**************************** SF.Funcheap.com Funcheap is a free web page that lists daily free and low cost events in San Francisco and in surrounding communities. The web page is updated daily.
It offers an option to subscribe to their free email newsletter which generally comes out once a week listing the same events. The newsletter has no spam and is very convenient.
Funcheap also offers a number of contests, generally with free ticket prizes for a number of events.
Funcheap lists family friendly and non family friendly events. So use your judgment for what might be appropriate for you.
San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection 6th Floor
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415–557–4359
Email: sfphoto@sfpl.org
Digitalsf.org lists the historical digital collections of the San Francisco public library. It draws from many digital collections.
Opening digital.sf.org will bring you to a web page with a picture of the Golden gate bridge as a background with a white square with 10 links in two columns. On top of the box is a search bar.
Searching from here will bring up photographs as well as other archival material.
Simply stated You can search for a street name such as Grant Avenue, Mission Street, 22nd Avenue etc.
The collection covers more than 120 years of San Francisco photographs.
For example searching for Chinatown Grant Avenue or just Grant Avenue will bring upphotographs spanning the decades, many from the 1920s and 1930s onward. Searching for Silver Avenue might bring up a picture of San Bruno and silver from 100 years ago.
The simple search field at digitalsf.org seems to be compatible with all browsers and all platforms, such as desktop computers, tablets, cell phones etc.
Searching for a date range, let′s say from 1940 to 1950, only works with a few browsers: Chrome but not Firefox. You′ll have to try your luck with other browsers such as Safari, Edge and others. For help with the following steps, you can call: The reference desk: 415–557–4567
Or
Historical photographs reference: 415–557–4359
Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 5:00.
My experience getting help was not encouraging. They assume that everyone has a setup similar to theirs. If you do not react quickly enough, they tend to treat you as if you were an idiot, an excessively slow learner. Furthermore if they hear other people talking in the background, they will try to ask you to get them to help rather thanhelping you themselves. Hopefully you will have better luck.
Steps to search for a date range and a subject using Chrome or a supported browser:
• Go to Digital.sf.org
• In the white box click on San Franciscoo historical pictures (55,360)
• In the search box, enter your seearch term, such as Chinatown, Mission Street or the subject of your choice. Then hit enter.
The next screen will show the same search bar with the same entry but you will see a red box with options. Hit the options box and many search options will appear. Scroll down to date and put your preferred range in the From and To fields such as 1940 to 1950. Then click on Apply Range. This should show the range you requested for the subject you requested. It might take a minute or more to populate the images.The options may appear differently depending on the device you are using. It might appear differently on a desktop computer as opposed to a tablet as opposed to a phone.
Opening digital.sf.org will bring you to a web page with a picture of the Golden gate bridge as a background with a white square with 10 links in two columns. On top of the box is a search bar. Searching from here will bring up photographs as well as other archival material.
You can search for a neighborhood, a neighborhood and a street, a neighborhood street, and a neighborhood a street and a year. The collection covers more than 100 years of San Francisco photographs.
For example searching for Chinatown Grant 1940 will bring up some photographs they have covering Chinatown Grant avenue in 1940 but others might include photographs from 1908 or earlier.
Searching for Chinatown Grant might bring up photographs from 1908 or 1970 or any number of different photographs from different decades.
The simple search field at digitalsf.org seems to be compatible with all browsers and all platforms, such as desktop computers, tablets, cell phones etc.
Searching for a date range, let′s say from 1940 to 1950, only works with a few browsers: Chrome but not Firefox. You′ll have to try your luck with other browsers such as Safari, Edge and others. For help with the following steps, you can call:
The reference desk: 415–557–4567
Or
Historical photographs reference: 415–557–4359
Tuesday and Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00 and Saturday from 10:00 to 5:00.
