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maisie williams has exchanged with the fell for the web, after lodging a new app called daisy, which helps young people break into the creative industries are a mix of online working —— networking and tips from stars. the less ad turns to wester fro, the better. and finally, surveillance cameras may be getting a makeover. german outfit sky sends and spanish firm have their way. turning drones into mobile security cameras. it will be automated, seeking out security threats and removing blind spot. things are not a lwa ys removing blind spot. things are not always as they seen and this week, i've been getting my hands, eyes, it yea rs i've been getting my hands, eyes, it years and feet on some of the latest, more unusual gadgets. i'm about to put on some glasses to listen to some music. way owl. that amazing. is not quite bright enough for sunglasses, don't really need the sunglasses right now, but that sound is incredible and i can hear the world are around me, i can hear some roadworks but i can also hear some roadworks but i can also hear some cars, so that feels nice and safe.
maisie williams has exchanged with the fell for the web, after lodging a new app called daisy, which helps young people break into the creative industries are a mix of online working —— networking and tips from stars. the less ad turns to wester fro, the better. and finally, surveillance cameras may be getting a makeover. german outfit sky sends and spanish firm have their way. turning drones into mobile security cameras. it will be automated, seeking out security threats and removing blind...
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maisy, are they working? yes! i can see your microphone and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. look at the audience. yes. they are waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. it is so amazing! ididn‘t to her is wearing stripes. it is so amazing! i didn't realise how many people were there and then i them on andi people were there and then i them on and i could see everybody in the audience. it was a scary feeling, actually. something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read her favourite traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosophers stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up westerner 0k. can you see it? yes. i'm sorry. 0k. mr and mrs dursley of numberfour privet drive were proud to say that they we
maisy, are they working? yes! i can see your microphone and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. look at the audience. yes. they are waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. it is so amazing! ididn‘t to her is wearing stripes. it is so amazing! i didn't realise how many people were there and then i them on andi people were there and then i them on and i could see everybody in the audience....
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maisy, are they working? yeah! i can see your microphone, and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. take a look at the audience. yeah. they are waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. oh, my god, it is so amazing! applause. i didn't quite realise how many people were there and then i put them on and i could see everybody in the audience. it was a scary feeling, actually. something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up? 0k. can you see it? yes. she cries. i'm sorry. 0k. "mr and mrs dursley of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." applause. it made me really happy that i could have that back, that thing that was taken away from me, t
maisy, are they working? yeah! i can see your microphone, and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. take a look at the audience. yeah. they are waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. oh, my god, it is so amazing! applause. i didn't quite realise how many people were there and then i put them on and i could see everybody in the audience. it was a scary feeling, actually. something maisy felt...
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something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up? 0k. can you see it? yes. she cries. i'm sorry. 0k. "mr and mrs dursley of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." applause. it made me really happy that i could have that back, that thing that was taken away from me, to have it back was lovely. i really do miss the sensation of purchasing a book, bringing it home and reading a book and to think in the future that this kind of technology may be quite mainstream and that ability will be back for me, it is a wonderfulfeeling. it has been a very overwhelming experience, but a really great one as well, i am really grateful. this really was an emotional moment for all of us. but what about other types of vision impairment? jen copestake has been looking at a piece of technology aimed at people who are colourblind. but does
something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite books. we have a copy of harry potter and the philosopher's stone here. do you think you would be able to read us the first few sentences if i hold the microphone up? 0k. can you see it? yes. she cries. i'm sorry. 0k. "mr and mrs dursley of number 4 privet drive were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much." applause. it made me really happy that i...
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please welcome maisy mcadam and willow. applause. starred maisy mcadam and her dog willow. about six years ago at the age of 16, maisy was diagnosed with a brain tumour. over the next few months her vision was reduced to a tiny blurry circle in just her right eye. so if you want to pop those onto maisy now... well, maisy had agreed to try on stage the latest version of these givevision goggles. they use magnifiers and augmented reality to amplify the wearer's remaining vision and highlight outlines. maisy, are they working? yeah! i can see your microphone and i can see that you are smiling and i can see the buttons on your shirt. take a look at the audience. yeah! they're waving! i can see there is a lady in the front with a red jacket and the guy next to her is wearing stripes. oh, my god, it is so amazing! i didn't quite realise how many people were there and then i them on and i could see everybody in the audience. it was a really scary feeling, actually. something maisy felt especially robbed of through this traumatic experience was her ability to read herfavourite book
please welcome maisy mcadam and willow. applause. starred maisy mcadam and her dog willow. about six years ago at the age of 16, maisy was diagnosed with a brain tumour. over the next few months her vision was reduced to a tiny blurry circle in just her right eye. so if you want to pop those onto maisy now... well, maisy had agreed to try on stage the latest version of these givevision goggles. they use magnifiers and augmented reality to amplify the wearer's remaining vision and highlight...
