Vision forward's Tech Connect Live

0:00 Start 2:00 Better iPhone generally, also Liquid Cooling Tech and New Colors! 5:30 Is a smaller phone always better? We discuss the downsides 6:45 Data usage and the arms race between Camera and Memory development 12:20 Redundant Updates and New iPhones for the case of new iPhones? 16:00 Air Pods Pro 3 with Live Translation, Heartbeat monitor, 25:00 Apple Watches: Series 11, SE, and Pro Model! Health Biometrics 29:00 Predicting Ovulation via Biometrics and Temperature Data 32:00 Wrap Up, Top 3 Commenters and Upcoming InnoSearch AI Video!

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 4:30 Introducing Ryan Anetsberger 8:00 People Who Care in Arizona) 11:30 Origins of Live Read as an App 14:00 What using the App is like, design philosophy 20:00 Why isn't it on Android yet? 22:50 Data Protection and No Internet Connection Needed 24:00 Comments from the Chat 25:45 No Data Collection means you can OCR sensitive info without fear 26:00 Ryan Demos the App 28:30 Voice Over does not interfere with the App or Read Twice 29:30 You do not need to keep the camera pointed at text after initial use 34:00 Its a Free App, might as well download it as a tool in the tool belt 34:30 When will it be able to read columns and charts etc (One of Ryan's priorities) 37:00 Tinkering to improve usability to include shaky fingers or subpar camera skills 41:00 Top Three Commenters for this session 42:30 Wrap Up Sign off

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 5:00 Introduction of the Prodigi Software for Windows 10:10 IPEVO Document Camera Description vs Built in Webcam 12:45 Navigating through the Menus 14:45 Books is a new option in newest update 15:00 Magnifier Basics and Local View OCR Button 18:30 Full Page OCR Capture 21:00 Fielding Comments and Questions (Upcoming Topics) 22:00 Settings Menu 23:00 MultiCapture for a series of documents 25:30 Files, Saving images, Exporting Options 29:30 Distance View, Switching/Adding Cameras 33:00 Distance Demo, setting up split screen with dual cameras 35:00 Failed test of Distance OCR 39:00 Various Prodigi Options, Software only, or Camera included or Complete Kit! 43:15 Wrap Up and Upcoming Videos, Top Three Comment Contributors!

0:00 Start 1:00 Baseball Traffic in Milwaukee, Brewers vs Cubs update! 4:00 Introducing Amos Miller, CEO of Glidance 8:00 Why it was created? What purpose does it serve as an AT device? 11:45 Glide is a manually pushed system, either one or both of the wheels will slow you to turn. 16:30 Physical description of the device 27:30 Is it waterproof? 29:00 Soundscape and VoceVista are previous projects Amos has started up 30:00 News coverage, The Today Show, 31:15 2024 first demo at CSUN, improvements since then, 34:45 Line Maintenance and Freestyle navigation 46:00 Cold weather Temperature Range of The Glide, it heats itself up to counter cold weather 48:45 User Feedback driven design, testing and early purchase methods 53:20 Ending Song

0:00 Start 5:00 Audience Comments 9:30 Joe Jorgensen's Experience and what lead to Accessibyte Studio 13:00 Luke introduces the Studio, including a list of all the various apps in Accessibyte Studio 17:00 Studio is for bridging the gap between Very Simple Applications and Workplace Level Tools Especially useful for instructors who have students of various skill levels. 22:00 Why Studio changes how people learn and practice while developing Screen Reader Skills 28:00 Where will AI be relevant? Working on a magic Edit Button You can always do things manually 31:15 First release looks pretty good, and there are plenty of features which will be added soon! Free updates and if you are doing a trial period and it runs out, it refreshes everytime there is an update! 34:00 Supporting an employment goal, building assessments, Typio Pro if for training professionals 38:00 Documents, edit save and share files via email 40:00 Summer 2025 Accessibyte releases not only Studio but also Quick Cards, the website etc 42:30 Accessibyte Website, Arcade will have a full rollout within a year, how to try things out 42:45 Web based Studio, free trial system goes into Assessment Mode once your trial period is over. Whenever a new feature comes out, your trial refreshes so you can test things out again. 46:00 Privileges based on IT/Admin/Office permissions. 51:00 Outro Music

