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As a reader notes, probably the most anticipated product of the year, WalMart.com has the Hamilton Beach Talking Microwave back in stock for $79.96. You can have it shipped for free to your local store or pay for shipping to your home. These have been listed twice previously and usually sell out within days. It features 10 power levels, 8 presets for common foods, and English and Spanish operation. According to reports, most features are accessible and usable without sighted assistance. This time, in addition to gray, you can also get it in black and red. Thanks to Lisa for the tip.

Thanks for visiting us during our Black Friday coverage. Our site saw a huge spike in traffic on Friday, making it the single most popular day ever for the site. But, it's not over yet. Cyber Monday sales are on now,and we'll be sure to post the latest and greatest online sales as we learn about them. Happy holidays.

Serotek offers it's entire System Access line of accessibility products including System Access Mobile for U3 and 2 computers, Neospeech, 4 years of System Access Mobile Network access (including SAToGo), and product updates, all for $24.95 a month.
It's a great way to make your computer talk without a massive financial outlay up-front.
If you would rather buy this package with only one year of network service and updates, it's only $499 through December 31st, a $129 savings since the year of access is basically included for free. Plus, get Neospeech free when you mention Blind Bargains.

On our sister site, get two years of premium membership on the Zone BBS for $44. That's a $6 savings and the lowest price this year. The Zone BBS is an online community with games, message boards, a phone teleconference and voice mail system, private mail, and much more. Deal ends November 24.

Kevin Reeves, famous among the blind community for his first CD release, has now released the album as a free download. It's About Time is available for free on his website as a part of his promotion of his new upcoming CD for the spring of 2008. Select the link on this post to get your copy of Shine, Throw me a Line, Afraid and Alone, and nine other great songs.

Amazon.com has the Nokia N75 cell phone for $24.99 profit. With free shipping, that's the best deal we could find for this phone. You will need to either sign up for new service or extend your service contract with AT&T to get the phone. This phone works with Mobile Speak, Mobile Magnifier, and Talks and includes bluetooth, a 2 megapixel camera, and a MicroSD card slot. It also is compatible with the Wayfinder Access GPS software.

OQO Computers offers $150 off the model 02 of the OQO notebook in its holiday promotion. This is the computer used by GW Micro for its Small Talk Ultra. OQO's start at $1,299, and there are four models to choose from. The latest features a 32 gigabyte solid state flash drive as its primary storage. No end date on the promotion is given.

Fredom Scientific has posted the final release for JAWS 9.0. This latest version adds support for retaining HTML formatting while copying and pasting, improved support for Microsoft word, and support for the Outlook calendar, among numerous other enhancements and bug fixes.

Humanware has released version 1.1 of the software to run the Victor Reader Stream. It's a free update and available from their website. Among the changes are support for Audible.com audio formats and many new and improved navigation commands. For example, a go to percent option will let you jump to a particular portion of a file, by percentage. A complete What's New file is linked to this post.

Microsoft Office 2007 will soon be able to export files into the DAISY format, according to CNet. DAISY allows for easier navigation, embossing, and narration and is used by many accessible Ebook publishers including Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic. The office extension will add a "Save as DAISY" option to some of Microsoft's applications. The new plug-in should be available sometime in early 2008.

An EBay seller has listed a VersaPoint Duo interpoint braille embosser with a starting bid of $9.99. Add about $45 for shipping. The unit has been tested but does not power on, according to the description. So it may be a good unit to buy for parts, though it could just be a bad circuit breaker. Auction ends November 14.

BlindMiceMart.com has an interactive U.S. presidents educational toy and quiz for $28. Add about $7 for shipping. In addition to speaking facts about the American presidents and boasting a 10,000 question quiz library, the item has been adapted with braille markings to make it completely usable by the blind.

Mee Inc. offers the Victor Reader Stream for $294. With free shipping, that's $35 off retail and the lowest price we could find. This device from Humanware is compatible with the new National Library Service downloadable audiobook program as well as DAISY, MP3, WAV, OGG, and text files. It also has a USB port and SD high-capacity memory card slot. Deal ends December 31.

Darrell Shandrow at the Blind Access Journal compiles accessibility and technology headlines from various blogs and websites and presents them in an RSS feed. It's available for viewing or subscribing on Bloglines, a web-based blog tool. Think of it as a kind of best-of for the blindness-related blogs. Currently, the number of linked posts has reached near 1,000, and new items are added several times a week. View it or subscribe using the link on this post.

Per reader requests, the Kelvin Talking Programmable Thermostat still costs $105.99 at the Patriot Supply EBay store. With about $8 for shipping, it's the lowest price we could find for a new unit. This thermostat gives voice feedback with every button and adjusts the temperature with with voice commands. Program the unit to automatically adjust the temperature for certain days of the week or times of the day. Override these settings if you go on vacation. Many other features are included.

It used to be that Thanksgiving Day would be the day where we sat around the table looking at the Black Friday ads. Those days have come and gone, however. Check out BFAds.net, our favorite of the Black Friday ads sites. As with some other sites, their mobile version is especially screen reader friendly, so we've linked to it instead. Many ads are already posted, with more destined for the site in the coming days.

Once again, Blind Mice Mart takes 20 percent off its selection of braille cookbooks. Plus, shipping is free via free matter. Dozens of titles are available. Deal ends November 30.

An EBay seller has listed a Pac Mate 20-cell braille display with a starting bid of $400. With about $20 for shipping, that's nearly $1,000 less than purchasing it new. This display includes many navigational buttons and operates via USB. Auction ends November 8.

An EBay seller has listed a Braille Lite Millennium 40 for a starting bid price of 99 cents. Add about $30 for shipping. The item is listed in excellent condition. This item includes a 40-cell braille display and was the model that was released before the Pac Mate family. Auction ends November 12. Update: the opening bid has skyrocketed to $995, which isn't nearly as good of a deal.

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