Amazon’s Echo Show is a smart speaker designed around Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa. There’s also a smart display with a high-definition screen and stereo sound. The second-generation Echo Show 8 offers a higher-resolution camera than the previous model. It is equipped with a 13MP (megapixel) camera with auto-framing — which is a jump from the […]
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Get free eBooks, audiobooks, more with Libby app
Did you know you could borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and more from your local public library – for free? Libby, by OverDrive, is a free app that connects you to your local public library virtually. To use the app, just log in using your library card, set up your free account with an email address and […]
Elo Audio PDF Reader
Looking for an app to turn your documents, articles, emails, and more into audio? Check out Elo Audio! According to the App Store’s description: “Elo Audio is a personalized podcast for your team. Create a playlist of important documents, emails, and articles that your team can listen to instead of reading. Everyone receives a notification […]
Ride Safely with Waymo
Imagine yourself unable to see well enough to drive and how that would change your life. Autonomous vehicles have the potential to help people with disabilities get where they need to go safely and efficiently. And that includes the 1.3 million Americans who are legally blind. Waymo is a company that uses this type of […]
SM Music Reader
Sao Mai Vocational and Assistive Technology Center for the Blind is a nonprofit organization founded in 2001. One of their main missions is to “empower the blind by using and developing assistive technology in education, employment, and daily living activities.” This nonprofit developed SM Music Reader, an app that allows users – with or without […]
Snap Scene
This past week I’ve been covering different devices and apps available from Tobii Dynavox. Another available app from Tobii Dynavox is Snap Scene. According to its website, Snap Scene is a “simple but powerful app for in-the-moment learning opportunities.” Users can take a photo and tag it with recordings to let their child communicate “on […]