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Slideshow: PDA for Blind: Cost Out of Sight?

The "PAC Mate" personal digital assistant runs on Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system and sells for $2,595. It comes with an eight-dot Braille keyboard or a QWERTY-style keyboard. credit Courtesy of Freedom ScientificDavid Engebretson, a blind engineer who helped develop the PAC Mate personal digital assistant, demonstrates its use.

The "PAC Mate" personal digital assistant runs on Microsoft’s Pocket PC operating system and sells for $2,595. It comes with an eight-dot Braille keyboard or a QWERTY-style keyboard.

credit Courtesy of Freedom Scientific
David Engebretson, a blind engineer who helped develop the PAC Mate personal digital assistant, demonstrates its use.