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of course, i wanted to see if we could get it to recognise maisie. the device does this by remembering that unique points of a person's phase. maisie. oh, yes! hi five, blind girl hi five. and also the ability to scan products. what am i holding? i was excited to test the new show feature. you hold an item in front of the camera until it tells you what the item is. it was difficult to know if the item was sent to screen and this threw up some different results. oh, my god. i have done that so many times, picking up cherry diet coke by mistake. we were told that was a regular coca—cola. you have to really now getting your snapshots —— nail getting your snapshots correctly. not everything today was a complete success but the impact that blind technology can have continues to surprise me. i am a really excited about the future of accessibility technology. some fantastic innovations there. one thing becoming clearer in this programme is how much is at the enabling people to be more empowered and leave or independently. and for people with learning
of course, i wanted to see if we could get it to recognise maisie. the device does this by remembering that unique points of a person's phase. maisie. oh, yes! hi five, blind girl hi five. and also the ability to scan products. what am i holding? i was excited to test the new show feature. you hold an item in front of the camera until it tells you what the item is. it was difficult to know if the item was sent to screen and this threw up some different results. oh, my god. i have done that so...
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maisie. oh, yeah! high five, blind girl high five. we also tried a new feature, the ability to scan food product barcodes. this was a hit. tomato cup—a—soup! remember to hold your item about a foot above the counter top. alexa, what am i holding? i was really excited to test the new amazon echo show feature. you hold a food item in front of the screen camera and move it around until the device tells you what the item is. it was difficult knowing whether the item was centre screen and this threw up some less than accurate results. show me another side. it looks like vanilla coca cola... oh, my god. that's cool. i have done that so many times, like i've picked up cherry diet coke by mistake. we also have been told that wasn't vanilla coke, and just regular coca—cola. you would have to really nail getting your snapshots correct to find this useful. it was so great to try all the technology throughout the day. the wider the choice of tech, the better for everyone. not everything today was a complete success but the impact that blind
maisie. oh, yeah! high five, blind girl high five. we also tried a new feature, the ability to scan food product barcodes. this was a hit. tomato cup—a—soup! remember to hold your item about a foot above the counter top. alexa, what am i holding? i was really excited to test the new amazon echo show feature. you hold a food item in front of the screen camera and move it around until the device tells you what the item is. it was difficult knowing whether the item was centre screen and this...
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i was excited to show maisie an app called microsoft soundscape. yesterday was brought to a fast—moving and dynamic situation. we had to according off and lock down the city. we did that with terrific support from the public and we are slowly bringing those areas back to normality. it is a very intense scene, there is a lot of forensic work going on and it will be some time before the entire scene is released, but we are looking at where we can bring parts of the city back into life so that londoners can continue their business. this morning, i've been with the home secretary and the prime minister. they visited the scene with me and the commission of the metropolitan police and after that the home secretary and the prime minister came to bishopsgate police station where she met some of the city of london police officers who had been on duty yesterday and they also went into the control room and saw some of the work that the control room do to make sure that incidents like this, which we hope will never happen, are actually responded to professio
i was excited to show maisie an app called microsoft soundscape. yesterday was brought to a fast—moving and dynamic situation. we had to according off and lock down the city. we did that with terrific support from the public and we are slowly bringing those areas back to normality. it is a very intense scene, there is a lot of forensic work going on and it will be some time before the entire scene is released, but we are looking at where we can bring parts of the city back into life so that...
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maisie. oh, yeah! high five, blind girl high five. we also tried a new feature, the ability to scan food product barcodes. this was a hit. remember to hold your item about a foot above the counter top. alexa, what am i holding? i was really excited to test the new amazon echo show feature. you hold a food item in front of the screen camera and move it around until the device tells you what the item is. it was difficult knowing whether the item was centre screen and this threw up some less than accurate results. show me another side. it looks like vanilla coca cola... oh, my god. that's cool. i have done that so many times, like i've picked up cherry diet coke by mistake. we also have been told that wasn't vanilla coke, and just regular coca—cola. you would have to really nail getting your snapshots correct to find this useful. it was so great to try all the technology throughout the day. the wider the choice of tech, the better for everyone. not everything today was a complete success but the impact that blind technology can have co
maisie. oh, yeah! high five, blind girl high five. we also tried a new feature, the ability to scan food product barcodes. this was a hit. remember to hold your item about a foot above the counter top. alexa, what am i holding? i was really excited to test the new amazon echo show feature. you hold a food item in front of the screen camera and move it around until the device tells you what the item is. it was difficult knowing whether the item was centre screen and this threw up some less than...
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remember maisie? we do. she broke our hearts and mended them all in one go, as she got to read her favourite book for the first time since she lost her sight. 2019 was an emotional year really, we hid a continuous run of 1000 shows, celebrating by making an interactive adventure that was the hardest programme we have ever made. 50 years after the arguably greater achievement of landing on the moon, lj bounced her voice off it. hello moon people! and we got to see the vehicles we will be travelling into space in next. feel the forces in your tailbone... i feel the forces in my tailbone! as could 0mar. plenty of forces there i would have thought. i would say there is nothing we won't do for click. a programme that has allowed us to live out our wildest, most childish dreams and which has driven us mad and kept us sane every week for longer than anyone would have imagined. for however long you have been on this journey with us, i hope you have enjoyed the ride. such great memories. it has been a huge privilege
remember maisie? we do. she broke our hearts and mended them all in one go, as she got to read her favourite book for the first time since she lost her sight. 2019 was an emotional year really, we hid a continuous run of 1000 shows, celebrating by making an interactive adventure that was the hardest programme we have ever made. 50 years after the arguably greater achievement of landing on the moon, lj bounced her voice off it. hello moon people! and we got to see the vehicles we will be...