A small handheld scanning device used for
digitizing images. While images from a
handheld scanner are considered low quality, today's technology enables full
color 24 bit scanning. Depending on the scanner device type and manufacturer,
handheld scanners can also define, translate, and hear printed text, and can
also store and beam text to computers and other devices.
OCR on the Run: QuickLink Pen Scanner The pen's internal memory can store up to 1000 pages of scanned text for eventual transfer to your PC. And unlike many pen scanners, it doubles as an address book and syncs easily with desktop PIMs, browsers, word processors, and spreadsheet apps.
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