New versions of Shazam Entertainment’s music-identification iPhone apps will restore VoiceOver accessibility for blind listeners.
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Watch this video of me crossing the busy intersection of Central Ave. and McDowell Road in Phoenix during the start of Friday-evening rush hour on Oct 22 as I made my way to the state fair.
Kevin Chao demonstrates shopping in the iTunes App Store, posting to Twitter and sending a text message by entering text on the iPhone’s virtual on-screen keyboard using the touch typing method.
Finish Reading Touch Typing Your Way to New Apps and Social Networking on the iPhone
Kevin Chao describes the way in which he uses his thumbs for touch typing on the iPhone’s virtual on-screen keyboard.
Check out this video of me waiting for the light rail, going inside the car and finding an available seat. While this is done thousands of times each day by blind people all over the world, I doubt anyone has posted it as a YouTube video. As always, constructive feedback is welcome.
Finish Reading Light Rail Arrives, I Climb Aboard and Find a Seat
Sendero Group offers a $5 iPhone app that aims to help blind people navigate outdoors using their iPhones.
Finish Reading Exploring the Neighborhood with Sendero GPS LookAround Version 1.1 for the iPhone
Apple CEO Steve Jobs said nothing in his Tuesday Back to the Mac event about continued VoiceOver accessibility of a new Mac App Store and OS X Lion operating system for the company’s blind customers.
Kevin Chao demonstrates recording and trimming audio on the iPhone using the built-in Voice Memos app. Voice Memos is a handy utility for tasks ranging from basic voice-note taking to recording a demonstration of another iPhone app or feature right on the device without the need to use any additional equipment.
Finish Reading Recording the World Using Voice Memos on the iPhone
I have implemented some useful feedback I received Tuesday morning, and this second take from the same street corner is the result. The iPhone was oriented in landscape mode and I took care to pan more slowly by moving my hips and shoulders while keeping my feet still. Additional feedback is now requested. The next video will be completely different.
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Jarrod Jicha demonstrates and provides basic instructions in the use of the Chinese Wouxun dual-band amateur radio handheld transceiver. This partially-accessible radio provides a level of limited voice output that surpasses anything currently available in other radios.
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