A Tribute to Brett Halle and What Envision's News Means for Users
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A Tribute to Brett Halle and What Envision's News Means for Users

B1IntermediateOctober 6, 202656 min
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Envision has announced it may wind down. If no partner takes the company on, active development of the Envision and Ally apps stops on December 31, 2026. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece read the Envision founders' statement in full and look at what it means for blind and low vision users, for people who own Ally Solos glasses, and for other smart glasses makers. The episode opens with a tribute to Brett Halle, the Apple engineer who helped build Mac OS X. Brett Halle died on October 1, 2026. His friend Ray, a fellow blind woodworker, wrote in to share the...

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Don't miss the U.S.L. Championship Final on CBS, November 21st at noon eastern. Will the Pittsburgh Riverhounds retain their crown or will new title winners emerge? Don't miss the conclusion to the 2026 season, Saturday, November 21st, noon eastern on CBS. Coming up, more of your feedback and Envision have made a statement.

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This is Double Tap, where blind people talk tech. Here's Steven Scott and Sean Preece. Hey Sean Preece, how are you this fine day? I'm okay Steven, how are you?

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I'm all right, I'm all right. We're going to get to that news about Envision. Those of you who have been signed up to the Envision newsletter might have received an email which we're going to be playing for you in full today.

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