{"id":9172,"date":"2025-09-22T09:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9172"},"modified":"2025-09-22T09:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T14:10:44","slug":"the-blind-drive-piccybot-precision-and-being-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9172","title":{"rendered":"The Blind Drive: PiccyBot, Precision, and Being Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7112\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9172-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BlindDrive3.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BlindDrive3.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BlindDrive3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blind Drive dives into PiccyBot\u2014an AI that can describe not just photos but video. Tim Schwartz shares how it\u2019s changing the way he explores the world, while Jeff Thompson zooms out to ask where this AI wave is taking us. Jeff also puts a new Wixey Bluetooth angle gauge to work in the woodshop, with VoiceOver calling out precise blade angles right from his iPhone. The bigger conversation? How to let helpful tech enhance a moment without stealing it. If you\u2019re out to dinner with friends and family, should screen time go up\u2014or stay out of the way? Join Tim and Jeff for a lively, practical chat about using AI with intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call or text your thoughts to 612-367-6093. We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for Listening!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7114\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9172-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BlindDrive3.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BlindDrive3.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BlindDrive3.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/BlindDrive3.mp3 Podcast Summary: The Blind Drive dives into PiccyBot\u2014an AI that can describe not just photos but video. Tim Schwartz shares how it\u2019s changing the way he explores the world, while Jeff Thompson zooms out to ask where this AI wave is taking us. Jeff also puts a new Wixey Bluetooth angle gauge to work [&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":[467,555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","category-the-blind-drive"],"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-2nW","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9214,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9214","url_meta":{"origin":9172,"position":0},"title":"The Blind Drive: \u201cFrom Federal Cuts to New Tech: Apple, Aira, and the Shifting Road Ahead for the Blind Drive\u201d","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"October 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Podcast Summary: The Blind Drive puts you in the passenger seat with Jeff Thompson and Tim Schwartz as they run down what\u2019s shaping life for blind and low vision people right now. 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