Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the latest in AI technology at the CES conference in Las Vegas. The Rabbit R1 has been one of the most talked about announcements so far: a handheld AI companion that can not only use ChatGPT-like features but also link into other services and act for you on your behalf.
Also, Steven tells us about a new watch that he decided to buy after having issues with the Apple Watch. But what did he go for in the end, and who is ultimately responsible for the purchase?
And David Ward, the host of the Echo Tips podcast, is back to share his thoughts on the latest AI chat features that are rolling out to users to test in the USA.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun keep you up to date on the very latest from the Consumer Electronics Show.
Our interview today is with the man behind the popular app Seeing AI. Saqik Shaikh is from Microsoft and spearheaded the app during a hackathon event, which led to its development and its becoming a major tool for the blind community. Saqib shares his story and where he hopes the app development will go in the future.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the latest news coming out of CES, the Consumer Electronics Show, held annually in Las Vegas. Plus, we discuss the latest news from Apple who have announced the new Vision Pro launch date of February 2.
As CES gets into full swing, we hear about the latest innovations in AI-driven tech, new televisions and robots to clean up after us.
Regular contributor Michael Babcock also joins us to discuss the news that Be My AI is coming to the Blindshell Classic 2 soon, and we are joined by podcast host, broadcaster and author Shelly Brisbin, to give us her take on the Apple Vision Pro launch announcement, as well as how well it may perform for low vision people like her.
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New episodes air every day on AMI-audio and are available from noon Eastern for download on our podcast. More details can be found at doubletaponair.com.
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun are back to discuss the big news of the day and look ahead to what’s coming up in the first full week of Double Tap episodes.
The menu includes the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show, which starts on Tuesday, January 9, in Las Vegas, where there will be a big focus on accessibility in terms of health tech.
And here on Double Tap, we start the year with some big news about our future too, along with news of big interviews and reviews coming your way.
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Today on the show, Steven brings us an extended conversation with Julius Mbura from Nairobi, who is a blind lawyer, disability advocate and car reviewer. Yes, you heard that right. He even drives them from time to time despite being blind!
It’s a remarkable story with real truth and honesty about his life as a man living with blindness in Africa.
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It’s a special show today, celebrating World Braille Day which not only focuses on the tactile writing system but also its creator Louis Braille, whose birthday is marked today too.
On this special two-hour episode, which was broadcast live on AMI-audio, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece are joined by a stellar panel of guests to discuss the value of Braille today, and how technology can play a major part in its future.
Our panel includes AMI-tv’s Kelly MacDonald, based in London, Ontario, and Grant Hardy from Vancouver. Both are keen braillists and want to share their love of the writing system with us. Plus, Kim Kilpatrick joins us from Ottawa. She is the vice president of Braille Literacy Canada, a professional storyteller, disability arts consultant and community reporter on Kelly & Ramya. And Elizabeth Mohler joins us from Southern Ontario. She is a researcher, educator and advocate for Braille and sits on the Education Standards Committee for the Ontario Government, where she advises and deliberates on Educational Policies about students with disabilities.
We also hear from Professor Cay Holbrook, from the University of British Columbia, who shares her research on the history of Louis Braille and the legacy he leaves behind. Plus we learn about a virtual sing-a-long taking place across Canada which has been arranged by CNIB to mark World Braille Day with a special song – Karen Brophey from the organisation joins us to tell us more.
And we met Freek van Welsenis, one of the founders of the popular Hable One Braille input keyboard which has won a major award at the upcoming Zero Project Conference in Vienna. We discuss the role technology like this plays in getting Braille into the hands of more people around the world.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun learn about the latest news in the world of console gaming.
We will hear from top advocates and blind gamers in the industry, namely Sightless Kombat and Steve Saylor, as well as Grant Stoner who broke the news early in 2023 of the launch of the PlayStation Assistive Controller.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun are joined by Adi Kushnir, the man behind the company Access Mind, which has partnered with Orbit Research to build the Optima Braille Laptop.
It’s a Windows-based system running the latest hardware and is customizable to your needs and contains a laptop-style QWERTY keyboard and a 40-cell Braille display. Adi has spent his career building and developing new technologies to advance people who are blind through education into the workplace and believes a different approach is needed to ensure our success long term.
It’s an interesting and thought-provoking conversation and we cannot wait to hear your thoughts on it.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun welcome Matt Ater, Vice President at Vispero, to talk all things JAWS and JAWS Kiosk.
We learn about the concept of JAWS Kiosk and how it came about, plus we discuss the thorny topics of blindness and capability, and why being blind scares so many sighted people.
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