Pen Scanners Scanners Math Definitions Pen .Pen scanners have been around for some time now, but only recently have been gaining a wider popularity with technological improvements. Generally using one like a highlighter, the main idea is to scan printed text to
store and upload to your computer. This is great for just about anybody, whether a student, business person, or simply for organizational use. Whether taking notes, scanning recipes, or saving something to read later on, almost anyone can find a use for a scanner pen and many will find it saves a lot of time.
IRISPen Express 6
The IRISPen Express 6 will take in just about any type of printed text and small graphics (like logos and signatures), to be transferred directly to your computer or stored in the device to upload later on. It scans at a quick rate of over three inches per second, recognizes 128 languages, and has a 100% accuracy rate with proper use. Even distorted and colored text and numbers, along with text on colorful backgrounds, will be picked up by this scanner pen. Special characters, mathematical and currency symbols are also recognized among others. Most font types and sizes (from 8 - 20 points) are also picked up. You can later use the USB port of any PC, notebook, PDA or Macintosh to upload stored data. At a price range of $100 - $130, this handheld scanner is hard to beat.
Planon DocuPen R700
The DocuPen R700 is one of the best handheld scanner pens for its price - around $160. It provides a very accurate scan through its optical registration technology and dual-roller guiding system, which makes it smooth and easy to scan text or images. To upload scanned data to any computer, you just plug it into the computers USB port - the batteries of the pen will also start to recharge through these means. The DocuPen R700 has an optical resolution of 200 dpi, and a max hardware resolution of 200 x 200 dpi.
Wizcom Quicklink
This scanner pen acts like a highlighter, letting you scan printed text, barcodes and small images, to then store them and later transfer them to any PC, notebook or PDA. This pen holds up to 1,000 pages of data, or
when used via serial port, infrared or USB adapter, you can transfer the data straight into just about any Windows application. The Wizcom Quicklink also has a backlit LCD display and the optical resolution of 150 dpi. For an average price of $130, this handheld scanner makes a great choice.
Ectaco C-Pen Handheld Scanner
For around $140, you may scan text from just about anything - books, newspapers, magazines, etc. - to be quickly stored in this pen scanner and translated to a language of your choice. Using it like a highlighter, just sweep the pen across the text you want to scan, to have it stored for later use or transferred directly into almost any Windows program. The C-Pen also has a high accuracy - around 99% on text books and newspapers. You can't really get a much better recognition rate than that.
WizCom WSP1000P SuperPen Professional
The Wizcom SuperPen Professional is more than just a scanner, it can also provide the definition for over 250,000 words, using several electronic dictionaries and thesaurus from the Houghton Miffin Collection. Along with this nice feature, it can of course scan text, store data, and then transfer to a PC, PDA or straight to almost any Windows application through serial, infrared or USB. It even has a text-to-speech technology that helps you pronounce new words. All of these features and its reasonable price - about $140 - makes this an ideal scanner pen for college students and business executives alike.
InfoScan3 Lite
At $120, the InfoScan3 Lite is a decent scanner pen that scans, stores, and transfers text of several different languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German). It comes with an LCD touchscreen that lets you customize the device and shows you your stored data (up to 500 pages worth), of which you can then transfer to your PC, PDA, etc. through infrared or USB connection. You can even edit or add text while it's still stored in the pen, with the on-screen keyboard. This pen recognizes text from many different font types and sizes (6 - 22 points) and in different colors. It does not, however, recognize handwriting or math symbols.
WizCom Technologies WRPADV Advanced Readingpen
One of the more unique scanning pens on this list, the Wizcom Advanced Readingpen is more than just a scanner. It also holds over 500,000 entries of the American Heritage Collegiate Dictionary, and will speak, spell and
recite the definitions of words scanned. It also comes with text-to-speech technology, and doesn't need any platform to work - you can use it entirely independently on the go. Its features make it easy to not only scan, store, and learn the definitions of words, but it is a great reading aid for those who are struggling with reading, ESL students, special needs students, or even fluent readers who simply want to quickly and easily improve their spelling, vocabulary and grammar. At a price range between $230 and $280 it's quite costly, but more than worth it for what it gives you.
store and upload to your computer. This is great for just about anybody, whether a student, business person, or simply for organizational use. Whether taking notes, scanning recipes, or saving something to read later on, almost anyone can find a use for a scanner pen and many will find it saves a lot of time.
