That Real Blind Tech Show

By: Brian Fischler Ed Plumacher and Allison Meloy
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  • A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple’s VoiceOver, Amazon’s VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.
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Episodes
  • Episode 172 - NFB Washington Seminar, You Got Til the End of This Hot Dog To Convince Me!
    Feb 9 2025
    It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, and David. We kick things off discussing the fascinating article about a Gaming Accessibility Advocate that may have never actually existed! Next we discuss some guys who started a scam and learned the hard way that it is probably not a good idea to call the people you are pretending to actually be! A company called Zulu has released an iPad Death case that allows you to take all your secrets with you to the grave. Amazon is rumored to be unveiling Conversational Alexa on February 26th. The conversation then moves to discussing the battery life in Smart Glasses and what this means for the future of Smart Glasses. The Icon Factory has released a new social Media app called Tapestry. We then tackle the latest in A.I. DeepSeek, and our thoughts about using an A.I coming from China. If a certain Senator has his way using DeepSeek will land you in the slammer! No surprise as it has already been discovered that DeepSeek is sending its users information to Chinese government servers. If you are not going to trust an A.I coming from China, how about one coming from France? How odd, Google’s Super Bowl Gemini commercial shows off what A.I. does best, hallucinating. Don’t expect Apple Glasses any time soon. David then fills us in about his NFB D.C. experience meeting with politicians to make blind and low vision people lives better. Oh, what a nice guy. Brian then discusses his experience getting his guide dog Wesley’s vaccination records updated with the airlines. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, and David. We kick things off discussing the fascinating article about a Gaming Accessibility Advocate that may have never actually existed! Next we discuss some guys who started a scam and learned the hard way that it is probably not a good idea to call the people you are pretending to actually be! A company called Zulu has released an iPad Death case that allows you to take all your secrets with you to the grave. Amazon is rumored to be unveiling Conversational Alexa on February 26th. The conversation then moves to discussing the battery life in Smart Glasses and what this means for the future of Smart Glasses. The Icon Factory has released a new social Media app called Tapestry. We then tackle the latest in A.I. DeepSeek, and our thoughts about using an A.I coming from China. If a certain Senator has his way using DeepSeek will land you in the slammer! No surprise as it has already been discovered that DeepSeek is sending its users information to Chinese government servers. If you are not going to trust an A.I coming from China, how about one coming from France? How odd, Google’s Super Bowl Gemini commercial shows off what A.I. does best, hallucinating. Don’t expect Apple Glasses any time soon. David then fills us in about his NFB D.C. experience meeting with politicians to make blind and low vision people lives better. Oh, what a nice guy. Brian then discusses his experience getting his guide dog Wesley’s vaccination records updated with the airlines. And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005. us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 171 - Nerd Adjacent
    Jan 27 2025

    It’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as the entire gang of Allison, Brian, Ed, and Jeanine are back together for the first time in 2025.

    We start things off discussing an iPhone disaster.

    We then discuss an article about a NYC Skin doctor who has been injecting his patients with phony Botox from China which led to some interesting side effects.

    Netflix’s recent massive growth has led to another price increase for the service.

    Cash App which owns Square was hit with a multimillion dollar fine over having a useless customer service phone number.

    Elon Musk in his continuation to be the most unliked man on the planet admits to paying people to play video games for him to level up.

    We then recall our low vision days and discuss the fun of changing a Halogen bulb. We then discuss the new updates to innosearch.ai flight searches. We then discuss the need for a blind dating app.

    Open A.I. is getting ready to release Operator which will be able to control your computer and perform tasks.

    Allison then interjects with some not surprising news if you have listened to this show for awhile.

    And how dumb has Siri gotten? Well just ask it for a Super Bowl Winner?

    Android is bringing next gen bluetooth to hearing aids and screen reader connectivity improvements for braille keyboards. Samsung and Google are working together to develop a pair of AR Glasses. Google will now let you control your Chromebook with your face.

    We then discuss what we would want to put in a time capsule for someone 500 years from now to know what life was like in 2025.

    And it’s more of What’s Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.

    To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • Episode 170 - Apple Idiocracy
    Jan 11 2025

    It’s 2025 and it’s an all new That Real Blind Tech Show. Brian, David, Ed and Jeanine get together to kick off the new year mostly discussing CES. Not to worry as they are also up to their usual antics as well.

    They start things off discussing what could already be the story of the year. We shit you not, but half of Americans carry around a spare pair of underwear! Which then leads to the questions all listeners have always had about the Hosts of That Real Blind Tech Show, Tightey Whiteys or Boxers?

    We then move on to a serious topic and discuss how the New Orleans terrorist used the Meta Frames to plan part of his attack, and what this could mean for the development of technology that could assist people with disabilities.

    We then discuss OKO moving to a subscription base for their service. Will you subscribe to it?

    Next up we discuss the fun ride a man had in a Waymo self driving car.

    AccessiBe finally has to face the music as the FTC has hit them with a million dollar fine.

    Then it is on to our review of CES 2025. The first product we discuss is a new laptop from Lenovo that can grow, yes grow. While none of us see a lot of use in a laptop that can grow, the anger Solar Beach Umbrella and Power Packed Cooler could be in some of our future’s. Razer is coming out with a new gaming chair the Arielle for those hard core gamers who suffer from Ass sweat! With all the robots at CES, we discuss the one that won the prize for cutest robot. HumanPod Ear buds are the latest exciting wearable, but will they be accessible? The roboRock Saros Vacuum will be able to pick up laundry and other stuff lying around the house. Schlage is coming out with a new Smart Door Lock that you will be able to unlock with your palm. Tapo is coming out with a Smart door Lock with a year of battery power. We close our 2025 coverage of CES discussing the Electric Salt spoon.

    It’s not just us that think Apple Intelligence is proving to be anything but intelligent! We then discuss our thoughts of Mac OS Sequoia.

    And it’s more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.

    To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

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    1 hr and 25 mins

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