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  • more about #scanner
    RedEye: So, after looking at the website, it's a hand held scanner ? Have these things not been around for a long time ? I am sure I used one in the early 90s... more »
    Monty: Awww.. It is the CueCat all grown up. How adorable. Sounds like a potentially useful device. I might have to try try this out, once it reaches the ... more »
    vincenzok: Did anyone click the PlanOn link? It says 64mb with expandable flash to 2 gigs... or am I missing something here? #docupenxseries more »
    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: This gave me an idea that would make the Courier even better. A built in scanner feature so that if you get some sort of paper copy you can just put i... more »
    Th12eat: Another over-priced device that will become obsolete with paperless alternatives such as digital books, magazines, coupons ... list goes on. #docupenx... more »
    frigg: You don't HAVE to use this device to broadcast the text of a book onto a TV. You can also just drag it back and forth across the page of a book while ... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: What's even worse is that this product is basically a compact rehash of the overhead projector. more »
    thePrototype: This could be for the visually imparted, my husband's grandma can see details when she sits close to her 50" LCD tv, but can not read books. She actua... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: It's so stupid a product, in fact, that blinking has actually become hard to do. I have to voluntarily shut my eyes to moisten my eyeballs. Yet I can ... more »
    ripfire: That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! What a waste of money and those poor saps who can't see this for what it truly is deserves to be ri... more »
    dmk2113: Yo, it turns your reading material into televised material. That makes it more exciting by DEFAULT. Goddamnit, guys, get your heads straight. more »
    SQLGuru: Not to be disparaging, but my grand-father-in-law has developed severe vision problems. Pre-built systems normally run close to $1k, but I set him up ... more »
    OMG! Ponies!: I think you're being too hard on this device, Jesus. It has lots of legitimate uses. It can be used to... Well, it's different from a magnifying gla... more »
    Signore Pinko-Panko!: Looks like a device for the elderly. The really elderly. more »
    lltaeho: damn i already ordered like 10 of those for my parents! can i get a refund?! more »
    gus2000: I have a Fujitsu "ScanSnap" which is the same basic concept, and I love it. I simply had to have one after I read the reviews at Amazon, since I'd ne... more »
    drewdrawscriticism: The coolest thing about NeatDesk/NeatReceipts is that it OCRs and reads the info off your scanned docs, then adds them to a searchable database. So yo... more »
    CaptJackDaniels: where's the slot where you feed in all your extra money that you must have if you bought this, and then it burns it for you? seems kind of overpriced... more »
    hostile17: I move to paperless billing wherever possible, throw stuff away if I really don't need it and scan the rest. I manage fine without this special device. more »
    RainyDayInterns: Maybe paper never went away because it is a good idea? Or maybe because none of the info is really all that important anyway. It's not like we would ... more »
  • #scanners

    DocuPen X-Series Scanner Powers Espionage and Coupon Clipping

    The DocuPen X-Series isn't necessarily a new idea, but it may be the snazziest pen scanner we've seen to date. More »
  • #peripherals

    EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?

    Welcome to the future, where everyone is dumb and reality has surpassed fiction once again. This time, maximum levels of idiocy have been reached with the $100 ezRead, a scanner that connects to your television. This is what it does:
  • #peripherals

    NeatDesk to Eliminate Paper from Your Life, Maybe

    I loved the promise of the paperless office back in the 90s. It never happened. Paper only increased around me. But I came with an easy and cool solution to classify receipts, cards, and random paper: Trash everything. If I only had NeatDesk. More »
  • #geeks

    Imperial March In B Flat Major, Arranged For Solo Flatbed Scanner

    This is just begging for a duet with this guy and his Tesla coil. [YouTube via BBG]
  • #scanners

    Copyright-Violating Scanner Turns Books into Audio Files

    Plustek's updated Book Reader V100 can instantly turn your reading material into MP3s. Simply place the book on the scanner, and with the push of a button, it does the rest for you. More »
  • #photoframes

    Skyla Memoir Digital Photo Frame Has In-Built Photo Scanner

  • #concept

    IBM Laptop Concept Features Built-In Scanner, Shredder

  • #lightningreview

    Epson Artisan 800 All-In-One Lightning Review

    The Gadget: The Epson Artisan 800 All-In-One with Wi-Fi and fax. On paper, it has all the signs of being the best AIO ever made, especially for people who want versatility but care deeply about fine photographic prints. More »
  • #bugsinthesystem

    Video: Ants Turn Guy's Scanner Into Giant Ant Farm

  • #printers

    Color Laser Printer CLP-315K is World's Smallest, Says Samsung

  • #gadgets

    Dixau Text Scanner Uses the Internet to Help You Understand Big Words

  • #fingerprintscanner

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  • #lookoutfatties

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  • #canyouhearmenow

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  • #scannertranslator

    Voiscan Uses HP Technology to Scan Text and Speak It in Any Language

  • #medicine

    Brilliance CT 256-Slice Scanner from Philips Gets to the Heart of the Problem

  • #usefulmodding

    Scientists Hack CD Player, Transform It into Lab Scanner

  • #ocronthego

    IRISPen 6 Eats Printed Words, Regurgitates Digital Text

  • #homemadegoodness

    LEGO Milk Scanner

  • #peripherals

    Plustek D28 Office Scanner: Small, Fast, Comes with Free Spectacles

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