For three years, PiQx founder Loi Yew Kien led his band of merry men in pursuit of the elusive goal of creating a portable scanner that could improve the way books are scanned, and at a fraction of ...

This weekly roundup takes a look at the practical and sometimes quirky aspects of tech products. Scanner tackles books Anyone who has ever tried to flatten a book to make copies will appreciate the ...

Not long ago, there were a fair number of handheld, or wand, scanners like the IRIScan Book 5 WiFi ($149) on the market, but they have become less common. The primary difference between these and most ...

Which portable scanner is best? Despite the overwhelming amount of daily life that takes place in digital spaces and on digital devices, some things remain physical. Important documents, pictures, ...

So you have this burning desire to commit every one of your hundreds of books into electronic form? Instead of wasting the better part of your life scanning the books one page at a time, or ...

Plustek Announces Digital Book Scanner with Searchable PDF Functionality; Enables Fast Digital Conversion of Books for Full-Text Search and Simplified Image Retrieval ...

For nearly a decade, Bill focused on printer and scanner technology and reviews for PCMag, and wrote about computer technology since well before the advent of the internet. He authored or co-authored ...

Printed media may be dying, but that doesn't mean it can't experience a digital afterlife. Book scanning technology is allowing companies like Google to convert vast archives of old text into computer ...

Most of my current work for PCMag is about printers and projectors, but I've covered a wide variety of other subjects—in more than 4,000 pieces, over more than 40 years—including both computer-related ...

A new desktop portable scanner has been launched via Kickstarter called RiviCamer, offering resolutions of up to 5K and featuring a four microphone array, autofocus, remote training and AI controls.