Archive for the ‘Broadcasting’ Category

SeroTalk Podcast 35 – Lots of News, 5 Things for the iPhone, and 3 Radios Under $100

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

In Podcast 36, Michael Lauf and Ricky Enger discussed among other things:

Serotek Now Offers Paypal for All Software and Services

20,000 Downloads of iBlink Radio Since Being Posted on the Apps Page of the iTunes Store

HR4533 technology Bill of Rights for the Blind

Blind Persons Return to Work Act of 2010

APH 2GB Flash Cartridge for NLS players for $11.99, Cable Not Included

Blind Bargains ATIA 2010 coverage and other audio

Tech Chat 50 Show Notes for online Data Backup Solutions

Fideliphone allows stereo phone calls with the highest audio quality

Olympus to release recorder with text to speech, Voice Recognition, DAISY Playback, MicroSD, Wave, MP3 and WMA recording

RockBox 3.5

New Windows 7 antipiracy update to phone home regularly

Fans With Visual Impairments Gain Enhanced Access to MLB.COM and some team web sites

Bill Sparks and doug Hunsinger reviewed three radios. Get the links from the

All Things Radio Web Site.

Mike Calvo reviewed the

Jawbone Icon Bluetooth headset for the iPhone and other devices.

Michael Lauf reviewed three apps for the iPhone:

Just do a search in iTunes for

Mobile Talk

TVU Player

and

RSS Player

And Mike Calvo finished the podcast by reviewing the

Live Speakr dock for the iPhone that can fit in your pocket.

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 35 – Lots of News, 5 Things for the iPhone, and 3 Radios Under $100

 

 

Serotek Debuts Accessible Event Hotspot at ATIA 2010

Friday, January 29th, 2010

Serotek today unveiled its newest product, the AE HotSpot, at the 2010 ATIA conference in Orlando, FL. This revolutionary appliance, based on the same technology as Serotek’s Web-based Accessible Event service, gives people with disabilities access to classroom presentations, seminars, and other events. For the first time, people who have hearing or visual impairments can take full advantage of all aspects of any online or on-site event/presentation.

By leveraging our Accessible Event platform and secure wireless networking technology, Serotek’s AE HotSpot appliance allows event participants with disabilities to access slides, Excel spreadsheets, Web pages, and Word documents using their own wireless-enabled computers and access technology in real time. With the AE HotSpot, an event can be accessed from the Internet if the event coordinator wishes, but an Internet connection is not necessary for on-site participants to have full access to the event. That’s because the AE HotSpot appliance is a completely independent WiFi access point. This allows the event coordinator and/or presenter to decide what content will and will not be available to the attendees. The self-contained nature of this appliance enables a closed, secure Intranet environment, regardless of whether Internet connectivity is available. However, where Internet connectivity is available, the event coordinator can configure the AE HotSpot appliance to provide wireless Internet access as well as access to the event. The AE HotSpot can also record all event content and publish it on a web site or intranet with no need to install additional software on the target server. This enables anyone to deploy an accessible recording of an event, even if they don’t subscribe to the Web-based Accessible Event service.

Serotek will release the AE HotSpot soon. Learn more about the AE HotSpot by watching this accessible presentation.

Serotek at ATIA 2010

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Serotek Corporation cordially invites you to drop by booth 520 at the 2010 ATIA conference at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, January 28 – 30.  Come and see hands-on demonstrations of all the latest Serotek technology, including a new surprise or two.

 

If you’re wondering which sessions to attend at this year’s conference, Serotek’s CEO, Mike Calvo, is conducting a presentation that you won’t want to miss.  “The Art of Being a Change Agent” will be presented on January 28 in the Curacao room ¾, from 1:30 to 2:30. 

