & Track Your Lost Phone Nelson demonstrates a cool device that works with an app on your smart phone to help you find those lost items. Check out the podcast and grab the Tile app. Android Nougat Features Joel is enjoying the new features that Nougat version 7.0 is bringing to his Moto G4 phone. If you're running Marshmallow on your cell phone, you might want to see if it's listed for an update to Nougat.
In this week’s, Cool Picks, James Oates, Joel Ramos, and Rachel Feinberg discuss their favourite gizmos and gadgets. Cool Picks James gets cooking with the West Bend 86604 Programmable Steamer. West Bend 12-hour Programmable Steamer provides consumers a healthy option for steaming vegetables, fish, chicken, and rice. This versatile small electric includes two stackable 3-1/2-quart steam baskets, and a 5-cup rice bowl and drip tray. Complete with brushed stainless steel accents to provide an upscale statement to this item. Rachel can’t wait for keyboard shortcuts and notification channels coming to Android O This Fall. Android enthusiasts, this is a great time for you. Android O first developer preview is now available for installation via flashing to your device. Joel is crooning over the DBX 286S Microphone Processor. One device to get all those vocal effects into your recording and not worry about adding them later. It has built-in compression, noise gate and more.
Join Jessica, James, and Nelson for another Cool Picks as they discuss the latest happenings in accessible tech! Cool Picks Breaking News by Vijay Anand for iOS Breaking News by Vijay Anand for Android Move To Measure - Flying Ruler by Alexey Brilev (paid) iOS app LoDel, local food delivery If you have enjoyed this podcast, please leave us feedback! We'd love to hear from you! Who knows, you may be featured on one of our future podcasts.
Cool Picks returns with Jessica Rickards, Joel Ramos, and Hugo Gallegos as they tell us all about their latest tech. Cool Picks Amazon Registries: Gift Shopping Made Simple Anker PowerCore+ 26800 Power Bank with Qualcomm Quick 2.0 and PowerPort+ 1 with Quick Charge 3.0 Wall Charger SoundSource gives you one place to go for all Mac's most important audio controls
In this episode of Cool Picks, Joel Ramos, Hugo Gallegos, and Rachel Feinberg tell us all about their favourite gadgets from this year’s Assistive Technology Conference, hosted by California State University Northridge. Cool Picks Orbit Reader 20 KNFB Reader for Windows 10 ChromeVox Screen Reader
Join Joel, Jessica and Cool Blind Tech's newest team member Rachel as they discuss their Cool Picks. Cool Picks of the Week Jessica shows us a cool skill that is available on both the Alexa line of products and the Google Home Assistant. The "Dr. Doggy" skill is a must have for owners of seeing eye dogs or those who care greatly for man's best friend. Rachel highlights the benefits of using the Yelp app on her iPhone before heading out for a day of fun. Check out how you can plan your next outing as well. Joel has found a new way to have fun on his iPhone with the new Reverb app. Listen in to find out how you can now bring along a well known virtual assistant with you on both android and iOS devices.
Tune in to this jam packed show where James Oates with fellow hosts Joel Ramos and Nelson Régo let you in on their latest Cool Picks. Cool Picks: djay Pro for the Mac. djay Pro provides a complete DJ Software for performing DJs. Its unique modern interface is built around a sophisticated integration with iTunes and Spotify, giving you instant access to millions of tracks. Pristine sound quality and a powerful set of features including high-definition waveforms, four decks, audio effects, and hardware integration give you endless creative flexibility to take your sets to new heights. Fujitsu ScanSnap S1300i Mobile Document Scanner. • Fast color, grayscale and monochrome scan speeds of up to 12 double sided pages per minute • 10-page Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) • One touch searchable PDF Creation • Automatic paper size detection, automatic color detection, automatic cropping, blank page deletion and de-skew • Scan to: Evernote, SugarSync, Google Docs, Salesforce Chatter and Dropbox,1 year Limited Warranty Google BrailleBack. BrailleBack is an Accessibility Service that helps blind users make use of braille devices. It works together with the TalkBack app to give a combined braille and speech experience. This app lets you connect a supported refreshable braille display to your device via Bluetooth. Screen content will be presented on the braille display and you can navigate and interact with your device using the keys on the display. It is possible to input text using the braille keyboard.
Join Jessica Rickards, James Oates, and Nelson Régo this week with their Cool Picks. Cool Picks: Instant Pot Six-In-One (or Seven-In-One) Pressure Cooker Instant Pot Reference Article
Listen in as Joel Ramos, Jessica Rickards and newcomer Gabriel Vega, CEO of Commtech. give us their Cool Picks for this week. Cool Picks: MediGuard provides you with easy to understand health information, safety alerts & recalls and drug interactions. Office Lens is like having a scanner in your pocket. Like magic, it will digitize notes on whiteboards or blackboards. Always find important documents or business cards. Sketch your ideas and snap a picture for later. Don't lose receipts or stray sticky notes again! BBE 882i Sonic Maximizer
Join Jessica Rickards and James Oates for another exciting Cool Picks as they discuss some of their favourite technology. Cool Picks: Braigo Companion by Braigo Labs, LLC ETI Eloquence for Windows Please feel free to leave feedback about your own accessible voting experiences, or how you've handled voting, whether you're from the U.S. or other another country.
