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An Ebay seller has listed a Nokia 6620 cell phone for Cingular Wireless with a copy of Talks accessible cell phone software for an opening bid of $200. Or, avoid the auction and buy it now for $300. The phone is advertised as new, and costs less than the software alone. For those unfamiliar with buy it now, if you pay the buy it now price of $300, you get the item and the auction closes. As soon as a bid is placed on the item, the buy it now option disappears. Auction ends January 24. Update: This item has been sold.

Amazon.com has the Wenger Swiss Army Notebook Backpack for $36.46. With free shipping, we couldn't find this for less elsewhere. It holds laptops up to 15 inches wide and has padded straps and several additional pouches. Personally I think these backpacks are a great way to carry around a laptop without advertising to the world that you have expensive technology that could be stolen.

We've had some readers who wish to advertise their used items, but we are unable to publish them. The primary reason for this is the lack of a website. When we post an item on our site, our practice is to link to a page with more information and contact information for the item. So if you only have an Email address, we are unable to do this. As some have discovered, there are ways around this. As you know, we list several items a week off Ebay, so if you sell your item on that site, we may see it. If you wish to set up a website and need some help, send us a note. Finally, remember that we only list the best deals we can find, so not everything gets posted. If you have something to sell and you have a link, auction, or some other page where the item is described, send it along and we'd love to take a look. I hope this answers some of the questions we've been getting about used items.

There isn't much currently listed at the Ocusource auction website, but there are several notetakers for reasonable prices. Currently listed are several Pac Mate QX400 units for $900, a Braille n Speak 2000 for $1000, and a Type n SPeak for $50. These auctions end at different times, so check the page for details. Ocusource is an Ebay-style auction service specializing in assistive technology items.

An Ebay seller has posted a recently-purchased Pac Mate Qx400 notetaker with a starting bid of $1,400. This is still several hundred dollars off a new unit, and is a good deal, considering the unit was just purchased in September 2006, according to the auction. This model includes a QWERTY keyboard. Auction ends January 17.

Amazon.com has marked down several Victorinox Swiss Army Knives by more than 50 percent. A couple caught our eye, including a knife that included a 1 gigabyte USB flash drive for $49.99. A 512MB version is also available.

Buy.com has the Sennheiser 900MHZ wireless headphones for $43.99. Add about $8 for shipping. These headphones feature enhanced bass response and removable earphone covers. Sound travels through floors or ceilings. Runs on AAA batteries, which are included.

We've made some cosmetic improvements to the site. First, you'll now find the search box near the top of each page. Search through all deals that we've posted in the past. Also, we've redesigned our links at the top of the page to make it look better to those with sight. For our screen reader users, remember that you can press H to jump past the heading block on the top of the page and also press H to jump to the title for each bargain. Be sure to check out the new Amazon store that we set up over the weekend. Have a great week.

Blind Treasures has relaunched their website with several new features. You can get discounted items with their deal of the day. Also, they are offering wholesale lots directly from their site. Their online store is still under construction, but coming soon, according to the site. Blind Treasures sells gifts, housewares, and electronics.

Geeks.com offers $1.99 shipping on your entire order of $99 or more with coupon code SHIP4LESS. It's the best shipping coupon we've seen from Geeks since our site has launched. Some items are excluded. Geeks.com sells discount computer products. Coupon ends January 16.

We have launched a brand new feature on our site that will make it easier to find the many blindness-related items on Amazon.com. Browse the Blind Bargains Amazon store for talking clocks, calculators, pedometers, scales, and watches, braille watches and books, accessible cell phones, toys, games, and much more. Browse and purchase these products in a much-simplified interface. Check it out by following the link on this post, and let us know what you think.

TheTechGeek.com has a compact battery charger with 4 AA batteries for $5.99. Add about $7 for UPS shipping. This set comes with a rapid charger and 4 2000 mAh Ni-MH batteries, which is one of the highest capacity ratings for AA batteries. Deal ends January 31.

Buy.com has the unlocked Nokia 9300 GSM cell phone for $234.99. With free shipping, it's the lowest price we could find for this phone. The Nokia 9300 uses the Symbian operating system and is a Series 80 phone compatible with Nuance Talks software. The phone features Bluetooth and USB connectivity, MMC memory card slot and QWERTY keyboard. The term unlocked means that the phone is not specific to any particular carrier and no contract is required. This phone will work with any provider using the GSM network, such as Cingular and T-Mobile.

An Ebay seller has listed a book of braille sudoku puzzles for $9.99. The book contains 10 of the number puzzles that can be torn out and put into a brailler or slate and stylus. Auction ends January 12.

Currently on Ebay, a seller has posted a PowerBraille 40, advertised as working, with a current bid of $77.77. The unit was recently serviced. Of note, the seller offers to ship this item free matter for the blind, though I wouldn't recommend doing this for such a big ticket item. Regular shipping is also available. Auction ends January 13.

We get a lot of questions on where to find the cheapest notebooks. One place to try is Dell Financial Services. DFS sells what they call premium-grade refurbished notebooks. The prices are quite good when compared to the similar retail models, with some nice configurations for under $500. Stock changes quite often, so check back if you don't find what you're looking for.

With all of this talk of the Oqo, we did a check of Ebay and found several listings for under $1,000. Used models are even less. Use the link in this post for a custom search. The Oqo is an ultraportable PC weighing less than a pound.

GW Micro has created a new Email list for those who own or are interested in the Braille Sense notetaker. The list will be monitored by GW Micro staff members. Follow the link on this post to subscribe.

Oqo has released details of its forthcoming model 02, the replacement to the highly-successful Oqo 01+ ultraportable computer. The 01+ was used for GW Micro's SmallTalk Ultra. Depending on the configuration ordered, The new model features a 1.2 to 1.5GHZ CPU, up to a 60GB hard drive, and 1GB of memory. Prices start at $1,499, which undercuts Sony's ultraportable PC offering. As we find deals for this new computer, we'll post them here.

Currently on Ebay, a seller has listed an APH tabletop 4-track cassette player/recorder with a current bid of $20.00. The battery has been removed, but the seller says that the item appears to work properly. Read the item description carefully before bidding. Auction ends January 8.