My experience getting help was not encouraging. They assume that everyone has a setup similar to theirs. If you do not react quickly enough, they tend to treat you as if you were an idiot, an excessively slow learner. Furthermore if they hear other people talking in the background, they will try to ask you to get them to help rather than helping you themselves. Hopefully you will have better luck.
Steps to search for a date range and a subject using Chrome or a supported browser:
• Go to Digital.sf.org
• In the white box click on San Francisco historical pictures (55,360)
• In the search box, enter your search term, such as Chinatown, Mission Street or the subject of your choice. Then hit enter.
• The next screen will show the same search bar with the same entry but you will see a red box with options. Hit the options box and many search options will appear. Scroll down to date and put your preferred range in the From and To fields such as 1940 to 1950. Then click on Apply Range. This should show the range you requested for the subject you requested. It might take a minute or more to populate the images.
• The options may appear differently depending on the device you are using. It might appear differently on a desktop computer as opposed to a tablet as opposed to a phone.
Lost landscapes is a live video show with audience participation. It features any number of historical video clips throughout San Francisco History. The live shows each year are filmed and then uploaded to the internet in various different locations. The shows are hosted by Richard Prelinger, professor emeritus at UC Santa Cruz and the internet archive.
Each year there are two or more live shows featuring the clips from that year. The shows uploaded to the internet, are filmed from the live shows and available to the public.
The live shows benefit ongoing lost landscape research as well as ongoing production work.
If you click on: https://www.panix.com/~footage/
And scroll down to:
"Many of Rick′s films are viewable online. Here′s a list, from oldest to newest:"
You′ll see a list of most of the Lost landscape films and others: Including:
the legendary film A Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire (1906)
Lost landscapes is a lot of fun and worth supporting.
San Francisco′s quirky museum, Musee Mecanique Musee Mecanique a ("Mechanical Museum") is a for–profit interactive museum of 20th–century penny arcade games and artifacts, located at Fisherman′s Wharf, near Pier 45 in San Francisco, California. With over 300 mechanical machines, it is one of the world′s largest privately owned collections.
It is a working arcade, coin operated, the workers can change your bills into quarters. Among its offers include:
music boxes, coin–operated fortune tellers, Mutoscopes, video games, love testers, player pianos, peep shows, photo booths, dioramas, and pinball machines.
The museum has many rare and historical pieces. A large diorama of a traveling carnival with a Ferris wheel and other rides occupies its center. It also owns what is believed to be the only steam–powered motorcycle in the world, built in Sacramento, in 1912. The Royal Court diorama features couples ballroom dancing and was featured in the PanamaÂPacific International Exposition. Laffing Sal, which has been described as "famously creepy", is a 6–foot–tall laughing automaton. The museum also owns a collection of machines made of toothpicks by prisoners at San Quentin.
San Francisco public library′s Discover and Go Program Discover and Go is a free program for San Francisco residents only that provides free tickets on specific dates. Discover and Go English FAQ Chinese FAQ 如何使用取票易
You need a library card and an account. If you are a San Francisco resident, you can get a library card by stopping in to any branch library.
It offers free and low–cost passes for museums, science centers, zoos, and other cultural destinations such as:
The Exploratorium, the Cartoon Museum, The de Young Museum, the Charles Schulz Museum,California Academy of Science and many more. Options include many excellent lesser known venues.
Passes are reissued at the first of every month. There is a certain amount of competition for the most famous and expensive passes. Passes come and go depending on the generosity of the venue. Again I urge you to check out lesser known but excellent venues.
San Francisco Public Library′s free movie streaming program, Kanopy.
Kanopy is an award–winning video streaming service providing access to more than 30,000 independent and documentary films – titles of unique social and cultural value from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, Media Education Foundation, and thousands of independent filmmakers, all accessible with your library card.
It′s free and available in the comfort of your home. What is Kanopy and how does it work?
FAQs Kanopy
International Radio: Global music at your fingertips. How and why.