0:00 Start 5:00 Various discussions of video games and musicians 8:30 iOS 26 introduction and development history 11:10 Turning on VoiceOver 12:30 Finding and opening the Phone App 14:00 Bottom tabs in the new Phone App, Calls, Contacts, Keypad and Search 16:45 Calls is the new Recent, how to find your Voicemails? 23:00 Gmail, composing a new email 24:00 Searching within Gmail is now no longer at the top, but now at the bottom 25:30 Filtering Emails in the bottom left, 27:30 careful for floating search box and compose button, 30:30 Podcast App, Search Tab and general navigation 34:00 Messages, 35:30 Composing a new text message, 37:00 Control Center, Exploring by touch works even with Liquid Glass activated, except email app!!! 38:20 Jokes 39:30 How to explore an unfamiliar app and get comfortable with any major update! 41:00 Finding the Maps app, ignoring the unnecessary category label as a screen reader user, 42:00 You cannot open an app if it is partially covered/blurred because it is at the very top or bottom. Even if you hear the phone sees it, you may not be able to open it unless you scroll up or down a bit. 44:30 Upgrading to iOS 26, take away thoughts on this new system, Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 2:30 Breaking the Ice, chatting about the weather and raising children 5:30 Coffee Talk 8:30 Comments from the Audience, Meta Ray Ban Glasses, Yorkshire Pudding and Hull 16:10 WWDC Breakdown, Liquid Glass 24:00 Apple Vision Pro using Live Magnification! 28:30 Futuristic Speculation about direct brain input 32:00 Apple design philosophy: buy innovations and then saturate the market 36:30 Apple Intelligence and Discussing the Lawsuits against false promises made 38:45 Everyone is still waiting on Siri to get good, Apple has owned Siri for 15 years, no major improvement 42:00 Gemini with Live Video while you are speaking. Pan the camera while speaking to trigger this. 45:00 Carrie's YouTube videos, topics and comments 47:30 Upcoming video topics, ACVREP Credits, Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 5:30 Introducing the topic of Meta Glasses, 6:45 Can you use the meta Glasses with non-standard smartphones? Blindshell Classic 3, Smart Vision 3? 10:30 Demo the Meta being used to read printed text documents and asking follow-up questions 18:40 Calling and receiving a call on the Meta Glasses 24:00 Testing Live AI to understand where doors, chairs and obstructions are 27:00 Sometimes Meta needs to be asked twice in order to detect obstacles 38:30 Pairing the Meta to the Smart Vision 3 44:44 Tutorial Loads when you first open Meta Glasses app 53:00 We plan to revisit this topic and try to improve things 53:30 Thanking Audience, Closing thoughts and upcoming videos! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 8:55 Rachel introduces the Odyssey by HumanWare and NextVPU 10:00 Modern market for OCR devices vs OCR apps, what makes the Odyssey stand out? 11:11 Showing off the physical device, its camera arm, handle and buttons. 12:00 Ports include USB-C, HDMI display port, Wired Power options, Micro SD card for saving files 12:45 Navigating through the menus, how to activate Auto Mode for taking pictures and reading via OCR 17:30 welcoming Mathieu the Project Manager for the Odyssey 18:15 Using Manual Mode to take a photo of a document and having it read aloud. 21:45 AI, Standard Description and Summary uses Chat GPT so you must be connected to the internet 22:22 Future developments will use the built in microphone to ask Follow-Up questions 23:00 Spanish and French translation to English, more languages and voice commands to follow! 26:50 Finger Pointing Mode, ideal for reading newspapers and other complex documents 29:45 Other than the OrCam, no other standalone OCR device has that finger pointing feature 32:00 Max 50 requests a month, but subscription models exist for additional requests 38:00 Bluetooth and Wired Headphones for audio options other than the speaker 40:20 Rachel explains why Odyssey is best, durable, easy to operate, solid AI, 42:30 Wrap Up, additional links for more info, upcoming videos and livestream topics 46:30 Ending Music Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 5:45 Introducing Freek from Hable! 11:00 Last Time Freek discussed the Hable One! Same Hardware for the Easy. 14:30 Showing the device, discussing its buttons, battery and bluetooth! 16:00 Who is this device for? Is the Easy a shortcut around gestures and multi-tapping? 18:00 How do younger folks use this device differently than the older crowd? 19:45 Rundown of the eight buttons and what their default settings are, how to label them tactile 21:00 Open the box, hear voice instructions on how to connect your device and get started. 24:30 Helpful buttons for navigation, back button and reset button are useful incase you get lost 27:00 The Hable Easy is easily the best deal compared to how large an impact it can make for someone 28:30 Tactile stickers which can be applied according to what the user customizes their buttons to do. 31:00 If you already own the Hable One, you already have the hardware so just use your App to turn it into a Hable Easy! 32:00 Works with bluetooth to connect to iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and soon the Apple Watch! 33:00 How many actual button combinations can you program? 35:30 Fan suggested edits and improvements to the Hable 36:30 Hable Easy works with 90% of the commands on Blindshell, works with other Android devices too! 37:15 Where to buy the Hable Easy or Hable One. 38:30 Battery Life is about 1 month, but it does have to be charged 39:30 Upcoming Topics and updates to our LMS and Zoom based livestreams 41:45 End Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 3:15 Comments from the Chat, 6:30 EMVI App Introduction, payment options 7:45 Data Protection with this app vs free AI options with worse data leaks 9:00 Demo of the App, navigating the menus and options 13:15 Taking a picture, human expression tests 17:00 Art Description via taking a photo with the app 20:00 Taking a photo of a computer cord and asking which plug it is 21:30 Document section, scanning text but it ends up rewriting/hallucinating close words 25:00 Reading text at a distance, in this case about +30ft of distance 26:30 Code Scanner, EMVI uses info from the internet/brand website not actually reading 30:00 Ease of use is good, swipe for navigation, photos automatically interpreted based on mode 32:15 Fun Facts about Ice Mountain 100% Spring Water turns out to be Groundwater from Michigan 33:00 Seeing AI App Summarized, no more channel switcher, there is a new system of three options 37:30 Facial Recognition with AI description 39:00 More Tab, traditional channel selector is now available again! 41:00 Chatting with folks in Chat about the Meta Glasses and wearables generally 44:30 Wearables Part 2 Upcoming video! 48:40 Outro Music Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 6:00 Xiaoran, CEO of Agiga introduces the company, herself and the EchoVision Glasses 8:45 Huasong, CTO of Agiga, gives his story and how they chose to make their own smart glasses 16:00 Optional Colored or Mirrored front covers similar to clip on sunglasses 18:00 How to charge the glasses, how is the battery life and weight? 