Smart Tech Today 79

Apple's latest products, Google I/O announcements, Snap Spectacles

•  Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities
•  Apple adding new Background Sounds feature to iOS to help with focus, calm, and rest
• Apple profiles the team behind ambient sound app Endel
•  Apple shortcuts in Gallery
• 14 Accessibility shortcuts for Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Matthew Cassinelli
• Alexa Trust Boss Beatrice Geoffrin Talks Accessibility At Amazon And How It Is ‘Everyone’s Responsibility’
•  Ford's adding Amazon's Alexa to 700,000 vehicles this year
•  Amazon’s Echo Frames can now come with sunglass or blue light filtering lenses
•  BYU Study Suggests Night Shift Mode Doesn't Help iPhone Users Sleep
• New Spectacles
• Google Unveils Android 12 and Material You, Its Latest Design Update
• Google is using Lens and AI to supercharge online shopping
•  Google Assistant’s new Capabilities let users jump straight into action
•  Android phones can finally tap to pay for public transit in the SF Bay Area
•  Android 12 will turn your Pixel phone into a car key — assuming automakers bother
•  Google Maps to add more detailed maps, crowd indicators, better routing, and more – TechCrunch
•  After closing the Fitbit acquisition, Google is going big with Wear OS
•  Google Meet Video Calls Are About To Get So Much Better
• Google is reinventing Docs to fight a two-front war
• Google Says That It Is Improving How Its Phones Photograph Black Skin
•  Google’s New Dermatology App Wasn’t Designed for People With Darker Skin
•  Google's Nest Devices Will Work With New Smart Home Standard
•  Google releases Nest Power Connector for Thermostats
• Google Cast updates make it easier to move audio between devices
•  Android TV and Google TV have over 80 million devices
•  Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together

Picks of the week

• Matthew: Belkin Soundform Connect Audio Adapter
• Mikah: Wyze Floor Lamp

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Links

• Christopher Lawley iPad Pro review
• Apple TV 4K (2021) Review: What a Difference a Remote Makes!
• M1 iMac for Photographers & Filmmakers
• Apple previews powerful software updates designed for people with disabilities
• Apple profiles the team behind ambient sound app Endel
• 14 Accessibility shortcuts for Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Matthew Cassinelli
• Ford's adding Amazon's Alexa to 700,000 vehicles this year
• Amazon’s Echo Frames can now come with sunglass or blue light filtering lenses
• BYU Study Suggests Night Shift Mode Doesn't Help iPhone Users Sleep
• BYU Study Suggests Night Shift Mode Doesn't Help iPhone Users Sleep
• New Spectacles
• Android 12 Beta: Designed for you
• Google Unveils Android 12 and Material You, Its Latest Design Update
• Your photos, your memories, your way
• Google is using Lens and AI to supercharge online shopping
• Google Assistant’s new Capabilities let users jump straight into action
• Android phones can finally tap to pay for public transit in the SF Bay Area
• Android 12 will turn your Pixel phone into a car key — assuming automakers bother
• Google Maps to add more detailed maps, crowd indicators, better routing and more – TechCrunch
• After closing Fitbit acquisition, Google is going big with Wear OS – TechCrunch
• Google Meet Video Calls Are About To Get So Much Better
• Google is reinventing Docs to fight a two-front war
• Google Says That It Is Improving How Its Phones Photograph Black Skin
• Google’s New Dermatology App Wasn’t Designed for People With Darker Skin
• Google's Nest Devices Will Work With New Smart Home Standard
• Google Cast updates make it easier to move audio between devices | Engadget
• Android TV and Google TV have over 80 million devices- 9to5Google
• Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together
• Belkin Launches Soundform Connect Audio Adapter to Add AirPlay 2 to Standard Speakers
• Wyze Floor Lamp