Internet radio offers access to 50,000 worldwide radio stations in 210 countries with 283 languages. Most commercial free with a minimum of talk Radio.
There are many dedicated Internet Radio stations. Examples include:
Specific musicians and genres: Eurythmics, Mississippi Blues, The Beatles, Grateful Dead, All flavors of Jazz, Michael Jackson, Musicals, Motown...
Both the Android and iOS apps have access to tens of thousands of radio stations from 210 countries, covering 283 languages. Each user will have to sift through available stations and select favorites. Finding outstanding stations makes it worth the time.
To give you an idea of the volume of stations in different countries:
France has 2753, China 2163, Italy 1745, Uruguay 171, Mexico 2751, Panama 31, The Philippines 1023...
Some countries have hundreds, others thousands, many have dozens and many less than 20.
My recommendations below largely concentrate on international music. Most stations outside the US are commercial free, not interrupted every few minutes by shopping ads.
There are talk radio stations everywhere including call in stations, religion, politics etc. Avoiding talk radio stations will leave you only with music.
It′s audio only and should be more accessible to a greater audience without requiring blazing fast and expensive internet speed. It′s live radio so keep in mind differences in time zones.
There is a certain universal set of stations you find in all countries; 80s, Boy bands, Rap, American rock et all. The languages might be different but the music is largely the same. Often times the same music you hear on your car radio comprises the majority of stations internationally.
I would say you don′t need to tune in to a station in Asia to listen to the same music you do on your car radio. Seek out stations that reflect the music of any given country.
There are also many spoken word stations featuring Old Time Radio, US radio pre–1960 when radio was the premier entertainment platform as well as UK entertainment programs which continue to the present day. These include: Antioch OTR, Rokit Radio: Adventure Stories, Rokit Radio: Classic Crime and Suspense, Rokit Radio: American Comedy, Rokit Radio: Science Fiction, Audio Noir, Scifi Old Time Radio, Comedy Old Time Radio Channel, Hank′s Gumshoe OTR, Bygolly Old Time Radio, Horror Theater, Crimetime...
Sci–Fi Old Time Radio is notable for audio description episodes of Star Trek, Dr. Who and more.
Britcom 1 – British Comedy Radio Pumpkin FM OTRN
Britcom 2 – British Comedy Radio Pumpkin FM OTRN
Britcom 3 – British Comedy Radio Pumpkin FM OTR
To help with the search for favorite stations, I′m listing my own favorites as a starting point that may or may not be helpful to you:
USA 7619 stations:
* KQED 88.5 NPR
* KALW NPR
* KPFA Pacifica Radio
* NPR 24 Hour Program Stream
* NPR Newscast
* 1.FM – Top Hits 2000
* _80s_Radio
USA Old Time Radio
* Horror Theater
* Bygolly Old Time Radio
* Hank′s Old Time Radio
* Comedy Old Time Radio
* Sci–Fi Old Time Radio
* 50s Science Fiction
* Audio Noir
* UK 2324 Stations:
* BBC Radio 4
* BBC Radio 4 Extra
* Capital Chill UK
UK Old time Comedy and Drama
* Britcom One
* Britcom Two
* Britcom Three
* Rockit Radio: Science Fiction
* Rockit Radio: American Comedy
* Rockit Radio: Classic Crime and Suspense
* Rockit Radio: Adventure Stories
* Rockit Radio: British Comedy
You can search for these stations by name.
By genre:
Classical:
* CO2 Bach
* All Classical Portland
* Onlineradio Bach
* JS Bach Classical Radio
* Caprice Classical Guitar
* 181.FM Classical Guitar
* All Classical Portland
* Minnesota Public Radio Classical Music Stream
* Radio Caprice Chamber Classical
* Classical Radio Chicago Symphony Orchestra
* Radio Art Solo Harp
Dedicated stations:
* Radio Motown
* Beatle Radio
* Grateful Dead
* Jazz Radio Only Women
Disco:
* Italo Disco
* Disco Radio lI
* Disco Net
International:
Many gems with no commercials. My favorites are listed by country, followed by the number of stations available in that country. As you can see picking stations from each country is an ambitious task.
