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In this audio presentation from sunny San Diego, James McCarthy walks through the features of the newly released GoVision video magnifier. James answers questions along the way in this first of two CSUN HIMS events. If you would like to know more about GoVision, visit the product page at the HIMS website.

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This year, Blind Bargains brought you more CSUN audio and coverage than ever before. We've called it the Year of Braille and our audio coverage proves it, with 13 of our podcasts talking about the bumpy dots. On episode 57, our CSUN podcast team, J.J. Meddaugh, Joe Steinkam, and Shelly Brisbin, discuss their highlights and lowlights of the conference as well as a few other stories that happened while the team was in San Diego.

In this interview, Shelly talks with Lindsay Yazzolino, Tactile Test Administrator, and Steve Landau, owner of Touch Graphics, a company that is combining tactile maps with large Android tablets to create some very innovative talking maps. Already in use throughout the country, these maps could eventually connect with iBeacons to provide some truly unique wayfinding solutions.

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In this audio, J.J. talks with Eric Vioche, Purchase Manager for Inside Vision, about the company's Windows 10 PC touch screen tablet that includes a 32-cell Braille display and a Perkins-style keyboard. Currently available in France, this unit will soon be available in the U.S. for around $7000.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

In this interview, J.J. talks with three representatives from Google. Victor Tsaran works with various accessibility initiatives at Google, but often focuses his time on the Talkback screen reader. Christopher Patnoe, is the lead program manager for Google Play Music, and Karo Caran is the Accessibility program manager for Google Play. There are many accessibility improvements under way across all of Google's services, and this discussion highlights many of them.

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In this audio, Shelly talks with Wendy Greenwood of Reinecker U.S. about the Mezzo Vario, a compact CCTV device that has been around for a while, but continues to receive timely updates. You can obtain the Mezzo Vario from HIMS Inc. thanks to a new partnership between HIMS and Reinecker. The Mezzo Vario is priced at $2,495.00.

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In this audio, J.J. speaks with Bjorn Lefstedt, the owner and founder of Index Braille, about the newest offerings in their line of Braille Embossers. The V5 includes new text-to-speech support, printing from USB flash drives, and a way to print from mobile devices. Feel free to visit the company's Website to learn more.

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In this interview, J.J. speaks with Tony Han, Sales Manager for NeoAccess, about Neobraille, a new 32-cell Braille display with Perkins-style keyboard entry. The unit runs on Android 5.1, but will have its own app store rather than using the Google Play store. Visit Irie-AT to learn more about this display, priced at $4,995.00.

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In this audio, J.J. speaks with Danel Novak from BlindShell. This Android phone comes with custom-built apps intended for the blind user who is not comfortable with traditional smart phone technology. When it is available in the U.S., the hardware and software package should cost around $350.

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In this Blind Bargains audio, J.J. talks with Han Kim of Ohfatech about Taptic-edu, a tool that uses an iOS or Android app to allow teachers to interact with students using oversized Braille dots. With an entry price of around $700, this teaching tool should launch in the United States in May or June of 2016.

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In this interview, Shelly Brisbin talks with Erik Bondemark, the CEO of Low Vision International, about the MagniLink S and MagniLink Pro. These devices not only enlarge text, but perform full page OCR. Pricing for the MagniLink S starts at $2,600, and operates on Windows and Mac.

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In this audio, Shelly talks with Eric Damery about Freedom Scientific's new Ruby 7-inch magnifier. The product will ship in April. Please check the Freedom Scientific website for pricing. Shelly and Eric also talk briefly about the merger of Freedom Scientific and Optelec.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Braille made a huge splash at CSUN, and HumanWare's latest BraileNote was right in the thick of things. In this extensive interview, J.J. speaks with Greg Stilson, Product Manager for HumanWare's Blindness Products, who demonstrates the BrailleNote Touch, an Android-based assistant with Google apps and services in the background, but the familiar KeySoft commands in the foreground. The units will ship in May with the 32-cell unit selling for $5,495 and the 18-cel for $3,995. Check our previous post for more general information on the unit.

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In this interview, Shelly speaks with james McCarthy, President of HIMS Inc. about the company's new GoVision video magnifier. The GoVision is priced at $2795.00 Please check the HIMS Website for product availability.

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In this interview, James Bailey of Enhanced Vision talks with Shelly Brisbin about DaVinci Pro, a three-in-one high-definition desktop magnification solution that includes full-page OCR capabilities. The unit is priced at $3795.00 in the United States.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

In this audio, Shelly Brisbin talks with Larry Lake, North-American manager for TrySight, a Canadian-based company that offers a wide range of portable, tablet-based low-vision solutions.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Dolphin Computer Access has been hard at work on updating its SuperNova screen magnification software. Now, students can read content being displayed on their classroom s whiteboard, and even track mouse movement on Whiteboard with ease. In this Blind Bargains audio, Shelly Brisbin talks with Jeff Bazer about the exciting enhancements to Super Nova.

