AppleVis Podcast

In this podcast Eric Caron gives us a walk-through and demonstration of the Notes application that is pre-installed on iOS devices. The simplicity of this app is actually its strength, as it makes it extremely quick and easy to add new notes, edit old notes and delete what you no longer need. Eric demonstrates that Notes also offers a convenient way to transfer text to and from your iDevice using iCloud and Mail.

The AppleVis Podcast gets the vocoder treatment, as John Moore entertains us with a walk-through and demonstration of Songify, a free iOS app that automatically transforms ordinary speech into song. Other apps mentioned in this podcast: LaDiDa Singing Santa Talkapella

In this podcast AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of Digit-Eyes Audio Scanner and Labeler, an iOS app that enables people without vision to scan UPC / EAN codes and hear the names of over 25 million products. In many cases the app can also provide additional information on these products, such as storage instructions, complete list of ingredients, and nutritional information. , Digit-Eyes use an automated system that will try to locate information on new and missing barcodes, meaning that thousands of items are added to the product database each day. So, if you scan a product and find it is not listed in their database, there is a strong possibility that it will be added within 24-48 hours. Users can also make their own barcode labels on the Digit-Eyes website and print them on address labels. These barcodes may contain text that VoiceOver reads aloud or they can be used to record audio on your iPhone or iPad that is played back whenever the bar code is scanned.

In this podcast AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and demonstration of ZeroTap, a free iOS app that allows you to send text from your PC or Mac to your iDevice. This text can then be pasted into the desired application on your iDevice, such as iMessage or Notes.

In the third of a series of podcasts exploring the advanced features of List Recorder, Eric Caron talks us through the tilt gestures that can be used within the app to initiate actions. List Recorder combines making lists with an easy to use, yet powerful audio recorder. The result is a handy app that lets you quickly jot down and organize information as audio, text or both.

In the second of two podcasts exploring some of the advanced features available in List Recorder, Eric Caron gives us a detailed overview of exporting and importing lists and their contents. This facility is useful for making backups of your lists, transferring them to a PC or Mac for use there, or for sharing lists with other List Recorder users. List Recorder combines making lists with an easy to use, yet powerful audio recorder. The result is a handy app that lets you quickly jot down and organize information as audio, text or both.

In the first of two podcasts exploring some of the advanced features available in List Recorder, Eric Caron gives us a detailed overview of recordings. This includes quick recordings, pausing and resuming recordings, and how to use the listening feature. In addition to looking at ways to create List Recorder items, Eric discusses the different things that you can do with these items, such as sending them via email and uploading to Dropbox. List Recorder combines making lists with an easy to use, yet powerful audio recorder. The result is a handy app that lets you quickly jot down and organize information as audio, text or both.

In this podcast AnonyMouse revisits one of his favorite iOS apps, Vokul. Version 1.2 of this voice control and dictation app has just been released, adding more features and now available in more countries than ever before. So, sit back and listen as AnonyMouse gives us a demonstration and review of this new version.

In this podcast Michael Hansen gives us a detailed walk-through and demonstration of Weather Alert USA. This app reliably notifies you of severe weather alerts 24/7 (even when the app is not running) using a combination of pop-up notifications, alert tones, and an app icon badge. In addition to severe weather alerts, this app provides fast and comprehensive access to weather information for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, courtesy of the official NOAA NWS network.

In this podcast Cory gives us a demonstration of My Local TV, a free iOS app that brings you local television news from stations across the United States. Just open the app, enter your zip code, pick the local station that you want news from, and bang! You have videos of news, sports, weather and you also get the text versions of stories. The app also allows you to set mobile alerts, so you get push notifications for breaking news.

In this podcast AnonyMouse gives us a walk-through and review of White & Yellow Pages, a free iOS app that allows you to search for people or businesses in the United States by name or land-line phone number. One very neat feature that sets this app apart from most other apps of this type, is built-in turn-by-turn voice navigation.

In this podcast AnonyMouse gives us a detailed walk-through of Voice Brief, an iOS app that will read aloud information from various sources. These can include your email, your Twitter timeline, Facebook, weather reports, your calendar, news feeds and more. All of these sources are aggregated by Voice Brief, saving you from having to switch between multiple apps. Just configure and customize the content that you want Voice Brief to read, and then let it do the rest. It will automatically update and retrieve content. You can then listen to this being spoken whilst you are busy doing something else or are simply sitting back and relaxing. The app also includes a built-in alarm feature that enables you to be woken by Voice Brief reading your selected content, which is like being woken by your own personal news report. Be sure to listen right to the end of the podcast, as AnonyMouse serves up an early Easter treat for his listeners.

In this podcast AnonyMouse spends some time chatting with Evi, an app that brings artificial intelligence to your iOS device. AnonyMouse asks Evi to find the answers to a wide range of everyday questions, and finds the results to be fast and accurate. If you combine Evi with some of the other apps mentioned in this podcast, you can have Siri-like functionality without an iPhone 4S.

In this podcast Mario gives us a demonstration of iSamurai: Critical Strike!, an iOS game that turns your iPhone or iPod into a Samurai sword. Listen to Mario as he uses all of his wit, skill and strategy to try and defeat four deadly opponents.

In this podcast Garth walks us https://twitter.com/#!/BlindTechMusingthrough some of the things you may want to configure when you first setup a new iOS device. This includes changing the function of the side switch on an iPad from mute to rotation lock, enabling iTunes Match and home sharing, adding an auto text and adding a Twitter account. This is a follow-on to Garth's earlier podcast, in which he talked us through the unboxing and initial setup of a 3rd Generation iPad.