Jazz
* Denmark DR P8
* Brazil Bossa Jazz
* France FIP Jazz
Japan 203 Stations
* Anime Para Ti
* J–Pop Powerplay Kawaii
* J1 Hits
Burma Myanmar 6
* Cherry FM
China 2163 Stations
* Asia FM 亚洲热歌台
* 州市南x区经典98.3电台
* 1940′s Shanghai Vintage Jazz
* Chinese Classical music MP3 stream
* Asia FM 亚洲热歌台
* 州市南x区经典98.3电台
France 2767 Stations
* La Note Picking Radio
* Jazz Radio Only Women
* Skyrock
* FIP
* France inter
India 1157 Stations
* Bollywood Gaane Purane
* FNF.FM Hindi
* Red FM 93.5
Rwanda 15 Stations
* Bachwezi Radio
* Gendana N′igihe Radio
The Philippines 1024 Stations
* Magic radio 89.9
* 90s Pinoy Alternative
* 91.5 Win Radio Manila
State of Palestine 13 Stations
* Aiyal Radio Palestine
* Radio AlHara
Bangladesh 20 Stations
* Radio JKKNIU
* Radio GoonGoon
Uruguay 171 Stations
* Radio Pipi Cucu
* FM Ivolvidable 93.1
* Horizonte FM 106.3
I urge you to go outside your comfort level and seek music internationally. You′ll be pleasantly surprised. The news and people you meet will spark your curiosity.
In my opinion, the strength of the apps, Android and Apple, lie in finding unique music radio stations with creative DJs. Language is not really a factor, the less talk the better. The music speaks for itself. Finding unique gems is a slow process but worth it. Be curious. It′s an embarrassment of riches.
The Play store and the app drawer truncate the listing as:
Radio online
RadioG is an Android only app, with access to 50,000 radio stations around the world from 210 countries, covering 283 languages.
It′s available in the Play Store as RadioG online radio and recorder. The download is free but the ads are brutal. It's listed in the app drawer as online radio.
The ad–free version is only one dollar, and may still be that inexpensive, a bargain in my opinion.
You can search by station, country or language, all 50,00 radio stations, 210 countries and 283 languages. In the country tab it lists each country and the number of stations available for each. You can select favorites by long pressing on the star next to the station. There is a separate tab for favorite stations.
The country′s tab is an easy way to search different nations and try out multiple stations.
A few outstanding stations in my opinion:
* Radio Pipi  Cucu Uruguay
* AsiaFM 亚洲热歌台
* 州市南x区经典98.3电台 China
* Bachwezi Radio Rwanda
* Magic Radio 89.9 The Philippines
* La Note Picking Radio France
When you open the app, there′s an ad–free icon in the upper right that will connect you to the Play Store so you can pay your dollar to the developer. The cost may be different today.
Otherwise I recommend going to the app settings and tapping the toggle to keep the screen on so it shows up in pull down notifications.
RadioG also can record while Apple restricts recording ability.
Apple:
Radio Garden Live (Apple for iPhone) Free with very limited ads. Radio Garden Live
There are many radio apps available in the app store but all the others I found offer a free trial and then want $40 to $60 or have ads that pop up like a popcorn machine on steroids.
Radio Garden Live for the iPhone has a very attractive interface with the least amount of ads for iPhone. It′s a fun way to explore world radio .It Features: A spinning 3D globe to discover stations and save favorites. Opens up to a spinning globe. Stop the globe at any point, it will start playing music, showing the station and country... There is a field below that will allow you to search for a specific country or station. Happy listening!
This web site is designed to point to a number of interesting web pages with links, description and step by step instructions. I am not affiliated with any of them and have no control over their content.
