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    DocuPen X-Series Scanner Powers Espionage and Coupon Clipping

    EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?

    NeatDesk to Eliminate Paper from Your Life, Maybe

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    Image of RedEye RedEye
    11/04/09

    In reply to DocuPen X-Series Scanner Powers Espionage and Coupon Clipping
    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 ( it was rubbish though, and mono ). I don't see why anyone would need one, there can't be many business documents written these days that aren't originally in a digital format, surely ?
    That 'printstick' portable printer on their site looked more interesting. #docupenxseries
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. promoted this comment RedEye was starred RedEye was unstarred
    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    11/06/09

    @RedEye: Yeah that printer looked handy, though paper stored rolled up like that tend to stay curved for a fair bit even after you unroll it, which could get annoying.

    But probably a whole lot less annoying that having to lug around a laptop-sized printer all day. #docupenxseries
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    TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was starred TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Monty Monty
    11/04/09

    In reply to DocuPen X-Series Scanner Powers Espionage and Coupon Clipping

    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 under a hundred bucks price point. #docupenxseries
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    Monty was starred Monty was unstarred
    Image of vincenzok vincenzok
    11/04/09

    In reply to DocuPen X-Series Scanner Powers Espionage and Coupon Clipping
    Did anyone click the PlanOn link? It says 64mb with expandable flash to 2 gigs... or am I missing something here? #docupenxseries
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/04/09

    @vincenzok: Looks like a typo on DVICE's part got duplicated here. #docupenxseries
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    11/04/09

    In reply to DocuPen X-Series Scanner Powers Espionage and Coupon Clipping
    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 it on one of the screens and have it saved. #docupenxseries
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    BergenCountyJC promoted this comment PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was starred PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: was unstarred
    Image of BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2 BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
    11/04/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : With that same tech you can have the entire screen become a lens for video conferencing. #docupenxseries
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    11/04/09

    @BergenCountyJC: Yeah, I guess they do include a 3 MP camera on the Courier but of course taking a picture might be a bit harder than just quickly scanning something. #docupenxseries
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    Image of Th12eat Th12eat
    11/04/09

    In reply to DocuPen X-Series Scanner Powers Espionage and Coupon Clipping
    Another over-priced device that will become obsolete with paperless alternatives such as digital books, magazines, coupons ... list goes on. #docupenxseries
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment Th12eat was starred Th12eat was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/04/09

    @Th12eat: That's pretty much true of any scanner. The point is that this one provides decent quality for something you can lug about, which can come in really handy.

    Paperless sounds nice, but as I scan documents to send off, and have to read faxes, I fear paper will rule us for a while. #docupenxseries
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    Image of zaxwashere zaxwashere
    11/04/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: It is pricey, maybe a lower-capacity budget version should be released... #docupenxseries
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/04/09

    @zaxwashere: I think it's strange that it even has 64GB to begin with. How many pages would one have to scan just to fill up several megabytes? #docupenxseries
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    Image of zaxwashere zaxwashere
    11/04/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: i have a veeling that it would break before you could finish filling it

    it's only 600 DPI, so nothing high-def anyways... #docupenxseries
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    11/06/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Checking the actual site it seems it is in fact only 64 megabyte, not gigabyte. Which obviously makes a whole lot more sense for a device like this. #docupenxseries
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    Image of frigg frigg
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    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 you stare at the ceiling.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    What's even worse is that this product is basically a compact rehash of the overhead projector.
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    Image of thePrototype thePrototype
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    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 actually purchased a similar device from the Canadian National Institution for the Blind for A LOT more than a hundred dollars and for the cost of the television... Am i the only one that sees the logic in this?
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    06/02/09

    @thePrototype: Damn! We even posted at the same time!
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/02/09

    @thePrototype: What's wrong with magnifying glasses?
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    ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred
    Image of thePrototype thePrototype
    06/02/09

    @Bigbadbikernerd: and SQL guru beat us to the punch! It seems that a lot of people are too stupid to realize that:

    a. a magnifying glass might not be strong enough for some people.

    b. glasses might not work for some people and

    c. an old camcorder might be a little bit to big and unwieldy for a senior citizen to use as opposed to a small device with single button operation.
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    thePrototype was starred thePrototype was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/02/09

    @ripfire: You get less field of vision with a magnifying glass. Ergonomics might also be a problem for old people who get tired crouching over a book with a magnifying glass.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/02/09

    @thePrototype: "Too stupid"? Well excuuuse me. I just find it ridiculous that for a close-circuit camera with a plastic macro lens it would cost $100 bucks whereas I usually find those things for $30 bucks at a hobby store.
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    ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    06/02/09

    @ripfire: Aw come on. $100 is not outrageous for a specialized device.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    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 still see it being pushed by


    Photobucket

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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    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 ripped off.


