Scanners

Inkjet printers may be an inexpensive way to print out holiday snaps, but they can be fragile machines and end up at the city dump well before they hit kindergarten age. Italian maker Michele Lizzit has designed a way to make use of spent printers to build an operational 3D printer for just €10.

Printer manufacturer Primera Technology has revealed what it reckons is the world's smallest, lightest all-in-one printer at this year's CES.

HP has revealed a new all-in-one computer named Sprout which pushes the everything-you-need-in-one-place envelope to both vertical and horizontal workspaces.

Hong Kong-based company Design to Innovation (DTOI) has developed what it is claiming is the world's first wireless scanner mouse. The Zcan Wireless is designed as a standard optical mouse, but cuts the cord and packs a miniaturized scanner, enabling users to instantly scan images and text.

Portable scanners have been around for a while now, with devices like the Magic Wand and Doxie Go, and they continue to shrink in size. With its new PocketScan, Swiss-based software company Dacuda is now claiming to have developed the world's smallest wireless scanner.

Pathway Innovations and Technologies has updated its document camera line with what's billed as the world’s first 4K, USB 3.0 document camera with full-motion video: the Hovercam Solo 8.

I.R.I.S. has released its Windows-only IRIScan wired mouse/scanner.

The CADScan3D, an affordable desktop 3D scanner, allows anyone to generate accurate full-color virtual models of real-life objects.

The NoteMark is a ballpoint pen with a built-in camera and laser sight, that stores documents as high-definition photos.

The Gocen is a prototype scanning device that can play hand-written sheet music in real time.

David-laserscanner is a low-cost 3D recording technique that anyone can use.

The iPICS2Go is a handy little gadget that turns your iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S into a scanner for photos, slides, or negatives.