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

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


Latest Episodes

#CSUN16 Audio: Inside Vision Offers a New Twist On PC Tablet Technology for the Blind
March 30, 2016

In this audio, J.J. talks with Eric Vioche, Purchase Manager for Inside Vision, about the company's Windows 10 PC touch screen tablet that includes a 32-cell Braille display and a Perkins-style keyboard. Currently available in France, this unit will soon

#CSUN16 Audio: Web enhancements and More with Google TalkBack, Music, and Play
March 30, 2016

In this interview, J.J. talks with three representatives from Google. Victor Tsaran works with various accessibility initiatives at Google, but often focuses his time on the Talkback screen reader. Christopher Patnoe, is the lead program manager for Googl

#CSUN16 Audio: Reinecker US Makes Improvements to the Mezzo Vario
March 30, 2016

In this audio, Shelly talks with Wendy Greenwood of Reinecker U.S. about the Mezzo Vario, a compact CCTV device that has been around for a while, but continues to receive timely updates. You can obtain the Mezzo Vario from HIMS Inc. thanks to a new partne

#CSUN16 Audio: Index V5 Embossers Let you Print from your Phone
March 30, 2016

CSUN16 Audio: The Year of Braille Continues with Index Braille In this audio, J.J. speaks with Bjorn Lefstedt, the owner and founder of Index Braille, about the newest offerings in their line of Braille Embossers. The V5 includes new text-to-speech suppor

#CSUN16 Audio: Neobraille Provides Another Braille Display Option
March 30, 2016

In this interview, J.J. speaks with Tony Han, Sales Manager for NeoAccess, about Neobraille, a new 32-cell Braille display with Perkins-style keyboard entry. The unit runs on Android 5.1, but will have its own app store rather than using the Google Play s

#CSUN16 Audio: BlindShell Makes Using an Android Smart phone Simple
March 29, 2016

In this audio, J.J. speaks with Danel Novak from BlindShell. This Android phone comes with custom-built apps intended for the blind user who is not comfortable with traditional smart phone technology. When it is available in the U.S., the hardware and sof

#CSUN16 Audio: A New Way to Teach Braille to Students
March 29, 2016

In this Blind Bargains audio, J.J. talks with Han Kim of Ohfatech about Taptic-edu, a tool that uses an iOS or Android app to allow teachers to interact with students using oversized Braille dots. With an entry price of around $700, this teaching tool sho

#CSUN16 Audio LVI Products Help Low Vision Users Get the Job Done
March 29, 2016

In this interview, Shelly Brisbin talks with Erik Bondemark, the CEO of Low Vision International, about the MagniLink S and MagniLink Pro. These devices not only enlarge text, but perform full page OCR. Pricing for the MagniLink S starts at $2,600, and op

#CSUN16 Audio: Shelly Talks Low Vision and More with Eric Damery of Freedom Scientific
March 29, 2016

In this audio, Shelly talks with Eric Damery about Freedom Scientific's new Ruby 7-inch magnifier. The product will ship in April. Please check the Freedom Scientific website for pricing. Shelly and Eric also talk briefly about the merger of Freedom Scien

#CSUN16 Audio: Hands On with Humanware's BrailleNote Touch Android Tablet
March 29, 2016

Braille made a huge splash at CSUN, and HumanWare's latest BraileNote was right in the thick of things. In this extensive interview, J.J. speaks with Greg Stilson, Product Manager for HumanWare's Blindness Products, who demonstrates the BrailleNote Touch,