20:00 Demonstration of the reading mode, first using a business card 23:00 Specifically asking what the phone number on a business card is, summary of text options 25:30 Scene Description, environmental basics such as furniture people and technology 27:45 Facial Recognition, Description and Emotional information 32:45 Point and Describe? Can the glasses recognize gestures like that? 34:45 Tips for Facial Description from a Blindness POV, tips and tricks for longer term development 36:45 Menus and Dim Light Conditions 39:00 Live Descriptions with Continuous Audio Feedback 46:30 Sharing your media taken from the EchoVision Glasses, Media Buttons 49:00 Price, Promo Code and PreOrdering the EchoVision Smart Glasses from Agiga 52:00 Closing The show! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start IBVI Industries 7:15 Setting Expectations for this year's CSUN, Livestreaming Tuesday and Wednesday 5pm Pacific 9:40 Quick Run Through of the full list of CSUN Vendors and Exhibitors 10: 00 Accessibyte w/ Joe Jorgenson featuring: Typio, School and Work Suite of software, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11Xy-XB6Jtc 11:20 Agiga w/ Hassan featuring: Hardware similar to Meta Glasses 12:45 Aira featuring: visual assistance connection app either on phone or on your computer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHiIPrAja_k 14:00 AwareWolf w/ Dave featuring All Terrain Cane https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-6nAGz0xfyY 16:00 Be My Eyes featuring: assisted video call with a volunteer or using AI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Lugpgj5JM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dCA4qWaXlQ 17:30 Blindshell accessible smart phone w/ Barry Azman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pohUlMcaO3U 18:30 Brava Smart Oven, microwave sized accessible oven subdivided for differential cooking 21:00 Case for Vision featuring an iPhone case designed to turn it into a magnifier. Similar to the Optaro by Eschenbach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv-Byo_FGXM 22:22 Dot Incorporation featuring the Dot Pad multiline braille display, also Dot Watch 23:15 EMVI.AI featuring AI powered app for visual assistance 25:30 Glidance mobility aid w/ Amos Miller https://www.youtube.com/live/42KuD0uuZls 27:00 HumanWare featuring Prodigy Magnifier for Windows w/ Peter Tucic and Rachel Ramos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZzDYV0MRLY 28:10 Maggie Vision VR style wearable using an iPhone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-kfxFJP6fs 28:50 Morphic control panel for Windows, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-LqmxbRto8 30:00 NewHaptics Braille hardware designed for large area tactile "screen" display 32:15 Orbit Research and the Activator by Dream Vision Group for braille similar to dual monitors 34:00 Orcam, Reineeker and the Navis App by Touch Pulse handsfree personal navigation app, 36:20 TrySight's Mercury Vision wearable magnifier with speech 37:50 The Vispero Group: Freedom Scientific, Optelec, Enhanced Vision, 38:30 Voxiweb, sign up for a service designed for navigating the internet using a screen reader 39:00 WeWalk featuring GPS and phone connected smart cane, 40:15 Zoomax wearables, electronic magnifiers, 40:45 Wrap-Up, Sony PS5, Amazon, upcoming livestreams at 5pm Pacific on 11th, and 12th, 42:00 Post your questions and requested topics, comment and like the videos! 42:45 Closing Music Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 6:45 Introducing Rachel Ramos from HumanWare, her story and her current role 10:15 HumanWare product overview of devices old and new 17:00 Victor Reader Stream, book reader, podcasts, internet radio, news and magazines, all audio 18:30 New features of Victor, organize your Voice Notes into folders, 20:45 Guided demonstration of navigating and creating named folders, 23:15 Demo of recording a new Voice Note, 24:15 Files are numbered sequentially by default, after deleting a file you can Consolidate to renumber files. 29:00 Brailliant and other Braille products, read books, take notes and 32:00 What is new? Tools like WIkipedia, Wiktionary and WordSet 35:00 Example use case of searching an unfamiliar word, 38:00 HumanWare Podcast w/ Rachel and Peter "See Things Differently with HumanWare" 43:00 Navigating with Brailliant and selecting words to look up 47:00 HumanWare Odyssey featuring AI powered scanned document questions, 49:00 Wrap Up with Rachel Ramos from HumanWare, upcoming topics and events 51:15 Ending with Music Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 2:15 End of Intro Song 4:30 Explaining how Innosearch.AI aggregates from other websites 10:00 Laptop Demo, Homepage, What are Flash Deals? 15:30 Search, information clarity via Stripped Down Interface, reviews 19:45 Ask Innosearch Artificial Intelligence for specific questions 31:00 Adding to Cart, Navigating 36:00 Searching for digital assets like Silver Arrows in Knights Manager 37:15 Searching for Flights 43:00 Wrap-Up Review of Innosearch.AI what it does well where does it need improvement? 48:00 Closing Credits and Ending Song! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 4:30 IBVI promotional video 5:30 Comments, Amazon Alexa Trigger Warning! 7:35 Akinator, Guess the Character! 12:30 Knight Manager, steer and cheer on your champion! 29:30 Escape the Room, Collect clues and crush puzzles to escape! 43:00 Sound Quiz, Guess the song name quicker than your competition! 47:20 Wrap Up Amazon Echo games Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 2:15 Where has Cory been? 4:15 Holiday Catch-Up 6:00 The new Nosferatu Movie Review 10:00 Envision Ally, past and future produced video 16:15 Introduction to the Workshop Topics 18:15 Early Pessimism as to how useful these workshops are; however, we were PLEASENTLY SUPRISED 20:45 How to get to the YouTube comments and live chat using a Screen Reader, 24:00 Low Vision using AI to detect and lable Salient Objects depending on activity, 28:30 Realtime VR Games using AI to identify interactible objects, what pitfalls must be overcome? 32:30 Hable One and Comments from our chat 34:30 AI enhanced reading, this includes eye tracking and line focus technology 38:00 Augmenting Landmarks for people with low vison, wearing an AR headset, similar to Good Maps 42:30 Visual Social Cues, translating facial expression, body language, gestures and movements 48:45 Wrap Up with Closing Thoughts. Thank you everybody! Have a great 2025! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 5:30 Introducing our Guests from Blindshell: Filip and Jakub 9:15 History and Development of previous Blindshell products 14:35 Upgrades from the Blindshell 2? RAM, new colors, Storage, Physical Grip, lower latency 17:00 Left Action Button, new features: display, notifications, battery and wifi settings, copy and paste! 21:00 Navigating the menus, describing the physical buttons and layout of the device. 25:00 Voice Control Options, specifically Luna AI! 29:00 You cannot hangout the phone using Luna AI, they didn't want you accidently hanging up 29:45 Uses for Luna include, sending and reading messages, set alarms, calendar reminders, 33:00 Touchscreen, specifically for use with 3rd party apps which you can download and install 38:00 Phone Screen Sharing via Tandem, allows a trusted few to temporarily control your phone screen 44:00 Wrap-Up, contact info, website suggestions and supported networks list. 48:00 Closing the show with Holiday cheer, upcoming produced video on Envision Ally AI, 50:00 Closing Credits and Ending Song! Be sure to join us next year! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 5:30 Introducing our Guest: Mikayla Siditsky 9:00 Eyedaptic's EYE5 Hardware gets a Software Upgrade = EYE6 11:00 Ivy, a built in AI for your EYE6, introduction and Use cases 12:30 Physical Description of the EYE5, use of a tethered smartphone controller 18:45 Auto Zoom and Object Detection Options such as Faces or Text 22:50 Sheet Music, real-time stabilization, 25:30 Bright Text Function: a while outline surrounds text and objects, bold shapes help 31:45 Eyedaptic History, what was the EYE1? Will there be an EYE7??? 35:30 What is the difference between the EYE5 and EYE6? Button changes and AI tips 39:00 Worried about Wifi? Mikayla explains the different tiers of payment for more reliable service 40:45 Using Ivy, testing basic description, 44:00 Ivy OCR and summary of text 49:00 Memory, can Ivy only remember one picture at a time? How long after use does it remember? 49:30 Wrap-Up Contact Details and upcoming events, livestreams, etc 53:00 End Sign off message! Next time is BlindShell Classic 2! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:00 Jokes and Audience Comments and Questions 7:50 Introducing PiccyBot, AI descriptions from video and photos 11:30 PIccyBot's creator Martijn Van Der Spec enters the chat! 13:00 Demo using VoiceOver navigating through the app , headings, controls 16:55 Demo of taking a still photo in the app and hearing its description 27:00 Using PiccyBot to analyze old photos already saved on your device 32:00 Comparing this with the Be My AI description and response time. 37:00 Uploading an existing video file to the app for description 43:00 Actually taking a live video and uploading it for a detailed description! 49:00 Summary thoughts from our Assistive Technology Experts! 53:00 Upcoming videos, live shows and events! Stay Tuned! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Smart Vision 3 Part 2: Apps! Notes go here 0:00 Start 3:30 Upcoming Dining In the Dark event 5:15 Setting up expectations, referencing previous livestream on Smart Vision 3. 8:00 Overview of the phone and its controls, 9:00 Getting into the Application List 11:00 Agenda 12:20 Currency Identifier 15:00 Where can you purchase this phone? Raz Mobility website 17:55 Calendar, changing view scale and creating events 20:30 Color Identifier App, 23:30 Contacts, creating new contacts, dictation works but you cannot spell by letter 27:40 Book Reader information, compatible with Bard style Daisy files and other text file into Audiobook. 33:00 Gmail example both reading and writing emails 37:45 Sending a Text using Google Assistant or Gemini 39:15 YouTube, navigating, searching, and using it with TalkBack and Dictation 42:30 How this phone compares to Blind Shell Classic 2? 46:00 Upcoming Videos, Events and Livestreams Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 10:00 Smart Vision 3 Introduction, who is it best for? 12:30 Physical Description, Button Controls 17:10 Demo of the device, Navigating through menus, 22:00 List of Applications, technological workarounds and gestures 25:00 T-Mobile support and 3 months of Mint Mobile for free 26:20 Getting to Contacts from main menu, 28:00 Discussing tech complexity and how simple controls don't always make it easier 32:00 Demonstrating the Magnifier 34:45 Launch the Google Assistant to ask it questions 38:10 Alexa App Raincheck 39:00 Commenter Questions, VoiceOver 40:00 Demonstrating the Google Lookout app 41:40 Smart Vision 3 Features of note, keypad controls, who is this best for? 46:00 Wrap Up, Upcoming Episodes, Produced Videos and Special Events! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:45 Welcoming Joe Jorgensen, how did Accessibyte begin? Early steps and stages. 12:00 Laptop View and Demo from the Accessibyte Homepage. 14:45 Learning methodology of Typio. Giving students educational tools that don't need a teacher all the time. 17:00 Joe explains each program, including Accessibyte Arcade and Braillio! 24:30 Home edition vs School edition? How would a teacher use these programs? How about younger students? 28:30 Typio vs Typio Pro for laptop demonstration 38:00 Typing Pets as a method of gamifying education. 44:00 Wrap-Up Summary and upcoming videos Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 5:00 Elizabeth Evans background, training, experience and context of Maggie IVR 11:20 Showing the Headset controls, including tactile buttons of dials for customization 13:00 Why iPhone? Maybe Android next year, perhaps Pixel? 18:00 Handling the device, hardware review, 23:00 OCR on a wearable device, how often is it actually used? What devices are better for that? 27:00 Mobile use, Maggie can get you a head strap, with training most folks can move easily wearing it 28:30 Mode button, changing defaults and holding mode button for 5 seconds to revert back to defaults 31:10 Low Light use? 34:00 Website Maggie.vision and other ways to get your hands on the Maggie IVR 37:30 Reaction time, very little lag between pressing buttons on the device and seeing results 37:45 Battery Life is 4 hours, if plugged in you can run it for 8+ hours 39:30 What sort of vision loss is this for? Central Vision Loss, Poor Night Vision and general low vision 40:00 Eevans@maggie.vision Contact info and website Maggie.vision for a contact form 41:45 What all comes in the box? 43:00 Wrap-Up contact info and upcoming videos or events 44:00 End Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 1:30 Jokes! 3:00 Audience Comments 5:45 Introducing Jeanette Von Dyck and the eSight Go! 7:00 Jeanette's personal story about getting involved in Assistive Technology 9:45 The eSight Go is best for those with Low Vision, ideal for those between 2200 to 2800 12:00 It is the type of device that you really need to test in person before knowing if it is right for you. 13:00 Jeanette explains Peter's Anomaly: Congenital Cornea Scarring 16:30 Audience Comments and Questions 18:15 Jeanette recalls recent history from eSight 3 (2017) through eSight 4 (2020) and now eSight Go! 23:30 The eSight Go! Physical Description, USB port, Neck Battery provides 3 hours of use per battery, 26:00 Tilt controls are quick and do not require you to physically tip the device = reduced neck strain 29:00 eSight Go weighs 170 grams for the visor itself, and you can use a longer USB cord 30:00 Device controls explained 32:45 No current ability to input a different signal from that USB but it might be improved in the future 34:00 Digital Tilt replaces the biopic tilt, the nose pads can still be adjusted though 37:00 Audience Chat, waiting list for the device, and how good is its display of Color? 40:00 Does the eSight App still work with the eSight Go? YES! The app can also be a controller. 41:15 Who owns eSight? Gentex Corporation intends to invest in the creation of future devices too 43:00 Discount for customers who have previously purchased older devices, or via Dr referral. 45:15 Vision Forward Association will allow you to visit and test out this and other wearable devices. 46:15 Wrap-Up and Contact info for Jeanette.VonDyck@Gentex.com or (855-837-4448) 48:00 Upcoming produced videos including accessibility of Microsoft Edge browser. 49:00 End Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

