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I've invested a lot of time trying to find the best deals on groceries. It kind of goes with the territory. So when I first heard about Savings Angel, a service where you pay to have access to grocery deals, I was a bit skeptical. Why would I, a person who is trying to save every penny possible, pay for a service which lists grocery deals? But now, I've been a Savings Angel customer for nearly a year and feel it to be worth every penny.

For much of its existence, Hims was an unknown quantity in the United States. In fact, many users associated the BrailleSense, BookSense, and other portable products with GW Micro, often incorrectly attributing them with their creation. In 2010, however, Hims began to ramp up its U.S. presence by increasing its visibility at trade shows and later with the establishment of its own office in Austin. So it really didn't come as much of a surprise when Hims and GW Micro severed ties in October.

While the news itself wasn't much of a shock, the ripple effects now and in the coming months will be a rather interesting story to watch. Hims has assembled a staff of U.S.-based individuals for its tech support and repair departments, but will they have the experience in marketing and supporting products which GW Micro provided? An agreement with Sendero for future development of the SenseNav GPS products is certainly a good start. And what will GW Micro do now that much of its hardware division has been eliminated? In a possible turn of events, GW Micro may continue to sell some Hims products, at least while it has stock on hand. And there is talk of future hardware partnerships down the line. GW Micro is also launching new services for script development, in an effort to diversify its business. 2010's biggest divorce may also be one of the biggest stories to watch in 2011. It's number 3 on our year-end countdown.

Here's the moment you've been waiting for. In part 3 of our Intel Reader review, we pitted the Intel Reader against the KNFB Reader Mobile to measure their speed, accuracy, and performance. Listen to this audio comparison from Matt Mccubbin and J.J. Meddaugh to see how both performed on six types of documents. We also determine the time it took for each unit to process the images. The speed test results are after the jump. We'll be performing these same tests on other reading software and hardware in the future. Read more