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Viatalk offers a year of unlimited telephone service free when you purchase a year for $199. At just over $8 per month, it's one of the best deals we've seen for unlimited VoIP phone service, which offers digital phone service using your existing telephones.. You can transfer your existing phone number to the service and save quite a bit over local phone bills. Taxes are additional.

Geeks.com has the Cyber-Blue Bluetooth Wireless Headset for $17.99. With shipping for about $7, we couldn't find this particular headset for less elsewhere. This headset allows for hands-fre communication with bluetooth enabled devices such as cell phones and features six-hours of talk-time.

TowerRecords.com takes at least 25 percent off on its sitewide sale. No coupon is required. Tower Records sells music, movies, books, and digital downloads. Sale ends january 23.

An Ebay seller has listed an Optacon reading aid, model RIB, with a starting bid of $49.95. A carrying case is also included. Like most blindness items on Ebay the model is sold as is, but it does power on. Auction ends January 26.

Buy.com has the Delphi MyFi Portable XM2Go receiver for $86.95. With about $7 for shipping, we couldn't find this receiver for less elsewhere. This portable XM unit comes with home and vehicle kits, antenna, and several other accessories. Subscription to XM Satellite Radio is required.

For a reader, Bargain Bob has found the AVC WM-603 Wireless Headset Mic System for $8.99 at microgoodies.com. This system allows for wireless communication up to about 30 meters. Comes with wireless transmitter, reciever and headset.

Ecost.com has a 1GB MP3 player and voice recorder for $4 after a $25 mail-in rebate. Add about $9 for shipping. From the description: This Skip-Free MP3 Player Delivers Great Sound in a Sleek Design for Mobility. It also Doubles as a Digital Voice Recorder & USB Portable Storage Drive. Rebate ends December 31.

Blind Search, our search engine of blindness-related websites, has crossed the 100 site mark. We've still got more to add, but we're definitely off to a good start. Go to the Blind Search page to learn more, add your site, or add the search to your website.

The Crazy Frog TShirts Ebay store has several custom-made items with braille messages. You can order various-sized shirts and teddy bears, and choose to have the braille raised (for the blind) or flat (for sighted readers). We are unsure as to the accuracy of the braille on these items.

Newegg.com has the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Special Edition internal sound card for $43.99. With about $6 for shipping, we couldn't find this card for less elsewhere. It features 7.1 surround sound, sampling up to 192khz, and 24-bit digital audio.

Several sellers continue to post a wide variety of inexpensive braille books on Ebay, mostly for children. Many of these books are hand-made. Check each auction for more details.

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.