Tech Talk Features

This week, we’re hearing about the exciting plans to bring autonomous ride-hailing service ‘Waymo’ to the UK. Hubert Pawelkiewicz catches up with RNIB’s Products For Life Team. Plus, we’ll explore Apple’s ‘Shared Accessibility Settings’ feature for iOS. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we hear about a new eye implant that’s had incredible results at a recent trial, Hywel Davies finds out why Welsh-speaking screen reader users are in high demand, plus, we’ll explore more of the recent updates available in iOS 26. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’ll be hearing the latest from the indoor/outdoor navigation app ‘Waymap’. We’ll uncover more new features in iOS 26. Plus, we’ll be finding out about plans for a new dating app designed with blind and partially sighted people in mind. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, Jackie Brown hears about the new tactile transport maps making their way to the Canute Console.  We’ll examine some of the new accessibility features you can find in iOS 26, plus Hubert Pawelkiewicz and guide dog Caesar try out PitPat, the activity and health app for dogs. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, as part of National Braille Week we’ll be hearing about the Dot Pad X tactile graphics and multi-line braille display from Dot Inc. Hubert has been trying out the User Agent Demo feature in Chat GPT. Plus, we’ll hear about an award-winning project that took the top honours at the international sound awards. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re hearing about the ‘Talu’ accessible payment card, Hubert Pawelkiewicz demonstrates the Shokz OpenDots Earbuds, plus we’ll be doing our best to answer some of your emails. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we hear how Hubert Pawelkiewicz got on when he visited the WeWalk smart cane event in London. Plus, Toby Davey hears about a photography exhibition that uses AI to makes photographs more accessible for blind and partially sighted visitors. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re hearing about new medical research into the study of the eye, Amelia Hilton has been finding out about a prototype for a fully accessible pregnancy test, plus, one listener will be sharing their journey with accessible technology. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re hearing about updates to the shopping assistant ‘Innosearch’, Jakie Brown puts a new pair of wireless headphones through their paces, plus we’ll be sharing our thoughts on the Apple Event 2025. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, Steve Nutt runs down some the big announcements from the recent ‘Made By Google’ event, we hear about the STEM Charity that’s been established to help blind and partially sighted young people, plus, how can you keep yourself safe when using AI? Hubert Pawelkiewicz has been finding out. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re continuing our series on getting to grips with AI chatbots, plus, we’ll be tackling some of your emails. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re getting to the bottom of the recent changes to the pricing models for the JAWS screen reader, we’ll start our new series on Artificial Intelligence, plus, Venkatesh Chari joins us to talk about the new ‘Orbit Player’ from Orbit Research. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re speaking to Envision about the new ‘Ally Solos Glasses’, Hubert tackles the question of if beta testing is a safe way to test new features before the general public, plus, we’ll be tackling some of your emails. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’ll hear how Envision are changing the way blind and partially sighted people access museums, we speak to technology enthusiast Wesley Martin, and Hubert Pawelkiewicz tries out the Audible audiobook and podcast app from Amazon. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re speaking to assistive technology expert Johnathan Mosen, Hubert Pawelkiewicz tries out the new AI chatbot available on the popular ‘Passenger Assist’ app, plus we’ll be exploring another ‘Tech Timeline’. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, Jackie Brown speaks to American Printing House about the ‘Wing It’ app for the Monarch Braille display. Plus, Hubert tries out the accessible iOS game’ ‘Land of Livia’. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re talking about ‘Ally’ the AI assistant available on Envision smart glasses. Plus, we’ll be speaking to the developers of ‘Land of Livia’, an accessible ‘idle adventure game’ for iOS devices. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week we’re catching up with all the action from this year’s Sight Village Central exhibition, with vendors like Luna Glasses, TAVIP and Humanware. Plus, details of a new trial of ‘Action Audio’, which is aiming to keep blind and partially sighted tennis fans up to date with on-court action. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’re finding out how accessible the gaming platform ‘Steam’ can be for blind and partially sighted players, we’ll be hearing another ‘Tech Timeline’ and getting ourselves organised with the ‘Todoist’ app for iOS and Android. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk

This week, we’ll be hearing about the RealSAM Pocket Plus smartphone from its developers and beta testers, plus, what’s accessibility like when using Pro Tools Audio software? Toby Davey has been speaking to one avid user. You can listen to the show live in the UK every Tuesday at 1pm on Freeview Channel 730, online at RNIB Connect Radio | RNIB , or on your smart speaker. You'll hear new episodes of the Tech Talk Podcast every Tuesday afternoon, so make sure you're subscribed to never miss an episode. We'd love to hear your thoughts on accessible technology, drop us an email at techtalk@rnib.org.uk