The page is intended to pass on the links and instructions, more than anyone could reasonably remember, without getting anyone′s personal information: email, name et cetera.
The links will be updated only as connecting information changes.
Questions or comments about the contents should be directed to the various web creators.
*********************************************** Echovision Constructive Accessories list
This is a list of user suggested accessories for the Echovision glasses. None of them are officially endorsed by Agiga. All of the suggested products have clickable urls that point directly to the product.
If directly tapping on a link brings you to Amazon business, copying the link and pasting it into your browser will bring you directly to the product.
If an item is not priced then it is under $10.99.
The list below is organized in a problem / solution format when possible to provide a starting point for product selection. Items will be priced when above $10.99.
* Glasses straps: Dependant on your needs.
The Temple tips, end of the right and left legs, are quite large due to accommodating a USB port on the right leg.
Some users find the glasses fit without a problem while others find the glasses to be too big and heavy, sliding down their nose. Some users have larger heads and others smaller.
Some users primarily use the glasses indoors while others might take longer walks and outdoor activities.
There are two different glasses frame straps. The first stretches over the temple tips giving a firm connection but covering up the right USB port and possibly interfering with wear detection.
The second type is quite thin and attaches to the frame legs. It doesn′t cover up the right USB port or interfere with wear detection. It might slide along the frame legs but can be easily tightened.
Both types are quite inexpensive and easily fit into the case.
At home versus outside power use:
At home use:
The Echovision glasses are very power hungry. Charging in the case or with a USB cord connected to the port on the right leg of the glasses, may or may not satisfy your needs. Use at home should work with case charged or connected to the right leg frames. For more efficient case charging, make sure the included sunglasses don′t interfere with charging.
On a long walk, traveling, a long meal at a restaurant, out and about. It′s likely that you′ll run out of power after 30 minutes of use and will need some sort of external battery.
* Over the neck hanging battery. Not only suitable for Agiga but other smart glasses use this to power their devices. It is also fairly discreet. $39.99
Eliegntist 51000mAh Portable Charger with Built–in USB–C & Lightning Cables, 22.5W Fast Charging Power Bank, High Capacity Battery Pack for iPhone, Samsung, Android, Travel, Camping $31.20
The battery includes two 6–inch lightning and USB C cables, too short to reach the glasses. There are also several USB A to C charging ports on the top of the battery.
Here is a right angle 3 ft USB cord that can go from a belt pouch to the glasses.
XO–10000 mAh Accessible Power Bank Voice & Tactile Battery Indicator for Blind & Low–Vision Users. , It both speaks its battery level and has a tactile battery indicator. $59
STATELINKER S2 Portable WiFi Hotspot, 10GB Free USA Data 4g LTE Mobile MiFi
No Sim Card Needed, Internet Travel Router for North America, 8 Device Connected, High Speed Pocket Hot Spot $75
"When you first get it, you will have 10 GB for free for 30 days. Then you get 2 GB per month and they can stack up if you don't use it. The nice thing about this little portable personal hotspot is that it will automatically switch to the best network available. It only runs on 4G LTE, but it works very well with the classes."
* Multi–pocket vest with more than six pockets in the front and more in the inside. Users can fit a phone in the front left, the echovision glasses and case in the front right, an external battery in the lower left zippered pocket, extra accessories in the lower right zippered pocket.
Very inexpensive but not as substantial and secure as a Fisherman′s vest.
Reflective tape to attach to clothing
SWRT Reflective Tape Outdoor Waterproof, 2" x 30 FT Red & Fluorescent Yellow Reflective, Shining Star Heavy Duty Strong Adhesive Hazard Caution Safety Warning Conspicuity Tape for Trailer
SWRT Reflective Tape Outdoor Waterproof, 2" x 30 FT. $8.99 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CL6H139D/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_plhdr=t&
* Sound volume:
When the glasses audio gets drowned out by outside noise, the sound booster can help.
