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Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro with DockKit

Posted on Saturday, September 28, 2024 by kevinchao89

A friend who is also blind told me about this really cool accessory that can auto-track ones face, which is excellent for blind people who are needing to do selfies or video meetings. Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro with DockKit has been out for a bit, my friend got it first, I tried it at his house, then I got one for myself, and have used it for both video meetings and selfies.

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0 comments : last update or comment 8 months 3 weeks ago

Seleste Smart Glasses Review

Posted on Friday, April 5, 2024 by emassey
Hardware

The Seleste glasses feel similar to regular sunglasses, except that the arms are thicker to hold the electronics, and there is a small camera right between the eyes. There are also two buttons on the right arm, and a touchpad on the right arm near the hinge. Both arms have a wide and thick part near the front, and a significantly narrower part resting above your ears that curves at the end. In addition, there's a speaker built in to the right arm. The glasses come with a protective…

17 comments : last update or comment 1 year 2 months ago

Speed dots tactile screen protector review.

Posted on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 by Kushal Solanki

Hi guys.
I recently purchased the tactile screen protector by speed dots.
Speed dots is a company that makes tactile screen protectors for iphones and Ipads.
There are 3 types of screen protector layouts.
The standard layout which has dots on all the keys of the keyboard as well as standard iphone controls.
The advanced layout which has dots on F and J keys as well as the standard iphone controls.
The phone keypad layout which is used when your using the…

0 comments : last update or comment 1 year 5 months ago

Amazon Echo Frames, Third Generation. A Review from a blindness perspective

Posted on Monday, January 1, 2024 by DrewWeber

I’ve had the echo Frames third generation from Amazon for a couple weeks now, and I can confidently say they have changed the way I go about my day to day life. When you haven’t yet lived with something, it’s hard to understand living with it. If you were to tell me, well, you have Alexa wherever you are, I wouldn’t really grasp that, as generally speaking I haven’t lived with Alexa in a wearable. As I have now done so, I don’t think before asking Alexa something. It’s become, automatic.…

4 comments : last update or comment 1 year 5 months ago

Universal adjustable neck and cross body nylon phone lanyard

Posted on Sunday, November 5, 2023 by Troy

You can get this from the harbolt company. If you can get this at other places please feel free to let me know.

I haven’t had much experience with this yet but it’s not as bulky as the silicone one with the small card pocket. I'll provide my experience so far and what I know about it.

It comes with an adhesive patch and a lanyard. The adhesive patch is rectangular shape. Attached to the top of the patch is a plastic ring. This is where you attach the included lanyard. It…

9 comments : last update or comment 1 year 7 months ago

Anker nano 736: the only charger you really need

Posted on Sunday, April 24, 2022 by techluver

When I first found out that this was going to be coming out, when it was announced in January, I was super jazzed. I knew I was upgrading to a MacBook Pro 14, and I knew that needed a 100W adapter.
Most 100W adapters are huge. They can be the size of an iPhone and don't fit anywhere without taking up a whole wall outlet to itself.
Not the Anker nano 736. It was released a few days ago and I really, really needed to have one.

Size:
Although it has a 100W…

4 comments : last update or comment 3 years 1 month ago

Powering up accessibly: a review of the Energrid VS820PD

Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2022 by Scott Davert

As I integrate more technology into my daily routine, one of the challenges I face is providing power to all of the equipment. Along with my iPhone and braille display, I frequently carry other things that need to stay charged such as the external microphone used with my hearing aids. This device is essential, maintaining my ability to communicate with companions or the general public in complex settings. Recent unofficial support for connecting some braille displays to iPhones over USB is…

30 comments : last update or comment 6 months 2 weeks ago

Solving the Bard Mobile "I can't hear my book over my Voiceover" problem with a bluetooth IOS remote

Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2022 by Voracious P. Brain

It's midnight. You're listening to a book on your phone to help you go to sleep. You realize that suddenly the character you've been following is now 80 years old and in the process of finally vanquishing her arch enemy that you've never heard of. How long were you asleep? Time to rewind--again. You take the phone off its charger, unlock it, swipe to hopefully land in the Bard app rather than the home screen, explore by touch to rewind (rewind kind of sucks in Bard, as an…

0 comments : last update or comment 3 years 3 months ago

Xiaomi Mi Body Composition Scale 2: better than I expected

Posted on Monday, August 30, 2021 by WellF

Introduction

I bought this on Mercado Livre for R$212. Quite expensive for a bathroom scale, but I was looking for something I could use without sighted help and this Xiaomi model seemed like a good bet. Other smart scales cost the double or even more.

Unboxing

It came faster than I thought it would, well packed. There were no issues on this matter.

usage

I had some minor difficulties with the Mi Fit…

4 comments : last update or comment 3 years 9 months ago

Sunu Band

Posted on Saturday, August 28, 2021 by Andrzej

I am severely visually impaired and as such my vision varies depending on the light conditions around me. When the light is in my favour, I cannot see anything below nose level for around 20 feet and my peripheral vision starts at around 10 feet. I also suffer with disability glare.

I came across the Sunu band review, by accident, on the Blind Life YouTube channel. I then looked at other reviews of the Sunu band before deciding to buy one.

