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As one of its daily deals, Best Buy offers the Toshiba 2TB Canvio Connect Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive in Red, model no. HDTC720XR3, for $69.99 with free shipping. That's the best deal we've seen. (It's also the lowest current price we could find for any color by $5.) It features an 8MB cache and runs at 5400 rpm. Deal ends today.

Amazon offers the Lexar 128GB JumpDrive S55 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, model no. LJDS55-128ABNL, for $29.99. Plus, Prime members receive free shipping. That's a price low by $10. Note, allow up to five weeks for delivery.

The Digital Guy via eBay offers the Dyson DC44 Digital Slim Cordless Vacuum Cleaner for $179.99 with free shipping. That's a current low by $45, and the best total price we've seen for a new Dyson DC44. Features include a detachable long-reach wand, motorized floor tool, and rechargeable nickel manganese cobalt battery. Deal ends today.

Amazon offers Prime members the Lexar 128GB JumpDrive S75 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, model no. LJDS75-128ABNL, for $29.99 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $35 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping costs $8.) That's the least expensive Lexar 128GB USB 3.0 flash drive we've seen. (It's also a current low by $6.) It features a 150MB/s read speed and 60MB/s write speed.

At Best Buy retail stores, trade in a working tablet or laptop and receive a gift card with a value of up to $200. Your used item must be in working condition and without any broken parts or cracks to benefit from the offer. Not available online. Click the provided link to learn more from Best Buy.

If you had trouble receiving a reliable data connection while at one of the recent NFB conventions, network jamming may be the reason. Smart City LLC, the company which provides wireless Internet services to several convention centers including the Orange County Convention Center, has admitted to interfering with wireless networks to block signals from cell phone providers. Visitors instead were presented the option of paying nearly $80 a day for Internet access, often more than the cost of an entire month of 4G service from a cellular provider. Smart City has been fined $750,000 and has claimed to cease the use of their blocking technology.

According to the FCC order .PDF, "Smart City (i) admits that it prevented certain Wi-Fi users at these locations from establishing or maintaining a Wi-Fi network independent of Smart City’s network, (ii) will implement a compliance plan under which it commits to not engage in Wi-Fi blocking, and (iii) agrees to pay a $750,000 civil penalty."

Screen reading companies aren't the only assistive technology vendors needing to update their products to support Windows 10. Index Braille has released version 8.10 of their embosser drivers which includes Windows 10 support among other improvements. The drivers work for current generation V4 and previous generation V3 embossers, providing Windows 10 support for embossers more than 10 years old. The list of features from the Index website is included below.

Ian Humphreys of Spoonbill Software has added two game titles to his large roster of free games. This time, it's two variations on the game of Dominos, where you can play against the computer. As before, the games can be requested by sending an EMail to games@spoonbillsoftware.com.au. The announcement with more info is below.

Dyson via eBay offers its factory-refurbished Dyson DC34 Hand Vacuum Cleaner for $84.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen in any condition. (It's also the lowest total price we could find by $60 for a refurbed unit.) Features include a bagless container, washable filter, and dual power mode. It includes a 6-month Dyson warranty and a 6-month ABC Vacuum Warehouse extended warranty.

Electronics Valley via eBay offers the current-generation 3.7-lb. Apple MacBook Air Intel Broadwell Core i5 1.6GHz 11.6 Inch Laptop, model no. MJVM2LL/A, for $749.99 with free shipping. That's within a buck of the best price we've seen and the lowest total price we could find by $75. It features an Intel Core i5 1.6GHz Broadwell dual-core processor, 11.6 inch 1366x768 LCD, 4GB RAM, 128GB flash storage, webcam, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Walmart offers the 4.9-lb. HP 15-R132wm Pentium Quad-Core 2.16GHz 15.6" Laptop in Flyer Red for $296 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we've seen. (It's a current price low by $49.) It features an Intel Pentium N3540 2.16GHz Bay Trail quad-core processor, 15.6 inch 1366x768 LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11n wireless, webcam, USB 3.0, HDMI, 3-cell battery, and Windows 8.1.

Amazon offers the Panasonic Nanoe Moisture Infusion Hair Dryer, model no. EH-NA65, for $99.99. Clip the $20 off coupon and it drops to $79.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $20. It features 1,875 watts, two speeds, three heat settings, and three attachments, including a quick dry nozzle.

Amazon offers Prime members the Samsung 32GB Evo UHS-I Class 10 microSDHC Card with Adapter, model no. MB-MP32DA/AM, for $11.89 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $35 to qualify for free shipping; otherwise it adds $8. ) That's the lowest total price we've seen. (It's a current low by $5.) It features transfer speeds of up to 48MB/s.

As one of its daily deals, Best Buy offers the HP Pavilion 550 AMD Quad 2GHz Desktop PC in Silver, model no. 550-a14, for $249.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $142. It features an AMD A8-6410 2GHz quad-core processor, 8GB RAM, 1TB 7200 rpm hard drive, 802.11n wireless, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 4.0, DVD burner, and Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit (upgradeable to Windows 10). Deal ends today.

Best Buy offers a pair of Polk Audio 5-1/4 Inch Bookshelf Speakers in Black, model no. T15, for $49.99 with free shipping. That's the best price we've seen. (It's also a current low by $35.) These speakers feature 5-1/4 inch polymer composite rubber surround woofers, 3/4 inch silk/polymer composite tweeters, and a frequency response of 60Hz to 24kHz.

Today only, Amazon offers its Prime members the Amazon Echo Voice-Controlled Bluetooth Speaker for $179.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest we've seen for it so far. The 9.25 inch Amazon Echo has seven microphones and noise cancellation, which allows it to hear and answer questions from anywhere in the room, even while it's playing music. It also features a 2.5 inch woofer, 2 inch tweeter, reflex port, and WiFi with continuous access to the cloud. Deal ends today.

Amazon takes 50% to 70% off men's, women's, and kids' clothing. (Prices are as marked.) Plus, Prime members receive free shipping. (Non-members can spend $35 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping starts around $5.) Deal ends August 26.

Walmart offers the 5.5-lb. Lenovo G50 Intel Core i5 2.16GHz 15.6 Inch Laptop, model no. 59421263, for $379 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $120. It features an Intel Core i5-4210U ULT Haswell 1.9GHz dual-core processor, 15.6 inch 1366x768 LED-backlit LCD, 4GB RAM, 500GB hard drive, DVD burner, 802.11ac wireless, Bluetooth 4.0, webcam, USB 3.0, and Windows 8.1 64-bit.

As one of its daily deals, Best Buy offers the Haier 2.7-Cubic-Foot Compact Refrigerator in Black, model no. HC27SF22RB, for $74.99 with
free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find for any Haier 2.7-cubic-foot refrigerator. It features two wire shelves, two door shelves, a half-width freezer compartment, and ice tray. Deal ends today.

Upgrading to Windows 10 has been a hot topic of late. We spent an entire podcast talking about its features and much more. AI Squared, makers of the Window-Eyes screen reader, has published a two-part series on how to upgrade to Windows 10 using speech hosted by Marc Solomon. Naturally, the videos use Window-Eyes but much of the information applies to users of other software. Part 1 focuses on the initial installation steps while part 2 is a more in-depth look at the rest of the process. Here's part 1 and part 2