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Microsoft recruits accessibility app to make its AI more useful to blind and low-vision users
Mobile accessibility app Be My Eyes will provide anonymized video data to enhance scene understanding in Microsoft’s accessibility-focused AI models.
Will Shanklin10.17.2024
Hilton and Be My Eyes team up to make hotels more accessible for blind and low-vision users
Hilton has partnered with Be My Eyes, an accessibility app to improve hotel stays for blind and low-vision guests. The app can connect users to Hilton's teams to help them navigate hotels and rooms.
Kris Holt10.15.2024
Uber will let riders disclose whether they're hard of hearing or have low vision
Uber is adding new self-identification options for disabilities this fall. It's also testing a new option that will let riders disclose if they're traveling with a service animal.
Mariella Moon10.10.2024
Why the AirPods Pro’s new hearing aid features are a bigger deal than you think
Apple is turning the hearing aid market on its head with the latest AirPods Pro update.
John Falcone09.15.2024
Microsoft's latest accessible controllers include the Xbox Adaptive Joystick
Xbox continues to make accessibility a priority with a series of new controllers including the Xbox Adaptive Joystick.
Will Shanklin08.21.2024
You can pre-order the all-digital Xbox Series X starting today
Today is the first day to pre-order the new 2024 Xbox consoles, including the all-digital Xbox Series X, a Special Edition Xbox Series X with 2TB of storage and a white Xbox Series S.
Will Shanklin08.21.2024
Google Chrome on Android can now read webpages aloud
Chrome on Android has a new feature called "Listen to this page" that finally lets you read a webpage aloud from within the app.
Steve Dent06.17.2024
Google’s accessibility app Lookout can use your phone’s camera to find and recognize objects
Google has updated some of its accessibility apps to add capabilities that will make them easier to use for people who need them.
Mariella Moon05.16.2024
Proteus Xbox controller is an accessible gamepad made of modular cubes
The Proteus Controller is a modular gamepad created by nascent peripheral company Byowave as part of the Designed for Xbox program.
Jessica Conditt05.15.2024
Apple brings eye-tracking to recent iPhones and iPads
Apple is bringing eye-tracking to iPhones and iPads without the need for additional devices or hardware.
Cherlynn Low05.15.2024
Google's Gemini Nano brings better image-description smarts to its TalkBack vision tool
Google's Gemini Nano is getting multimodal support, which should help accessibility feature TalkBack provide better descriptions.
Sarah Fielding05.14.2024
Microsoft's latest Surface Pro Keyboard has bold keys to boost readability
Microsoft had some accessibility news to share at its event on Thursday. It unveiled a Surface Pro Keyboard with bold keys and brighter backlight that should be easier for anyone to read.
Kris Holt03.21.2024
Microsoft’s neural voice tool for people with speech disabilities arrives later this year
Microsoft highlighted some new and upcoming accessibility features at its Ability summit, which kicked off today.
Cherlynn Low03.07.2024
Audio Radar helps gamers with hearing loss 'see' sound effects instead
Audio Radar is an RGB lights system for those with hearing loss to get visual cues about where sound in their games is coming from. At CES 2024, the company is launching an SDK to allow developers to customize the lights to their games.
Cherlynn Low01.12.2024
Our favorite accessibility innovations at CES 2024
All the accessibility-related products we saw at CES 2024.
Cherlynn Low01.12.2024
MouthPad turns your tongue into a mouse for your phone
A unique new controller making its first public appearance at CES 2024 lets people control phones, tablets and laptops with their tongues.
Cherlynn Low01.11.2024
Everything you missed at CES 2024 Day 2 on the show floor in Las Vegas: AI, trending gadgets and more
Engadget's recap of the most important news out of the second day of CES 2024.
Cherlynn Low01.10.2024
GyroGlove is a hand-stabilizing glove for people with tremors
The Gyroglove hand stabilizing glove can help people with tremors regain some independence and control.
Cherlynn Low01.10.2024
OrCam Hear hands-on: A surprisingly effective voice isolation platform for people with hearing loss
OrCam's latest product is an app that not only reduces background noise in conversations but helps you focus on the voices of people speaking around you.
Cherlynn Low01.09.2024
A jarring Tekken 8 colorblind filter is concerning accessibility experts
The developers of Tekken 8 are boosting the upcoming game's accessibility with color blind options, but some experts and users say some of the settings may cause more harm than good.
Steve Dent01.02.2024