Seriously, when are people going to stop trying to foist this sort of horribly expensive, impractical garbage on us? Let’s do this one more time. A: A lot of blind people don’t wear glasses and we’re not going to start for the sole purpose of making your camera and giant backpack full of processors work …
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I Know Where I’d Stick This Dash Button…
Oh boy, I get to put on my old lady hat and rail against more technology. You’d never know I love the stuff. Remember when I screamed about the hybrid computer/TV/fridge? Well apparently I had no idea what was coming, none at all. This becomes obvious when I made fun of text messages. I am …
Jibo: Creepo?
soundtrack time. How I missed putting this in on the post’s first construction, I don’t know. I’ve been meaning to write about this since I saw it, but thankfully I only saw it a couple of months ago, not like some of the things I haven’t managed to write about. One day, someone tweeted that …
Alright. There’s Only One Way To Settle This. Whoever’s Phone Can Call An Ambulance The Fastest Wins!
I have no idea why, but the iPhone vs. Android debate can get pretty intense sometimes. They’re just phones that you’ll be replacing in 2 or 3 years, losers! Get a life. But as nasty as it can be, I think this here brings things to a new low. Tulsa police say a woman found …
During This Break In The Action, Try Not To Slap Whoever’s Messing Up At Bat This Year
Before I say anything else, I want to make it clear that I’m not trying to discourage anyone from buying the app. If you’re a baseball fan, you absolutely should. $20 for every radio broadcast of every game all season long on all of your devices? It almost feels like theft. I renew mine every …
Am I Wrong, Or Does Cardless ATM Banking Sound Like More Trouble Than It’s Worth?
Either I need to try it myself or somebody needs to dumb the concept down even more for me, because this cardless ATM thing sounds like it would kind of be a pain in the arse. Here’s how cardless cash machines work at Wintrust: Consumers can use their Wintrust mobile app to preset how much …
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NVDA Remote Access: It’s So Gonna Happen
I believe Carin may have left it as a comment, but it’s great news and really does need its own post. The NVDA Remote Access project I plugged a while back absolutely crushed its funding goal. They were after $10000, and had that and then some in 2 days. As of right now, with 25 …
NVDA Remote Access: A Great Idea That Deserves Your Support
For a long time, it’s been getting harder and harder for me to come up with reasons why people should bother paying the ridiculous prices for JAWS. At this point I think I’m down to well, it’s still the only one most people know so you’re probably using it at work and school anyway, here …
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What In The Name Of God Are People Doing With Be My Eyes?
So I’m updating apps on my phone this morning when I spot this line in the notes for the new version of Be My Eyes. “We now require users who sign up as blind to use Voice Over to avoid abuse.” I like to think my imagination is pretty alright, but I’m having a hard …
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Comcast Takes Break From Stifling Competition, Builds Blind Accessible Cable Box
Saying nice things about companies such as Comcast becomes an increasingly difficult task on a daily basis, largely thanks to the efforts of companies such as Comcast. But credit where it’s due, this sounds pretty damn amazing and I want one very much. X1 TALKS: COMCAST LAUNCHES INDUSTRY’S FIRST VOICE GUIDED TV INTERFACE Comcast today …
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