{"id":3282,"date":"2018-01-16T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2018-01-16T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T20:18:59","slug":"info-tainment-news-apple-amazon-specter-meltdownces-and-e-even-google-gets-a-giggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3282","title":{"rendered":"Info-Tainment News! Apple, Amazon, Specter MeltDown,CES and e Even Google Gets a Giggle."},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9019\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3282-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/ITNews1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/ITNews1.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/ITNews1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Welcome to the first Blind Abilities Info-Tainment News! Nick, Pete, Lori and Jeff share a look at the latest news and put a humorist twist and reflect about the entirety of the news covered in the light hearted skit we are calling, \u201cInfo-Tainment News.\u201d<br \/>\nFrom the security vulnerabilities, to the virtual assistance populating our homes, to household appliances that are beginning to take commands vocally, they all succumb to the humility we employ upon these new innovations.<br \/>\nWe follow up with a commentary from all of us talking about how we approach the ever changing horizon and actually today\u2019s realities of technology. How are you handling the changing techno environment? Are you keeping up with the technology and are you staying safe with security? Are the Gidget and gadgets changing for better independence or is it just differently dependent that is evolving?<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nJoin the BlindAbilities Team on this humorous journey through technology and how it may be affecting us today.<br \/>\nCheck out the links below to find out more about the devices and techno news talked about on the Blind Abilities Info-Tainment News.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/here-are-the-ways-google-and-amazon-are-fighting-2017-12-06\">Here are the ways Google and Amazon are fighting<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2018\/01\/05\/would-you-invite-alexa-into-the-shower\/\">Could you use a smart assistant in your bathroom? Kohler thinks so<\/a>. The bathroom giant is connecting everything from your toilet to your shower to the web and allowing you to control them all using Alexa<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2018\/01\/foldimate-a-nonfunctional-laundry-folding-robot-is-the-most-ces-thing-ever.html\">This Nonfunctional $980 Laundry-Folding Robot Is the Most CES Thing Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.advantage.co.uk\/blog\/the-frontline\/spectre-and-meltdown-a-quick-guide\/\">Specter and Meltdown<\/a>: A quick guide<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.affectiva.com\/news-item\/amazons-alexa-wants-to-learn-more-about-your-feelings\/\">Amazon\u2019s Alexa wants to learn more about your feelings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whirlpoolcorp.com\/whirlpool-introduces-smart-home-lineup\/\">Whirlpool\u00ae Introduces Smart Home Lineup<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2018\/01\/08\/tile-bose-samsonite-propeller-health\/\">Tile\u2019s item-finding <\/a>technology is being built into Bose earbuds<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2018\/01\/11\/iphone-6-plus-battery-replacements-delay\/\">Apple says iPhone 6 Plus replacement batteries are in short supply<\/a> and won&#8217;t be available until late March to early April in the United States and other regions, according to an internal document distributed to Apple Stores and Apple Authorized Service Providers this week and later obtained by MacRumors. <\/p>\n<p>Thank you for listening!<br \/>\nYou 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_9021\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3282-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/ITNews1.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/ITNews1.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/ITNews1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/ITNews1.mp3Welcome to the first Blind Abilities Info-Tainment News! Nick, Pete, Lori and Jeff share a look at the latest news and put a humorist twist and reflect about the entirety of the news covered in the light hearted skit we are calling, \u201cInfo-Tainment News.\u201d From the security vulnerabilities, to the virtual assistance populating our homes, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-QW","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9490,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9490","url_meta":{"origin":3282,"position":0},"title":"NVDA Coach: From First Keystroke to Confidence\u2014A Free Tool Changing How NVDA Is Learned","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"April 8, 2026","format":"audio","excerpt":"Podcast Summary: Tony Gebhard returns to the Blind Abilities studio to introduce NVDA Coach\u2014an innovative, free add-on designed to change how NVDA is taught and learned around the world. 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