[Athen] Face up scanner similar to Ion Book Saver?

[Dan Comden]

Doug Hayman brought up in a message that didn't make it to the list that
FreedomScientific has the Pearl scanner that will do what you want, I
believe.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/openbook/openbook-whats-new.asp

I have not seen it in action. FS has it listed for $600 without software,
$1600 with OpenBook

I like the DIY option that Gaeir mentioned.

-*- Dan

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Todd Schwanke <
tschwanke at studentlife.wisc.edu> wrote:


> ATHEN:

>

> Today I found out about the Ion Book Saver scanner that was announced last

> year.  But, soon after that I found out that it also isn't going to go into

> production.  It was to be a face up, v-shaped bound book scanner that scans

> both pages at once.  You have to manually lift the scanning device out of

> the book and turn the page manually.  Here's a Youtube video that shows a

> preview version at last year's Consumer Electronic Show.

>

> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eAxYrhfyJw&t=0m57s

>

> This was supposed to be less than $200.

>

> Does anyone know of a similar device (face up and simultaneous dual page

> scanning) on the market at a reasonable price?  The alternatives that I am

> aware of are in the range of 10's of thousands of dollars to $100,000 plus.

>

> Thanks, Todd

> UW-Madison

>

>

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