0:00 Start 4:30 Skip the Jokes if you DARE! 13:00 Using AI in your daily lives? Office work, Computer Programming, Skills and Teaching. 15:55 Comments from the Live audience: Is it moral to lean on AI for productivity? Skills? 19:55 Gemini as a casual option, Disappointing OrCam Rumors, Alternatives Wearables? 30:00 Demo of prompting Copilot to create a text flyer for an upcoming event. 38:00 Google Gemini Live provides instantaneous real time responses and updates. 42:00 Demo how a teacher can generate a lesson plan for any age range and topic. 47:30 AI as a danger to stability of financial systems, unforeseen assumptions by AI 52:45 Wrap Up Summary and Upcoming Videos + Live shows and events!

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start, Banter and Recent Events 4:30 Production History, physical description glasses, produced video demos 11:30 Wearing the Glasses, Examining the charging Case, how sleek are they? 18:45 Basic commands and trigger phrases, playing music vs identifying music 24:00 Realtime translation and reading text, stylized font, etc 33:30 Product Identification and Follow-Up questions 39:30 Handwriting Test??? 40:30 Object Identification featuring a houseplant and number of chairs in view 42:15 Wrap-Up, How good are these Meta Glasses really? 48:30 Closeout Messages and Upcoming Videos

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 3:15 History, Rules and General Introduction to Wordle 7:45 Laptop Instructions, Visual Settings, Controls 16:15 Actually Guessing and Checking and Trying again! 31:00 Smartphone Instructions, Keyboard controls and Tapping Tricks 38:45 Computer vs Phone? Computer is usually going to be easier to do! 41:15 Wrap-Up Review and Upcoming Events and Videos!

0:00 Start 2:20 Introducing Topics 7:00 Setting up the show, commenter questions and thoughts 10:00 Organization and Customization of the Home Screen 13:30 Rumors of additional Customization including individual App size 19:00 Siri is now better at understanding corrections and commands 27:00 Privacy, Data Management and GPT 43:00 Media Insights with relevant information during pause (Apple's equivalent to X-Ray) 44:00 Rating this year's Conference 47:00 Wrap Up summary of upcoming topics, videos, webinars and more!

0:00 Start 0:35 Banter and Jokes 3:00 Intro for Amos Miller 5:45 What does Glidance mean relative to Guide Dogs? 14:30 Physical Description and Basic Use Cases 26:30 Responsiveness and Real-time Feedback (Checks x10 every second!) 30:30 The Glide can slow you down relative to how complicated the path is 33:00 Goals of The Glide, eventually we want it to be your primary mobility device 34:15 Telescoping Handle, Packing it all down into a small space? Airports and Trains 37:00 Preset Routes, Free Roam, Programming Common Places to set routes 41:00 September 2025 is the launch, The Glide will improve greatly between now and then! 42:30 PreOrder for $900 and sign up for regular zoom sessions and program updates! 44:00 Alternative surfaces: Sand, Gravel, Snow etc 47:00 Wrap-Up Review and Upcoming Events!