Quite sleek and can also fit into the case if folded up carefully.
* Clip on microphones: here are the two microphones which can be used for different demos and recordings. The more expensive one can swivel and has better adjustment capability, the cheaper one works just as well, but cannot be adjusted as easily. $22.49
* Here′s a link for port plugs that fit seamlessly & unnoticeably on the right arm.
PortPlugs USB C Dust Plugs Keep Charging Ports Clean for iPhone 15 16 17, Kindle, Samsung, Pixel, MacBook and Android Devices | 10 Pack Port Cover Set with Cleaning brush (Black)
Often when wearing the Echovision glasses in reading mode, the available lighting for a book or a newspaper might be too dim. Portable lights can help brighten text display.
* NEEWER Entry Level Version Magnetic LED Camera Light, 96 LEDs Bi Color Small Clip On Panel Light, 2000mAh 3000K–9000K CRI80+, 3 Cold Shoes 1/4" Thread for Tripod, Video Recording Selfie Lighting, N96 $16.99
* Customers can order prescription lenses for Echovision glasses as well as transition lenses. Echovision glasses offer no magnification.
If you have a difficult to fill prescription or your vision fluctuates, you might consider stick–on bifocals. They are removable and washable, sticking to the bottom half of the lenses.
OuShiun 2 Pack Stick–on Readers, Bifocal Reading Lenses for Sunglasses & Goggles, Reusable, No Water or Adhesive Needed (+3.5) Maximum magnification – $20.99
TALIX Open Ear Clip–On Wireless Bluetooth 6.0
Earbuds X8, Black
I have bifocals, reading glasses and the Echovision glasses. All have dark cases and appear to be about the same. I put one 2–inch letter to tell them apart.
600PCS 16 Sheets 2 Inch Alphabet & Number Letter Stickers Vinyl Stickers, Self Adhesive Waterproof Multicolor Rounded Letter Decals for Mailbox, Poster & DIY Crafts $5.99
I have bifocals, reading glasses and Echovision glasses. All have black frames. I use the following reflective tape to wrap around a small portion of the frame. I′ve also used the yellow reflective tape to make the black port stand out on black headphones.
Colored Masking Tape, 33 Ft x 1 inch Colored Painters Tape for Arts & Crafts Labeling or Coding, Craft Supplies Color Tape Rolls, Colorful Masking Craft Tape $9.99
* Open ear Bluetooth earbuds with physical buttons:
TALIX Open Ear Clip–On Wireless Bluetooth 6.0 Earbuds X8, Black Powerful Bass, AI Clear Calls, All–Day Comfort, 5g Lightweight, Physical Buttons, IPX4, Earbuds for Running & Daily Use $39
Mult Bluetooth connection friendly.
* Community and online Resources. The following YouTube channels offer news about the latest in blind and low vision Tech. I subscribe to each to get notifications about video releases and personally support the channels through membership by donating 99 cents a month to The Blind Life and a little under $3 a month to Carrie on acc5.essibility. you do not need to be a member or donate to watch the videos. You do not need to pay YouTube premium fees to watch either. There are commercials but easily skipped after a few seconds.
The Blind Life by Sam Seavey
The Blind Life is a great YouTube resource with over a thousand videos online. Here′s a quick sample video about Agiga:
* Carrie on Accessibility on YouTube
Carrie Morales offers a great resource with hard hitting critical reviews on a wide variety a blow vision and blind Tech. Highly recommended.
Here′s a sample Agiga review:
* Vision Forward′s Tech Connect
techConnect@vision–forward.org
Another great resource for a wide variety of online tech reviews. Here′s an earlier sample video about comparing Meta versus Agiga.
Once you buy the Echovision glasses you will be eligible for the online email community. It′s a priceless resource. You can receive emails as they come out or a daily digest. I learn a lot from the emails every day. The opportunity to offer feedback, get feedback and see constant progress, is something you won′t see elsewhere.
