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App Smack Down Bard Mobile - free apple or android BARD Mobile app provides access to braille and talking books directly from the NLS Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD). BARD contains nearly 50,000 books, magazines, and music scores in audio and braille formats, with new selections added daily. With BARD Mobile, you can play the audio materials on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. If your device is connected to a refreshable braille display through Bluetooth, you can also read the braille materials available on BARD KNFB Reader – $99.99 apple KNFB Reader - Reads most printed documents, from letters and memos to pages in a book Reads address labels and package information and instructions Easily recognizes U.S. currency Displays each sentence visually and highlights each word as it is read Stores thousands of pages using easily obtainable flash memory Transfers text files to and from computers or Braille note takers Adjusts reading speed to suit user’s preference. Tap Tap See – free or subscription service apple or android TapTapSee is a mobile camera application designed specifically for the blind and visually impaired users. The app utilizes the iDevice’s camera and VoiceOver functions to photograph objects and identify them out loud for the user. TapTapSee enables the user to double tap on the device’s screen to photograph any two or three dimensional object at any angle, have it accurately analyzed, and defined within seconds. The iDevice’s VoiceOver then speaks the identification audibly to the user. Moreover, TapTapSee includes the following additional features: Repetition of the last image’s identification, ability to upload images from the camera roll, share identification via Twitter, Facebook, text or email, rotor reader, flash toggle, and the ability to save the identified image to the camera roll with the attached tag. 1. 50 Picture Pack for $4.99 (no time limit) 2. 100 Picture Pack for $7.99 (no time limit) 3. One Month of Unlimited Pictures for $9.99 4. Three Months of Unlimited Pictures for $24.99 My Script calculator – free apple or android With MyScript© Calculator, perform mathematical operations naturally using your handwriting. ** The Free handwriting calculator for your iPhone or iPad ** Easy, simple and intuitive, just write the mathematical expression on the screen then let MyScript technology perform its magic converting symbols and numbers to digital text and delivering the result in real time. Get the same experience as writing on paper with the advantages of a digital device (scratch-outs, results in real time, etc.). Solve mathematical equations by hand without actually having to crunch the numbers yourself. BENEFITS AND FEATURES - Write and calculate mathematical expressions in an intuitive and natural way with no keyboard - Scratch-out gestures to easily delete symbols and numbers - Undo/redo feature - Copy your results to the clipboard or export them to other apps. Be my eyes – free apple Be the eyes for a blind person in need of help remotely through a live video connection if you are sighted or be assisted by the network of sighted users if you are blind. Be My Eyes is all about contributing to and benefiting from small acts of kindness, so hop on board and get involved! Blind users can request help from a sighted person and the sighted users will then be called for help. As soon as the first sighted user accepts the request for help a live audio-video connection will be set up between the two and the sighted user can tell the blind person what she sees when the blind user points his phone at something using the rear-facing camera. As a sighted user you don't need to worry about missing a call and 'leave a blind person hanging' - you are a part of the bigger Be My Eyes helpernetwork and we will find the next available sighted person in the network. The challenges that the blind person needs help with can be anything from knowing the expiry date on the milk to navigating new surroundings. Note: We encourage blind users to be patient when requesting help because we rely on real people to help you. - Live audio-video connection between blind and sighted users - Add the languages you know under settings - An easy way you can make a difference for blind people Eyenote – free apple EyeNote is a mobile device application to denominate Federal Reserve Notes (U.S. paper currency) as an aid for the blind or visually impaired to increase accessibility. Users can have the denomination of a note scanned and communicated back to the user. Looktel Recognizer– $9.99 apple LookTel Recognizer allows those persons having visual impairments or blindness to identify cans, packages, ID or credit cards, DVDs, and similar items. Customers can store images of objects in a library or database, and then point the iPhone's camera at an object and the phone will recognize and describe the item instantly. A barcode scanner is included to