Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss more around the topic of accepting our sight loss, and listeners Tim, Elmer and Greg join the conversation.
There’s also a lot of talk about air fryers following our chat with Cobolt Systems in the UK after they announced their new talking air fryer. There’s even a suggestion of an accessible recipe guide from the Double Tappers, which will add to the guide for knitting we are seemingly building too!
But like all good movies, we get to the point at the end, and talk about Windows and Mac issues in recovery mode, and Steven still ponders which Mac to buy, if any at all!
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun review the first-ever Open AI DevDay for developers to learn about what the company has to offer those who want to build the next iteration of artificially intelligent applications and services.
In the audience was Mike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes, who was called out on stage by Sam Altman, the CEO of Open AI, as a prime example of how AI can be used for good. Mike Buckley joins the guys to give his reaction to the conference and also chat about ongoing development within the Be My Eyes app itself.
Plus we hear your reaction to Steven’s comments about living with blindness. Many of you reacted to this and we’ll hear your thoughts today.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun continue their long-running discussion on how AI will impact our lives. Today’s chat centres on the conversation between UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the owner of X, Elon Musk, as well as the upcoming Open AI conference taking place today (November 6th).
Also, we talk about the updates to NVDA that mean the end of support for Windows 7, and Michael Babcock is back with a demo of how to get an accessible clipboard manager for the Mac.
And we debut our brand new website for all of you to enjoy – visit www.doubletaponair.com to find out more.
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Today on the Express, Steven and Shaun are joined by Grace Scoffield to share the week’s news in tech, featuring Apple’s “Scary Fast” event, news about Seleste audio and video glasses and Pringles making its chips more accessible. Plus, there’s a conversation with Karl from Cobolt Systems in the UK…
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the not-often-talked-about problem of facing ableism from other people who are blind, following a strange experience Steven had on social media recently. Also, listener Felix shares his issues around iOS 17, Gordon talks about using Aira with his audio sunglasses and Biggles…
Today on the show, Steven and Shaun dip into the Inbox for a chilled-out read through your messages.
We hear from Michael, who is having issues with the setup of his Mac, and Tom, who has been getting some interesting image descriptions from Seeing AI.
Plus, there’s chat about Braille displays and the value of gaming peripherals for those who are blind or partially sighted.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the controversy surrounding the announcement by Microsoft to stop supporting third-party game controllers on its Xbox gaming console. The news has shocked many disabled gamers, who rely on various wired devices in order to play the games they love. However, there is an update and it’s good news!
Also, the Canadian company behind the new smart glasses that allow video and audio calling wirelessly from your iPhone has a big update to share. Seleste is hoping to integrate the same technology behind the popular Be My AI app from Open AI directly into their glasses in the next two weeks. Steven shares the latest.
And we meet Karl, from Cobolt Systems in the UK, who have just announced they are launching a new talking air fryer. What makes this stand out and be more accessible? The company tells all to Double Tap.
And we hear from Marco in Germany, who has already hit the trigger on a new Mac purchase, but why does this sadden Shaun?
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Today’s Double Tap brings together some of the biggest Apple Mac tech heads we know to discuss, pick through and in some cases, lust over all that was revealed at Apple’s Scary Fast event. Steven Scott, Michael Babcock, Damashe Thomas and Jenine Stanley will be reacting to the new M3 range of Apple Silicon and the new Mac computers powered by them.
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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the new Apple Event coming up for Halloween, and listeners chime in on their thoughts on whether Steven should buy the new iMac or not.
Also, there’s the perennial discussion on Android vs Apple and questions about whether a new mobile operating system could gain traction in between the two major players.
Plus, Steven lays out his thoughts on upgrading to the new version of Outlook. Spoiler alert: He uses the word “avoid” a lot!
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Today on the Express, Steven and Shaun dive into the news headlines courtesy of Grace Scofield, including a shocking story about the mishandling of a wheelchair in Vancouver, a new accessibility training course for web developers, and rumours ahead of Apple’s big “Scary Fast” event on Monday 30th October.
There’s also a chance to revisit Negative Julian’s comments on a refurbished PC he has just bought.
And there’s the chance to hear from the co-founder of the original Microsoft Soundscape app, Jarnail Chudge, along with David Redmond and Aoife Buckley from NCBI (National Council for the Blind in Ireland) on its rebirth as Soundscape Community.
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