IRIS Pen II Executive Scanner

Amazon.com Product Description
This portable, handheld scanner provides a wide range of time-saving conveniences. With up to 1,000 characters recognized per second, the IRIS Pen II Executive Scanner is suited for rapid scanning of small samples of text or for taking notes and scanning tables. It can also scan directly into any Windows or Mac application starting at the position of the cursor. Plus, the text-to-speech option lets you hear what you scan, and in a relatively natural voice.

The IRIS Pen II recognizes data on many types of documents, reading 6 to 22 point size fonts with text, numbers, handwritten numbers, and bar codes, as well as reading dot-matrix letters. It supports foreign language uses (up to 56 languages) and is programmable, letting you define two functions that are triggered by single and double clicks (tab, enter, space).

The Pen II provides improved image stability at varying speeds and offers gray scale document recognition. Additional features include left-to-right and right-to-left scanning, central line tracking, multiline mode, recognition of wavy or distorted characters, a line skew tolerance of 10 percent with a word slope tolerance of 20 percent, clear scanning of inverse text (white letters on dark background), and automatic input of tables (like invoices and price lists) into your database or spreadsheet. The idle mode reduces power consumption.

When directly connected to the USB port of a PC or notebook, the scanner supports plug-and-play operation and is powered by the USB port, so there's no need for an external power supply. Support for serial/parallel port is available.

Product Description:
You Scan. It Types! The IrisPen Executive is a pen sized scanner that allows you to enter data (text, numbers, bar codes and handwritten numbers) into any Windows® and Mac application. What you get is real editable text, right at the cursor position. You save time and you even enjoy that tedious data-entry. Simply slide the IrisPen over the text you want in your application!

IRIS Pen II Executive Scanner
Average customer rating:

Beware...it doesn't work as advertised

Better Than Expected for Macintosh User

Bad, bad, bad

Excellent Scanner

This baby adjusts for colored backgrounds

IRIS Pen II Executive Scanner

Manufacturer: IRIS
ProductGroup: CE
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Product Features:

Handheld pen-sized OCR scanner

Scans up to 1,000 characters per second

Supports up to 56 foreign languages

Reads font sizes from 6 to 22 points

Text-to-speech lets you hear what you've scanned

ASIN: B0000636X5

Product Description

The IRISPen II is a pen-sized scanner that allows you to enter data (text, numbers, bar codes and handwritten numbers) into any Mac OS and Windows applications. What you get is real editable text, right at the cursor position. You save time and you even enjoy that tedious data-entry. Simply slide the IRISPen over the text you want in your application!With up to 1000 characters recognized per second the IRISPen beats all other forms of retyping, it is best suited for small pieces of text, tables etc where a traditional scanner and OCR software takes more time. Instead of retyping text with the IRISPen you just need to scan the information and that's it you need to do nothing else. The scanned information is instantly entered in the Windows/Mac OS application that you are using right at the position of the cursor, no copy paste needed once again you only need to run the IRISPen over the information you wish to have in your computer. All you need to do is scan the information you want to have in your application. Simply install the software, plug the IRISPen and off you go, straight forward to use, will be collecting information at lightning speed in no time.The IRISPen Executive software converts your IRISPen into a multifunctional productivity tool. This software-only upgrade extends the capabilities of the pen-sized OCR scanner dramatically; as a result, your IRISPen becomes unquestionably the most versatile reading device available! Up to now, you were able to recognize printed and typed material. The Executive software extends your system with four major add-on capabilities: speech synthesis, bar code reading, hand printing recognition and recognition of dot matrix documents. Furthermore, the IRISPen Executive is equipped with advanced image adjustment features that allow to read a wider range of documents and a multiline reading mode that increases the pen scanner's ease of use.

Amazon.com Product Description

This portable, handheld scanner provides a wide range of time-saving conveniences. With up to 1,000 characters recognized per second, the IRIS Pen II Executive Scanner is suited for rapid scanning of small samples of text or for taking notes and scanning tables. It can also scan directly into any Windows or Mac application starting at the position of the cursor. Plus, the text-to-speech option lets you hear what you scan, and in a relatively natural voice.

Customer Reviews:

Beware...it doesn't work as advertised.......2005-12-01

This scanner makes too many errors and is pretty slow. I expected better after reading the other reviews.

Better Than Expected for Macintosh User.......2005-08-24

This is an early report after owning the pen for a week. I'm an OS X Macintosh user and while we are frequently forgotten when it comes to cool hardware, Iris remembered us...thank you! Frankly the pen works better than I expected it to, especially after reading the occasional negative reviews, which seem to be greatly exaggerated. I was tempted to give the pen a 5-star rating, because what the scanner attempts to do is quite complicated, compared to a flat-bed scanner. The pen scanner must be both smaller and much more intelligent. What holds me back from a 5-star is that the pen is not entirely plug-and-play. If the pen is disconnected from the USB hub, it's my experience that you must reconnect the pen and then restart the computer, or the pen is not recognized. Several times I've needed to restart to get the pen working for me again. The tilting of the pen (which some complain about) is easy, because there's a wide flat surface on the pen that guides the angle. What is important to remember is that you must calibrate in the same light as you scan. My initial frustration at inaccurate scanning was because I had calibrated under a bright lamp light, then proceeded to scan in a way that my hand cast a shadow on the text. After the obligatory restart, and being careful to keep the light consistent on the paper, scanning progressed smoothly, and it seems the unit scans faster than the recommended 1 inch per second. I could hardly believe the reviews that the pen would scan directly into MS Word, but it does, quickly and accurately. One particular font in a book turned a lot of the "e"s into "c"s but a spellcheck corrected those in short order, and I suspect I was going much faster than was recommended at the time. So far, this pen scanner excels at the difficult task of taking notes--a few here, a few there--from textbooks and magazines. A worthy research aid for writers and students.

Bad, bad, bad.......2005-05-05

Even if I carefully followed the instructions, it was impossible to get a clean text. Almost every word I scanned had one or two mistakes. The time to correct those mistakes amounts to the time it would take to type the text with two fingers, as I always type. In short, I have the Iris Pen "Executive" in the closet and I don't think I will ever use it again.

Excellent Scanner.......2005-03-28

The recognition is surprisingly good and it is very easy to use. I am a college professor and it has been a helpful tool in preparation for class.

This baby adjusts for colored backgrounds.......2004-06-09

This is not so much a review as a heads up to the reviewer (Roy Herron) who said it was useless to him because he scans on colored backgrounds. You can adjust for background color on the Executive model just for this purpose. You said you bought from a seller, so I'm guessing that you didn't get all the documentation with your purchase. So, call ReadIris Tech Support (1-(561)-921-0847) and they can tell you how. I use mine for scanning barcodes when packing books. Makes it easy to keep track of what's in each box.

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