

Episode 194 - That Real Blind Tech Show Year End Spectacular, It's Real and It's Spectacular
2025/12/28 | 1h 49 mins.
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Allison, Brian, David, and Ed get together for the That Real Blind Tech Show year end spectacular. Jeanine was suppose to join us but she forgot how to read and tell time. We kick the show off discussing the announcement that The Rolling Stones have canceled their 2026 worldwide tour, and it is for the most unlikely reason. We then move on to discussing the news that iOS 26.3 will bring AirPod like pairing to third party devices in the EU> Oh no. Waymo's go bonkers in San Francisco Blackout. We then tackle the yearly discussion of Don't Get Scrooged with scams this holiday season. We then discuss how Roomba invented the smart vaccum and lost the future. We then dive in the Instacart debacle that Instacart has been using A.I. and dynamic pricing to charge different customers different prices on the same item. Which then led to lawmakers looking in to taking action against Instacart. After a really bad ten days for Instacart, they claim they have ended using their A.I dynamic pricing program. We then dive in to our year end review spectacular portion of the show, starting off with discussing the new internet slang that Gen-Z gave us in 2025. Next up we discuss the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Apple in 2025. Next up we discuss what could have been one of google's worst years, turned in to one of its best. We then discuss how A.I. broke the smart home in 2025. We then get personal with you starting out with our favorite tech innovations and products of 2025. Next we discuss our biggest tech disappointments for the year. We then discuss a couple of personal goals we were proud of in 2025. And it wouldn't be a year end review if we didn't discuss our regrets for the year. And we end discussing what we are looking forward to in 2026. And it's more of What's Pissing Off Brian Now and Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading end of year style. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

Episode 193 - A Conversation with Dr. Kirk Adams: Talking Careers, Leadership, and Cyber Security
2025/12/22 | 53 mins.
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show as Brian is joined by Dr. Kirk Adams to discuss Kirk's background, the state of accessibility, employment, and Kirk's Cyber security training program. Brian kicks the interview off getting Kirk's opinion about the state of accessibility as 2025 comes to an end. We then discuss some of Kirk's career highlights. This rolls us in to discussing the still staggering unemployment rate of the blind, and raises the question of how important is braille in 2025. Next we discuss Kirk's consulting business Innovative Impact. Kirk then tells us about the Apex Program. We then discuss the failure of some blind organizations promoting blind individuals to the executive level. And finally we dive in to some career advice for those blind students out there and what they may want to think about as far as career paths. You can reach out to Dr. Kirk Adams on Linkedin. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

Episode 192 -Deck the Halls with Balls and Bodily Fluids, Holiday Shopping with No Vision and Even Less Dignity
2025/12/09 | 1h 55 mins.
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with Brian, David, and Jeanine. We have a little fun and then dive in to the latest tech news. Brian starts things off discussing a fun experience we all have when walking the dog. Be My Eyes won Apple's App Store of the Year Award for Cultural Impact, and on a bigger note there is a spotlight on Brian in the Be My Eyes monthly newsletter. We then get in to the serious news of the episode as we discuss why it is important to take a Fart Walk after a big holiday dinner meal. Nothing says comedy more than Elon Musk and Grok, as Elon thinks Grok is hilarious for roasting your co-workers. Looks like we can finally kiss the Metaverse goodbye. Do people hate you because you have a wonky internet connection? Oxford's word of the year is RageBait, and yes, it is one word. We then dive in to our least favorite conversation topics at the Holiday dinner table. Brian then discusses his disasterous trip back to NYC. Will the airports ever get a clue? Are ads going to ruin ChatGPT? Will generative A.I. be smarter then a Noble Prize winner or your average bear? Will the Anthropic 9 save the world? If you are a bad person and have friends who use Android devices, the good news is you can now Air Drop things to them. Amazon is now using A.I. to create season recaps in Prime Video, but will they have audio description? In celebrating 40 years of Accessibility, Apple has released a case with a Kung Fu grip, ok, not really a Kung fu Grip, but a grip for people with hand issues. We then dive in to our annual Black Friday shopping extravaganza, but do to us running long on our last episode, we skipped it, only to run even longer this episode, so no worries since we blew past Black Friday, we are assuming some of you may still have some shopping to do. We discuss our favorite places to shop. We discuss our Holiday shopping experiences, what we still want for the holidays, and what we have bought so far. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

Episode 191 - A.I. Has Killed Santa, But Don't Tell All the Blind Eleven Year Old Readers
2025/11/23 | 1h 51 mins.
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show with once again just the guys, so if you are looking to join us as a regular podcast host since the ladies have turned in to giant flakes, email us in at [email protected], as we may have an opening soon! Yeah, yeah, the ladies claim to be busy with work and life. We kick the show off with an advertising disclaimer about possibly looking for a new CoHost. After our house cleaning we start the show discussing a recent article in the NY Post, asking what is A.I. ruining for children worldwide? Brian turns the question in to our second version of the Blind Feud. A common theme on this episode is stupidity, so we move on to discussing why I.Q. levels are dropping for the first time in decades. Which then leads us in to the dumbest thing we heard this week, Elon Musk's comments that money will cease to exist and work will be optional in the future. And continuing on our stupid theme, the internet now claims that Diet Coke is the Millennials cigarette. Europe wants to cut down on those pain in the ass cookie pop ups we have been getting for the past few years, but hey isn't Europe also the continent that created this whole issue? The NFB has partnered with Eleven Labs, and this conversation goes a tad bit off the rails. Vispero is starting to make use of User Accounts. Be My eyes is a finalist in the Apple App Store Awards. Brian and Ed then recap their epic experience down in Austin, Texas at the Blind Travel Summit. David then tells us about the NFB Pennsylvania Summit. And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.

Episode 190 - Drive Up Song
2025/11/08 | 1h 59 mins.
It's an all new That Real Blind Tech show, with once again just the boys bringing it to you as Brian, David, and Ed get together to discuss the latest tech news. We kick things off discussing Laugh For Sight 18 which all three of us were at on Monday, October 27th at Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. Brian and Ed then discuss what they are looking forward to at the Blind Travel Association Summit that they will be attending next week in Austin, Texas. David then fills us in on the upcoming NFB Pennsylvania State Conference he will be attending. Some things you just can't make up. Wait until you hear what the Louvre's cyber security password was? How in the world did anyone figure it out? Brian then tells the story of the disappearance and resurrection of Squeaky Sam. David then tells us about his experience with audio at a Philadelphia Phillies game. Brian then discusses his new work flow on the iPhone for reading notification articles from apps that are having focus issues. A report claims that Meta makes about 7 billion a year from Scam ads and has no plans to do anything about it. Which leads us in to discussing the accessibility of ads, and companies hiding ads from screen reader users in their design. We then discuss then ways you can use your iPhone's USBc port other then for charging your iPhone. We then dive in to ChatGPT and wonder if the quality of it is beginning to go down the rabbit hole with Siri and the A Lady. And David tells us about his experiences with the new A Lady Plus. Apple is planning on using a custom version of google Gemini to power A.I. Siri, but does anyone at this point even care anymore about an A.I. powered Siri? Amazon is suing Perplexity because they are helping people with their holiday shopping on Amazon. We then give you the first ever segment of the Blind Feud as we discuss what professions do you really not want using A.I. Since Brian turned his television on for the first time in two years, we discuss accessible TV sets. We also discuss the reintroduction and potential update coming to the 21st Century communications Act. We then discuss our current television and screen reader situation. Brian then tells us about a new feature for streaming that he just discovered in iMDB. We then briefly discuss the Meta Vanguard and Ally Glasses, and it is more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading. To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at [email protected], join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow



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