provide additional labeling help. LookTel Recognizer is powered by an evolution of NantWork's Internet of Thought™ data linking services in LookTel's "Money Reader", an app that has helped thousands of customers with visual impairments or blindness to instantly identify and count more than 20 paper currencies. Like MoneyReader, Recognizer uses state-of-the-art recognition technology. Recognition happens instantly, in real-time, without having to hold the camera still to capture a photo, then wait for a result. Recognizer can be used at any location, anytime, as the app needs no internet connection. Recognizer provides customers backup support through export of the Library items via EMail, enabling the restoration of a database from lost or replaced devices. Sharing items with other members of the community is made easy via this email export. Tune In Radio – free apple or android Listen to the world’s largest collection of free sports, news, music and talk radio. TuneIn has over 100,000 real radio stations and more than four million podcasts from all over the world. Discover, follow and listen to what’s most important to you on your iPhone, iPad or iPod, all for free. This is real radio. With TuneIn: -Listen to over 100,000 real radio stations from around the world, including sports, news, talk and music. -See what’s playing live on your personalized home feed. -Find and follow your favorite stations, shows and podcasts to see their updates in your feed. TuneIn is now available for Apple Watch! Change stations, jump to recent & related stations, follow stations and shows, play, pause & skip through content, and see what's playing all on your Apple Watch. MLB App – free or subscription service apple or android MLB.com At Bat – the #1 source for live baseball – Is the official app of Major League Baseball. **** NEW IN AT BAT FOR 2015 **** - Apple Watch: Introducing support for At Bat on Apple Watch to get live scores, statistics, pitch tracking, player cards, notifications and news. - Support for Car Play (iPhone only) - Watch an authenticated, live stream of MLB Network programming (participating video provider subscription required)- Pre-Game Lineup notifications (iPhone) - Up-to-the-moment game analysis feed with play tracking data, game tweets and inline video highlights (iPhone, requires Premium subscription) - New UI for all 30 team pages & the league-wide scoreboard (iPhone only) - Player search expanded to include all active and historical MLB player cards (iPhone only) - Re-designed UI for the newsreader (iPhone & iPad) - Team-by-team statistical data filters (iPhone only) - Native resolution to optimize At Bat for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus - Easy access to every game with new team schedule navigation (iPhone only) - Application available in Spanish language, requires device language set to Spanish (iPhone & iPad) At Bat offers two subscription options for its extensive premium features, covering live MLB games from Spring Training to Opening Day to the World Series. ****At Bat Subscription Options**** - Yearly recurring fee of $19.99. - Monthly recurring fee of $2.99. itunes Radio – free apple Check out iTunes Radio on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, PC, or Apple TV.1 iTunes Radio has streaming stations you’ll love from day one — like DJ-curated or genre-specific radio stations, all with crystal-clear sound quality. And iTunes Radio includes First Plays, so you can listen to selected full albums before buying them. Your stations evolve based on the music you play and download. So the more you use iTunes Radio and iTunes, the more iTunes Radio knows what you like to listen to — and the more it can play music you’ll love. iHeart Radio – free apple or android iHeartRadio lets you listen online to the best live radio, sports, news, NPR, podcasts, and streaming music stations based on your favorite artists, songs or albums. The app includes over 20 million songs covering Pop, Country, Top 40, Hip-Hop, R&B, Alternative, EDM, Rock, Reggae, Blues, House, Dubstep and more. Stream live AM and FM radio stations, experience iHeartRadio live music events, laugh to the best stand-up comedy and listen to commercial-free custom music. iHeartRadio is easy to use, and best of all, free. Stream your favorite music, shows and radio stations through: • For You - Personalized station recommendations tailored to your musical obsessions. • Favorites - Access your favorite stations right from the iHeartRadio home screen. • Perfect For - Looking for music to listen to while you work out, chill out, or take a road trip? iHeartRadio has hundreds of stations built to fit any mood or activity. • Podcasts - Listen to on-demand episodes from the best in News, Sports, Finance, Comedy, and Entertainment. With iHeartRadio, you can listen to your local radio station from across the country or get into workout mode with a personalized music playlist. Control your listening experience right from your Apple Watch