• PiccyBot! AI Video Description App! | Tech Connect Live!
    Nov 21 2024
    Episode Notes

    Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:00 Jokes and Audience Comments and Questions 7:50 Introducing PiccyBot, AI descriptions from video and photos 11:30 PIccyBot's creator Martijn Van Der Spec enters the chat! 13:00 Demo using VoiceOver navigating through the app , headings, controls 16:55 Demo of taking a still photo in the app and hearing its description 27:00 Using PiccyBot to analyze old photos already saved on your device 32:00 Comparing this with the Be My AI description and response time. 37:00 Uploading an existing video file to the app for description 43:00 Actually taking a live video and uploading it for a detailed description! 49:00 Summary thoughts from our Assistive Technology Experts! 53:00 Upcoming videos, live shows and events! Stay Tuned!

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    57 mins
  • Smart Vision 3 PART 2: Apps both built in and downloadable | Tech Connect Live!
    Nov 7 2024
    Smart Vision 3 Part 2: Apps!

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    0:00 Start 3:30 Upcoming Dining In the Dark event 5:15 Setting up expectations, referencing previous livestream on Smart Vision 3. 8:00 Overview of the phone and its controls, 9:00 Getting into the Application List 11:00 Agenda 12:20 Currency Identifier 15:00 Where can you purchase this phone? Raz Mobility website 17:55 Calendar, changing view scale and creating events 20:30 Color Identifier App, 23:30 Contacts, creating new contacts, dictation works but you cannot spell by letter 27:40 Book Reader information, compatible with Bard style Daisy files and other text file into Audiobook. 33:00 Gmail example both reading and writing emails 37:45 Sending a Text using Google Assistant or Gemini 39:15 YouTube, navigating, searching, and using it with TalkBack and Dictation 42:30 How this phone compares to Blind Shell Classic 2? 46:00 Upcoming Videos, Events and Livestreams

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    49 mins
  • Smart Vision 3: An Accessible Cell Phone for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Tech Connect Live!
    Oct 24 2024

    0:00 Start 10:00 Smart Vision 3 Introduction, who is it best for? 12:30 Physical Description, Button Controls 17:10 Demo of the device, Navigating through menus, 22:00 List of Applications, technological workarounds and gestures 25:00 T-Mobile support and 3 months of Mint Mobile for free 26:20 Getting to Contacts from main menu, 28:00 Discussing tech complexity and how simple controls don't always make it easier 32:00 Demonstrating the Magnifier 34:45 Launch the Google Assistant to ask it questions 38:10 Alexa App Raincheck 39:00 Commenter Questions, VoiceOver 40:00 Demonstrating the Google Lookout app 41:40 Smart Vision 3 Features of note, keypad controls, who is this best for? 46:00 Wrap Up, Upcoming Episodes, Produced Videos and Special Events!

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    50 mins
  • Joe from Accessibyte: A Simple Approach to Assistive Technology | Tech Connect Live!
    Oct 10 2024
    Episode Notes

    Notes go here 0:00 Start 6:45 Welcoming Joe Jorgensen, how did Accessibyte begin? Early steps and stages. 12:00 Laptop View and Demo from the Accessibyte Homepage. 14:45 Learning methodology of Typio. Giving students educational tools that don't need a teacher all the time. 17:00 Joe explains each program, including Accessibyte Arcade and Braillio! 24:30 Home edition vs School edition? How would a teacher use these programs? How about younger students? 28:30 Typio vs Typio Pro for laptop demonstration 38:00 Typing Pets as a method of gamifying education. 44:00 Wrap-Up Summary and upcoming videos

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    46 mins
  • Maggie VR: Another Wearable Electronic magnifier | Tech Connect Live!
    Sep 26 2024

