Product Minute: HeadBeam Plus.

Excellent wearable head torch with spotlight and flood light functions, SOS mode, and gesture on/off response.

Note - whoops from me, I got to excited and called it a head lamp rather than HeadBeam.

https://shop.visionaustralia.org/headbeam-plus.html

Further Education Bursary Awards 2025

Open to Certificate IV and above, check Bursary website for details.

https://www.visionaustralia.org/services/funding/other-funding/further-education-bursary

BT Speak Pro July Update

New Update to the BT Speak brings Games, a Phone book, and new voices.

Blazie Tech prefers that orders go through them.

https://www.blazietech.com

Orbit Research has Released Orbit  Speak.

Both a basic and plus version of the note taker with the Plus having entertainment options.

Orders are from suppliers overseas when it becomes available on 22nd July 2024.

https://www.orbitresearch.com/product/orbit-speak-plus-speech-based-braille-notetaker-and-entertainment-center/

ARX Vision

Seems to be more interest in the ARX AI Head Set picking up with V1.5 hardware  now it will soon work with iOS on iPhone 15 and above.

Note currently available on Android with ARX/Seeing AI, and Navilense. Also ARX app on the Blind Shell Classic 2.

Eleven Labs Reader

11 labs Reader app on iOS amazing human sounding voices.

Android version coming soon.

iOS

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/elevenlabs-reader-ai-audio/id6479373050

ABC Listen App for iOS/Android

ABC Listen recent update has a few issues but you can send feedback to the ABC via the app.

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