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 3:00 Jokes 6:15 Intro Guest: Will Walsh from Pneuma 8:30 The Story of Pneuma, 12:00 Troubleshooting Audio Echo 15:00 RIM through the ages, 2007 until 2010, then relaunched in time for COVID 22:00 How to use RIM, basic uses and case studies from workplace environments 26:00 Using RIM for personal support or tech support. Attended or non-attended options. 27:00 Pro or Enterprising level users can use Target Installers, an Exe that reconfigures the computer 29:00 Receiving help is always FREE to use up to 30 minutes per day. The controller can flip control if necessary. 32:00 Questions from Commenters 3&:00 RIM vs RAM? 43:00 Website and Contact Info, Pricing and upcoming events!

0:00 Start 4:00 Email List Reminder 6:00 The Scope of today's livestream is navigation, not production 9:35 Cory demonstrates YouTubed with his iPhone using VoiceOver 11:00 Opening the YouTube App, Customizing your Feed of recommended videos 14:00 YouTube Home Tabs explained: Shorts and the recent TikTok ban news 16:40 Your account, History, playlists etc 17:30 How to get back to Search, 18:15 Searching for a Channel 23:00 Options while watching a specific video 24:00 Buttons on the screen while it is paused 26:00 Buttons under the video: Subscribe, Like, Comment ETC 35:00 Computer and Screen Reader use when using YouTube 42:30 Once signed in you will have many options on the left side: Subscriptions 49:15 Seek Slider is how you can fast forward, skip ahead and rewind! 52:00 Returning to the Home Screen and general navigational reminders 54:00 Wrap Up and Upcoming Topics

0:00 Start 4:17 Introducing Guests: Sam Seavey and Carrie Morales! 7:07 They each tested the device, AND BOTH RETURNED IT! Here is Why 12:40 Still no Magnifier App! Very disappointing for now, but maybe one day... 20:20 Chat Questions: Is there anything specific that our guests used the Vision Pro for? 23:00 New Gestures: How intuitive are those controls? 35:40 Without a physical phone to feel the screen and borders of, how difficult are gestures? 37:50 Apple Vision Pro's competition! Are there any alternatives on the horizon? 42:40 Meta Quest 2 brings you Beautiful Virtual Worlds, but with Inaccessible Menu Systems. 44:01 What do we hope to see in the future? What does the Apple Vision Pro need most? 48:30 Apple Artificial Intelligence. Is Siri standing still while other AI's improve exponentially? 49:20 Wrap Up thoughts, contact info and upcoming videos and events!

0:00 Start 2:20 Jokes 3:15 What is CSUN? 8:30 Major Sessions: Indoor Navigation, AI, Web Accessibility, 19:30 Brain Computer Interfacing 23:00 Goodmaps Updates and new Scanning Tech for LIDAR 26:25 General Tips and How it was on the Expo floor 28:00 Glidance wheeled mobility aid with multicamera sensors and warnings. 33:00 Stargardt Wearables? Iris Vision 2.0 and Oxsight? 34:00 Case for Vision, cell phone CCTV encouraged by built in legs and mirror 38:10 Biped, shoulder mounted multi camera accessory for mobility aid 39:39 Zoomax Snow Pad 43:30 eSight Go, x24 magnification, neck horseshoe style battery pack. 45:00 Wrap Up, Foreshadowing new videos and next live show in 2 weeks time! 46:00 Eyeglasses for Stargardt's This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes How to Host your own Zoom Meeting! 0:00 Start 2:20 Jokes! 5:25 Introduction 7:20 Zoom.us Step-By-Step Download, Install, Sign In 9:15 We will focus on specifically the Meetings Tab 12:30 Setting the Stage: Date/Time/Reoccurring 27:00 Starting the Meeting! 32:00 Button Bonanza! One by One Explanations 40:00 Avoiding overloading participants with Jaws audio 43:00 Waiting Room Dynamics and Choices as Host. 49:00 Giving power and privileges to participants 52:00 Messaging 58:00 Ending the Meeting 59:30 Wrap Up This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Start 0:00 5:30 Rose Introduction 12:00 Cutting Board Must Haves 19:45 Palm Peeler Tool 29:00 Cutting Gloves and Knife Safety 35:00 Cutting Round Objects 53:00 Wrap Up and Contact info 56:30 Outro Music This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 1:00 Musing on AI Voice Changing 5:20 OrCam Marketing and Dr. Phil 8:00 Modern OrCam Options: MyEye, MyEyePro, Read, Read 3.0 (And another MyEye soon!) 9:30 New OrCam Read 3.0 (Connects to the computer, AI Assistant, Translation, etc) 11:00 Corrine Nero explains the device in detail. 14:00 How to use AI Assistant on OrCam Read 3.0 while plugged into the computer. 18:00 Basic Physical Description of the OrCam Read 3.0 24:00 Corrine step-by-step how to set up and use new features like AI Assistant 27:00 List of Hotkeys/Controls/Buttons for CCTV style enhancement of an image. 29:20 Demonstration of AI Assistant being used on a recipe 33:00 Jimmy Johns Test "How flexible is the AI Assistant?" Unrelated questions too? 35:15 Translation of uploaded documents from over nine languages to your preference. 40:30 Uploading and working with files, storage and data privacy. 45:30 Handwriting recognition can be in English or other languages too! 46:00 OrCam MyEye Pro 3! Now with casting = connect to a computer 47:15 Wrap Up and Contact info. 51:20 End

