Alexa Tablets Go Android, Apple's Pro and Tell Event, and Amazon Bee
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Alexa Tablets Go Android, Apple's Pro and Tell Event, and Amazon Bee

A2ElementaryOctober 20, 202656 min
  • Technology

Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop Fire OS for Android 16, TalkBack and the Google Play Store. Chris Cooke, host of At Your Fingertips, has been testing the Alexa Tablet 8 and tells Steven Scott and Shaun Preece how accessible it really is for blind users. Chris covers setting the tablet up on her own with the TalkBack shortcut, the widget-heavy home screen, and a touch-tracking problem that means you aren't always where you think you are on the screen. She goes through the accessibility settings, including switch access, voice access, live captions and hearing aid support. She also tests...

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Another Apple event on the way and LADY-A tablets are now available. I don't know if I like the sound of that. This is Double Tap, where blind people talk tech. Here's Steven Scott and Sean Preeze.

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Oosh. That's getting more delicate by the date. Low energy. What do you want from me?

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Honestly. Hang on, it's Tuesday. We've got a week to go. Is it Tuesday?

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