RNIB Tech Talk episodes
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Review: Amazon Echo
Shaun Preece finds out what all the hype is about around the new Amazon personal assistant that you can talk to, order products, listen to the daily papers or catchup on your favourite book.
App Review: BBC iPlayer with Audio Description
For this week's App Review, RNIB technology officer Paul Porter tells us how to use the BBC iPlayer and in particular it's audio description features.
How To: Using RNIB Overdrive with VoiceOver On iOS Devices
Following last week's tutorial on how to use RNIB Overdrive on Windows PCs, this how to guide will hopefully help you to use the digital talking books platform on an iPhone or iPad.
Review: Blaze ET
In a world of smartphones that can supposedly do everything, it's nice to know that there are still some devices dedicated to doing certain tasks, and doing them well. Jackie Brown reviews the Blaze ET and explains how it could benefit you.
How To: Using RNIB Overdrive with Jaws On A PC
In the first of a series of How To's on how to use RNIB Overdrive, Matthew explains to us how he uses the digital talking books service with Jaws on his PC.
App Review: Big Magnify
There are lots of different apps to help you identify what's around you, and Big Magnify aims to do the same. Mark from RNIB tells us more about the app and how to get it.
Can't Sleep? We Might Be Able To Help
It's well known that blind people struggle to sleep more than others because of the brain's inability to know if it's light or dark outside. The receptors in the eyes which tell the brain it's night time don't work if the person can't see. So what's the best way to get yourself to sleep? We asked some blind people on VORail what they do.
Techshare Europe 2016: Driverless Cars For The Blind?
One of the big attractions at Techshare Europe 2016 this year was the driverless car that featured at the event. Steven and Shaun squeezed inside to find out what what it was like and to ask the age-old question - when can blind people get one?
Techshare Europe 2016: Samsung's Latest Smart TVs with Accessibility
The team at Samsung have been working hard to make TV accessible to blind and partially sighted people. Richard Moreton from Samsung showed Steven and Shaun the newest accessibility features in the latest range of Samsung smart TVs.
Techshare Europe 2016: AMI-Media's Audio Description With A Difference
There are many organisations working to help blind and partially sighted people around the world, but perhaps one of the most interesting is AMI-Media. It's a TV and radio channel based in Canada providing full programming for the blind audience. All shows are audio described and captioned while all radio shows feature blind people. John Melville from AMI-Media told Steven and Shaun more about their latest project - integrated audio description.