Talking Technology with V I Labs

On this episode of Talking Technology, we take a trip to London for Sight Village 2026.

In this extra-long podcast, we chat with the exhibitors at the event to learn more about them and how they are making life better for those who are blind or visually impaired.

This is a super-long podcast, so you may want to jump around using chapter markers. Chapter markers are only supported in some Podcast apps, but in apps where they are supported, you can navigate between the different conference exhibitors.

Timestamps for all exhibitors and podcast chapters are also listed below.

Also on the Show today, we discuss new products from Apple, and how fridges at Irish supermarket brand super value were hit by a cyber attack.

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0:00 Intro
1:54 Contact details and Joe’s new robot vacuum
13:55 Introduction to Sight Village 2026
15:18 Hable
17:47 The Partially Sighted Society
20:41 Low Vision International (LVI)
23:24 Truman Toys and Games
28:45 Index Braille
30:18 Stargardt’s Connected
33:50 The Daylight Company
35:54 Metro Blind Sport
38:27 Retina UK
42:14 Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW.ORG)
44:28 Goalball UK
46:11 VICTA
48:15 ATW Solutions
51:49 Guide Dogs
54:20 Senclude
56:12 Sight and Sound Technology
1:01:13 Extant
1:03:54 Dolphin Computer Access
1:07:48 WeWalk
1:10:23 Hope Tech / Sixth Sense
1:15:49 Bristol Braille Technology
1:22:10 Pakflatt UK
1:24:06 The UK Rail Network
1:25:49 New College Worcester
1:28:01 MACS
1:29:18 Braillists Foundation
1:33:16 Thomas Pocklington Trust
1:36:15 Blind in Business
1:39:47 VocalEyes
1:41:13 HumanWare
1:44:06 Optelec UK
1:45:37 Spark Vision
1:48:22 Friends of Moorfields Eye Hospital
1:51:40 Talking Technology News
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On this episode, we dive back into the latest going on in the world of Braille. Alannah tells us how she would live and die for Braille and tells us about her use of the BrailleSense 6 and Hable.

Peter previews the BrailleSense 7 and BrailleNote Evolve, and explains how those who are Deafblind can get information from Meta glasses on their Braille display.

Ruben discusses the Vision Sports Beyond Vision Summit, and David is living his best life.

All that and more on this week’s episode of Talking Technology.

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2:07 - Contact details,
4:40 - The beyond Vision Summit from Vision Sports Ireland.
10:00 - using the meta glasses with a Braille display.
14:22 - Alannah Moriarty on all things Braille
30:16 - BrailleSense 7 and The BrailleNote Evolve
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On this episode of Talking Technology, we dive into the new sky go and RTÉ Listen apps. Are they any good for users who rely on VoiceOver?

As David’s dreams of becoming rich evaporate, host of Vision Ireland’s Advocacy Talks podcast Madeleine McNamara gives a reaction to the budget, and is competition always good? The team discuss mobile services and electricity bills in tech News. 

We have rumours of smart home tech from Apple, as well as reaction to news from Envision. 

All that and more on this episode of Talking Technology.

0:00 intro
3:35 Voice notes
12:55 RTÉ Listen demo
26:44 Sky go demo
35:18 Talking Technology news
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On this episode of Talking Technology, we chat with David Nason from the AppleVis editorial team. Dave tells us about some of the new features in iOS 27 and gives his views on if people should upgrade.

Our very own David Redmond (yes there are two Davids in this episode) gives us a demo of the new image description features and Joe is very impressed by the new powers that the Action Button now has.

We discussed changes to Sky Go in tech news, and is Judi Dench gone for good?

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0:00 - intro
3:16 - Joe and David discuss new features in iOS 27
20:02 - David Nason on iOS 27
48:36 - Talking Technology News
1:09:23 - Outro
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On this episode of Talking Technology, we explore all of the announcements from Apple‘s Surprise and Shine event. 

Mairead and Peter join David to discuss the new iPhone 18 Pro, 18 pro Nax, the Apple Watch series 12 and Ultra four, the new fifth generation of AirPods, and the exciting new iPhone duo. 

Who is upgrading this year, and are folding phones any good for blind people?

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0:00 - Intro 
2:33 - contact details
3:22 - The big discussion on all things Apple
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