 

When you’re not attending sessions, drop by our booth and learn how you can have access to powerful and portable assistive technology without breaking the bank.  Serotek is the first company offering you the ability to purchase screen reading technology on an as-needed basis through our “Build A Bundle” service.   Starting at just $9.95 per month, you can now have access to one license of the System Access screen reader, with additional machine licenses for only $5 per month.  Try out the System Access Mobile Network, known as SAMNet, with over 2,100 described movies, thousands of radio stations, recipes, TV shows, the Socializer for instant messaging and social networking, voice chat to meet other interesting people, web-based email, and so much more for just $9.95 per month.  For an additional $5, you can provide remote support and training to other Serotek customers, and even access your own computers remotely from anywhere!

 

When you’d like to carry your SAMNet content with you, you can do so by transferring it to your favorite portable device.  SAMNet supports a wide variety of audio players, allowing members to sync a wealth of content from the network including movies, email, and now, books from the National Library Service BARD program. IN addition to the Victor Reader Stream from Humanware, the Icon from Levelstar, and Braile Plus from the American Printinghouse for the Blind, SAMNet content is supported on the Plextalk Pocket. Serotek is also proud to announce that we will very soon be supporting the BookSense player from GW Micro and we’ll be demoing this upcoming support in our booth.  If you don’t yet have one of these sleek and powerful players, drop by the GW Micro booth #413 and pick one up, or visit www.gwmicro.com for more information.

 

Ask about Serotek’s free Keys for K-12 program, offering free portable screen reading technology for all grade school, middle school and high school students, ensuring that truly, no student gets left behind.

 

Serotek’s Accessible Event offers true Section 508 compliance to corporate meetings, webinars, classroom lectures and government projects.  You won’t want to miss getting a look at the very latest exciting innovation from Serotek and Accessible Event, so be sure to drop by our booth and see the technology that organizations and corporations like The Federal Communications Commission and Humanware are using to make meetings accessible to their entire staff.

 

If you’re not able to make it to Orlando this year, you can still keep up with the latest happenings at ATIA by putting

http://serotalk.com/feed in to your favorite RSS reader or podcatcher,

or simply by visiting http://www.serotalk.com, where we’ll be bringing you news and interviews from the show floor

 

The Serotek Team

 

December 17 Tech chat 45 – 2009 Highlights and Updates!

Friday, December 18th, 2009

In Tech Chat 45, we reviewed some 2009 Tech Chat highlights, offered links to some things we have learned since our original presentations, and gave participants the chance to put in their two cents. We shared some resources for Windows 7, finding books, music, movies, tv shows and radio stations.

View Tech Chat 45 – 2009 Highlights and Updates Via Accessible Event

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December 17 Tech chat 45 – 2009 Highlights and Updates!

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Join us tonight at 9PM Eastern, 8PM Central, or 6PM Pacific as we review some 2009 Tech Chat highlights, offer links to some things we have learned since our original presentations, and give you the chance to ask questions about any previous podcast. We’ll share some new tips on using Windows XP and Windows 7, finding books, music, movies, tv shows and radio stations; power searching the vast internet, and much more!

View Tech chat 45 Live Tonight at 9PM Eastern, covering 2009 Highlights and Updates Via Accessible Event.

 

SeroTalk Podcast 29 – controling Your computer with Your Voice and ooTunes Radio for the iPhone

Monday, December 7th, 2009

In SeroTalk Podcast 29, Ricky enger and Michael Lauf discussed

amazon’s Kindle to Offer Talking Menus and Larger Fonts in 2010.

But will we know if TTs is disabled for a particular book before we buy it, or if purchasing books via the device is accessible? Bill sparks and Doug Hunsinger review

ooTunes Radio App for the iPhone With Over 15,000 Radio Stations,

and Michael Lauf demos how to use your voice to control your Windows 7 or Vista computer.

Zone BBS with over 5,000 Users, Offers 12 Accessible Games, Live Chat and More.

Email contest@acbradio.org to win one of many great prizes; Must include your name, e-mail address, postal address, phone and favorite ACBRadio program before December 24.

