Could this be the next big thing? With the screen overload we have these days. Could screenless tech the solution or the next big feature in mobile devices? Check out this Ted Talk for a demo from Humane, where cofounder Imran Chaudhri envisions a future where AI enables our devices to “disappear.”
Amazon’s 2021 New Hardware Showcase
Recently Amazon showcased and published a few products in limited quantities for users to try out. Some devices seem to available only bey invitation at this. Check out the showcase they put on for 2021.
New Products include:
Amazon Astro: A household robot with Alexa enabled.
Echo Show 15: A larger echo show with a personalized display.
Amazon Glow: An Interactive Projector
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Navigate your phone by speaking aloud with Voice Access on Android
Over 5,000,000 + installs Voice Access could be proving helpful to it’s users. With features such as:
– Basic navigation (e.g. “go back”, “go home”, “open Gmail”)
– Controlling the current screen (e.g. “tap next”, “scroll down”)
– Text editing and dictation (e.g. “type hello”, “replace coffee with tea”)
Google Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.accessibility.voiceaccess
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Have You Tried Read Aloud? A newer Google Assistant Feature.
Although this feature been out since 2020. Android users still might not know of this built in feature, that essentially turns most blog posts/ articles and web pages into little audio book. From your Android device, just say “Hey Google, read it” or “Hey Google, read this page. I’ve also created a few in screenshots of what it looks like in action.
Here’s are few screenshots of Read Aloud, taken Webstripe!
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Webstripe 2, eclectic boogaloo.
I’m finally making the decision to also migrate this tiny (for now) tech blog over to wordpress from weebly. I’m still working on fixing all the little things that happened when I’m moved all my old posts over. In addition I’m also working on creating a few social channels as well for this site. Starting out with twitter for now. If anyone has any tips or critiques let me know if the comments!
Android 12
Google announces Material You