0:00 Start 1:10 Cory's Vision Backstory and Reminiscing on Old School video games. 7:00 Introducing Jesse Anderson, creating his channel, what content he makes 10:50 Jesse Anderson's Vision Backstory 12:00 The State of the Industry: Accessibility in Gaming 14:00 Developer POV, how is Accessibility considered in an Indie vs AAA Game? Unity vs Unreal 19:00 Comments from the Audience. Visually Prepared Gaming (VPG is an upcoming community) 20:10 Accessing Gaming as a Blind or Low Vision Developer? When will game design itself be accessible? 21:30 Which specific platforms, console, devices, online platforms are generally better than others. 28:00 Which Games do you recommend? What is best for Cory? Other demographics? 30:00 Valve and Steam generally. 35:00 Best XBox Games? Forza Motorsports, Mortal Kombat One, The Last of Us 41:45 World of Warcraft and other older games collect mods over time which can be helpful. 43:00 Doom, specifically Toby as a great example of how older games can be made accessible! 46:00 Shouting out Indie Games such as: Stories of Blossom, and also Brock the Investigator 49:00 Ending thoughts, contact info Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co

0:00 Start 3:30 Carrie Introduction Attempt #1 7:00 Carrie Introduction Attempt #2 Now with audio! 9:00 Why and how did you get involved with Youtube? 15:00 Rebranding with a new Youtube Channel 20:00 Tips on how to create audio/video content with Low Vision / Blindness 24:00 Progress via gaining experience in front of the camera, Live streaming vs edited content? 30:00 Variety in duration, podcasts and long form conversation with live comments 35:00 Best of 2023? Integration of AI into Assistive Technology and future speculation 42:00 AI hallucinations and pitfalls of the current technology, "Where is the helicopter?" 45:00 AI and video? Real time audio description and legal challenges to data collection 48:00 Android vs Apple for Assistive Technology. 52:00 Wrap Up Review, Contact Links, and Podcasts and Youtube Channels Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:30 Jokes! 9:00 Jumping into the larger wearable discussion 10:20 Reading Sheet Music with a Wearable Device 14:50 Iris Vision Live 1.0 based on Samsung's VR headset, 16:45 Iris Vision Live 2.0 new headset design and bluetooth remote 19:45 2.0 downsides and limiting factors 29:30 Luke had difficulties adjusting the customization settings, still blurry to him 32:00 Eyedaptic 5 tethered wearable 36:00 Eyedaptic 5 can switch between using the phone's camera or the wearable's camera 39:30 Extra battery options for extended use. 43:15 Haptic feedback 48:30 Wrap up Review! Compare and Contrast the IrisVision Live 2.0 with the Eyedaptic 5 49:45 Speculation on real time feedback using audible obstacle call out, also low tech options 52:45 Tom Perski from Iris Vision foreshadows external fan system, Google Play Store and More! 56:00 Will they continue to update the software of the VIsion Live 1.0? 57:35 End of show wrap up! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 03:00 Introducing our Guests Sam and Peter 09:00 Discussing popular products this year. 15:00 Victor Reader Stream 3 17:00 BeMyEyes vs BeMyAI 25:00 Overstimulation and Tuning things out 30:00 Discussing the Apple Vision Pro 40:00 Rapid-fire: Eyedaptic 5, Iris Inspire, Iris Live 2.0 43:00 Multi-Line Braille Display 48:00 Start of the AT quiz

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 4:30 Guest Audience: Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired 7:00 Be My AI App Introduction 9:00 Comparison to OrCam What's in Front of Me? Feature 13:00 Using Be My AI to scan a menu and ask follow up questions 19:00 Envision Glasses attempts the same task 25:00 Comments from the audience 30:00 Scene Description with empty chair questions 39:00 Be My AI describing an image sent to your phone 43:00 Interpreting handwritten words 45:00 Envision App using scene description (Postponed) 47:00 Final Comparison of Envision to Be My AI 50:00 Closing thoughts and upcoming shows! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 5:50 Luke introduces the device, describing general physical features. 7:00 Different Models and Subscription Plan (Read, Home, Pro, Subscription) 11:20 Gestures and how to use Envision AI Glasses 14:00 Demonstration of Instant Text 20:00 Demonstration of Scan Text 23:00 Demonstration of Ask Envision via Hinge Button and internet 27:40 Demonstration of Call An Ally 35:30 Demonstration of Describe Scene. 40:00 Detect Money and Detect Light 40:40 Find an Object (Coffee Cup, Chair) 44:40 More Features, Batch Scan, Find People, Color Detection 45:50 Demonstration of Explore contrast against Find an Object 48:00 Comparisons to other devices. OrCam, ArxVision, Inspire vs Envision Glasses 52:15 Wrap Up, Plug the new videos, Contact information and upcoming projects! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 2:00 Introduction and Jokes 5:00 Summarizing the new iPhone 15 video 7:00 iPhone 15 physical comparison 10:00 iOS 17 Experience so far, including a significant focus issue 12:30 Contact Posters 16:30 Live Voicemail means you can answer during a message! 25:00 Stickers 25:50 Messages including Automatic check-in texts and Air Tags 28:00 Autocorrect and its downsides 30:00 Facetime Message with a Video 35:00 AirDrop: Facetime Demonstration with Reactions via hand gestures 38:00 Maps: Download offline versions 40:30 Cognitive Overload 42:00 Generate your own TTS from your own voice! 44:00 Magnifier App, some options only available for iPhone 14 47:00 Focus Follow-up Question and AppleVis as a resource for bug updates 50:00 Wrap Up Foreshadowing the Envision AI Glasses for next time! 50:00 End