Echovision is constantly improving and built, maintained and updated for the Blind and Low Vision community.
This is a list of user suggested accessories for the Echovision glasses. None of them are officially endorsed by Agiha. All of the suggested products have clickable urls that point directly to the product.
If directly tapping on a link brings you to Amazon business, copying the link and pasting it into your browser will bring you directly to the product.
If an item is not priced then it is under $10.99. v
The list below is organized in a problem / solution format when possible to provide a starting point for product selection. Items will be priced when above $10.99.
* Glasses straps: Dependant on your needs.
The Temple tips, end of the right and left legs, are quite large due to accommodating a USB port on the right leg.
Some users find the glasses fit without a problem while others find the glasses to be too big and heavy, sliding down their nose. Some users have larger heads and others smaller.
Some users primarily use the glasses indoors while others might take longer walks and outdoor activities.
There are two different glasses frame straps. The first stretches over the temple tips giving a firm connection but covering up the right USB port and possibly interfering with wear detection.
The second type is quite thin and attaches to the frame legs. It doesn′t cover up the right USB port or interfere with wear detection. It might slide along the frame legs but can be easily tightened.
Both types are quite inexpensive and easily fit into the case.
At home versus outside power use:
At home use:
The Echovision glasses are very power hungry. Charging in the case or with a USB cord connected to the port on the right leg of the glasses, may or may not satisfy your needs. Use at home should work with case charged or connected to the right leg frames. For more efficient case charging, make sure the included sunglasses don′t interfere with charging.
On a long walk, traveling, a long meal at a restaurant, out and about. It′s likely that you′ll run out of power after 30 minutes of use and will need some sort of external battery.
* Over the neck hanging battery. Not only suitable for Agiga but other smart glasses use this to power their devices. It is also fairly discreet. $39.99
Eliegntist 51000mAh Portable Charger with Built–in USB–C & Lightning Cables, 22.5W Fast Charging Power Bank, High Capacity Battery Pack for iPhone, Samsung, Android, Travel, Camping $31.20
The battery includes two 6–inch lightning and USB C cables, too short to reach the glasses. There are also several USB A to C charging ports on the top of the battery.
Here is a right angle 3 ft USB cord that can go from a belt pouch to the glasses.
XO–10000 mAh Accessible Power Bank Voice & Tactile Baattery Indicator for Blind & Low–Vision Users. , It both speaks its battery level and has a tactile battery indicator. $59
STATELINKER S2 Portable WiFi Hotspot, 10GB Free USA Data 4g LTE Mobile WiFi
No Sim Card Needed, Internet Travel Router for North America, 8 Device Connected, High Speed Pocket Hot Spot $75
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJXBZG27?lv=shuf&
"When you first get it, you will have 10 GB for free for 30 days. Then you get 2 GB per month and they can stack up if you don't use it. The nice thing about this little portable personal hotspot is that it will automatically switch to the best network available. It only runs on 4G LTE, but it works very well with the glasses."
* Multi–pocket vest with more than six pockets in the front and more in the inside. Users can fit a phone in the front left, the Echovision glasses and case in the front right, an external battery in the lower left zippered pocket, extra accessories in the lower right zippered pocket.
These vests are broadly called Fisherman′s Vests. They are sold in a wide variety of colors, styles and sizes for men and women. Here′s mine:
Flygo Men′s Casual Lightweight Outdoor Fishing Work Safari Travel Photo Cargo Vest Jacket Multi Pockets. $28.49
Very inexpensive but not as substantial and secure as a Fisherman′s vest.
Reflective tape to attach to clothing
SWRT Reflective Tape Outdoor Waterproof, 2" x 30 FT Red & Fluorescent Yellow Reflective, Shining Star Heavy Duty Strong Adhesive Hazard Caution Safety Warning Conspicuity Tape for Trailer SWRT Reflective Tape Outdoor Waterproof, 2" x 30 FT. $8.99
* Clip on microphones: here are the two microphones which can be used for different demos and recordings. The more expensive one can swivel and has better adjustment capability, the cheaper one works just as well, but cannot be adjusted as easily. $22.49
* Here′s a link for port plugs that fit seamlessly & unnoticeably on the right arm.