All InPlay is offering annual subscriptions for $49, normally $79 through December 24.

Learn about TalkBack screen reader for Android phones.

Talks for Symbian Version 4.11.3 offers improved Eloquence speech and support for new phones

Listen to SeroTalk Podcast 29 – controling Your computer with Your Voice and ooTunes Radio for the iPhone.

 

Season’s Meetings from Serotek

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Accessible Event makes meetings, lectures, and webinars fully accessible to all participants, and no meeting is too large or too small for Accessible Event to handle.  We understand that important meetings don’t just happen in huge corporations.  To that end, we’ve made a few changes that make it easier and more affordable than ever to bring accessibility to even the smallest group event. 

 

First, any personal Accessible Event day pass or subscription now covers up to ten attendees.  We’ve doubled the number of allowed attendees, but we haven’t doubled the price.  For $9.95 for a personal day pass, $39.95 for a month subscription, or $29.95 per month for a year’s subscription, you can ensure that all your meeting content is accessible, including MS-Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and web pages.

 

From now through January 31, you can sign up for a free, basic Accessible Event subscription entitling you to up to three attendees per meeting.  Are you a blind student who needs access to classroom presentations?  Do you hold a small group meeting every month and you’ve been looking for a way to make it accessible?  Do you attend meetings which utilize an inaccessible meeting platform and you’re tired of not having the same level of access as the other meeting attendees?  Whether running as a standalone product or alongside other meeting solutions, Accessible Event is perfect for your needs.  Use your free, Basic Accessible Event subscription to become a full participant in every meeting you attend.  And the best part is: while the ability to sign up for this free subscription ends on January 31, your access to it lasts a lifetime.  If you sign up between now and January 31, your basic Accessible Event account will never expire.

 

So give yourself or someone you know the gift of Accessibility Anywhere and sign up for Accessible Event today.

 

To learn more about Accessible Event, including the basic subscription for up to 3 attendees,  personal day passes and subscriptions for up to 10 attendees, and corporate day passes or subscriptions beginning at 25 attendees, visit www.accessibleevent.com

or call (612) 246-4818.

 

The Serotek Team!

 

 

SeroTalk Tech Chat 42 – Self-employment and Working From Home

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Tech Chat 42 covered Self-employment and working From Home.
We covered choosing a business, writing a business plan, creating a workspace, avoiding distractions, shopping the competition, startup costs, computer software, office supplies, mentoring, business loans, legitimate government grants, billing, record keeping, taxes, legal concerns, marketing, social networking, building a web site, using Paypal to accept payments, sales, time management, paralysis by analysis, and your questions.
View Tech Chat 42 on Working From Home Via Accessible Event.

View Show Notes with great resources for Self-employment and Working From Home.

Listen to MP3 of Tech Chat 42 – Self-Employment and Working From Home.

 

SeroTalk Tech Chat 42 – Self-employment and Working From Home

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Join us at 9PM Eastern for Tech Chat 42 – Self-employment and working From Home. We’ll cover choosing a business, writing a business plan, creating a workspace, avoiding distractions, shopping the competition, startup costs, computer software, office supplies, mentoring, business loans, legitimate government grants, billing, record keeping, taxes, legal concerns, marketing, social networking, building a web site, using Paypal to accept payments, sales, time management, paralysis by analysis, your questions and more!
Join Us Live at 9PM Eastern for Tech Chat 42 – Self-employment and Working From Home.

 

Tech Chat 39 – Twitter 101

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Tech Chat 39 covered Twitter software for Windows, Macintosh, iPhone and Windows Mobile devices. We also provided links to software and a few entities to follow to get you started. Find these links on

The SeroTalk Twitter Show Notes page.

You can listen to Tech Chats via one of two ways:

Accessible Event Archive of Tech Chat 39 on Twitter Applications and Resources

Listen to MP3 of SeroTalk Tech Chat 39 on Twitter Software and Resources.