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Braille E-Books: Why Can't You Buy a Budget E-Reader?
A budget-priced Braille e-reader seems like an obvious, uncontroversial idea that should be relatively easy to pull off.
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Want to Learn Quicker? se Your Body
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Hard Disk Pioneer Stuart Parkin Wins Millennium Prize
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