IRISPen Express 6
The IRISPen Express 6 will take in just about any type of printed text and small graphics (like logos and signatures), to be transferred directly to your computer or stored in the device to upload later on. It scans at a quick rate of over three inches per second, recognizes 128 languages, and has a 100% accuracy rate with proper use. Even distorted and colored text and numbers, along with text on colorful backgrounds, will be picked up by this scanner pen. Special characters, mathematical and currency symbols are also recognized among others. Most font types and sizes (from 8 - 20 points) are also picked up. You can later use the USB port of any PC, notebook, PDA or Macintosh to upload stored data. At a price range of $100 - $130, this handheld scanner is hard to beat.
Planon DocuPen R700
The DocuPen R700 is one of the best handheld scanner pens for its price - around $160. It provides a very accurate scan through its optical registration technology and dual-roller guiding system, which makes it smooth and easy to scan text or images. To upload scanned data to any computer, you just plug it into the computers USB port - the batteries of the pen will also start to recharge through these means. The DocuPen R700 has an optical resolution of 200 dpi, and a max hardware resolution of 200 x 200 dpi.
Wizcom Quicklink
This scanner pen acts like a highlighter, letting you scan printed text, barcodes and small images, to then store them and later transfer them to any PC, notebook or PDA. This pen holds up to 1,000 pages of data, or
when used via serial port, infrared or USB adapter, you can transfer the data straight into just about any Windows application. The Wizcom Quicklink also has a backlit LCD display and the optical resolution of 150 dpi. For an average price of $130, this handheld scanner makes a great choice.
Ectaco C-Pen Handheld Scanner
For around $140, you may scan text from just about anything - books, newspapers, magazines, etc. - to be quickly stored in this pen scanner and translated to a language of your choice. Using it like a highlighter, just sweep the pen across the text you want to scan, to have it stored for later use or transferred directly into almost any Windows program. The C-Pen also has a high accuracy - around 99% on text books and newspapers. You can't really get a much better recognition rate than that.
WizCom WSP1000P SuperPen Professional
The Wizcom SuperPen Professional is more than just a scanner, it can also provide the definition for over 250,000 words, using several electronic dictionaries and thesaurus from the Houghton Miffin Collection. Along with this nice feature, it can of course scan text, store data, and then transfer to a PC, PDA or straight to almost any Windows application through serial, infrared or USB. It even has a text-to-speech technology that helps you pronounce new words. All of these features and its reasonable price - about $140 - makes this an ideal scanner pen for college students and business executives alike.
InfoScan3 Lite
At $120, the InfoScan3 Lite is a decent scanner pen that scans, stores, and transfers text of several different languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and German). It comes with an LCD touchscreen that lets you customize the device and shows you your stored data (up to 500 pages worth), of which you can then transfer to your PC, PDA, etc. through infrared or USB connection. You can even edit or add text while it's still stored in the pen, with the on-screen keyboard. This pen recognizes text from many different font types and sizes (6 - 22 points) and in different colors. It does not, however, recognize handwriting or math symbols.
WizCom Technologies WRPADV Advanced Readingpen
One of the more unique scanning pens on this list, the Wizcom Advanced Readingpen is more than just a scanner. It also holds over 500,000 entries of the American Heritage Collegiate Dictionary, and will speak, spell and
recite the definitions of words scanned. It also comes with text-to-speech technology, and doesn't need any platform to work - you can use it entirely independently on the go. Its features make it easy to not only scan, store, and learn the definitions of words, but it is a great reading aid for those who are struggling with reading, ESL students, special needs students, or even fluent readers who simply want to quickly and easily improve their spelling, vocabulary and grammar. At a price range between $230 and $280 it's quite costly, but more than worth it for what it gives you.
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