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  A Tribute to Brett Halle and What Envision's News Means for Users 06.10.2026 56min

  Envision has announced it may wind down. If no partner takes the company on, active development of the Envision and Ally apps stops on December 31, 2026. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece read the Envision founders' statement in full and look at what it means for blind and low vision users, for people who own Ally Solos glasses, and for other smart glasses makers. The episode opens with a tribute to Brett Halle, the Apple engineer who helped build Mac OS X.
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  Lumin Adds Outlook Support and Audio Reminders, With Sriram Ganesh 05.10.2026 56min

  Lumin, the voice-first email app for blind and low vision users, now works with Outlook, Hotmail and MSN accounts and has a new audio reminders feature. Founder Sriram Ganesh announced both on our Double Tap Live special. This replay starts with his live demo, then he takes listener calls and talks about how AI is changing the way accessible products get built.
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  NVDA Bugs, Siri AI Frustrations and Your Emails on Mastodon and LiDAR 02.10.2026 56min

  Siri AI on iOS 27, Gemini on Android and NVDA screen reader bugs all get a frank once-over from blind tech fans Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, along with your emails on LiDAR, Mastodon and smart glasses.
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  Meta Ray-Ban Display Hands-On, Lumin Updates and the Double Tap App 01.10.2026 56min

  Can a blind person get real use from smart glasses with a screen? Steven Scott has bought the Meta Ray-Ban Display and Meta Neural Band. He and Shaun Preece talk through the built-in screen reader, the wrist gestures, WhatsApp, Maps and what is still missing.
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  Meta Glasses Bugs, Smart Glasses Privacy and the Launch of Double Tap Live 30.09.2026 56min

  Meta smart glasses bugs, privacy worries and region limits fill the Double Tap inbox, and Steven Scott and Shaun Preece work through them with blind listeners. The episode also marks the launch of Double Tap Live, a new 24/7 radio channel at DoubleTapOnAir.com.
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  Feedback: Luna Glasses for Night Blindness, Claude Code Tips and Bricks for the Blind 29.09.2026 56min

  Double Tap Live, a new 24/7 radio channel for blind and visually impaired listeners, launches this week. Listener stories also cover Luna night vision glasses, LEGO without sight and Claude Code tips.
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  Feedback: Passkey Headaches, Seeing AI Rescues and the Smart Glasses Debate 28.09.2026 56min

  Passkeys were supposed to replace passwords, so why are they still this hard to use? Steven Scott and Shaun Preece go through a full mailbag on passkeys, password managers, blind employment and the backlash against Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses.
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  OOrion on Meta Glasses: Hands-Free Object Finding and What Meta Connect Means for Blind Users 27.09.2026 28min

  Meta's Wearables Device Access Toolkit is out of beta, and Meta chose accessibility apps to show it off. Stéphanie Robieux, co-founder and CEO of OOrion, joins from Meta Connect to explain what this means for blind and low vision people using Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
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  More From Zero Project: Rebuilding a Career After a Spinal Cord Injury: Ishaan Mehta of LinkedIn 26.09.2026 28min

  A spinal cord injury took Ishaan Mehta's career in a single afternoon. This is how he rebuilt it, with assistive technology, a list of 50 employers, and a role at LinkedIn he never settled for.
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  Early Dementia Screening, Inclusive Design and Employment in Mumbai: Zero Project Conference India Day Two 25.09.2026 56min

  Early dementia screening from a consumer EEG headset, a blunt answer on whether a fully inclusive world is possible, and what India's own accessibility standard means for disabled workers. Steven Scott reports from day two of Zero Project Conference India in Mumbai, the regional edition of the conference that takes over the UN in Vienna every February.
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  Meta Connect 2026 Through an Accessibility Lens 24.09.2026 56min

  Meta Connect 2026 brought Ray-Ban Meta Audio glasses with no cameras, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3, a hearing enhancement feature and the Muse AI agent. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece go through each announcement and ask what it means for blind and low vision users.
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  Ten Innovators, One Room: Accessible Tech Ideas From the Zero Project Technology Forum 23.09.2026 56min

  Assistive technology innovation from the Zero Project Technology Forum in Mumbai: an audiobook library you reach on any phone, an accessible home pregnancy test app, and AI photo descriptions that know your family by name.
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  Apple's AirPods 5 Impress, But Google's New Laptops Leave Accessibility Unanswered 22.09.2026 56min

  AirPods 5 open-ear noise cancellation put to the test by blind users, plus Google's new Googlebook Android laptops, the pricing, and the accessibility answers Google still has not given.
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  Kerbcut Launches, Meta Connect and the Googlebook Coming Soon: A Big Week for Accessible Tech 21.09.2026 56min

  Finding assistive technology that already exists is still the hardest part of using it. Hector Minto, formerly of Microsoft, explains Kerbcut, his new AI discovery platform for assistive tech products, services and lived experience.
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  Googlebooks, Aluminium OS and the Schlage Smart Lock That Opens Itself 20.09.2026 28min

  Google is keeping the Chromebook and adding a pricier Googlebook line running Aluminium OS, built on Android 17 with Gemini baked in at system level. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece work out what that means for screen reader users, and Marc Aflalo finds out how Schlage's ultra wideband locks open the door before you reach for a key.
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  Weekend: Lumin - The Voice‑First Email App 19.09.2026 28min

  Discover how Lumin, a voice‑first email app for iPhone, is transforming email management for the blind and low‑vision community. Learn how AI and audio‑only design bring speed, precision, and independence to your inbox.
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  Christine Malec on NASA's Accessible Artemis Webinar and Why Manuals Still Fail Us 18.09.2026 56min

  NASA is hosting its first webinar built for blind and low vision audiences, and Christine Malec is on the panel. She joins Steven Scott and Shaun Preece to explain what the October 2 session covers, how sonification changed the way she experiences space, and why signing up matters even if astronomy has never felt like your thing.
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  Smart Locks, Braille and the iPhone 18: Blind Listeners Weigh In 17.09.2026 56min

  Blind listeners share how they really use Meta Ray-Ban glasses, OOrion, smart locks and braille. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece also take a hard look at Siri AI in iOS 27 and ask whether the iPhone 18 is worth buying.
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  Local AI PCs, Home Networks and the Launch of Double Tap Live 16.09.2026 56min

  Microsoft has set 7 October for a Windows and Surface event built around local AI, and the rumoured Surface Laptop Ultra with NVIDIA RTX Spark silicon could finally give Windows a proper answer to the MacBook Pro. Steven Scott and Shaun Preece work through what that means for price, build quality and blind users, then turn to the home network tools that keep solving real problems.
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  Listener Emails on Meta Glasses, Luna AI, Runa TTS and Braille Pricing 15.09.2026 56min

  Should blind and low vision users install iOS 27 right away? Steven Scott and Shaun Preece explain why VoiceOver users might wait a month. Then they open the inbox for listener emails on Meta glasses problems, the best smart glasses for reading, Luna AI, Siri dictation and the high cost of Braille displays.