All Deals

In case you missed the first one, an Ebay seller has listed another Allreader all-in-one reading machine for a BuyItNow price of $500 plus shipping. This device includes a scanner, OCR software, synthetic speech, DAISY player, and CD burner. This would be great for someone with limited computing skills or for a public lab. Auction ends February 14, if not bought sooner. Update: This item has been sold.

An Ebay seller has listed a Braille Blazer embosser with a current bid of $182.50. This unit powers on and speaks when buttons are pressed. Add $20 for shipping. Deal ends February 13.

Ecost.com has a pair of Sony Fontopia headphones for $18. Add about $8 for shipping. From the description: Sony's First Closed-Type Fontopia Design Reduces Outside Noise for High-Intensity
Listening, Helping to Generate Powerful, Resonant Bass Response.

Buy.com has the Acer TravelMate 2480 Celeron 1.6GHz widescreen notebook for $539.99 with free shipping. THis notebook features a Celeron-M processor, 512MB DDR memory, 80GB hard drive, 5 in 1 memory card reader, and Windows Vista Basic. Deal ends February 18.

Buy.com has the ATI TV Wonder 200 PCI TV Tuner card for $29.99. With free shipping, we couldn't find this card for less elsewhere. This card includes a cable TV tuner and will let you schedule and record your favorite television shows, turning your computer into a digital video recorder. It comes with a piece of software called Media Catalyst which may or may not be accessible, but there are other programs that will also record using this card that are more accessible.

An Ebay seller has listed an as-is Mountbatten Brailler with a current bid of $102.50. This unit does not come with cords and was pulled from a school system in a surplus auction. Listing ends early February 13.

We have added a new feature to the site which lets people sell their used high-tech and low-tech items. Check out the Attic, the first store in the Blind Bargains Flea Market. Included are several notetakers, a braille embosser, and speech synthesizer. More items will be posted in the coming weeks.

If you're using the accessible LG VX8300 phone from Verizon, here's a large forum topic with tips and tricks. There's over 40 pages of posts on this topic at the Mobiledia forums, many of which include useful information on tweaking and using this phone.

Buy.com has the Delphi RoadyXT XM Radio with car kit for $39.99 plus about $7 for shipping. New subscribers of XM Radio can get a $20 rebate, bringing the total before shipping to $19.99. You could buy additional accessories to turn this into a home unit, or just keep it for your car. Rebate ends March 31.

An Ebay seller has listed a Braillenote QT32 with a starting bid of $900. This Braillenote includes Keysoft version 5.0 and Sendero GPS version 2.0. Paid upgrades are available for both Keysoft and Sendero GPS. The unit includes all standard accessories. Auction ends late night February 12.

Here's one for those who love to have the latest and fastest technology. CircuitCity.com has the D-Link Xtreme N Wireless Router for $119.99 with free shipping. This router features the draft 802.11N wireless standard, which gives longer range and faster speeds than 802.11G networks. It also has three antennas for maximum range and speed and gigabyte network ports for high-speed connections to desktop machines. It is backwards compatible with your 802.11B and 802.11G equipment.

Buy.com has the Wenger Star Computer Backpack for $28.99 with free shipping. That's about $7 less than the Wenger backpack we mentioned in January. This backpack holds notebooks up to 15 inches wide, has a pocket for an mp3 player, and extra padding for support and comfort.

An Ebay seller has listed an I.D. Mate II Portable Bar Code Reader with a starting bid of $450. Even with $25 for shipping, this is roughly $1,000 off the price of a new unit. The I.D. Mate II contains bar code information for over 1.3 million products and features an omnidirectional scanner. Auction ends February 14.

TheTechGeek.com has a recordable message picture frame for $19.99 with free shipping. Or, buy two for $35.99. This frame will hold 4 by 6 or 5 by 7 pictures and will let you record up to four 5-second messages. You can customize the frame to have messages activated when a certain part of the frame is touched. This may require some sighted assistance.

Winning Gifts, a merchant on Amazon.com, has a box of 2.2 pounds of french truffles for $12.99. Add about $9 for shipping. This box has over 120 pieces of delectable-sounding candy. Don't forget about Valentine's day.

A company called MyRadioStore.com is exploring the possibility of creating XM radio equipment with audio feedback. If you are interested in such a device or would like to send them feedback, follow the link on this post for more information.

Humanware has announced direct compatibility between its Braille Note PDAs and Code Factory's Mobile Speak Pocket. Braille Note users will be able to read the screen of many popular cell phone models on their braille display. Humanware is the U.S. distributor for Code Factory products. Note: This news is from a press release, though the Humanware website does not have any additional information yet.

An Ebay seller has listed an Index Basic Braille Embosser with a current bid of $51. The unit is advertised as powering on and the paper censor was tested and appears to work. Auction ends February 7.

Blind Mice Mart is now selling braille Valentine's Day greeting cards for $3.95. This includes shipping to any address in the Continental U.S. The cards are available in several designs and offer several messages to choose from.

As a reader found, Buy.com has the VoSKY USB Speaker Phone for $10.85 after a $15 mail-in rebate. Add about $6 for shipping. This speaker phone works with Internet telephony applications like Skype and is ideal for travel. Deal ends February 17.