The Sunu band is intended to be used…

3 comments : last update or comment 3 years 8 months ago

midiPlus AKM320 USB MIDI Keyboard

Posted on Sunday, May 16, 2021 by tunmi13

The midiPlus AKM320 is a cheap, small, and compact USB MIDI keyboard that fits on a table or in your lap.
FEATURES:
• 32 velocity-sensitive keys
• Pitch and modjulation wheel
• Volume slider.
• Octave and transpose buttons up and down.
• Sustain pedal input.
• Works with iOS via camera adapter / MAC / Windows.

When I bought my midiPlus AKM320, I was quite surprised by the size. Bearing in mind that I had never owned a MIDI keyboard, I was not…

3 comments : last update or comment 3 years 4 months ago

HALO - Pocket Power 6000 Portable Charger

Posted on Sunday, April 18, 2021 by Troy

I thought I'd come on here and give my review on this awesome portable charger.
I received this charger as a christmas gift about a year ago. The person I got it from purchased it from qvc. Not sure of the price at the time but now it's around $39.00.
I did find one similar that has 2 USB ports, mine only has 1. This charger is about the size of a small cellphone. The concept is that this charger has one of those sticky patches on the back of it so that it can stick…

3 comments : last update or comment 4 years 2 months ago

Anker PowerWave 3-in-1 Qi-Certified wireless charging station

Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2021 by Unregistered User

I have a love-hate relationship with Anker. I think their charging accessories are solid, but I find the rest of their products to be mediocre. I’m also not at all fond of their aesthetic choices. Why they insist on covering everything with shiny black plastic is baffling. Guys, it’s going to scratch 5 seconds out of the box. Still, some of their stuff is good, and I think I may have found another gem. Before we continue, I should add that this station does not have Magsafe charging. If you…

1 comments : last update or comment 1 year 7 months ago

Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine and Access Point

Posted on Sunday, October 4, 2020 by kevinchao89

Based on Mosen at Large review/recommendation and others, last week, I upgraded to Ubiquiti UniFi Dream Machine and UniFi Access Point BeaconHD.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081QNJFPV/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apip_TGb6PL1PabtbS
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081QNNDVY/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apip_F43YsZqKhq3RG

Similar to…

0 comments : last update or comment 4 years 8 months ago

A Review of the Energrid VS150X Accessible Portable Power Bank

Posted on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 by Scott Davert

As I have become more integrated with technology, one of the challenges for me has been keeping that equipment powered up. While I have an iPhone and braille display, I also have other things that need to stay charged such as the microphone that delivers a direct audio signal from the person wearing the device to my hearing aids. It often serves as a life line to keep me able to communicate with those around me who only use speech. Depending on the context, there are many other types of…

5 comments : last update or comment 5 years 4 months ago

Stealth Labs Speaker Backpack; Hi-Fi Sound in a 12-l Pack

Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2019 by HoldenM

Hello everyone. I'm back again with another review and today I have something I think is truly unique. Today I'm taking a look at the Stealth Labs Speaker Backpack. This backpack can hold up to 12 liters of space, with a main compartment big enough to hold a 15-inch laptop, a change of clothes and all your other essentials and a little more. The zippers are hidden out of the way to discourage thieves, and the bag also has a built-in speaker that doesn't sound half bad as well…

2 comments : last update or comment 5 years 11 months ago

Shure Motiv MV88: A great stereo mic for your iOS device

Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 by tyler chambliss

So, for the longest time iPhones have only been able to capture audio in mono. That all changed with the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. The catch is, you can only get stereo audio when recording video. This has it's cons and pros. For one, the stereo mics on these phones aren't lined up with the camera, so you get an inaccurte stereo image compared to the actual image. But on the good side, they exist, but that's not what I'm here to talk about. I am here to talk about the…

5 comments : last update or comment 3 years 6 months ago

Eero Pro Wi-Fi System: simple, fast, accessible

Posted on Monday, May 6, 2019 by Tyler

Intro

Since 2011, my home Wi-Fi network had been powered by an Apple Airport Extreme base station. Having gone way too long with a basic Netgear router that constantly needed rebooting and had spotty signal throughout the house, I was looking for something that was fast, reliable, and accessible.

At that time, Apple’s router business was at the top of its game, making, in my opinion, some of the best wireless routers the industry has ever seen. For this reason, in January…

15 comments : last update or comment 3 years 10 months ago

Transcend Jetdrive820 PCIE Gen3X2 solid-state hard-drive

Posted on Saturday, September 29, 2018 by jack
Upgrade your mac's storage in a Flash...

We all know that Apple isn't the biggest proponent of on-device upgrades, and sending your machine in to get upgraded will likely result in a charge double to that of upgrading it yourself thanks to the travel/labor expenses involved. Yet, you've probably made the mistake of cutting back on storage while maxing out ram and other resources. Sure, many of us went for external hdd's, but let's face it that just isn't going to cut it when running virtual…

2 comments : last update or comment 5 years 11 months ago

The Cheap and Small But Powerful Brandname Stereo Microphone

Posted on Sunday, June 3, 2018 by Rachel Rebecca

I have experimented with different microphones. Out of those that I have recorded with on iOs, I sincerely think that this one is the best at stereo recording representation. There is great news for you folks who are thinking, oh goodness, a good stereo microphone? I can't afford that! Nope, This one is really cheap, about 18 dollars on amazon at the moment. I am rounding up. I usually don't by this microphone, but when I first bought it, it was about 80 to 90 dollars. The price…

3 comments : last update or comment 5 years 11 months ago

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