by pairing it with an iPhone that has iHeartRadio installed. Use Apple Watch’s speech technology to quickly access your music simply by saying an artist (“Taylor Swift”) or station name (“Z100”). Or listen on the go in your car with Apple CarPlay. You can even stream to your TV with Google Chromecast. Please let us know how we can improve by sharing your thoughts, wishes and wants at http://help.iheartradio.com! Stay completely up to date by joining our community on Twitter and Instagram @iHeartRadio, where you'll always get the latest music news, contests and access to your favorite artists. Grocery Pal – free apple or android This amazing app points you toward weekly sales at your local supermarkets and discount stores. Download Grocery Pal today and find savings from stores such as SAFEWAY, CVS/pharmacy, Walmart, Walgreens, RiteAid, Target, ALDI, Kmart, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Albertsons, H-E-B, Harris Teeter, any many many more! Features: ● Browse weekly savings at local supermarkets and chain stores ● Add sale items to shopping list and track them easily ● Compare prices across multiple stores ● Redeem coupons at hundres of thousands of stores ● Organize list items into aisles and categories ● Create as many lists as you want ● Build lists fast from over a million brands & products ● Sync lists between mobile devices or browsers ● Share lists with others in realtime ● Send lists via Email or SMS texting ● Restore all your lists when switching device (account registration required) NPR App – free apple or android The ultimate NPR experience for your iPhone or iPod Touch. Follow local and national news and listen to your favorite NPR stations wherever you are and whenever you want to. With the NPR News iPhone app, NPR is always on. Highlights: LISTEN - Listen to NPR’s hourly news updates - Create a playlist of stories - Hear public radio podcasts on demand READ - Read stories while listening to live stations or on demand audio STATIONS - Bookmark your favorite stations - Find stations by location (GPS) or zip code PROGRAMS - Our program guide tells you where your favorite programs are playing live now - Listen to Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Planet Money, Fresh Air, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! and more – anytime, anywhere Uber – free apple or android Uber is your private driver in more than 50 countries. - Request a ride using the app and get picked up within minutes. Ondemand service means no reservations required and no waiting in taxi lines. - Compare rates for different vehicles and get fare quotes in the app. Use PayPal or add a credit card to your secure account so you never need cash on hand. - Set your pickup location and final destination for an easy trip. Get connected to your personal driver and check the progress of your Uber at any time. - Sit back, relax, and go anywhere you want. We'll email you a receipt when you arrive at your destination. An entirely new and modern way to travel is at your fingertips. My Fitness Pal – free apple or android Reach your weight loss goals with MyFitnessPal, the best calorie counter on the iPhone. Set a daily calorie goal and record your daily food and exercise to make sure you stay on track. Then watch the pounds come off! Our iPhone app gives you full mobile access to your MyFitnessPal.com account, so you can log your food and exercise from anywhere, at any time. All changes made on your iPhone will be synchronized with our website and vice versa. Best of all, both the iPhone app and our website are FREE! So don't wait start changing your life today. All Access – Free apple Now with Apple Watch support! SCAN LOGOS & NOW PHOTOS, TO ACCESS TALKING MENUS, REVEAL A DEAL® COUPONS & DISCOUNTS, TICKETS, DIRECTIONS & MORE! You can scan QR Codes or ACTUAL LOGOS! Or browse for local businesses by name or category! The app has access to over a million menus & thousands of logos! Add your logo or photo & info by contacting us at AllAccess.US! All Access is great for everyone, and is ideal for Blind, Low-Vision, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Non-Verbal and Non-English speaking users. Menus and other options can be read out loud, using Apple's VoiceOver or our own high quality TTS (Text-To-Speech) by turning Talking Hints ON in the app's settings. You can 'build your order' and have it spoken out loud to the wait staff! This is great if you are deaf, hard of hearing, Non-Verbal or not a native English speaker! Simple Radio – free apple or android the simplest and most reliable way to listen to your favorite AM, FM and online radio stations with an iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. Join millions using our radio tuner today! Listen to Simple Radio for free: • Play 25,000+ worldwide radio stations on your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch • Enjoy our extremely reliable radio tuner. Eliminating drops is our top priority • Save your favorite stations and