[Electronics-Talk] Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 11, 2018 - Volume 679

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Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, October 11, 2018 - Volume 679

The Week's News in Adaptive Technology

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1) Which Amazon Echo to Buy?
This handy article describes the different Amazon devices so you can choose which you might want:
https://zd.net/2OVMdfi 

2A) Inclusive Design 24 Already Under Way!
Inclusive Design 24 is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between:
http://bit.ly/2waK57Z 

2B) Schedule
It started at 00:00 AM GMT on Thursday October 11 2018, and finishes 24 hours later. The schedule automatically converts into your local time zone:
http://bit.ly/2Ohw2tj 

3) Archived Trainings From Tech User Group:
The Technology User Group from the Maryland Library for the Blind and Visually Handicapped conducts periodic trainings on different topics, and they are recorded. Check out the list:
http://bit.ly/2NBOvvl

4) Orbit Reader in UK
RNIB now sells this most affordable Braille device:
http://bit.ly/2RH9yQr

5) Australian Sports and Radio Streams
This oft-updated site offers links to sport and a variety of other audio content from Down Under:
http://bit.ly/2pMFMgt 

6) Next FS Open Line
The next FS Open Line will air on Thursday, 25 October 2018 at 14:00 GMT, with a focus on JAWS 2019:
http://bit.ly/2ycmyFO

7) Free Webinar for Seniors on Technology
"Life-changing Technology for Older People Experiencing Vision Loss" will take place on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 at 18:00 GMT. Join with this link:
http://bit.ly/2CDxBf2

8A) Test an Accessible iOS Reddit App
A 17 year old developer has made a fully accessible Reddit app, with VO router actions and more accessibility features. They are looking for beta testers. This is the YouTube demo of the app:
http://bit.ly/2A3Hi3C

8B) Test Sign Up
And here is the form for signing up to test:
http://bit.ly/2pNRZ4M

9) Blind Kayakers Compete Using SoundScape
Read about a scavenger hunt where SoundScape users with vision loss competed and won:
http://bit.ly/2EcAwNh

10) The Blind Post October 2018
Read a variety of listings and articles in the October 2018 edition of the Blind Post Classified News, from and for the blind, at:
http://bit.ly/2GTGzUN

11) Nearby Explorer, APH News on Tek Talk
Latest developments in the Nearby Explorer app, and other developments at APH, will be the topic for Tek Talk on GMT 16 October 2018 at 00:00:
http://bit.ly/2M464U2

12) Final Blind Side All Aabout Smart Home
Episode #107 will end the Blind Side series with the focus on setting up a smart home (MP3):
http://bit.ly/2Efe0DD

13) Podcast on iOS Shortcuts
IA Cast 16 discusses shortcut creation:
http://bit.ly/2QGQeBz

14) Blind Bargains Qast
Blind Bargains Qast #159 keeps us up to date everywhere:
http://bit.ly/2yuPtnK

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