About this episode

The episode features an unboxing of the new Google Home Smart Speaker and an inspiring mission by Kristi Ardell to support blind children in Eswatini.

Unbox and set up the new Google Home Smart Speaker with Scott Rutkowski, explore its accessibility features, and hear Kristi Ardell’s inspiring mission to bring white canes and Braille tools to blind children in Eswatini, Africa.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Rutkowski

Guest: Kristi Ardell

Topics covered

• Google Home
• smart speaker
• accessibility features
• Braille tools
• blind children
• Eswatini
• unboxing

Keywords

• Google Home
• smart speaker
• accessibility
• Braille
• Eswatini
• blind children
• unboxing
• Kristi Ardell

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google

Places: Eswatini

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