Amazon Announces Fire Phone with Advanced Image Recognition and Built-in Accessibility

Assistive Technology Blog Podcast

Jun 21, 2014Technology

This week, Amazon announced there first smartphone called Fire Phone. The Fire Phone has a number of flashy, maybe even gimmicky, features along with a few features that may have serious accessibility implications. The p...

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