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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#CSUNATC20 Audio: A Hallside Chat With Troy Otillio Of AIRA
April 04, 2020

The team at AIRA started off 2020 with the recent news surrounding a change in ownership and the sunsetting of the Horizon product. J.J. caught up with Troy Otillio, CEO of AIRA, outside the Exhibit Hall floor to discuss several topics regarding the servi

#CSUNATC20 Audio: A Field Of Clovers For Irie-AT
April 01, 2020

Shelly found the Golden Chorale buffet booth of Video Magnifiers in the CSUN Exhibit Hall. And Jeff Gardner, CEO of Irie-AT, goes through the serving line with her pointing out all the good stuff from their new friends at Clover. There is a myriad of disp

#CSUNATC20 Audio: Hey Google Read My DAISY Books With pratsam
March 31, 2020

There sure are a lot of ways you can read your DAISY formatted materials these days. However, for some, many common options may be too complicated to learn or use effectively. That's why the ability to use a Digital Assistant could aid many when it comes

#CSUNATC20 Audio: Master Your Modes With vispero's Optelec Compact 10 HD
March 28, 2020

The Optelec Compact brand has come a long way from its flip out handle days of a decade ago or its original touch screen display option. Shelly got a chance to view the newest iteration and get a guided tour of the units features with vispero's Educationa

#CSUNATC20 Audio: Harpo Updates Some Nostalgic Braille Products For A Modern Age
March 25, 2020

J.J. becomes the Keymaster in this interview. Okay, "Ghostbusters" movie references aside, J.J. did find that some retro names in A.T. have been updated in some cool new ways. He spoke to Jarek Urbanski, CEO of Harpo, about the soon to be released Mountba

#CSUNATC20 Audio: This Is The Way weWalk With Smart Cane Technology
March 23, 2020

We've interviewed makers of Smart Cane tech before on Blind Bargains, however, not many of those previous interviewees were featured in Time Magazine for tech innovation. That's why Shelly caught up with Kursat Ceylan, Cofounder of WeWalk, to discuss what

#CSUNATC20 Audio: A Mixture Of Technology And Humans Are At The Center Of Note Taking Express
March 20, 2020

Visual Interpreter services are one way to gain access to meetings and notes. But the ability to work with a service that might better understand your specific field of study might just give you the edge over a broader all-purpose option. J.J. spoke with

#CSUNATC20 Audio: A New Wearable Arrives On The Scene For Zoomax
March 18, 2020

Last month David Bradburn, President of Zoomax USA, shared at ATIA a sneak peek of a new product that would make its debut in Anaheim. Shelly caught up with David on the CSUN Exhibit Hall floor to learn more about the new member of the Acesight family and

#CSUNATC20 Audio: Reading And Writing Graphiti With Orbit Research
March 17, 2020

Last summer Lisa spoke to Venkatesh Chari, CEO and President of Orbit Research, during our ACB interview coverage. That interview noted some welcome changes that had come to the Orbit Reader 20 regarding upgrading the unit from the SD card slot. In Novemb

Blind Bargains Qast 208: Deep Purple ColorStar
March 11, 2020

We first teased our intent to take a look at the ColorStar during BBQ 188 during our summer convention wrap up show. now, a scant half a year later, the deep dive into the color identifier has arrive. Join Ricky Enger as she demonstrates the color, light

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