listen to them in one tap Simple Radio’s free radio tuner is ideal for: • Listening to your favorite radio stations • Discovering new music • Staying connected to home while living abroad • Making your commute more interesting • Practicing a foreign language Find specific content based on your interests: • Trending music • Specific music genres (rock, oldies, country and more) • Live sports • Breaking news • Talk radio CBS App – free apple or android Watch full episodes of your favorite CBS shows with the free CBS app for iPad and iPhone! Enjoy primetime, daytime and late night episodes from America’s most watched network. Catch up on full episodes of NCIS, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Survivor, Elementary, The Young and the Restless, The Late Show with David Letterman and many more. Use the ‘My CBS’ feature to be notified when episodes of your favorite shows have been added to the app. Check out the Primetime Schedule to learn what’s coming up on CBS and set reminders for single episodes or special events - never miss a moment! CBS app includes these features: * Full Episode Streaming in HD * Personalized Show List * Photo Galleries and Cast Pages * Primetime Schedule * Live Video Chats with CBS Stars MBraille app – free apple or android MBraille brings you a mobile braille keyboard. With the free features you can type, edit and send tweets and text messages using contracted or uncontracted English braille.* With the full version you can also use braille to - call contacts or telephone numbers - send email - do facebook status updates - add calendar entries - fire away internet search engine queries - the text typed is automatically put to clipboard when you switch apps. - interact with other 3rd party applications - check spelling - save and open text files - sync to dropbox - use MBraille as third party keyboard The keyboard is also available as a separate in-app purchase. Camfind – free apple or android CamFind, the world's first successful mobile visual search engine, allows you to search for anything from your mobile phone just by taking a picture. Over 2 million users love CamFind! FEATURES * Internet Search Results * Related/Similar Images * Price Comparisons and Online Shopping * Related Places and Address Finder * Film Poster/DVD Recognition * Instant sharing to Facebook, Twitter, Email, and Text ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS * Ability to upload and save images to or from Camera Roll * QR and Barcode Scanner * Language Translator * Voice Search * Text Search * VoiceOver compatible * And much more… Pandora App – free or paid subscription apple or android Great music discovery is effortless and free with Pandora. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs, genres or composers and we will do the rest. It’s easy to create personalized stations that play only music you’ll love. Tap into an entire world of music, including almost a century of popular recordings - new and old, well known and obscure. Create up to 100 personalized radio stations with your free account. Not sure where to start? Create a free account to explore hundreds of music and comedy genre stations. Already a Pandora listener? Even easier. Just log in and enjoy the same free radio service. Your Pandora is the same across the web, on your TV and in your car—access your free personalized radio wherever you want to hear great music. Enjoy all your existing music and comedy stations - and create new ones right from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. If you want the music and nothing but the music, you can also subscribe to Pandora One: • No Ads everywhere you listen to Pandora Plus the following features on the web: • Higher Quality Audio • Desktop Application • Custom Skins • Fewer Interruptions Your Pandora One subscription will automatically renew each month and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. Please go to www.pandora.com/privacy and pandora.com/legal_apple for more information. WhitePages App – free apple or android Find Everything Nearby – People, Stores, Menus & More -- all in one easyto-use app. With Whitepages you can: - Find People using the #1 phone directory - Add phones and addresses to your iPhone or iPad Contacts* - Find Businesses using yellow pages business search - View menus from restaurants, salons, spas and more - ID unknown callers with reverse phone lookup - Use phone number comments and spam scores to avoid unwanted calls or texts - Get maps & driving directions - Find mobile numbers and other hard to identify numbers with Premium Phone Number Search Michigan Radio App– free apple or android Michigan Radio is Michigan’s most listened to NPR news source, dedicated to helping our listeners better understand their state, nation and world. Michigan Radio broadcasts at 91.7 - WUOM Ann Arbor/Detroit, 91.1 WFUM Flint, 104.1 - WVGR West Michigan. With our app, you can: Listen to Michigan Radio’s Live Stream Read or listen to the top news stories Hear