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Today on the show, Steven is joined by Double Tap TV's Marc Aflalo to talk about the announcements from Samsung in their first big event of 2023. They will discuss the new S23 phone models, the new updated and sleek Galaxy Notebooks, and a more powerful device for creators. Plus, they find out what they can about Samsun'g's collaboration with Google and Qualcomm on the next big thing - their version of Metaverse. There are also more of your comments, including thoughts on the updates to the BlindShell Classic 2, the new Indoor Navigation feature of Seeing AI and what computer should one of our listeners upgrade to. Your feedback is important to us. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven reads through more of your feedback, including more of your thoughts on the best smart speakers and what lets some of them down. There's also a look at the news, including a new app update for the BlindShell Classic 2, an accessible remote support tool that comes to the Mac, and if you're a fan of WhatsApp on the PC there are new JAWS scripts available to buy. Also, we are pleased to be joined by Sanjay Batra, a visually impaired engineer who works at Google. He shares news about his role at the company, which involves making sure disabled people's voices are heard when new products and services are created. As always your feedback is welcome. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven shows off the new Indoor Navigation feature within the popular Seeing AI app from Microsoft. The new feature is available on any iPhone running iOS 14 or later, and allows users to create and share routes indoors. Also, we are joined by David Dikter from the Assistive Technology Industry Association to talk about their ATIA Conference, which takes place virtually and in person in Orlando, Florida, this week. And of course, there's more of your feedback. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven reads through more of your feedback, in particular a number of comments wishing Shaun well and a speedy recovery. Steven also ponders what might be in the new Victor Reader Stream 3rd Edition from HumanWare - he has to ponder as there doesn't seem to be any official word from the company on its website about what is new about the device which many Double Tappers want to learn about. There's also an interesting conversation with David Ward, host of the Echo Tips podcast, on the future of the Echo and how it compares with other smart speakers on the market today. As always, your feedback means so much to us. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today, Steven and Marc are back together at the weekend to discuss all things shopping-related and artificial intelligence and accessibility. Marc talks to Joe Devon, one of the founders of GADD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) to talk about his thoughts on the intersection of AI and accessibility, and what the eventual impact of such technology will have on disabled people. As always, your feedback is welcome. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven reads through more of your feedback, including comments on the latest iOS update affecting the monitoring app and new TalkBack updates for Android 13. There's also news from Envision, the company behind Envision Glasses and the Envision app for smartphones. They've announced three new editions of their glasses offering, plus a subscription for new features starting in January 2024. You can watch their announcement on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVykrDHJMf0 Also, there's an in-depth conversation with Nathan Deutsch from LighthouseTech in Switzerland, talking about a new prototype pair of glasses that can help blind people detect obstacles at head height. They were showcased at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas this year. You can find out more about the glasses here - https://www.lighthousetech.ch/ As always, your feedback is welcome. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across

Today on the show, Steven is finding out more about the Game Conference Awards that were held virtually on January 25. Steven discusses the winners with blind gamer Ben Breen, also known as Sightless Kombat, who works at the RNIB in the UK promoting accessible gaming. There's also a quick catchup with Grant Stoner, the disabled journalist who won two awards for Best Journalist and Best Advocate at the event. And the host of the awards himself, blind gamer Steve Saylor, also joins Steven to talk about his role and thoughts on the future of accessible gaming. You can find out more about all the winners and nominees here: https://www.gaconf.com/2022-awards/ As always your feedback is welcomed. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven is joined by Robin Christopherson from AbilityNet in the UK to discuss a long-standing topic that many of our audience have been writing in about this past week. That subject is guide dogs and canes - why do we use one over the other - and is there a third way to navigate that we haven't considered yet? As always, your feedback is everything to us. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven is joined by Marc Aflalo to discuss the week's tech news headlines, including more on the accessibility benefits of ChatGPT from Open AI. Also, there's a discussion on the new laptop Marc has finally bought from Apple, and we are joined by Rob Ausford from Dolphin Computer Access to tell us all about their free app called EasyReader, and the new paid-for premium features they've announced in the product. As always, your feedback is welcome. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven discusses the latest news around Twitter that third-party apps will no longer be supported. Does this mean it is now time to leave the platform? Steven is joined by the co-host of RNIB Tech Talk, Callum Stoneman, to discuss the news and read through your feedback. As always, keep your feedback coming. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven is joined by Matt Ater, the Vice President of Business Development at Vispero, the company behind products such as JAWS and ZoomText, among others. The pair chatted this week while Matt was in New York for a business conference showcasing their JAWS Kiosk software and hardware to potential new clients. The hardware offers businesses a way to make their touchscreen kiosks more accessible to blind people. They also chat about Matt's new role at the Consumer Tech Association Foundation as Chair, his role on the board at the Consumer Tech Association and his own time at the event it produces called CES, the Consumer Electronics Show held annually in Las Vegas. As always your feedback is welcomed. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven catches up with an old friend to discuss his decade with the iPhone. Ken Reid used to be part of the RNIB, where Steven previously worked, and back in 2013 Ken shared his concerns about the new device and whether or not it would be something actually useful to him. So what happened 10 years on? Today we find out. Also, Steven reads through more of your feedback - this time without his trusty sidekick. Shaun decided to go for a walk this morning and as a result, appears to have broken his leg. You can expect huge sympathy and concern from Steven. Oh, sorry we meant hilarity and laughter! As always, your feedback is welcome. You can email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun read through your feedback, including an interesting email asking whether or not those of us who are severely partially sighted should call ourselves blind. Also, we meet Mael Fabian from the company Biped, who tells us about their wearable device that helps blind people better understand their surroundings when they are walking about. As always your feedback is important to us. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