Jeff also tells Shelly about Guide Reader, a soon-to-be-released tablet that will allow the user to read content from BARD, Bookshare, NFB Newsline, and many other sources using Dolphin s Guide product.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.
Dolphin Computer Access has been hard at work on updating its Super Nova screen magnification software. Now, students can read content being displayed on their classroom s whiteboard, and even track mouse movement on Whiteboard with ease. In this Blind Bargains audio, Shelly Brisbin talks with Jeff Bazer about the exciting enhancements to Super Nova.

Jeff also tells Shelly about Guide Reader, a soon-to-be-released tablet that will allow the user to read content from BARD, Bookshare, NFB Newsline, and many other sources using Dolphin s Guide product.

Find our conference coverage and weekly podcast on our audio page, and discover how to access our content from your mobile devices by visiting our apps page.

Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

David Raistrick of En-Vision America says that the i.d. mate Galaxy is the best talking bar code scanner that the company has released to date. That is saying a lot, considering the fact that the Galaxy is the sixth generation bar code scanner released by En-Vision America over a 20-year period.

In this interview, Joe talks with David about the i.d. mate Galaxy, and takes the unit for a test drive.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

In this interview, J.J. speaks with Larry Skutchan, Director of Technology Product Research at The American Printing House for the Blind (APH.) JJ and Larry talk about APH's new Orbit Reader 20 Braille display which should sell for around $500 when it is released later this year. APH is also partnering with Freedom Scientific to provide students with a copy of Jaws at no cost during their school years. Larry also spills the beans on a possible forthcoming 40-cell braille display. This is a wide-ranging interview, with many topics covered.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Irisbond is eye tracking hardware and software designed for those who are unable to move. In this audio, Joe speaks with Marie Macharckova about the technology that allows someone to control a computer solely with their eyes.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Joe sits down with Brian and Louise Hartgen to talk about upcoming updates to Leasey, the set of productivity tools for Jaws 14 and up that have been developed by Hartgen Consultancy. In addition to productivity, Leasey now sports some very engaging games. Louise talks about her plans for the future of Leasey game development.

There is a lot more that Hartgen Consultancy has to offer, so be sure and listen to this very informative interview.

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Aira is an assistance app that will use a device such as Google Glass in conjunction with an iOS or Android phone, and will connect the user to a professionally trained agent. In this interview J.J. talks with Michael Hingson and Austin Marron about the project, and discusses scenarios from sifting through legal documents to navigating airports with the help of Aira. Subscriptions will start at around $9 per month, and the service will roll out later this year.

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In this interview, Joe visits with Cory Hanosh of North State Technology about a variety of magnification options running on Android tablets. From close-up magnification to distance viewing, North State has you covered. Their software is not available from the Google Play store, but must be purchased with hardware.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

In this interview, Joe speaks with Mike Robichaux from Docsoft, a service that provides closed captioning, and even some audio description for your audio and video content. Docsoft provides a variety of services to meet the needs of podcasters, video content creators, and more.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Anyone who has ever visited the Triumph Technology booth at a convention knows that this company offers an amazing variety of Braille displays. In this audio, Joe and Earl Harrison banter back and forth a bit, but also get down to business and talk Braille.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

In this audio, J.J. examines a prototype of a Braille smart watch, and talks to Eric Kim, the CEO of Dot Incorporated, about its planned development. In addition to developing Dot Watch, the company hopes to release Dot Pad, the first multilayered Braille smart device.

Dot Watch will pair with iOS and Android devices, and come with its own app for setting up notifications.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Ambutech is known for its wide array of styles and choices when it comes to canes. In this interview, Joe talks with Gordon Hudek about Ambutech's new Dakota Disk tip, intended for all kinds of rough terrain from sandy beaches to snowy regions.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

In this Blind Bargains audio, Joe talks with Sam Dooley about an accessible equation editor that allows a student using NVDA with Firefox to type math equations in Nemeth Braille that can be seen by a sighted teacher. There are many more possibilities to explore with this technology, and other screen reader/browser combinations are being looked into.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.

Since its launch in 2014, the VarioUltra from Baum has continued to gain favor in the blind community. This Braille display can connect to five devices at once, and includes some notetaking capabilities.

In this audio, Joe talks with David Bradburn about the success of the VarioUltra, as well as some planned enhancements to the product. Joe and David also talk about the VisioPro, the company s newest desktop magnifier.

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Blind Bargains audio coverage of CSUN 2016 is generously sponsored by the American Foundation for the Blind.