Pen Scanner !
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 :
- 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.
- Cost effective and environment Friendly as it cuts down on the cost for paper (hence saving trees) and printer ink.
- 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 :
- 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 !
