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Double Tap

Double Tap Productions Inc.

Double Tap is the show where blind people talk tech! If you’re blind or partially sighted and have an interest in technology, this is the show for you. Everyone is welcome no matter how old you are or how much or how little experience you have with technology. Each week the team will help you better understand how technology can help your everyday life, even if you have little or no sight.

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00:56:06

Be My Eyes Partners With Hilton, New iPad Mini &...

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2024/10/16

Today on the show Steven and Shaun fight a number of breaking news stories including news of a new iPad Mini, a major new partnership between Be My Eyes and Hilton hotels, and the launch of Android 15.First up the guys praise the work of the National Federation of the Blind in the USA on their protest outside the offices of Uber and Lyft on Tuesday (15th October) campaigning for the companies to stop discrimination against blind people who are often refused access to taxi services due to having a

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00:55:46

AMA Special: Ask Mickey Anything - Your Questions...

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2024/10/15

Today on the show Steven and Shaun are joined by friend of the show Michael Babcok to help us answer some of our listeners’ burning questions in our ‘Ask Mickey Anything’ special. Questions coming up include finding out which podcast app is the best, how to get ChatGPT to summarise and explain PowerPoint presentations to you, why audio description is on a show on one network but not the other, and where do you get those Table Coasters Steven keeps talking about? During the episode Michael refers to

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00:55:37

A Coffee And A Chat

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2024/10/11

Today on the show Steven and Shaun grab a coffee and sit back to listen to your emails and voicemails which discuss various topics including the challenges of support services, community feedback, and upcoming Q&A sessions. They begin with a special feature from friend and long-time listener Michael Babcock into the issues surrounding Siri's interruptions in iOS and how to resolve it in your iPhone’s settings.Listener emails discuss personal user experiences with the iPhone 16 Pro, and the

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00:56:38

VISTA Center’s Ignite Accessibility Entrepreneur...

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2024/10/10

Today on the show Steven and Shaun find out about some of the latest innovations on show at the VISTA Center Ignite Accessibility Entrepreneur Pitch Competition, and we hear more of your emails and voicemails on a wide range of topics from keyboard monogamy to dancing plants.The main conversation today focuses on the experiences of listener Kevin Chao who attended the VISTA Center Ignite Accessibility Entrepreneur Pitch Competition recently in San Diego, which gave him to the chance to discover a

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00:55:58

CNIB Cybersecurity Event & Everyone’s Angry At Shaun

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2024/10/09

Today on the show Steven and Shaun learn about an event coming up from CNIB focused on teaching blind people on the best ways to ensure that we are all aware of cybersecurity and how to keep ourselves safe online.Shaun speaks to David Kapper-Burch who is the lead for digital technology and training at the CNIB Smartlife Technology Program, and Wendy Hong who is an apprentice on the program. They both discuss the need for vigilance online and what accessible tools are out there that we can all use to

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00:56:00

Character Limits, Shaun’s Blind Dilemma & Google...

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2024/10/08

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 reversing out of his drive. Why did this bother Shaun so much?And since we’re on irritations, Steven shares

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00:55:41

Mince Monday & Your Comments

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2024/10/07

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’s emails from Jeff and Ian on using the Meta Ray-Ban glasses, and a rather nice example of how Barri uses

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00:56:17

The Great Audio Description Rant & Ending The Stigma...

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2024/10/04

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, and the accessibility issues faced by Sky's streaming services and the ongoing need for improvements in

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00:56:37

Meta Ray-Ban Glasses Setup, Parcels Galore & A Visit...

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2024/10/03

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 him there. Also with the number of parcels lying in wait at Double Tap Towers, the question is how do

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00:56:00

Goodmaps Revolutionizes Indoor Navigation For The Blind!

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2024/10/02

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 Rogers Ignite TV App 17:15 - E-mail - Will on iOS 18 Voice Problems 19:32 - E-mail - Tom Wants More

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00:55:54

Visiting Sight Village In The UK

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2024/10/01

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 Technology (UK) and Direct from WeWalk (Worldwide)Get in touch with Double Tap by emailing us

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00:56:19

Be My Eyes Speak To Double Tap Following Meta Connect...

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2024/09/27

Chapter Markers:0:00 - Intro0:46 - Shaun Uses The Force & Falls Over A Bin14:16 - Alex Heath from The Verge on Meta's Project Orion21:42 - Interview with Mike Buckley & Bryan Bashin from Be My Eyes on the Meta Ray-Ban Announcements

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00:56:18

Meta Connect Event 2024 Reviewed: Be My Eyes Comes To...

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2024/09/26

Chapter Markers:0:00 - Intro1:58 - Be My Eyes Announcement at Meta Connect Event7:09 - Project Orion19:10 - How Will Be My Eyes Work On Glasses27:55 - Meta AI 3.2 Features33:50 - Meta AI Translation Features43:49 - What About the Competition?47:35 - The New Meta Quest 3S

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00:55:55

Clearing Out The Inbox

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2024/09/25

Chapter Markers:0:00 - Intro5:11 - E-mail - Scott Loves The Show6:09 - E-mail - Lizette on NeuraLink23:29 - E-mail - Stan on NeuraLink26:36 - E-mail - Sean on Specialist Tech Pricing40:37 - E-mail - Tony on Voice Control & VoiceOver44:07 - E-mail - Ronnie on National Chicken Month45:01 - E-mail - Tom on the Meta Ray-ban Glasses & A New Service45:58 - E-mail - Tom on Double Taps Audio Quality

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00:55:59

Vispero Talks Next Big Thing Contest & What’s Coming...

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2024/09/24

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 blind community, the challenges of public transport, as well as asking for podcasting tips and providing more

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00:56:04

Envision & Meta Work Together, Pixel Watch Thoughts &...

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2024/09/23

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 on the Pixel Watch, and the future of self-driving cars. The importance of Braille and the differences

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00:56:11

Envision’s New ‘Ally’ Feature Is Now In Beta

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2024/09/20

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 beta of Ally right now.There’s also more of your feedback including an interesting email from listener

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00:56:01

Talkback 15 Reviewed, Cooking Outdoors & Visual Spectrum

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2024/09/19

Chapter Markers:0:00 - Intro2:21 - E-mail - Gary on Cooking8:02 - E-mail - Guy on Jaws and Teams10:04 - Google Meet11:56 - E-mail - Mark on Blind Travels20:37 - E-mail - Jenine on the Visual Spectrum24:12 - Contact Us24:24 - John Dyer on Android & Talkback 15

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00:56:03

Neuralink ‘Blindsight’ Gets FDA Approval & Innosearch...

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2024/09/18

Chapter Markers:0:00 - Intro5:38 - NeuraLink Implant to Restore Vision10:47 - Elon Musk Talks on NeuraLink22:39 - Dan from NeuraLink Talks on the Technology28:27 - Contact Us28:39 - Accessible Shopping with Patrick Long from InnoSearch

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00:56:06

iOS 18 Update ‘Low Risk’ According To AppleVis & The...

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2024/09/17

Chapter Markers:0:00 - Intro0:44 - iOS 18 & AppleVis8:18 - App Accessibility & Sky Go on the Apple TV13:22 - Good Luck Chris McCausland16:03 - Air Pods 4 & Active Noise Cancellation25:08 - e-mail - Will on Google Gemini & Personal Data26:06 - E-mail - Sujay on Orcam30:42 - E-mail - Darren on the Cost of Assistive Tech42:07 - E-mail - Mary Hart on the NLS Reader Braille Display47:43 - E-mail - Greg on the Motorola G5452:43 - E-mail - Julian on Quick Gestures on the Motorola G54

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