    0:00 Start 5:00 Elizabeth Evans background, training, experience and context of Maggie IVR 11:20 Showing the Headset controls, including tactile buttons of dials for customization 13:00 Why iPhone? Maybe Android next year, perhaps Pixel? 18:00 Handling the device, hardware review,
    23:00 OCR on a wearable device, how often is it actually used? What devices are better for that? 27:00 Mobile use, Maggie can get you a head strap, with training most folks can move easily wearing it 28:30 Mode button, changing defaults and holding mode button for 5 seconds to revert back to defaults 31:10 Low Light use? 34:00 Website Maggie.vision and other ways to get your hands on the Maggie IVR 37:30 Reaction time, very little lag between pressing buttons on the device and seeing results 37:45 Battery Life is 4 hours, if plugged in you can run it for 8+ hours 39:30 What sort of vision loss is this for? Central Vision Loss, Poor Night Vision and general low vision 40:00 Eevans@maggie.vision Contact info and website Maggie.vision for a contact form 41:45 What all comes in the box? 43:00 Wrap-Up contact info and upcoming videos or events 44:00 End

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    45 mins
  • Its Go Time for eSight Go! | Tech Connect Live!
    Aug 29 2024

    0:00 Start 1:30 Jokes! 3:00 Audience Comments 5:45 Introducing Jeanette Von Dyck and the eSight Go! 7:00 Jeanette's personal story about getting involved in Assistive Technology 9:45 The eSight Go is best for those with Low Vision, ideal for those between 2200 to 2800 12:00 It is the type of device that you really need to test in person before knowing if it is right for you. 13:00 Jeanette explains Peter's Anomaly: Congenital Cornea Scarring 16:30 Audience Comments and Questions 18:15 Jeanette recalls recent history from eSight 3 (2017) through eSight 4 (2020) and now eSight Go! 23:30 The eSight Go! Physical Description, USB port, Neck Battery provides 3 hours of use per battery, 26:00 Tilt controls are quick and do not require you to physically tip the device = reduced neck strain 29:00 eSight Go weighs 170 grams for the visor itself, and you can use a longer USB cord 30:00 Device controls explained 32:45 No current ability to input a different signal from that USB but it might be improved in the future 34:00 Digital Tilt replaces the biopic tilt, the nose pads can still be adjusted though 37:00 Audience Chat, waiting list for the device, and how good is its display of Color? 40:00 Does the eSight App still work with the eSight Go? YES! The app can also be a controller. 41:15 Who owns eSight? Gentex Corporation intends to invest in the creation of future devices too 43:00 Discount for customers who have previously purchased older devices, or via Dr referral. 45:15 Vision Forward Association will allow you to visit and test out this and other wearable devices. 46:15 Wrap-Up and Contact info for Jeanette.VonDyck@Gentex.com or (855-837-4448) 48:00 Upcoming produced videos including accessibility of Microsoft Edge browser. 49:00 End

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    51 mins
  • AI with GPT and Copilot: How should it be Used? | Tech Connect Live!
    Aug 15 2024

    0:00 Start 4:30 Skip the Jokes if you DARE! 13:00 Using AI in your daily lives? Office work, Computer Programming, Skills and Teaching. 15:55 Comments from the Live audience: Is it moral to lean on AI for productivity? Skills? 19:55 Gemini as a casual option, Disappointing OrCam Rumors, Alternatives Wearables? 30:00 Demo of prompting Copilot to create a text flyer for an upcoming event. 38:00 Google Gemini Live provides instantaneous real time responses and updates. 42:00 Demo how a teacher can generate a lesson plan for any age range and topic. 47:30 AI as a danger to stability of financial systems, unforeseen assumptions by AI 52:45 Wrap Up Summary and Upcoming Videos + Live shows and events!

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    55 mins
  • Meta Glasses: Are They Beneficial? | Tech Connect Live!
    Aug 1 2024
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    0:00 Start, Banter and Recent Events 4:30 Production History, physical description glasses, produced video demos 11:30 Wearing the Glasses, Examining the charging Case, how sleek are they? 18:45 Basic commands and trigger phrases, playing music vs identifying music 24:00 Realtime translation and reading text, stylized font, etc 33:30 Product Identification and Follow-Up questions 39:30 Handwriting Test??? 40:30 Object Identification featuring a houseplant and number of chairs in view 42:15 Wrap-Up, How good are these Meta Glasses really? 48:30 Closeout Messages and Upcoming Videos

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    50 mins