    Now if you'll excuse me, I have to peel a banana with this $250 banana peeler gadget I just bought.

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    Image of dmk2113 dmk2113
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    Yo, it turns your reading material into televised material.


    That makes it more exciting by DEFAULT. Goddamnit, guys, get your heads straight.

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/02/09

    @dmk2113: Seriously, I was about to say "Ok, time to fire all those clowns in hollywood."
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    Image of SQLGuru SQLGuru
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    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 with an old computer with dual monitors, a web cam, and some lights. Now, he puts his papers under the webcam and can read it on his second monitor. This $100 solution, while slightly more expensive, would be great for other elderly folks with no tech-savvy resource.
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    SQLGuru was starred SQLGuru was unstarred
    Image of Nintenboy01 Nintenboy01
    06/02/09

    @SQLGuru: Or, you know, just get a big magnifying glass or high-grade reading glasses.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    06/02/09

    @SQLGuru: Or you can just use an old camcorder hooked up to a TV.
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    Image of infmom infmom
    06/02/09

    @Nintenboy01: I guess you've never tried to read anything by using a magnifying glass. The ones that will magnify things as much as this system will are prohibitively expensive.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    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 glass because...

    There is a big market for a device that will...


    Okay, I've got nothing. This thing is petarded. Whoever designed it should be fired. From a cannon.

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    Image of Ibelieveinsandwitches Ibelieveinsandwitches
    06/02/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: I disagree, being fired from a cannon might be fun.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/02/09

    @Ibelieveinsandwitches: Into a brick wall.
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    Image of Ibelieveinsandwitches Ibelieveinsandwitches
    06/02/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: with spikes?
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    06/02/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: It is useful if you want to see your cock projected onto a 50" screen.
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    06/02/09

    @Ibelieveinsandwitches: And lots of red ants.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    06/02/09

    @34y/o today: Lite: If they could somehow include "cock" in the name of the product, I suspect they would sell at least a dozen more of them.


    (What is 0 + 12?)

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    Monty was starred Monty was unstarred
    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    06/02/09

    @Monty: I doubt that. My grocery store sells packets of instant cock soup and I've never seen anyone buy it. The only conclusion I can draw is that the mere inclusion of the word "cock" in a product's name is not enough to drive sales.

    That is probably why GM wound up bankrupt. Too many cars depended on having the word "cock" somewhere in their name. Like the Chevy Cock Camaro and the GMC Cock on Wheels and the Cadillac Cock STS and the Pontiac Thunderbird Cock.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    06/02/09

    @OMG! Ponies!:


    Is that why Morning Wiener doesn't sell all that well?


    [www.engrish.com]

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    Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    06/02/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: unfortunately, i believe it's due to size.
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    Image of Signore Pinko-Panko! Signore Pinko-Panko!
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    Looks like a device for the elderly. The really elderly.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/02/09

    @OMG! Signore Pinko-Panko!: Because we all know how great they are with electronics.
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    Image of Redwraithvienna Redwraithvienna
    06/02/09

    @Badhatharry:


    My 85 year old grand dad uses a similar device, which costs 2500 € (no joke) and is essentially a 19" monitor with a 720p webcam.


    so yes: If its easy enough to use and improves the quiality of live dramatically even the very elderly will learn to use it

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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/02/09

    @Redwraithvienna: My grandparents thought I learned how to change light bulbs in college. When my grandfather was 85, he would have thought this to be sorcery.
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    Image of Redwraithvienna Redwraithvienna
    06/02/09

    @Badhatharry:

    hmm ok ... maybe my grand(insert whatever you like) are different ...


    i just got my granddad a new mac mini and 24" screen so that he can have more fun with his EOS 450D.


    and my 89 year old grandaunt is pretty happy with her computer and the internet.

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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    06/02/09

    @Redwraithvienna: Yeah, I'm guessing so. My grandparents couldn't figure out how to use a VCR back in the 80's. When they were in their 70's. Curious enough, they were the first house in their town to get a TV. My Aunt's classes used to have field trips to their house to watch TV.
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    Image of lltaeho lltaeho
    06/02/09

    In reply to EzRead: For Old People, But Marketed Toward Kids?
    damn i already ordered like 10 of those for my parents! can i get a refund?!
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    Image of Geisrud Geisrud
    06/02/09

    @lltaeho: How many parents do you have?
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