podcasts of favorite Michigan Radio features like The Environment Report, Stateside, Michigan Watch STATE OF OPPORTUNITY and Jack Lessenberry’s Commentaries View our program schedule Get current event listings. Record and submit sounds for “Sounds of the State” Pizza Finder app- free apple or android f you are Pizza lover and want Pizza any time any place.. Then this app is for you. This app will find nearest Pizza Restaurant for you... Download this app and find Pizza anywhere. This application gives you the perfect location of the nearest Pizza Restaurant. Call ,Map View,Get Direction and add to your favorite list in a simple few touches. Isn't it amazing!!! Features:-Search Pizza Restaurant world wide by enter the place name -Find the Pizza Restaurant on single touch -Display the distance from current location. -List of locations sorted by distance -Will show the nearest Pizza Restaurant address by text -You can also see the nearest Pizza Restaurant on map. -Call, Map View, Add to Favorite. -Standard ,Hybrid and Satellite map view. -Can see the place direction from current location. There must be an internet connection to your iOS device. Useful application in the critical time, fun time anywhere in the world. Now enjoy your good moments with your favorite Pizza Restaurant anytime and anywhere, just download this app and find Pizza near by you. Xfinity app – free apple or android XFINITY TV subscribers can watch thousands of XFINITY On Demand TV shows and movies anytime, anywhere, with XFINITY TV Go. Watch your favorite sports, news and kids networks live - Stream TV shows and movies from premium channels like HBO, Starz, Showtime, Cinemax and channels like NBC, ABC, FOX, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, A&E, AMC, WETV, Food Network and HGTV* - Download TV shows and movies from Showtime, Streampix, Starz, Encore and MoviePlex and watch them when you’re offline* - Set parental controls for privacy and peace of mind -Optimized for iOS 8 REQUIREMENTS: - Wi-Fi or cellular Internet connection for streaming and downloading of video. - iPhone 4+, iPad 2+ or Retina iPod Touch running iOS 6 or higher. - XFINITY TV or Comcast Digital Video service, plus a subscription to one or more eligible channels. - Comcast ID or Comcast email address and password. Streaming and downloading of video is not available internationally * You will be able to view shows and movies from channels you subscribe to. Transit times plus - $2.99 apple or android Comprehensive scheduled & real-time public transit information for USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, including: - Directions search - Offline schedules for 80+ cities - Service alerts + notifications - Live vehicle positions & arrival predictions - Wheelchair accessibility info - Departure/arrival alarms - BlindSquare support for directions & nearby stops Supported cities: http://transittimesapp.com/features REAL-TIME VEHICLE POSITIONS/ESTIMATES: Sydney, Portland, Salt Lake City, Boston, Toronto, LA, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth, Oakland, NYC, Ottawa, Chicago, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Honolulu, Vancouver, Atlanta, Chapel Hill, Tampa, Austin See http://transittimesapp.com/features for a full list of supported cities SAVE YOUR FAVORITES: Save your favorite trips, stops and directions searches so you can look them up quickly on-demand. You can assign a default search time with your favorites so can easily find your trips to work for them next morning, or see then train home from work is leaving! FIND DIRECTIONS: Not sure where to go? Directions search in lets you enter your start and finish locations. You can even use GPS to search using your current location! ALARMS: Set alarms so you know when to get on or off the vehicle. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Overcast - Free apple A powerful yet simple audio podcast player, with features such as Smart Speed, Voice Boost, and Smarter Playlists to help you listen to more podcasts in more places, try new shows, and completely control your experience. Now includes Apple Watch app, Glance, and notifications! Note: Some features are locked or limited. The single "Unlock Everything" in-app purchase unlocks them all. Overcast is a modern, fully featured audio podcast player with many useful features in a simple, intuitive interface: - Download podcasts for playing anytime, even when offline. - Search and browse for new podcasts, plus get recommendations from Twitter. - Create custom Playlists with smart filters and per-podcast priorities, and rearrange the list whenever you want. - Receive optional push notifications when new episodes arrive. - Subscribe to a podcast, or just add an episode: try new shows without committing. - Download podcasts over cellular, set a sleep timer, or use Voice Boost to enhance and normalize speech volume. (Included in Unlock Everything.) - Adjust playback speed, and use Smart Speed to pick up extra speed without distorting