Brendan Lewis - RealSAM

Choosing a Phone for People with Sight Loss

15 September 2021 26 January 2021 By Brendan Lewis

Whether you’re researching for yourself or a loved one, choosing the right mobile phone if you’re experiencing sight loss can seem like a challenging task. With a vast range of different brands and devices to choose from, with varying features and price points, it can be hard to know where

UK Support Hub Phone line Issue

23 April 2021 18 January 2021 By Brendan Lewis

Hello, Today, Monday 18th January 2021 our UK Support Hub’s main phone line 44 1733 514600 appears to have developed a problem. We can hear you when you call, but you can’t hear us. However, the sales line 01733 514612 works fine. The company that provides the phone number is

5 Easy Ways to Support In Your Pocket

23 April 2021 3 December 2020 By Brendan Lewis

So someone you care for has a new In Your Pocket. Great News! But you are probably now wondering “how do I support them to use In Your Pocket?”. First off, let’s set the stage…. In Your Pocket isn’t just a standard phone for the blind – a smartphone with

Keeping up with the news with RealSAM In Your Pocket

23 April 2021 2 December 2020 By Brendan Lewis

Keeping up to date can be tough. Tougher also if your eyesight is starting to fail. And Isolation just makes things worse. The RealSAM In Your Pocket team appreciates this. In fact creating a newspaper reader was the “version 1” of In Your Pocket. We now have over 100 Newspapers

Explore a World of Ideas and Opinions with RealSAM In Your Pocket’s Talking Magazines

23 April 2021 18 November 2020 By Brendan Lewis

One thing that Lockdowns and Isolation do is give us plenty of time on our hands. Perhaps family can’t come to visit, but you can sit down and enjoy a good magazine with In Your Pocket. We have over 50 magazines that are updated regularly and included as part of

Joining Zoom calls with In Your Pocket

23 April 2021 21 October 2020 By Brendan Lewis

Social Isolation is tough. And even tougher for the visually impaired community. Not only does it make it much harder to shop, but the majority of social contact is now happening over an online video conferencing system called Zoom. And In Your Pocket doesn’t run Zoom………or does it? The In

In Your Pocket in the Park

23 April 2021 1 September 2020 By Brendan Lewis

A story by Margaret, a Blind Pocket user we interviewed. We have added the In Your Pocket team’s comments in brackets. I love using Pocket when I’m out for a stroll or some rambling, It allows me to be independent. I normally check the weather then grab my guide dog

In Your Pocket on RNIB Connect Radio

23 April 2021 27 August 2020 By Brendan Lewis

We chatted to Steven Scott from RNIB Connect Radio this week to mark the launch of RealSAM In Your Pocket on the Samsung Galaxy XCover4s handset. Steven spoke to Roger Wilson-Hinds, a loyal customer of In Your Pocket, about how he connects his hearing aids and other Bluetooth enabled technology

Smart phone set to transform the lives of blind people

23 April 2021 20 August 2020 By Brendan Lewis

Find out what All Together now is saying about RealSAM In Your Pocket https://www.alltogethernow.org.uk/smart-phone-set-to-transform-the-lives-of-blind-people/ All Together now, describes itself as Your multi award-winning All Together NOW! newspaper is aimed at EVERYONE — but especially anyone whose lives are affected by disability, long-term health conditions, or, age – plus health professionals. With the

Artificial intelligence set to transform the lives of 2 million people with sight loss