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 This portable colour document scanner, which is not much bigger than a normal pen, will scan and store up to 200 pages at the rate of one page every 4 seconds.

This incredible unit is powered by internal Lithium batteries which are charged from your computer via the USB cable.

The internal memory will allow you to scan 200 black and white  documents and 2 high resolution colour documents. This can be increased to many thousands of mono documents and 500 high resolution colour documents by the addition of a 2Gb SanDisk micro SD card.

After transferring your scanned documents you can easily modify, print, fax & e-mail them as well as exporting them into different formats including BMP, JPG, PCX, DCX & TIFF.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Size: 216 x 13mm.
Weight:  57gms
Resolution: 100-400dpi
Scan modes: 24 bit,12 bit colour and monochrome.
Twain Interface
USB 2.0
8MB Flash Memory
MicroSD removable card slot.
Lithium Ion Battery Rechargeable through USB.
Optical registration
Dual roller guiding system.
Full colour
  

This device is available at a cost of approximately 300 UK pounds from spycatcheonline.co.uk. There are various pros and cons to device.

Pros :

1. Very useful for students, lawyers and businessmen as it is portable and sleek. Can be used to carry the paperwork in digital format instead of carrying a load of papers with you.
2. Cost effective and environment Friendly as it cuts down on the cost for paper (hence saving trees) and printer ink.
3. Easily transeferrable from one person to other, hence making the communication faster and less costly. Otherwise, one has to print the document and send it by post ! (Advantages of using a scanner)

Cons :

1. Can be used to stealthily scan and store confidential data and hence compromising security.

Concern : Watch out for such devices when dealing with confidential information. Be aware that such devices exists and can be used in a wrong way . Do not leave your confidential data unattended, even if they are in paper format, with anyone.

If you can think of more pros, cons or tips; do post them in the comments and we will include it for our readers !

This small device (less than 50mm long) plugs into the back of your computer and is powered by the computer. It will store up to 65,000 characters of text (typically between 40 and 50 pages) which can be recalled by simply typing in a changeable password. The non-volatile memory means that this unit is fully portable and as such it can be moved to any computer where the stored information can be read.

Available at a cost of approximately 107 UK pounds from spycatcheronline, this device has various pros and cons.

Pros

1. Can be used for spying on the activities of suspicious looking employees or suspected hackers (in bank sector or call center) without their knowledge to gather evidence before raising the alarm.

Cons

1. Can be used on public computers or cyber cafe to tap confidential information like bank account details, mail account details etc. without raising and suspicion. This is why it is recommended to not access your bank account from public terminals.

If you can think of more pros and cons, please post them in the comments and we will include it for our readers.