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IRISPen Express

IRISPen Express
by IRIS

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Manufacturer: IRIS
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD-ROM
Platform: Mac, Windows XP
Model: USOA305
Product features:

Recognizes up to 3.15 inches per second and 1,000 characters per second
Recognizes up to 55 different languages
7 User Interface languages ¿ English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German and Dutch
Reads text and numbers, including text on colored backgrounds
Powered by the USB port so there is no need for an external power supply

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Customer Review: It works like magic. I couldn't believe it.
Summary: 5 Stars

I have just received my IRISPen express today. Unboxed it. Installed the software from the companying CD in no time on both my mac and windows machines. And it first asked me to calibrate it by pressing on a white paper which I did and in under 30 secs it told me that I am okay and I can start scanning.

I tried it first on its manual. I scanned a few lines while having Microsoft Word open and to my astonishment I found the text popping at my cursor out of the blue skies. It's that simple.

I then wanted to test it even further. I have got a text book that I have been using for my studies for my master degree and I am the kind of guy who use color markers and pencils a lot in his studies. I started scanning a full paragraph (about 20 lines) and I was amazed with what I saw when I finished. AAlmost 100% accuracy. I only had to correct a word or two. It even handles the hyphens at the end of lines where words get truncated and it links the word (after omitting the hyphen automatically by the built-in software) to its remainder on the following line. Quite amazing.

My notes on it are the following:

1. It's better to have a flat surface (the book page) while scanning, in hardcover books where the inner margins are close to the center of the book (hinge) it's difficult to keep the pen going and the scanner light goes off (switched on by pressure on the roller).

2. I hope it was wireless. The usb cord doesn't drive me crazy. But having it free in your hand makes it a 100% joyfull user experience.

3. It does small image scanning in grayscale mode only - no color - like scanning a logo or a signature.

4. The scanning sensor is wide 8 mm) nearly covers 3 lines, but the software always recognizes the line in the middle.

5. If you upgraded to the IRISPen executive - from the beginning - or for an additional insane $100 to have the CD software send to you by mail from IRIS. Yuo can scan multiple lines of text into buffer memory, so that you get to scan paragraphs much faster (3 lines at a time). This comes with the ability to hear what you are scanning and to recognize handwritten letters and barcodes. This comes from amazon after mail-in rebate @ $150. Sounds like a good deal to me.

6. You can program the 2 burrons on the IRIS pen to insert new lines, spaces, tabs, use some hotkey functionality etc ...

7. With alignement control you can use it as a marker to scan portions of lines even single words thanks to the genius software that comes with it.

8. I can keep going but I think that's enough.

I will tryout the tables scanning (yes it can scan and recognize table cells into a software like excel) tomorrow and I am sure I would be satisfied too.

Bottom line: If you are a researcher, a journalist, a student or just wanna have fun with gadgets put your money on this one . You won't be disappointed :-)

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Description of IRISPen Express

The IRISPen Express is the fastest most accurate pen scanner on the market! The new IRISPen Express has been redesigned making it lighter, more compact, and more ergonomically correct, for more comfortable use. Just hold it like a highlighter ¿ slide the pen over the printed text and figures you need and the pen will instantly insert the scanned data into any Windows or Macintosh application. This USB powered scanning pen easily connects to your laptop or desktop computer. With an accuracy rate above 99%, the IRISPen Express is the perfect tool for home, business, or school!

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