{"id":3683,"date":"2018-06-23T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3683"},"modified":"2018-06-23T08:30:45","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T13:30:45","slug":"a-conversation-with-aira-ceo-suman-kanuganti-good-things-are-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=3683","title":{"rendered":"A Conversation with Aira CEO Suman Kanuganti:  Good Things Are On The Horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8404\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3683-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SumanAira.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SumanAira.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SumanAira.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Conversation with Aira CEO Suman Kanuganti: <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Good Things Are On The Horizon <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Suman Kanuganti, CEO of the Aira Tech Corporation, joins Pete Lane and Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studios to talk about what new is happening at Aira, the programs, projects and where Aira is headed into the future.<\/p>\n<p>Suman also talks about NFB 2018, what to expect and the partnership with Lyft to make every guest explorer\u2019s experience accessibly enhanced.<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"longdesc-return-2435\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2435\" tabindex=\"-1\" src=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo.png\" alt=\"Aira Logo: a lower case letter a in a light blue sphere with aira\" width=\"200\" height=\"75\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com?longdesc=2435&amp;referrer=3683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo.png 200w, https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo-150x56.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of the Aira Logo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the new Horizon Glasses beginning to ship to explorers this week, the NFB and ACB conventions will sure be a great opportunity to explore and test drive the new Horizon Smart Glasses and talk to the Aira representatives in person.<\/p>\n<p>Where is Aira headed? What will Suman surprise us with this year in his announcements? I think Suman gives us a few clues in this conversation with the Blind Abilities Team. Maybe you can piece it together as Suman talks augmented reality, artificial intelligence, the new additions to the agent&#8217;s dashboard, and his projections on the future of Aira as he sees it.<\/p>\n<p>You can sign up for a subscription plan that makes sense for you on the Aira web site at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aira.io\/\">www.Aira.io<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow Aira on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/airaio\">@Airaio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And stop by the Aira booths at the NFB or ACB conventions.<\/p>\n<p>be sure to download the Aira App , <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/aira\/id1071584352?mt=8\">IOS<\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=io.aira.smart&amp;hl=en_US\">Android<\/a>, onto your iPhone and take advantage of the Aira Guest program starting when you land in Orlando, catch your Lyft ride and throughout the convention center. Through the partnership between Aira and Lyft, your minutes are Free so downloading the Lyft App, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/lyft\/id529379082?mt=8\">IOS<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=me.lyft.android&amp;hl=en_US\">Android<\/a>, would make great sense as well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank you for listening!<\/strong><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.<br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8406\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3683-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SumanAira.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SumanAira.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SumanAira.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/SumanAira.mp3A Conversation with Aira CEO Suman Kanuganti: Good Things Are On The Horizon &nbsp; Suman Kanuganti, CEO of the Aira Tech Corporation, joins Pete Lane and Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studios to talk about what new is happening at Aira, the programs, projects and where Aira is headed into the future. Suman also [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2435,"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":[485,17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aira-presents","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/aira_logo.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-Xp","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2330,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2330","url_meta":{"origin":3683,"position":0},"title":"AIRA: Making A Splash in the Technology World","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"January 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Blind Abilities once again presents this interview with Suman Kanuganti, CEO of Aira, a visual interpreter for the blind. 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