On today's show Steven and Shaun react to the latest product drop from Apple - a new larger HomePod similar in many ways to its predecessor, but what is new? The guys have all the details. Plus Double Tap TV's Marc Aflalo pops in to discuss the news that Microsoft are proposing to buy a $10bn stake in Open AI, the company behind the hugely popular ChatGPT chatbot that took the world by storm late last year. As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Email us feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun report on the latest announcements from Apple as they launch new hardware. The guys discuss the new MacBook Pro hardware and the updated processing power that they offer, plus we look at the new Mac mini and what the base level and cheapest entry point device into the Apple ecosystem offers. There's also more feedback from our recent episode featuring Dawn Pickering, a mum of a blind son, who appeared on our Saturday edition following a conversation about the difference and value of guide dogs and canes. As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun talk through some of the audiobook-related news following our story last week on the use of artificial voices for Apple Books. Steven shows off some of the new voices that are coming out, adding to the two we heard in Thomas Domville's report last week. Plus there's news on a new way to get your Audible audiobooks onto other devices, such as the Humanware Victor Reader Stream. And, Thomas Domville is back with another review of the Bookshare app for iOS, which comes with its own challenges. As always we value and welcome your feedback. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

It's a slightly different weekend show today as Shaun Preece joins Steven to discuss an issue that has been bothering Steven for a while: talking down the white cane while talking up guide dogs. Steven believes that both options are suitable for the individual who chooses them and it shouldn't ever be seen as lesser than the other situation. Steven has had occasions where people have told him that not having a guide dog tells them that he is not really blind and he wanted to talk about that today following his recent comments on the subject on Twitter. During that Twitter discussion, he came into contact with a mother of a blind son who has been learning how to use both mobility aids as part of his orientation and mobility lessons. Steven invited Dawn Pickering on to the show this week to hear that story and was amazed at the conversation that followed - and he hopes you enjoy it too. We'll get back to the tech on Monday but enjoy the chat for now and don't forget to keep in touch with us by emailing feedb

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun settle down with a cup of coffee (and tea) to read through your emails and listen to your voicemails following the news that Aira has increased their prices. Lots of you have wanted to have your say and we share that on the show today. Plus, Michael Babcock joins us to share his thoughts and initial review of the MiniVision2 smartphone. As always, your feedback is always welcome. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun are joined by listener Gordon Anthony, who tells us about his love of audio sunglasses. The guys discuss how Gordon got into the devices, following a review of the Bose Frames on Double Tap years ago. However, with wear and tear and issues with the design of the glasses themselves, Gordon has been forced to try other types from brands such as Rokit and Anker. Today, Gordon reviews what he thinks might be the best in a bad bunch and shares his review of the OhO sunglasses. As always your feedback is welcome. Email feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.

Today on the show, Steven and Shaun are joined by special guest Red Széll, host of the AMI-audio original show My Life In Books, to discuss the growing use of artificial voices being used for audiobook narration as opposed to human narration. We have a special report on the story from AppleVis contributor and podcast host Thomas Domville, also known across social media as Anonymous, which explains the move by Apple into this lucrative space, which experts say will become a $35 billion industry by 2030, and features samples of the new AI-generated voices. As always, your feedback is welcome. Email us at feedback@doubletaponair.com or call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media @DoubleTapOnAir.