the conversation. (Included in Unlock Everything.) - Navigate with CarPlay. (On supported car radios.) - Apple Watch app, Glance, and notifications Dark Sky App $3.99 apple ark Sky can tell you at a glance exactly when it will rain (or snow) up to an hour in advance, so you’re free to walk the dog or run out to lunch and know you’ll stay dry. You can also explore the most beautiful weather animation you’ve ever seen, both forward in time or back. (Dark Sky is available in the US, UK and Ireland.) YOUR WEATHER, DOWN TO THE MINUTE Using GPS, Dark Sky is able to create forecasts for your precise location, giving you minute-to-minute predictions for the next hour and detailed forecasts for the next day and week. BEAUTIFUL WEATHER ANIMATIONS The same technology that powers Dark Sky’s predictions also allows us to make the world’s first perfectly smooth radar animation. Other apps show you a chunky slideshow that makes it nearly impossible to tell how storms are moving. But Dark Sky’s radar animation lets you see the actual path of the storm: how it moved in the past, and where it’s going in the future. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Dark Sky can send you an alert before it starts raining at your exact location. Even if you haven't opened the app in days, Dark Sky will know when you're in the path of a storm. TODAY WIDGET The Dark Sky Notification Center Widget tells you at a glance what's going to happen in the next hour, so you don't even have to unlock your phone to quickly check the weather before heading out. APPLE WATCH Dark Sky looks great on your wrist. Get notifications and check out the weather for the next five days with the Dark Sky app built from scratch for Apple Watch. Blind square app-$29.99 apple BlindSquare makes you sense what's around you. The only thing you need to do is listen. BlindSquare is a new solution that combines the latest technology to help the blind with their daily lives. It has been developed in collaboration with blind people and carefully field tested. You need either an iPhone or an iPad to get started. It also supports some additional accessories to enhance the experience. How does it work? BlindSquare uses GPS and the compass to locate you. It then gathers information about the surrounding environment from FourSquare. BlindSquare has some unique algorithms to decide what information is the most relevant and then speaks it to you with high quality speech synthesis. “What's the most popular café within 200 meters radius? Where is the post office or the library?” Using BlindSquare as a GPS solution: When you start the app, it will start telling you the interesting places and street crossings around you. By changing the radius, you can limit the area you are interested in. You can also search by search term or by category. You can select an interesting place from the search results and perform the following tasks: 1) Get contact info (address, phone number) 2) Open twitter feed or restaurant menu (if provided) 3) Make a phone call 4) Start tracking the place (BlindSquare will assist you by repeating the distance and the clock face direction) 5) Start your favourite navigator for turn-by-turn instructions (TomTom, Navigon or Apple Maps) BlindSquare is aware of when you travel by car, bus or train and starts to report interesting places in front of you (for example, the next stops) and street crossings when you are passing them. You can also save your own private places to iCloud so they will be found with your every device. Using BlindSquare as a FourSquare client: If you like to play FourSquare, you can do the following with BlindSquare: 1) Get a list of nearby FourSquare venues 2) When you are in a place, you can check in by shaking your device 3) Do a check in with commenting and twitter/facebook sharing 4) Correct the location of the place BlindSquare supports the following languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Russian, Estonian, Polish, Arabic, Turkish, Portuguese, Japanese, Greek, Romanian, Croatian, Hungarian, Korean and Bulgarian. VoiceOver usage is supported but it also includes higher quality additional speech synthesis by Acapela Text-To-Speech from Acapela Group. Instructions in English: http://help.blindsquare.com/instructions and http://blindsquare.com/faq Google Maps app – free apple or android The Google Maps app for iPhone and iPad makes navigating your world faster and easier. Find the best spots in town and the information you need to get there. • Comprehensive, accurate maps in 220 countries and territories • Voice-guided GPS navigation for driving, biking, and walking • Transit directions and maps for over 15,000 cities and towns • Live traffic conditions, incident reports, and automatic rerouting to find the best route • Detailed information on more than 100 million places • Street View and indoor imagery for restaurants, museums, and more * Some features not available in all countries * Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.