Blind Bargains Audio: Featuring the BB Qast, Technology news, Interviews, and more

Blind Bargains Audio: Featuring the BB Qast, Technology news, Interviews, and more


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BBQ 229: HIMS Describes The Feelings You Get From The Braille eMotion
April 29, 2024

This week's show features the last of our CSUNATC24 interviews. It also features JJ's return to his vocal stylizing of some famous songs. We apologize in advance for that. By the way, if you have been looking for us on what used to be Twitter, well, don't

BBQ 228: A New Experience With The newHaptics Multiline Braille Display
April 22, 2024

We are back with another interview from the CSUNATC24 Exhibit Hall floor. Only one more to go after this one. Take your bets now as to who holds the last interview slot. And no, just because a robot makes a surprise appearance, the last interview is not w

BBQ227: Free-Styling Glidance
April 15, 2024

JJ is back with some sad news about his AI driven co-star. But do not fret too much as he has some other AI powers up his sleeve with another CSUNATC24 interview. Also, as we are reaching the end of our California coverage, drop us a line about what you t

BBQ 226: Huge Harry Says Hello From Blazie Technologies
April 08, 2024

We are back to prove last week was not a one off April Fools joke. And we have an interview about a product you old timers might know, but in a more modern style than you might remember. Plus, for good or bad, this interview is not from Florida and does n

BBQ Be My AI 225: Placeholder Title Needs Update
April 01, 2024

Things like grammar and sentence structure are hard. That's why we do more talking than writing on this site. Except, for a considerable time, we haven't been doing a lot of that either. Well, that changes today as we replaced the batteries, dust off the

#CSUNATC22 Audio: Inclusive Map Viewing Through Any Browser With Audiom
June 24, 2022

It would be truly wild if you could take the skills you have learned through playing audio games, like Swamp or Tactile Battle, and transfer them into real world Orientation and Mobility. Surprisingly enough, J.J. did just that when he spoke to Brandon Bi

#CSUNATC22 Audio: What's New In Duxbury 12.6 For Mac And Windows
June 10, 2022

Neal Kuniansky, Director of marketing and Sales for Duxbury Systems, is no stranger to the BBQ Exhibit Hall microphones. Moreover, he might be slightly infamous for his aid in a past April's Fool podcast. But this interview is about Duxbury's future and J

#CSUNATC22 Audio: Finding Layers Of Context With The Dynamic Tactile Device From APH
May 27, 2022

We began our 2022 CSUN coverage with a discussion about some of the upcoming initiatives from APH. But hearing about the Dynamic Tactile Device Project over Zoom wasn t enough for J.J. s curiosity. That s why he managed to brave the conference labyr

#CSUNATC22 Audio: Hable Is The New Tactile Assistant For Your Smartphone
May 15, 2022

Braille Screen Input, or BSI, is a great choice for those who like that approach on a touch sensitive glass screen. But there is now more than one way to input a cord these days andFreek van Welsenis, Co-Founder of Hable, offers to J.J. another alternativ

#CSUNATC22 Audio: Navigating Through The Mazes Of Math With APH's Road To Code
May 06, 2022

Higher end math and computational thinking are skill sets that can provide amazing opportunities to many at a young age. The problem that persists is how do parents and educators find the right accessible tools for mastering these abilities in the K-12 en