#ATIA20 Audio: Q Is For Qwerty But That's Not All For HIMS
Joe last spoke to Damian Pickering, Vice President of Sales for HIMS, in Las Vegas where updates were the major subject in that interview. We continue that trend in Orlando with a few insights on...
View Article#ATIA20 Audio: Speaking To The Power Of Braille Literacy With Objective Ed
The BBQ Crew last caught up with Marty Schultz, Founder of Blindfold Games and Co-Founder of Objective Ed, at CSUNATC19 where he receive the Touch of Genius award From the National Braille Press for...
View Article#ATIA20 Audio: The Quest For Greater Access For Microsoft And Windows 10
Joe and Jason Grieves, Product Manager Low Vision Windows Accessibility, sure find interesting places to conduct interviews. A coffee shop with a Bose nova soundtrack was the setting for their NFB 2019...
View Article#ATIA2020 Audio: Speaking To The Edges Of Video Magnification With Patriot...
Video Magnifiers have been adding more options and features as they adopt off the shelf technology in their design. But imagine Joe's surprise when John Palmer, President of Patriot Vision Industries,...
View Article#ATIA20 Audio: View Plus Introduces 2nd Generation Power Dot Technology
We were honestly lucky to get a few minutes to talk with Dan Gardner, CEO of View Plus, as his booth was constantly filled with convention attendees. Some of that was due to an ATIA promotion, an...
View Article#ATIA20 Audio: Orcam Expands Into Assisted Reading And Hearing Devices
Orcam has been very busy since we spoke to them last year. The MyEye2 was featured in Time Magazine and the company won a CES 2020 INNOVATION AWARD last month. Joe caught up with Bryan Wolynski...
View Article#ATIA20 Audio: A Menagerie Of Braille For Humanware And APH
We noted in our end of year wrap up show that Humanware's convention appearances were very popular with our listeners. Additionally, we noted in that same show, APH had an amazing 2019 with multiple...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 206: From Looking To Taken With Blind Love
This week J.J. sits down to talk with the makers of "Blind Love", a new documentary about dating in the modern age. Tune in to hear about the genesis of the documentary, what it was like to catch it on...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 207: Some Video Desktop Access
This is going to sound weird, but its our first news show of 2020. And wow do we have some news to talk about. So much news that we needed Scott Davert to sit in with us. He also hangs out with us...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 208: Deep Purple ColorStar
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....
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Reading And Writing Graphiti With Orbit Research
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: A New Wearable Arrives On The Scene For Zoomax
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: This Is The Way weWalk With Smart Cane Technology
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Harpo Updates Some Nostalgic Braille Products For A Modern Age
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Master Your Modes With vispero's Optelec Compact 10 HD
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Hey Google Read My DAISY Books With pratsam
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: A Field Of Clovers For Irie-AT
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: A Hallside Chat With Troy Otillio Of AIRA
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...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Magnifying Materials With LVI America's Apple Friendly...
In July 2019, Joe caught up with Kimberly Cline at her LVI America debut In Las Vegas to talk about her excitement for future Video Magnifier products. And that enthusiasm is echoed by Charlie Collins,...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Be My Eyes Sees Into The Future
We've been lucky enough to capture the success of the Be My Eyes team on our microphones for years. And while the BBQ doesn't have 6 million volunteers, and 200,000 Blind or Low Vision users, we are...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Smart Glasses Are The Next Step For Envision AI
It has been almost a year since we had Karthik Kannan, Cofounder and Chief Engineer of Envision AI, on the program to talk about pricing plans and the release of the Android version of the app. So,...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Practical Design Powers Blindspot Consulting's Accessible...
If you do these convention coverage events long enough, well, you end up having some compromising audio and photos being taken of you as a result. Somewhere out there are pictures of Joe with his...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Patriot Vision Industries Speaks Through Their New Voice EZ
A running theme throughout our CSUN 2020 coverage has been how strange the event has been due to restrictions on travel that were falling into place at the time of these recordings. Some Exhibitors...
View Article#CSUNATC20 Audio: Expanding VR And AR Into XR With The Smith-Kettlewell | Eye...
As J.J. says early on during his interview with Brandon Biggs, Engineer with the Smith-Kettlewell | Eye Research Institute, "There's a lot to unpack here". The pair even commandeered an entire Platinum...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 209: The 4 Day Week
usually our first "In Studio" episode after convention coverage is the traditional wrap up show where we dissect and discuss a particular event 20 minutes longer than we really should. But, as you...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 210: AmbeBose
It is time for another BBQ Bite, or Byte as we have not really settled on that yet, as we keep delving back into our pile of holiday tech gifts to talk about on the show. In this episode Ricky will...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 211: WWDC Goes 2 11
Apple filmed their annual keynote for WWDC in Apple Park, not in front of a live studio audience, where many upcoming changes were announced for software and hardware. J.J., taking time out from...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 212: Virtual Summer 2000
The summer brings the heat and the box fans out from their hiding places from within the closet. We have been laying low to stay cool. And there is nothing like lying under the ceiling fan on a lazy...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 213: Since We've Been Gone
It finally happened! Enough stuff has transpired for us to do a proper old school news filled episode. Or as we now call it during the After Times , a retro inspired BBQ show. Join J.J., Joe and...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 214: Touch The Power Button... For Science!