PortPlugs USB C Dust Plugs Keep Charging Ports Clean for iPhone 15 16 17, Kindle, Samsung, Pixel, MacBook and Android Devices | 10 Pack Port Cover Set with Cleaning brush (Black)
Often when wearing the Echovision glasses in reading mode, the available lighting for a book or a newspaper might be too dim. Portable lights can help brighten text display.
* NEEWER Entry Level Version Magnetic LED Camera Light, 96 LEDs Bi Color Small Clip On Panel Light, 2000mAh 3000K–9000K CRI80+, 3 Cold Shoes 1/4" Thread for Tripod, Video Recording Selfie Lighting, N96 $16.99
* Customers can order prescription lenses for Echovision glasses as well as transition lenses. Echovision glasses offer no magnification.
If you have a difficult to.fill prescription or your vision fluctuates, you might consider stick–on bifocals. They are removable and washable, sticking to the bottom half of the lenses.
OuShiun 2 Pack Stick–on Readers, Bifocal Reading Lenses for Sunglasses & Goggles, Reusable, No Water or Adhesive Needed (+3.5) Maximum magnification – $20.99
TALIX Open Ear Clip–On Wireless Bluetooth 6.0
Earbuds X8, Black
I have bifocals, reading glasses and the Echovision glasses. All have dark cases and appear to be about the same. I put one 2–inch letter to tell them apart.
600PCS 16 Sheets 2 Inch Alphabet & Number Letter Stickers Vinyl Stickers, Self Adhesive Waterproof Multicolor Rounded Letter Decals for Mailbox, Poster & DIY Crafts $5.99
I have bifocals, reading glasses and Echovision glasses. All have black frames. I use the following reflective tape to wrap around a small portion of the frame. I′ve also used the yellow reflective tape to make the black port stand out on black headphones.
Colored Masking Tape, 33 Ft x 1 inch Colored Painters Tape for Arts & Crafts Labeling or Coding, Craft Supplies Color Tape Rolls, Colorful Masking Craft Tape $9.99
* Open ear Bluetooth earbuds with physical buttons:
TALIX Open Ear Clip–On Wireless Bluetooth 6.0 Earbuds X8, Black Powerful Bass, AI Clear Calls, All–Day Comfort, 5g Lightweight, Physical Buttons, IPX4, Earbuds for Running & Daily Use $39
* Community and online Resources. The following YouTube channels offer news about the latest in blind and low vision Tech. I subscribe to each to get notifications about video releases and personally support the channels through membership by donating 99 cents a month to The Blind Life and a little under $3 a month to Carrie on accessibility on YouTube. You do not need to be a member or donate to watch the videos. You do not need to pay YouTube premium fees to watch either. There are commercials but easily skipped after a few seconds.
The Blind Life by Sam Seavey
The Blind Life is a great YouTube resource with over a thousand videos online. Here′s a quick sample video about Agiga:
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* Carrie on Accessibility on YouTube
Carrie Morales offers a great resource with hard hitting critical reviews on a wide variety a low vision and blind Tech. Highly recommended.
Here′s a sample Agiga review:
Another great resource for a wide variety of online tech reviews. Here′s an earlier sample video about comparing Meta versus Agiga. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xa4zfik
Once you buy the Echovision glasses you will be eligible for the online email community. It′s a priceless resource. You can receive emails as they come out or a daily digest. I learn a lot from the emails every day. The opportunity to offer feedback, get feedback and see constant progress, is something you won′t see elsewhere.
Echovision is constantly improving and built, maintained and updated for the Blind and Low Vision community.
