Double Tap

Today on the show Steven and Shaun discuss the character limit explosion on social media these days, how Shaun felt after being called blind by a passer by, and we meet Google’s Product Manager for Android, Lisie Lillianfeld. The guys open the show with their usual banter picking up on Shaun’s recent experience with a passer-by who tried to help him by yelling ‘Blind Guy” to a motorist who was rev...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun dig into the mailbag to listen to and respond to your emails and voicemails. They begin with a rather troubling admission from Steven about what he did with the remaining mince in his slow cooker, moving on rather quickly (thankfully) to discuss their use of Be My AI and Talkback 15’s new image description feature on supported Android devices. In the inbox there’...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun discuss more of your emails and comments, with another epic rant from Steven coming up, and they discuss a new menstrual tracking device for women. Listener emails are the focus for the first half of the episode, with topics including the challenges of international pricing for tech products, the importance of Safari extensions for smoother browsing experiences,...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun discuss the experience using navigation apps such as Voice Vista, how to track your parcels and Shaun offers an easy blind-friendly setup guide to the Meta Ray-Ban glasses. First up the guys talk about Steven’s recent visit to the foot doctor which involved him taking a trip to a part of town he has never been before and he relied entirely on Voice Vista to get h...

Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us feedback@doubletaponair.com or by call 1-877-803-4567 and leave us a voicemail. You can also find us across social media. Double Tap is available daily on AMI-audio across Canada , on podcast worldwide and now on YouTube . Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro   2:18 - E-mail - Kyler on All Terrain Cane, Clocks & More   14:57 - E-mail - John on Problems with the...

Details of the products mentioned and the companies who sell them in the UK and Canada: Mini Guide: Seeing Solutions (UK) and LS&S (Canada) Eye Beam Torch: Seeing Solutions , Aspire Consultancy (UK) Activator Braille Display: VisionAid Technologies (UK) and CNIB Smartlife (Canada) Voxi Vision: VisionAid Technologies (UK) Svárovský Cane: Aspire Consultancy (UK)  WeWalk Smart Cane 2: Sight & Sound T...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 0:46 - Shaun Uses The Force & Falls Over A Bin 14:16 - Alex Heath from The Verge on Meta's Project Orion 21:42 - Interview with Mike Buckley & Bryan Bashin from Be My Eyes on the Meta Ray-Ban Announcements ---- Follow on: YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtube X (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/x Instagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/ins...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 1:58 - Be My Eyes Announcement at Meta Connect Event 7:09 - Project Orion 19:10 - How Will Be My Eyes Work On Glasses 27:55 - Meta AI 3.2 Features 33:50 - Meta AI Translation Features 43:49 - What About the Competition? 47:35 - The New Meta Quest 3S ---- Follow on: YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtube X (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/x I...

  Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 5:11 - E-mail - Scott Loves The Show 6:09 - E-mail - Lizette on NeuraLink 23:29 - E-mail - Stan on NeuraLink 26:36 - E-mail - Sean on Specialist Tech Pricing 40:37 - E-mail - Tony on Voice Control & VoiceOver 44:07 - E-mail - Ronnie on National Chicken Month 45:01 - E-mail - Tom on the Meta Ray-ban Glasses & A New Service 45:58 - E-mail - Tom on Double Taps Audio Qu...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun find out about the upcoming Next Big Thing contest that started last year by Vispero, makers of the JAWS screenreader, and also  They begin by looking ahead to today’s announcement by Logitech, who have promoted that a new MX device may be coming soon, in the form of a keyboard or mouse.  Listener emails focus in on the implications of driverless cars for the bli...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun dive into their unique blend of humour and technology talk featuring the latest updates on Steven’s puppy! The big news this week is the upcoming Meta Connect event, which has already revealed a headline or two, including the collaboration between Envision and Meta, and the implications of augmented reality for the blind community.  There’s also listener feedback...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun find out about a new feature from Envision called Ally that acts as your personal assistant for performing tasks and giving you information. Karthik Karnan, the founder and CTO of Envision, joins the guys to chat about its more personalised approach to assistance, with the ability to use the service across phone, glasses and the web soon. You can sign up for the...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 2:21 - E-mail - Gary on Cooking 8:02 - E-mail - Guy on Jaws and Teams 10:04 - Google Meet 11:56 - E-mail - Mark on Blind Travels 20:37 - E-mail - Jenine on the Visual Spectrum 24:12 - Contact Us 24:24 - John Dyer on Android & Talkback 15 ---- Follow on: YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtube X (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/x Instagram: ht...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 5:38 - NeuraLink Implant to Restore Vision 10:47 - Elon Musk Talks on NeuraLink 22:39 - Dan from NeuraLink Talks on the Technology 28:27 - Contact Us 28:39 - Accessible Shopping with Patrick Long from InnoSearch ---- Follow on: YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtube X (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/x Instagram: https://www.doubletaponair.c...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 0:44 - iOS 18 & AppleVis 8:18 - App Accessibility & Sky Go on the Apple TV 13:22 - Good Luck Chris McCausland 16:03 - Air Pods 4 & Active Noise Cancellation 25:08 - e-mail - Will on Google Gemini & Personal Data 26:06 - E-mail - Sujay on Orcam 30:42 - E-mail - Darren on the Cost of Assistive Tech 42:07 - E-mail - Mary Hart on the NLS Reader Braille Display 47:43 - E-m...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 7:17 - Open A.i. gets Reasonable 10:52 - Googles' New  NoteBookLM Service Makes Us Nervous 20:12 - Owenie News - Eating Air Pods Pro 2 29:06 - Meta Rayban Update fixes WhatsApp Calling 33:03 - App Recommendations -Dave on Brave Browser 39:14 - App Recommendations - Greg on Talking Tuner, Pontes Media Downloader & More 42:05 - App Recommendations - Jen on Braille Scree...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 3:57 - e-mail - Bev on Setting Up the Meta Ray-Ban Glasses 6:45 - E-mail - Dawn on the Future of Double Tap 10:13 - E-mail - Kerry on the Double Tap Podcast 12:32 - E-mail - Frank on Orcam Support 20:37 - E-mail - Callum on Dog Trackers 26:39 - Naming the Double Tap Plant 27:55 - E-mail - Graham is Looking for a New Alarm Clock 30:04 - e-mail - Sonia on the MX Keys Ke...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro 2:13 - Steven on the Air Max Headphone 10:45 - Reeder App & Project Tapestry 16:04 - Envision Assist News 22:17 - E-mail - Darren on the Zeitgeist 2 26.58 - E-mail - Sarah on Android 42.06 - E-mail - Mark on X Timelines 44:56 - E-mail - Jos on Audio Description 50:53 - E-mail - Kaitlyn on Blind Pride YouTube Adjustment: 52:23 - E-mail - Kaitlyn on Blind Pride ---- Fol...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun are joined by special guests to discuss the upcoming iOS 18 software release on iPhones from September 16th. The guys are joined by the author of the iOS Access For All book, Shelly Brisbin, to discuss the range of new accessibility features coming this year for people with various types of disabilities, including Eye Tracking, Music Haptics and Voiceover improve...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun review the Apple “It’s Glowtime” Event featuring new iPhones, Apple Watch and AirPods. The guys dive into the announcements and share their views on the new iPhone 16 lineup, as well as the embedded Apple Intelligence features that have been announced to arrive this year, starting in the US in October. There’s also a look at some exciting developments inside the...

Today on the show the guys are back discussing Shaun’s recent trip to a luxury hotel and the challenges he had with his Meta Ray-Ban frames, plus we find out why Samsung phone users may not be able to access the Talkback version 15 screenreader on their devices. We start with Shaun’s real world use of the Meta Ray-Ban Frames which has caused him concern in relation to the ability of the artificial...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun dive into the inbox for the first in our weekly series of “App of the Week” featuring your favourite apps and why others might liike them. We also welcome disability and technology advocate Colin Hughes back to discuss the upcoming Apple Event and why he thinks Meta are missing a trick when it comes to their Ray-Ban smart glasses. As always, the show begins with...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun dive into your emails and voicemails with comments around Android, Braille and the future of AppleVis. They begin with their usual banter and Steven explains why he is so tired following a late night trip to the vet with his poorly dog, plus there are some updates about the show and thanks for the kind comments on YouTube. There’s also news from Anker on their ne...

Today on the show Steven and Shaun find out what its like to travel inside a driverless car courtesy of good friend of the show, Gregg Hayes. Plus Steven asks for an intervention into his recent usage of Facebook, and we gather your suggestions for the naming ceremony of the studio plastic plant. There’s also more discussion on the accessibility of smart doorbells such as the Blink system from Ama...

Chapter Markers: 0:00 - Intro & Using Find My in Seeing AI 6:47 - What is Double Tap & AMI 20:05 - Amazon May Switch To Claude AI To Power Their Smart Speakers 23:59 - Contact Details 24:12 - AppleVis & Be My Eyes Interview 55:26 - Outro ---- Follow on: YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtube X (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/x Instagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/i...