Starting with the big headlines from the week, Andy Frank (also known as Mr f) joins us to share the announcements from Microsoft and Amazon this week, including big software and hardware news but also a spotlight was shone on accessibility - and we have all the news.

Plus Steven reviews the Kapsys SmartVision 3 mobile smart phone which is a Google-certified device that runs full Android 11, has a touchscreen, but also a tactile T9 keypad. Steven puts it through its paces and gives you an idea of how it works.

And listener Derry Lawlor shares his thoughts on a talking dictation device - the Olympus DM-770. It's almost the last device of its kindbut offers an accessible and easy way to take, store and share notes, thoughts and even interviews accessibly.

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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun discuss the major announcements from Microsoft following their big event on Thursday, 21st September.

Also joining the guys is Robin Christopherson, to mull over the big news of AI Copilot support coming in Windows 11, and to raise concern about the new Outlook app that replaces the existing Mail and Calendar apps. Will the new app be accessible for users who are blind?

Also, there's much discussion on how AI will transform accessibility; does this let developers of inaccessible websites off the hook? Robin and the guys discuss.

And of course, there's the usual fawning over new hardware, from the new Surface Laptop Go 3 to the big upgraded Surface Laptop Studio 2. Which one would you want to own, and with all these new features, what does it mean for our existing hardware?

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Today on the show, Steven and Shaun review the latest announcements from Amazon at their devices and services event, held on the 20th of September. They are joined by Robin Christopherson from the UK’s AbilityNet charity, and together they chat about the new Echo Show 8, as well as a range of other new hardware announcements across their Fire TV and smart home security camera lineup.

Also, there was much discussion about Alexa’s new voice that will be coming next year, as well as improvements in generative AI, meaning more conversational capabilities for the smart assistant. However, with much talk on a visual approach to the smart home, what does that mean for the audio-only Echo devices out there? The guys discuss this and more.

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