[bksvol-discuss] Re: Almost on topic, DocuPen

  • From: "Tiffany H. Jessen" <tjessen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:10:45 -0500

They're $200. You can read more about them at
www.docupen.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:51 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Almost on topic, DocuPen


> That is quite nifty.  How much would one of those buggers cost I wonder?
>
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> Graduate Advisory Council
> www.guidedogs.com
>
> The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
> stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
>
>       -- Vance Havner
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna Smith" <donnafsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:14 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Almost on topic, DocuPen
>
>
> The DocuPen is a handheld scanner that looks kind of like a windshield
> wiper.  It's not as big around as a disposable lighter, is about 9 inches
> long and has a flat edge with tiny rollers to help it move along.  You
start
> at the top of a page and manually run it down the page, taking about 4-5
> seconds to clear the page and it then retains the scan in its memory.  It
> will hold about 50 pages of text according to its literature.  You then
> connect it to your PC via a USB cable and download the scanned material.
> You can then use any OCR software to convert the images to text.  It's
> software comes with OmniPage, but you can use Openbook, Kurzweil
FineReader,
> etc. as you wish.
>
> I bought it so I could have access to scanning on the road.  Of course, I
> almost always travel with a laptop for handling the download and
conversion
> part, so this will work for me once I figure out how to use the initial
> download software.
>
> Someone has discovered that you can use it to scan labels on cans if you
> hold it and roll the can under the camera.  I think many uses will be
found
> for this little cutey.
>
> Peace and Hope,
>
> Donna
>
>
>
>
>

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