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 1:00 Jokes, Ice Breakers, News 3:00 Introduction to the Premise 10:00 Setup Instructions 18:00 Cory's personal experience with these devices 20:00 Testing out the Plug via the App 28:00 Color and Temperature changing bulbs 32:00 Use Cases: Outside, Schedule and Getting dropped off 35:00 Setting Routines and making your devices automatic! 44:00 Combo Washer Drier with Smart HQ App 49:00 Wrap Up with Contact information

Episode Notes Notes go here 0:00 Start 06:00 GPS as a stepping off point for all navigation 09:00 Opening, Sign up, Exploration, Favorites, News and Settings 15:00 Exploration Mode deep dive, customable lists of POI 19:00 Filter by walking vs Vehicle mode 21:00 Categories for nearby places and streets 27:00 Navigation App integration. Options for public or private transport. 38:00 Uber Example 40:00 Search Results give Address, Website, Phone Number 45:00 Wrap Up

Episode Notes Notes go here: 0:00 Start 5:00 High level overview of Low Vision uses 10:00 Rundown of the Basic features 15:00 Snip Tool and Read Selected 20:00 Contrast and Color and Kenny??? 25:00 Who is the default setting made for? 30:00 Customizing the Morphic bar and creating new presets 35:00 Making a new button using common landing pages or apps 40:00 Setting up a custom bar created by someone else. 45:00 Customizing the button via color, image, position, text 53:00 Wrap Up We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, August 31st at 11:00 AM CDT for the latest exciting installment of Vision Forward's Tech Connect Live! In this episode we will be learning all about a free computer program, Morphic, that makes it easier to use your computer. Windows and Mac computers have a number of accessible features built-in, but they can be hard to find. Morphic aims to provide a simple solution to make them easy and convient to use. Join Cory and Luke as they discuss and demostrate this solution and find out if it lives up to its claims! We love participation on this show, so make sure to come prepared with your questions, comments, and (most importantly) jokes! We look forward to seeing you then! Find previous Tech Connect Live episodes here: Previous: Orcam Read 3.0: https://www.youtube.com/live/x8jmbTA9_UU?feature=share Before that: LVI Magnilink S: https://youtube.com/live/l6pQvrMs9wA And Before that: Microsoft Teams with a Screen Reader: https://www.youtube.com/live/Z8uVhGXb9oA?feature=share Way before that: "Apple Vision Pro and the Future of Tech Connect Live" https://www.youtube.com/live/iKAqrGbaNuk?feature=share Long before that: "Live Grilling for People with Vision Loss!" https://youtube.com/live/FWUCJe0PWA4 Even Older: "How to use our online learning program" https://youtube.com/live/oD1pW98xr9U Yet Older Still! "Snow 12 vs Compact 10" https://youtube.com/live/_1pG7HEscrE Microsoft Teams with a screen reader https://youtube.com/live/Z8uVhGXb9oA Apple Vision Pro, the future of wearables: https://youtube.com/live/iKAqrGbaNuk Watch on our YouTube Channel

Episode Notes 0:00 Start 7:00 Corinne introduces herself 10:00 Corinne from Orcam demonstrates the features and physical device 24:00 OrCam TTS and Voices, Additional Languages 30:00 OCR of Handwriting 33:00 Summarize via Chat GPT 38:00 Demo of Smart Reading including scanning for info like phone numbers 41:00 Gestures and Voice Commands 45:00 Wrap Up and Contact info. Orcam is well known at this point for creating revolutionary OCR devices that are small, lightweight, and have some of the best OCR in the business. Their latest Read device continues this trend, with added functionality including the ability to summarize a page of text and to wirelessly connect to a computer to display words as they're being read! To guide us through this exciting adventure we will be joined by Corinne Nero from Orcam, so come join us on the show to say hello! And REMEMBER! We love community engagement and participation on this show, so make sure to come prepared with your questions, comments, and (most importantly) jokes! Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here Notes: 0:00 Start 08:00 Physical Features and controls 12:00 Demonstration of CCTV features 20:00 Computer Features, pictures, distance, recording video 28:00 OCR and iOS device connectivity 37:00 Saving and Modifying images with notepad, textboxes and highlights 40:00 Splitting the screen, multitasking. 45:00 Wrap Up and real world examples Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Episode Notes Notes go here Show begins at 4:45 What is Teams and what is it useful for? 10:00 Navigating the Teams Layout. 16:00 Activity gets you up to speed on what you might have missed. 17:30 Chat, how to reply, review and start a new video call. 29:00 Taking a step back to slow down and startup Teams from square 1. 33:00 Teams Meeting, from invite to shortcuts to breakout rooms 46:40 Teams as an organizational tool for sharing files for collaboration. 51:30 Files, and how to open and sync them between desktop and one drive folder. 56:00 Wrap-Up Summary and recommended listening if you want to go more in depth. Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Apple's Vision Pro has shaken the internet and its time for Vision Forward to give our thoughts on this exciting development in the field of wearable technology! Join us today as we examine the device's specs and assess its features from a low vision and blindness perspective. 0:00 Start 1:00 Tech Connect Live Show Updates 11:00 Apple Vision Pro Video 20:00 Analysis and Expectations 30:00 Live Questions: Contrasting the Iris Inspire 35:00 The Economics of Apple 40:00 Mobility Concerns 43:00 Social Acceptance 45:00 Wrap Up Review and Contact Info Find out more at https://techconnectlive.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.