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That Real Blind Tech Show

Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy
That Real Blind Tech Show
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    Episode 196 - The Security Episode: The theft, The Debacle, and The Solution

    2026/1/26 | 1h 56 mins.
    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine. This episode is a tad different then our usual episodes, as we focus on iPhone security, as Brian shares the disaster he has been going through after being robbed.
     
    This episode is not for the faint at heart, as we kick the show off discussing how to kill a rogue A.I.
     
    We are approaching the Justice Department's deadline for all U.S. State and Local Government websites needing to be accessible as of April 24, 26. Do you think it will happen?
     
    After being discussed on our CES recap episode, David went out and placed his order for the Lumen Glasses, no not those, the other glasses, the RockIt Glasses.
     
    We announce the all new The all Blind Fantasy Baseball League will be relaunching this season. If you want to play Fantasy Baseball with us on Yahoo Fantasy, email us in at [email protected].
     
    We then dive in to the disaster that Brian has been dealing with for the past ten days. Yes, his iPhone was stolen, but that is where the nightmare only begins. You will have to hear it to hear what happened and how to prepare and prevent something like this from happening to you.
     
    And after we terrify you, 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
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    Episode 195 - CES 26: Hard Tech and Soft Balls

    2026/1/11 | 1h 43 mins.
    It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show with Allison, Brian, David, and Jeanine. We kick the year off with yet another show that goes off the rails fairly often. Boy would we have gotten canceled if we left the outakes in!
     
    We kick the show off discussing the worst houseguest or squatter of all time!
     
    We then discuss the six personality traits people who are cool have globally.
     
    We then play and discuss a clip from WFAN about Stevie Wonder.
     
    It's great to learn that luxury goods are now made as crappy as everything else. We discuss the state of products with a focus on the quality of the Meta Glasses.
     
    Have you ever wanted to turn your iPhone in to a Blackberry? Well now you can with the Clicks Power keyboard.
     
    The new horror film A24 turns podcasts in to the new Nightmare on Elm Street.
     
    Did you know there is such a thing as gifted dogs? 
     
    We then dive in to our annual CES coverage, starting out discussing what else, but Smart Glasses. The first pair we discuss is the latest coming from Rokid. And a lot of us are interested in the Rocked Glasses, but not the Lumen Glasses out of Romania that are specifically designed for the blind. We do not give a great review of the Lumen Glasses, trust me, you will want to hear it. So if the Lumen Glasses are not for you, how about a pair of Smart glasses with Pet Translation?
     
    Razer is developing a pair of Smart Headphones with cameras.
     
    A blind developer has developed a haptic wristband that will decode facial expressions.
     
    Because most of us are Apple users, we discuss the best Mac and iOS accessories announced at CES.
     
    And then it is finally time to discuss the strangers weirdest things coming out of CES this year.
     
    We then discuss the WTF robots that were announced at CES.
     
    And it's more of Watcha Streaming, Watcha Reading.
     
    And you will want to stay to the very end to hear about the lawsuit that is currently taking place.
     
    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.

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About That Real Blind Tech Show

A podcast Hosted by Brian Fischler, Ed Plumacher, and Allison Meloy discussing the good and bad of assistive technology for the low vision and totally blind. Key topics include Apple's VoiceOver, Amazon's VoiceView, Windows Narrator, Freedom Scientific Jaws, Described Video, and basically any product that talks to you. We are not NPR, as we are an entertainment technology show.
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