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Before getting on to the story’s for this week Two points I’d like to make.   The last week end in June 6 years ago I did my first audio demo on the accessible iPhone 3gs with VoiceOver.  It also means I have now been podcasting for 6 years as well.   Secondly, Apple music will launch on June 30.  I thought I’d give it  a week to be out in the wild so to speak before talking about it in next weeks program.   Vision Australia Texpo 2015   Time again to announce the dates and locations for Vision Australia technology exhibition where you will see a range of technologies on display, workshops, and the chance to chat with suppliers.   Newcastle NSW: Friday 9th and Saturday 10th October, and Coorparoo QLD: Friday 16th and Saturday 17th October.   http://www.visionaustralia.org/texpo     donate your old smart phones to assist people who are deaf blind up to July 31 2015   If you have any smart phones laying around, please donate them to Able Australia to support people who are deaf blind who...

Smart oven uses food recognition to cook the perfect meal every time   Just seemed a nifty way of cooking food, not yet available.   http://mashable.com/2015/06/09/june-smart-oven/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link     New USB C dock will allow you to connect up to 11 devices   With more and more laptops having USB C ports and not much else, such a USB C hub may come inhandy: the new Macbook comes to mind. http://www.imore.com/usb-c-dock-lets-you-connect-eleven-devices-simultaneously     Converting an older home in to a smart home   Just like to keep track of  different ways of setting up a smart home.   http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/09/old-house-smart-home   Google launch’s website to address concerns about self driving cars   This is a great way to keep track of what is happening with self driving cars from Google.   http://mashable.com/2015/06/05/google-driverless-car-website/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-tech-link     Getting it all done with Zoomtext Mac and CamReader   Anothe...

Today’s show all about the WWDC from Apple June 9 2015: preview of OS X 10.11, iOS 9, watch os, and Apple music.   Note - OS x 10.11, iOS 9, and watchOS 2 are in beta and features may change.  In addition, the new music streaming service from Apple is not yet available.   OS X 10.11   New features in OS x 10.11 (some feature highlights):   Split view: view two apps on the screen at the same time. Call out your cursor: shake finger on trackpad or shake your mouse and the cursor gets bigger so its easier to spot. Spotlight: can search for more things, and you  can use natural language when searching for a file. Improved Notes app: turn a list in to a check list, and easily add photos, urls etc. Safari: keep favourite websites open with pin sites, easily identify which tab is playing audio, and use Airplay to stream video. Increased performance: apps open much faster, and games display much more smoothly due to Apple’s metal technology which is already being used on iOs.   Sadly, no menti...

Just catching up with Talking Tech for the last two weeks, Google changed some options and MarsEdit which I use to do these blog posts didn’t work, and it has taken me a bit more time than expected to get back to updating the blog after Marsedit was fixed: hence blogs posts for Talking Tech for June 2 and 9 2015.   Talking Tech for June 9 2015    Busting the myths about technology and children:   http://www.kidspot.com.au/busting-the-myths-about-children-and-technology/   Audio Rally racing game   A new game for Mac or PC users.     Life line Text Adventure game with a twist   Couldn’t help put this one in, a new twist on playing a text adventure on iOs and the Apple watch.     https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/lifeline.../id982354972?mt=8   Apple watch working with Halo hearing aids   http://www.starkey.com/blog/2015/04/halo-and-apple-watch-now-compatible?utm_content=bufferef583&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer   iPhone lightening Dock now availab...