[nfbwatlk] {Disarmed} FW: Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, September 9, 2010 - Volume 274

Thu Sep 9 10:15:43 UTC 2010

Hi,
The new Verizon Samsung Haven phone sounds really neat/cool!
Thanks
Lauren
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> for SeroTalk Tech Chat 67:
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> Talking Android Phone
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> 5) Speaking of accessible phones, a considerable breakthrough seems to 
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> full speech for all the phone's capabilities except e-mail and the web. It
> reads text messages, and can be had quite affordably. this is the link for 
> a
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> people with low vision check out Consumer Cellular, which resells Doro
> phones, said to be large-button, easy-to-use phones from Sweden.
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