Tech Talk 582: Apple Event Reactions, EKSA H6 Headphones Review, Innosearch AI Return

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JAWS now supports split braille on multi-line displays, letting blind users work with two screens like sighted people.

The episode opens with hosts Jackie Brown, Natalie Curran, and Callum Stoneman previewing topics including InnoSearch updates, an EKSA H6 headphone review, and Apple event reactions. Jackie shares news about BrailleSense firmware 3.0 with a new web browser and the Orbit player launching at £249. Natalie discusses a ghost notification in Facebook Messenger and a workaround for Amazon's 'current location' issue using Alexa. The conversation shifts to JAWS multi-line braille support, enabling split-screen functionality similar to dual monitors. Patrick Long, CEO of InnoSearch AI, joins to update on the accessibility-first marketplace, highlighting new features like flight booking and the co-browse AI agent that helps navigate websites. The hosts then analyze Apple's event, covering iPhone 17 models, AirPods with translation features, and trade-in frustrations. Trevor Astro returns for the final part of the AI chatbot series, discussing future prospects such as proactive navigation aids, audio description for videos, and job impacts. Jackie reviews the EKSA H6 headphones, noting their dual wireless/Bluetooth mode and practical design. The episode wraps with contact details for listener feedback.

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A practical run through Apple news, accessible hardware updates, and the battery-life questions that matter after the announcements.

RNIB Tech Talk makes accessible technology news feel close to everyday decisions, not just product chatter. The episode moves from the soon-arriving BrailleSense firmware 3.0, with its new web browser and wider word-processor page-layout options, to the Orbit player, where…

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