Many of iOS 8’s most unique features are hidden within the Accessibility section of settings. With the ability to alter the way you use your device, some accessibility features may surprise you.…
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Samsung Galaxy Core Advance case brings “sight” to the vision impaired
Samsung announced some innovative accessories for its Galaxy Core Advance that can help the visually impaired. An ultrasonic case can detect objects two meters away while NFC tags associate with recorded notes and an stand helps read text aloud automatically.…
Read MoreFirst Made for iPhone hearing aid doubles as a high quality iOS headset
How much technology can fit in a small package? Quite a bit if the ReSound LiNX is any indication. The first Made For iPhone hearing aid with companion app boosts sound while also acting as a high-quality wireless in-ear speaker for iOS devices.…
Read MoreThe organizational challenge of disruptive technologies
As firms grapple with implementing the mobile, cloud, and big data technologies that are transforming their businesses, getting the organizational process and…
Read MoreIs iOS 7 making you seasick? Here’s how to turn off the parallax effect.
Apple's new iOS 7 adds a little 3-D experience that may have gone overboard in some peoples eyes: The parallax effect that makes home screen icons float when moving the phone around. Here's how to disable the effect.…
Read MoreFujitsu smartphones venture outside Japan, with elderly Europeans in mind
The Stylistic S01 includes some interesting technological tweaks, such as the ability to adjust frequency range based on the user's age. With ageing populations, there should be more of this out there.…
Read MoreThe Apple Roundup: Apple marketing’s war on language
Here's our daily pick of stories about Apple from around the web that you shouldn't miss. Today's installment: Apple's copywriters are freaking out linguists; Samsung, Google meet to talk Apple; guilt over buying iPhones made by exploited workers; accessibility features in iOS 6, and more.…
Read MoreGoogle+ Hangouts get live captions
Google's Hangouts group video chat service just got more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing people, thanks to a new app called Hangout Captions. The app allows users to caption conversations in real time or use professional transcription services. Machine-powered transcription could be next.…
Read MoreGoogle+ Hangouts become accessible to the blind
Google+ Hangouts are a great way to communicate with a small group of people -- except when you're blind, and don't know who is part of a Hangout. A new Chrome extension wants to solve this by making Hangouts accessible to blind and visually impaired people.…
Read MoreNext up for Google Plus Hangouts: Sign language support
Deaf and hard of hearing users may soon get more use out of Google's much-hyped new group video chat service Hangouts, thanks to a field test that looks at ways to add support for American Sign Language. Initial feedback from hearing-impaired users is enthusiastic.…
Read MoreYouTube Launches Live Captions at Google I/O
The Google I/O live video stream will be accessible to hearing-impaired viewers and search engine crawlers alike, thanks to a new live captions feature unveiled by YouTube today. The feature combines manual transcription with automatic translation and will be available to any YouTube Live partner.…
Read MoreFree Accessibility Video Tutorials at Think Vitamin Membership
Wondering how to make your website more accessible for people with disabilities? Check out this series of great video tutorials at Carsonified's Think Vitamin Membership. There are 17 bite-size videos in the series, covering everything from how screen readers work to how to make forms accessible.…
Read MoreNew Bill to Mandate Captions for Web TV
A new bill could force CBS.com, NBC.com and others to add closed captions to all TV content streamed online. Smaller publishers are exempt for now. Still, adding closed captions to your video will make hearing impaired viewers, office workers and even the Google Bot happy.…
Read MoreGoogle Improves Flash Indexing: Bad News?
Google (s goog) has recently announced that it can index external files called from Flash sites (s adbe). While I understand why…
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