{"id":2780,"date":"2017-08-15T23:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T04:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2019-01-14T11:47:32","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T17:47:32","slug":"alexa-siri-thats-not-a-name-i-can-respond-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2780","title":{"rendered":"That Blind Tech Show 04: Alexa Siri, That&#8217;s Not a Name I Can Respond To"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9639\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2780-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/TBTSEP3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/TBTSEP3.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/TBTSEP3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>That Blind Tech Show Episode 4<br \/>\nCo-Host Bryan Fischler along with guest Co-Host John Panarese from MacForTheBlind, talk the latest news from a Blindness perspective. From Alexa Siri, to disappearing Ubers, Nanos and Shuffles, to Artificial Intelligence on Artificial Intelligence, That Blind Tech Show covers it all and more.<!--more--><br \/>\nDid you hear about the rising Anker? And what about DickBars? Hmmm, Bryan commits and goes Aira! Listen in as Bryan and John talk the talk and take down Buffalo, sort of.<br \/>\nSee all the links below from the Episode 3 Show!<br \/>\nYou can follow TBTS on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/thatblindtechshow\">@BlindTechShow<\/a><br \/>\nand drop us a line via <a href=\"mailto:thatblindtechshow@gmail.com\">email<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/2017\/08\/01\/facebook-shuts-robots-invent-language\/\">Facebook shuts down AI in Japan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/alexa-seary-siri-waking-nightmare_us_58c80b02e4b081a56def9415\">Woman named Alexa Siri in NJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aira Expectation<\/p>\n<p>Credit card scanners for business<br \/>\nAre you using one?<br \/>\nPayPal and Square<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/08\/10\/eufy-genie-smart-speaker-built-in-alexa\/.\">Anker presents the Eufy Genie with Alexa for $35<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/496888\/apple-code-hints-iphone-8s-virtual-home-button-will-resizable\/\">Bye Bye Home Button. Thoughts? Triple Click for VO.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/now-that-the-ipods-dead-lets-kill-itunes-too\/#ftag=CAD-09-10aai5b\">With the death of the iPod Nano and Shuffle is it time to whack iTunes?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/497020\/unobstruct-content-blocker-dickbars\/\">New ad blocker Unobstruct Declares war on dick bars!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatcha Watching Whatcha Reading?<br \/>\nMust be audio described for watching for reading must be from Bard or Book Share. Ok, Audible works, too. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening.<br \/>\nSend us Feedback via <a>email<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindtechshow\">@BlindTechShow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>That Blind Tech Show is produced in part by Blind Abilities Network.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9641\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2780-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/TBTSEP3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/TBTSEP3.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/TBTSEP3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/TBTSEP3.mp3That Blind Tech Show Episode 4 Co-Host Bryan Fischler along with guest Co-Host John Panarese from MacForTheBlind, talk the latest news from a Blindness perspective. 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