Colin Hughes

Last month I reported on a series of serious Voice Control bugs in macOS 26 that Apple quietly acknowledged but has yet to fix. You can read that piece here. The story struck a nerve because these weren’t minor q […]

The battery, for real this time
Let me start with what works: battery life. The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses Gen 2 claims up to 2× the battery life over Gen 1. In my use — a few photos, a video, message re […]

When Wall Street Journal tech columnist Joanna Stern remarked on Threads that the iPhone Air might be the perfect “bed phone,” it wasn’t just a throwaway comment. It captured something millions of us do every […]

Apple has acknowledged a series of bugs affecting Voice Control in macOS 26, the company’s built-in accessibility feature that allows people to fully operate a Mac by voice.

Over the past week, users have r […]

This line from Meta’s announcement of the new Ray-Ban Display glasses with Neural Band really struck me.

“Think of the potential impact it could have for people with spinal cord injuries, limb differences, tre […]

Dictation on the Mac has often felt like a leap of faith. Apple’s native Dictation and Voice Control offer a path to speech-to-text, but accuracy issues, sluggish input, and awkward editing frequently interrupt p […]

Yesterday’s WWDC 2025 keynote brought Apple’s bold new Liquid Glass design, system-wide renaming (e.g., iOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26), and a big push for on-device Apple Intelligence—available now in eight more language […]

As WWDC 2025 approaches, rumours swirl about what Apple may unveil: enhanced AI features, a new naming convention for all the operating systems, and a visual glass-like overhaul, including round Home Screen icons. […]

As WWDC 2025 approaches, Apple is widely expected to reveal a significant redesign of watchOS—part of a broader visual refresh inspired by visionOS. This could include rounded icons, translucent UI elements, and a […]

Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote is just days away, and expectations are high. This year’s announcements are rumoured to include a dramatic visual overhaul—complete with rounded icons on the Home screen and a more unifi […]

macOS finally lets you record custom vocabulary in Voice Control – but Apple still has work to do

Did this really just happen?

Tucked away in a recent macOS Sequoia update, Apple has quietly rolled out a l […]

When I first reported a serious voice assistant bug affecting Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, I believed it was device-specific. After a phone or WhatsApp call, the “Hey Meta” assistant would go silent — and would […]

Each May, Apple marks Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) with a series of announcements showcasing its commitment to disabled people. A few weeks later, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) sets t […]

When I first started using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, they transformed my daily life. As someone with a quadriplegic disability, the ability to access messages, make calls, and interact with the world using just […]

Meta is gearing up to unveil its much-anticipated Hypernova smart glasses, an advanced wearable expected to launch as early as the end of the year. Following the success and growing adoption of the Ray-Ban Meta […]

The European Union’s recent ruling on interoperability under its landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA) is being framed as a privacy battleground by Apple. In a carefully worded post last week, the company warned t […]

Apple has long been a pioneer in accessibility, crafting hardware and software that unlock new possibilities for disabled people. While big tech grapples with shifting priorities around inclusion, Apple’s c […]

When Sainsbury’s Chop Chop launched across the UK in 2020, it promised convenience: groceries delivered within an hour for smaller, urgent orders. But my recent experience with the service was anything but c […]

Accessible technology has the power to transform lives, but for disabled people, significant barriers remain. As we approach 2025, the tech industry has a chance to embrace inclusion like never before. Here’s my w […]

As someone who reviews technology for Aestumanda, I get to try out some of the latest gadgets. Of all the tech I’ve tested in 2024, the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses stand out as my personal gadget of the year. T […]