Apple Hardware and Compatible Accessories

I was just reading an article speculating on the possibility of AirPods with cameras. This could be huge for the blind. Namely, not having to pull out an iPhone every time a person needs something to be read or for a door to be located or an object to be identified.  Technology will get to a point where it will replace senses such as eyes. AirPods are just small enough where they will be completely unobtrusive. 

Hi all.
It kind of surprises me not to find a topic about the new AirPods yet, so here goes... :)
I got really excited then I heard the new AirPods being announced. I'm not sure if they are out in the US or not, but there are already a lot of reviews out on the internet.
My thoughts:
I could imagine myself using the AirPods everyday as my primary headphones in a lot of siturations. Only use it in one ear while talking in phone if I wants to, and use both when I wanna hear things in stereo.

Hello to all,

Since AirTags are beginning to land in people's hands and mine are scheduled to arrive today, and since AirTags require an additional accessory to clip them onto items, I thought it would be nice to hear from AirTag owners on some of the various accessories they've purchased and and how are they using it.

I like to write. I’m not a published author but I write a lot of stories and fanfiction for fun as well as journaling. The first time I wrote with IOS was with the Smart Keyboard with iPad Pro. That along with Scrivener was **awesome.**
Then I had a problem that a lot of people had and my keyboard simply didn’t work after about a year. I don’t know if **I** broke it or what happened. Then I started using braille screen input which worked fine although I preferred typing on a physical keyboard rather then a touchscreen.

Hi all. Not sure if this is the right category. If i buy an Apple watch from amazon, how do i activate it if i use Spectrum Mobile, not verizon? verizon is their parent company. Thanks

I have 2 or 3 power banks, but i do not know if they are charged or not, so, some times, i plug a power bank and i discover that it is empty.
so, is there an accessible power bank that. i can see it's battery status on my Iphone?
Thanks in advance

My quest for the perfect Wearable Assistive Reality device is fairly well known by now. We are closer than we have ever been, but we still don’t have the game-changing (Jesus) product I have been waiting for.

I'm not sure how to get to apple accessibilty for some reason nvda doesn't like clicking on the buttons so I can email them. So I was thinking you guys might be able to do it for me?

Hello,
I don't know how many have noticed this but here goes... rant time.
Apple has a wide customer base, with millions of users worldwide. Yet when they release a product, it's immediately on backorder.
Apple, for some reason, does not increase their supply chain to accommodate the influx of orders that they know will arrive on release. I have not noticed any other consumer electronics firm doing this. It's almost like if you don't preorder it within the first hour, you're not going to get one until 6 weeks later.

Hello!

At long last, we now have tactile screen protectors for the current generation of apple iOS devices. These include: iPhone 5, the iPad mini, and the iPod touch 5th generation.

We would also like to apologize for the delay. We intended to have all of this available in October, but we tried to change designers for our templates, and the product we received, was not up to our standards. So, even though it put us behind schedule, we are using our normal person and we have the quality we feel comfortable selling; and that our customers have come to expect.

So when out of the case the iPad locks just fine, but when I have the keyboard connected and closed the iPad won't lock. VoiceOver continuously keeps saying the time and how ever many notifications I have. How do I fix this? Also is there a way to make the track pad use the same gestures as on the actual screen? I tried the VO clockwise turn on the track pad I would have done on mac, but no luck.

Hello again,

I was wondering if there is a way to switch the on screen keyboard when in a text field using a bluetooth keyboard?
Thank you so much
arvind

Hi all.

I am currently working with a voiceover user who has very limited use of her hands. She is able to use the home button and she can use Siri to perform most tasks but she can't answer the phone. I have been able to get switches working without voiceover, but it seems you can't use voiceover at the same time as switches which is a real limitation.

Hi all,
I’m currently rocking a Series 4 Apple Watch, so it’s about time I looked at upgrading this year. I seriously considered getting a Series 9 last year, but decided to hold off and see what the Series 10, or perhaps Series X, is like in late 2024.
However while the software on the Apple Watch is clearly very good, I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the hardware design, especially the square shape. So I wonder are there any good alternatives out there that can be used alongside an iPhone and have an on board screen reader.
Cheers,
Dave

so, I just stumbled on the hardware review by "A Woman" and Scott's AccessWorld review of the Dot Watch, a Braille smart watch. I really want this thing. Unlike an Apple watch, which doesn't really add anything to my personal use cases, the Dot Watch would allow me to check incoming calls, texts, and security camera alerts while I'm in a meeting or teaching a class. Because sometimes, I gotta know, and it has to be the tactile equivalent of a glance. Filling that need, the Dot Watch or similar seems like it could become a basic piece of blind tech.

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