#iACast 132 – Amazon Echo Announcements 2019

Echo Dot with Clock

Show Description On this episode, Michael and Jason discuss the wide range of new Alexa products announced at Amazon’s September 25th event. These include the Echo Studio, Echo Buds, Echo Frames, Echo Loop, and so much more. Ad Online SwiftUI Training Providing Feedback We love hearing from you, so feel free to send an email… Continue Reading #iACast 132 – Amazon Echo Announcements 2019

#iACast 96: Picking a Device

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On this episode of the iACast, Michael, Aleeha and Jason discuss techniques in determining which device is right for you before you even get to the store. News All-New lineup of Echo devices Picks Jason: Frequency Missing Aleeha: FEER on the App Store Michael: Shortcuts for iOS Search the gallery for Say Cheese Please leave us… Continue Reading #iACast 96: Picking a Device

#iACast 68: CES 2018 and Combined Apple Apps

CES 2018

Welcome back to the latest episode of the iACast. We’ve been gone for a while, but here’s an episode sure to inform and entertain. This week, it’s all about the Consumer Electronics show, held in early January. We’re joined by hosts Michael, Aleeha, Jason, Matt, and, for her iAccessibility debut, Allison Hartley! Here’s some of… Continue Reading #iACast 68: CES 2018 and Combined Apple Apps

#iACast 67 – 2018 Tech Predictions

2018 Tech Predictions

On this episode of the iA Cast, Michael, Jason, Matt, and Aleeha discuss the latest news in technology, and what we think will happen in the tech world this year. Here are some of the items covered. Spectre (security vulnerability) – Wikipedia Geekbench developer links iPhone performance issues to battery age … IEEE 802.11ax –… Continue Reading #iACast 67 – 2018 Tech Predictions

iA UnboxCast 10: Amazon Element 50 inch TV

Amazon Element TV

On this episode of the iA UnboxCast Michael, along with Aleeha, and Jason unbox the 50 inch Amazon Element 50 inch TV with Fire TV built in. This is an accessible TV with FireOS built in. All‑New Element 50‑Inch 4K Ultra HD Smart LED TV ‑ Fire TV Edition$549.99Amazon.comFree shipping

#iACast 53 – AI Cast

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On this episode of the iA Cast, Michael, Aleeha, Jason, Matt, Anne and Meaghan discuss the current status of artificial intelligence in consumer technology products. AI Topics Include Echo & Alexa – Amazon Devices – Amazon Official Site – Amazon.com iOS – Siri – Apple Google Self-Driving Car Apple announces new machine learning API to… Continue Reading #iACast 53 – AI Cast

#iACast 35 – Hands Free Purchasing Power

Image of Amazon Tap on white background

Welcome to our latest episode of the iA Cast. This week we discuss the following topics. NVDA gets a big update to NVDA 2017.1rc1 NVDA 2017.1rc1 released ZoomText 11 released ZoomText site Roger app becomes Fika.io RogerTalk website Fika.io Replacements for Roger Google Allo WhatsApp Zello Hands free mode with the Amazon Tap announced Amazon… Continue Reading #iACast 35 – Hands Free Purchasing Power

Amazon Tap Without the Need to Tap?

Image of Amazon Tap on white background

Amazon just announced that the Amazon Tap would be updated soon to support a new feature known as hands free mode. This will allow the device to work more like the traditional Echo or Echo Dot where you can just say, “Alexa” to activate the Alexa voice system, so all you would have to do… Continue Reading Amazon Tap Without the Need to Tap?

#iACast 34 – iA DemoCast 2: The Braille Challenge

The Braille Challenge logo with letters B and C in white on a blue background over the Alexa Skills icon template.

Last year we released the Braille Challenge skill to the Alexa Skills Store. Join Michael as he demonstrates the use of this skill in this episode of the iA DemoCast. You can find the Braille challenge at the following link. The Braille Challenge – Alexa Skills Store