The ninth month on the calendar brings along Pumpkin Spice and another Apple event. Refreshingly the event focused on things that were not the iPhone For a change. Somehow, despite 2020 being well...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 215: Tiny Pilot Seals
Summertime is the perfect season for going to the beach, camping, and of course buying computers. Okay, that last one is more geared towards the tech sector who aren t necessarily going to readily...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 216: Nura Cats From Beyond The Vale
October is a time for ghouls, ghosts, and game demos. Yep, keeping with a long-standing traditionthat happened somewhat organically without us realizing it, we give you another reason to break out the...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 217: Buttery Smooth Bingo Cards
In order to be more environmentally friendly, we at the BBQ decided to combine our October and November Apple event wrap up shows. It is the podcasting equivalent of removing the charger plug from the...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 218: Socially Distanced Kitchen
It's been awhile since we did a full-on cooking show, and many of our regulars have acquired a growing amount of cooking gadgets and essentials. So we decided to do our biggest cooking show yet, with...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 219: The 2020 Blind Bargains Holiday Shopping Guide
Welcome to our 6th annual Blind Bargains Holiday Shopping Guide. Once again, we've brought the deals straight to your audio feed. Sit back and relax as some of your favorite merchants, or perhaps some...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 220: Born Accessible
Behold, our 800th piece of audio content on the site. We originally planned this outlandish over the top celebration thingy, but 2020 being what it is, we have opted out of that and we shall just...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 221: The Other Oppisitte Of That
This is kind of funny. Our last show, episode 220 from December, was in 2020. And now BBQ 221 starts off 2021. Okay, it was funnier when we said it out loud during this show than in print. It s a good...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Qast 222: Described Jazz Hands
Over the past decade, audio description has become much more prevalent for TV shows, movies, and streaming content. But often, current events, especially those that unfold live, don't get that same...
View ArticleBlind Bargains #Sponsored Audio: Maps with a Mission with the Free GoodMaps App
As we lead up to our exhibit hall coverage for 2021, we start with an extended interview and deep dive into GoodMaps. Thanks for listening.Sponsor; Goodmaps, Maps with a MissionJ.J. interviews GoodMaps...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: Brailliant BI X Marks The Spot For...
Our virtual convention coverage is in full swing, with a deep dive into the happenings at Humanware. Joining J.J. in the simulated Exhibit Hall is Peter Tucic, Blindness Products Brand Ambassador, for...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: Increase Your Productivity With...
There are products on the market that are so well recognized for what they do that they truly need no introduction to fans of this podcast. But even long-time users of a product might not be aware some...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: Fable Gives Product Testing Power...
J.J. notes at the top of this interview that the BBQast rarely interviews people within the Remediation and Testing sector of A.T. unless the subject of the interview stands out in a very crowded...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: Jobs For Humanity Are Building...
Blind and Visually Impaired job seekers often must play a guessing game when it comes to the determination if a possible employment avenue will fit within their specific needs for access. That is why...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: 9 + 1 Questions = Steven Scott...
Steven Scott proudly proclaims to J.J. that he is indeed a "serial podcaster" during this interview. And it is hard to disagree with that statement when you consider the circumstances that led him to...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: Feeling Magnetic Whit Creative...
The Etch A Sketch and Spirograph are some of the most successful toys available for introducing young people to the world of art. However, there are not many touch friendly equivalents for those...
View Article#ATIA20 Audio: Ace And Snow Are In The Forecast With Zoomax
Last year David Bradburn, President of Zoomax USA, shared with us the launch specifics for Acesight. in our latest interview Joe gets an update on the progress of not only the Acesight, but a sneak...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: 2021 An Audio Description Oddessy...
So, the title of this interview infers that there will be some discussion of audio description within this conversation. And there is, we promise. But can you really blame J.J. for being nostalgic when...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: Feel The Things That Are Too Small...
The most articulate person in the world probably could not accurately describe a Despicable Me Minion character in great detail. Or at least not at a level that could be discerned at a quality that...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: A Return To Form For Earl Harrison...
It has been a long time since we ve welcomed back Earl Harrison, and HIMS, to our BBQ convention coverage microphones. A lot has happened since ATIA20, and a lot has happened to Earl specifically. JJ...
View ArticleBlind Bargains Virtual Exhibit Hall Audio: Empathy And Education Are Core...
We last caught up with AudioEye on the CSUNATC19 Exhibit Hall floor with news of their advancement into the kiosk access space. The internet has evolved a lot in the 2+ years since that interview and...
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