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Epson’s $650 FastFoto scanner is ludicrously speedy

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Even though the vast majority of people have switched to digital photography, someone in your family likely has a box of old pictures stashed away somewhere. Birthday parties, Thanksgivings, Bar Mitzvahs -- you probably have some record of your child...

A rare fossil and a duck skull make an appearance at the AMNH

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A nine-year-old girl patiently looked on while a technician pulled up a scan of her specimen. A 3D skull with a pointy beak popped up on the computer screen. The child, wearing clear frame glasses and a light grey tee with a sequined star on the fron...

CowTech Ciclop Is a 3D Scanner For Less Than $100

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3D printing is awesome, but not without its drawbacks. For one, if you want to copy an existing object of yours, you have a bit of a challenge in front of you. You can either get to work on a 3D CAD program and recreate the piece, but that requires skills the average consumer doesn’t have. Or, you can scan it. 3D Scanners can be expensive though, which is why we’re impressed with the CowTech Ciclop by Jason Smith. It’s a kit that contains almost everything you need to made a scanner; what it doesn’t come with can be printed with your existing 3D printer. Included in your $99 are “lasers, a stepper motor, webcam, acrylic parts, CowTech-designed Arduino shield, Uno development board, power supply, and USB cord.” Features of this scanner include 0.5mm scan resolution, adjustable scan time (2-8 minutes), and a magnetic back cover for easy access to the electronics. Keep in mind this is an open-source project, and you will still need to have some basic knowledge of post processing programs to be able to take the point cloud file the scanner outputs and convert it to a .STL file that most printers can handle. Still, at $99 to be able to photocopy your objets, we think the CowTech Ciclop is a welcome addition to this burgeoning field.

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Deal Of The Day: 27% Off On Doxie Go Plus Portable Scanner

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If you work on the road, you’ve likely needed to scan documents. There’s bunch of ways to do this, including taking a pic with your smartphone. But you probably know, the results are less than stellar. There is an alternative in the Doxie Go Plus Portable Scanner.

Tired of wasting space on piles of paperwork, old photos, and mementos? Doxie Go Plus makes it super easy to digitize all your paper, and create organized, easy-to-navigate catalogues. This compact model is perfect for taking anywhere, so you can get your scanning out of the way without a computer on hand. It’s small, it’s portable, it’s fast—it’s a welcome change of pace from the tedious flatbed scanners you’re used to.

LifeHacker’s Reader’s Choice

– Scan 300 pages per charge w/ the rechargeable battery
– Store up to 450 documents w/ no computer required (more w/ SD card)
– Scan a variety of page sizes – from business card up to legal sizes
– Speed through scanning tasks at 8 seconds per page
– Utilize the auto adjust function for smart cropping, contrast boosting & more
– Download the free app to organize, save & send scans to the cloud
– Use anywhere
– Scan at 300 or 600 dpi
– Sync scans via USB – so you can organize, create searchable multi-page PDFs (using ABBYY® OCR technology), save as JPEG/PDF/PNG to your favorite local apps & send to the cloud

Normally this cool scanner would set you back $179, but with today’s deal it’s $129. And always Free Shipping.

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Deal Of The Day: 27% Off On Doxie Go Plus Portable Scanner

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If you work on the road, you’ve likely needed to scan documents. There’s bunch of ways to do this, including taking a pic with your smartphone. But you probably know, the results are less than stellar. There is an alternative in the Doxie Go Plus Portable Scanner.

Tired of wasting space on piles of paperwork, old photos, and mementos? Doxie Go Plus makes it super easy to digitize all your paper, and create organized, easy-to-navigate catalogues. This compact model is perfect for taking anywhere, so you can get your scanning out of the way without a computer on hand. It’s small, it’s portable, it’s fast—it’s a welcome change of pace from the tedious flatbed scanners you’re used to.

LifeHacker’s Reader’s Choice

– Scan 300 pages per charge w/ the rechargeable battery
– Store up to 450 documents w/ no computer required (more w/ SD card)
– Scan a variety of page sizes – from business card up to legal sizes
– Speed through scanning tasks at 8 seconds per page
– Utilize the auto adjust function for smart cropping, contrast boosting & more
– Download the free app to organize, save & send scans to the cloud
– Use anywhere
– Scan at 300 or 600 dpi
– Sync scans via USB – so you can organize, create searchable multi-page PDFs (using ABBYY® OCR technology), save as JPEG/PDF/PNG to your favorite local apps & send to the cloud

Normally this cool scanner would set you back $179, but with today’s deal it’s $129. And always Free Shipping.

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The best cheap scanner

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This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read the full article here. By Lizz Schumer After more than 40 hours of researching scanners and testing the four units that made our final cut, we fou...