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In this episode we review some great new apps including Blitzit, ReadSpeak TextAid, and Huxe, a brand-new app from the creators of Notebook LM that turns everything from personal emails to news into your own personal AI powered radio station. We also look at a promising new piece of hardware called the TourBox Creative Console that has a lot of potential as an adaptive controller.
ReadSpeaker TextAid is a reading, writing, and studying literacy support tool that is absolutely packed with helpful features. It is a web-based browser extension, and it is available for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera One.
Productivity apps are great because they are useful to pretty much anyone who is of school age or older. Whether you are a student, or a working professional, you’re going to have lots of things happening in both your personal and work life that you’ll need to keep track of.
Quizlet, currently the top contender for Flashcard apps in the app store, is a great way to study. Simply put, the app allows you to either create your own custom flashcard sets by scanning documents with the build scanner, selecting pre-downloaded images or text files, creating them manually, or choosing from a library of pre-existing cards.
Assistive Technology Specialist, Erin LeBlanc, recently appeared on HumanWare’s podcast, “See Things Differently” as part of their partner spotlight featuring our organization.