Join hosts Joel Ramos, James Oates and Jessica Rickards as they discuss their Cool Picks. Not a week goes by that we don't bring you "Cool Picks" that we use on a daily basis: The UberEats app comes in handy when you just got to have that burger. Make sure to listen to catch Jessica's favorite orders on the app. It's available for both Android and iOS. Planning on upgrading to a new phone or simply want to make sure you don't lose all those important contacts on your smart phone? Then you definitely want to check out James' recommendation of the "My Contacts Backup" app for iOS. If you find that you are the forgetful type or know someone that leaves something behind everywhere you go. Then you are going to enjoy Joel's suggestion of the "Don't Leave It" app for iOS
Join Joel Ramos, Nelson Régo and guest host Hugo Gallegos as they discuss their latest Cool Picks. Cool Picks: Virtual assistants are everywhere now and Microsoft's very own Cortana is still a great option to use for reminders, information and good old fashioned fun. FreshBooks is Small Business Accounting Software That Makes Billing Painless. Struggling with swapping SIM cards between two phones? The Digits Program from T-Mobile may be something you'll want to take a look at on this week's show.
This week, join Nelson Régo and Joel Ramos as they showcase some of the hottest Cool Picks. This week's "Cool Picks" Include the following : Algoriddim continues to provide incredible accessibility with their line of DJ products. The new DJay Pro for the iPhone is no exception. The video found on the page for the app highlights some great features but, sadly no descriptive video... Tired of flight simulators? Try out the SYMA Sky Thunder RC D63 Drone Runner
The CBT Team are back with their Cool Picks of 2016. Featuring James, Jessica, Joel, Leo, Alex and Nelson with a introduction to our newest team member, Jessica Silva from Cisco Academy for the Vision Impaired. Cool Picks: Sonos Echo Dot (2nd Generation Google Home speaker. Fire Tablet. Apple iPhone SE Google Pixel Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (2nd gen).
Join Jessica, James, Leo and Tomi for a very special Cool Picks: Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Generation) OBi202 VoIP Telephone Adapter To help you create, the Microsoft all-in-one keyboard Cribbage Pro for iOS and Android
Join Jessica with Tamas, Leo and Joel for another exciting Cool Picks: Jessica recommends handmade iPhone cases for their price, aesthetics and tactile appeal. Check your local vendors for hand crafted cases that fit your needs. Leo: Google Allo Joel: Fire HD 10 Tablet Tamas: Sleep++, for tracking your sleep using an Apple Watch on the device itself. Please let us know how you like the new format. we'd love to hear your feedback via comments, questions or email.
Join Jessica Rickards along with James Oates, Joel Ramos and Nelson Rego for another Cool Picks: Acorns Mobile Investing Light Detector By EveryWare Technologies Paste Bot For Mac Tech21 Evo Mesh Case for iPhone 7 Plus
Join Joel, James and Alex as they discuss new Cool picks: James Alex Joel
Joining Jessica this week is Alex and Tamas with their Cool Picks: foobar2000 on iOS Moovit for iOS Moovit for Android Stalking the Shadows: Ancient Destiny, Book 1 | BJ Edwards on Audible
Join the Cool Blind Tech team as Alex, Leo and Tomi discuss the latest Cool Picks: Andrea Electronics 3D Surround Sound Recording Phones Raspberry Pi 3 Thermionik ñ Professional Native Amp Modeling
In this episode, Justin is joined by Leo and Jessica, as they go through interesting Cool Picks: Roger Caption Bot Microsoft Excel for iOS
Join Jessica, Leo and Nelson as they take a look at Cool Picks for everyone. Cool Picks: Sing! Karaoke by Smule iPhone SE Sony MDR-ZX330BT bluetooth headphones
Don’t miss Tamas, Leo and Jessica with their Cool Picks: Zomato - Food & Restaurant Finder ModBox Module Player Private Internet Access™ Anonymous VPN Service
This week, Alex Justin and Joel Explore the accessibility features on the latest Cool Picks: Focus for iOS Launch center pro fongo
Joel, Alex and tomi discuss their latest Cool Picks: Avira antivirus TeamTalk for iOS Undead Assault
This week Joel, Leo and Alex discuss Cool Picks: Quartz for iOS Capriccio for iOS Aipoly Vision for iOS