New AI speakers make news and entertainment accessible for those with sight loss
The speakers can provide news updates, over 27,000 books, the latest official coronavirus information podcasts, and helpful information from a range of UK sight loss charities all on the one platform.
The RealSAM Smart Speaker was trialled extensively ahead of launch by members of the blind community.
One member who is registered blind, Roger Wilson-Hinds, commented: “The RealSAM Speaker is the companion in the home that blind people need. And to be able to access specialist information from sight loss organisations really is the icing on the cake.”
As the first accessible hub tailored for those with sight loss, the RealSAM Smart Speaker is a fully voice-controlled media player tool that, once subscribed to, is available to use on Google Home device from today and on Alexa devices from May 2021.
Calibre Audio – a national charity providing an audiobook service for anyone with a disability that makes reading print difficult – will also be accessible via RealSAM, making it the UK’s first audiobook library for blind people on smart speakers.
To start, customers can say “Hey Google, talk to RealSAM”, followed by prompts such as “read me a book” or “find podcasts on Covid-19’’ or ‘’play football results’’ to get the latest information. Users can also say ‘’tell me about Henshaw’s’’ for up-to-date information from Henshaws Society for Blind People.
The new RealSAM Smart Speaker starts from £19.90 for a 10-month subscription and also hosts content from leading UK sight loss charities such as the RNIB, Henshaws, Galloways, Torch Trust, Blind Veterans UK, and the Peterborough Association of the Blind.
See the full story here: http://attoday.co.uk/new-ai-speakers-make-news-and-entertainment-accessible-for-those-with-sight-loss/
