[Electronics-talk] New Talking Cell Phone

[Baracco, Andrew W]

A friend of mine recently bought a new cell phone from Verizon Wireless.
It is called the Samsung haven.  It is apparently a basic no frills cell
phone, but he says that all menus and functions speak. You can get it on
an upgrade for $39, or for $169 if you are not eligible for an upgrade,
or are a new VZW customer.  He did say that the speech seems to drain
the battery faster, but there is a long life battery that you can get
for $45.  Considering that model runs for cell phones seem to be getting
shorter and shorter, you might want to snatch this one up pretty soon if
you are interested.  With the eminent passage of the 21st Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act, you will probably soon see
an increase in offerings of accessible phones.  It is possible that
Samsung is being proactive here.

Andy