Talking Technology with V I Labs

On this episode of Talking Technology, we dive into the new updates announced by Apple at yesterday‘s Worldwide Developers Conference Keynote. The big topic of conversation is, of course, the new and improved Siri, but why aren’t we getting it in Europe yet?

David Redmond, Daniel Dunne, Derry Lawler, and Tyler Stephen discuss all that and more. 

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0:00 intro
2:13 contact detail
2:59 Apple WWDC 2026 discussion
50:07 outro
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On this episode of Talking Technology, we explore how you can access the news in an accessible format.

Brian discusses the importance of staying informed and how blind people can participate equally in the information age, and we demo news apps including The Journal, The Irish Times, and The Irish Examiner.

We explore the world of audiobooks and hear about some of the teams recent reads, and we hear about new accessible recipes that have been made available by supermarket brand Tesco.

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0:00 intro
2:23 contact details and voice notes
15:11 how to access the news in accessible formats
30:53 the incredible world of audiobooks
44:41 Talking Technology News
1:05:38 Outro
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On this episode of Talking Technology, we react to the latest accessibility features announced by Apple.

Peter joins us to discuss updates to digital braille devices, including news on the BrailleNote Evolve and the BrailleSense 7. We also explore the Paige Braille app for those learning braille for the first time with Mairead, while Brian tells us everything we need to know about a new braille book club from Vision Ireland.

It’s bank scams and blue screens in this week’s tech news — and why are all the big technology companies suing each other?

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0:17 - intro and chat about Apple Accessibility features
8:06 - The actual official podcast intro with the American fella
11:05 - Contact details, MayFest 2026, and the new Google Fitbit Air
19:30 - Peter discusses the BrailleNote Evolve and BrailleSense 7
32:09 - Brian discusses the Vision Ireland bookclub, and David has some canine competition
44:39 - Paige Braille with Mairead
54:33 - Talking Technology News
1:01:51 - outro 
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On this episode of Talking Technology, we learn about Speechlabels, a new product from the team behind the Hable One and Hable Easy smartphone controllers.

The team also tell us about Stactiles, their new tactile sticker product.

We explore new laptop chargers and Meta Glasses in Tech News, and can GameStop afford to buy eBay?

All that and more on the latest episode of Talking Technology with V I Labs.

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0:00 intro
2:14 Voice Notes
9:51 Hable Speechlables interview
32:39 Talking Technology News
56:12 Outro
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Tim Cook is officially stepping down as Apple CEO in September. In this episode of Talking Technology, David and Joe react to the news.

Nathan Proudfoot tells us what it’s like to launch an assistive technology company as a teenager and shares his new calculator app available on iOS, Android, and Windows devices.

We explore Fire TV and Firefox improvements in tech news, and we discuss the launch of Aira on Meta glasses.

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0:00 intro
0:42 Tim Cook stepping down from Apple
6:20 Voice Notes
14:20 Nathan Proudfoot on his new calculator app
27:16 Talking Technology News
47:20 outro
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