The Wonder of technology: Music legend and gadget enthusiast
He has appealed to tech companies to make their gadgets more
accessible for the blind and on Monday Stevie Wonder stocked up on some
new products.
The 62-year-old musical legend was seen leaving an Apple store in Los Angeles with two shiny new MacBooks.
Stevie was led out of the store by his assistant, who was carrying the familiar white bags containing the new computers.
Tech geek: Stevie Wonder was seen leaving an Apple store at The Grove and his assistant was carrying two laptops
Stevie was dressed in a grey tunic outfit and wore a pair of aviator style sunglasses as he exited the store holding the arm of his assistant at The Grove shopping mall.
Apple products boast a VoiceOver setting, which allow blind and visually impaired users to use the computers.
The application includes gesture support, braille display mirroring, web spots and spoken hints.
Ian Macrae, editor of the website Disability Now and long-time blind journalist and broadcaster praised Apple's approach to accessibility and usability.
He told MailOnline: 'Like Stevie, it's possible for me to walk into any Apple store, turn on Voiceover on any iMac, Macbook or iPad and start exploring its features.
He's a big fan: The 62-year-old singer has been a fan of Apple products for many years
'It's a real step towards equality for blind and partially sighted people as consumers and as users of technology.'
For many years Stevie has campaigned for better rights for blind people and in 2010 he paid a visit to Geneva to speak with the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organization to discuss the lack of books available to blind people.
In 2009 the Grammy-award winning musician revealed that he wanted a vision-free car to drive.
Stevie has been a fan of Apple products for a number of years and in 2011 he interrupted a performance to praise Steve Jobs.
He told the crowd: 'There is nothing that you can do on the iPhone or iPad that I can’t do.'
The Superstition singer was born six weeks premature and suffered from retinopathy of prematurity, a condition which left him blind.
Campaigner for better rights: Stevie has worked hard to gain better rights for blind and visually impaired people
The 62-year-old musical legend was seen leaving an Apple store in Los Angeles with two shiny new MacBooks.
Stevie was led out of the store by his assistant, who was carrying the familiar white bags containing the new computers.
Tech geek: Stevie Wonder was seen leaving an Apple store at The Grove and his assistant was carrying two laptopsStevie was dressed in a grey tunic outfit and wore a pair of aviator style sunglasses as he exited the store holding the arm of his assistant at The Grove shopping mall.
Apple products boast a VoiceOver setting, which allow blind and visually impaired users to use the computers.
The application includes gesture support, braille display mirroring, web spots and spoken hints.
Ian Macrae, editor of the website Disability Now and long-time blind journalist and broadcaster praised Apple's approach to accessibility and usability.
He told MailOnline: 'Like Stevie, it's possible for me to walk into any Apple store, turn on Voiceover on any iMac, Macbook or iPad and start exploring its features.
He's a big fan: The 62-year-old singer has been a fan of Apple products for many yearsFor many years Stevie has campaigned for better rights for blind people and in 2010 he paid a visit to Geneva to speak with the United Nations’ World Intellectual Property Organization to discuss the lack of books available to blind people.
In 2009 the Grammy-award winning musician revealed that he wanted a vision-free car to drive.
Stevie has been a fan of Apple products for a number of years and in 2011 he interrupted a performance to praise Steve Jobs.
He told the crowd: 'There is nothing that you can do on the iPhone or iPad that I can’t do.'
The Superstition singer was born six weeks premature and suffered from retinopathy of prematurity, a condition which left him blind.
Campaigner for better rights: Stevie has worked hard to gain better rights for blind and visually impaired people
