<div id="post" class="article"> <div class="header"> <h1 class="posttitle">iPhone document scanner</h1> <p class="byline group"><span class="author">by <a href="/editor/dave-caolo/">Dave Caolo</a></span> <span class="timestamp">Sep 5th 2008 at 10:00AM</span></p> </div> <div class="body"> <img vspace="8" hspace="8" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tuaw.com/media/2008/09/ipnedocscanner234lkj.jpg" alt="" />Since the iPhone's introduction, people have been using the built-in camera for more than quick snapshots. Some have <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/08/27/iphone-hacks-refocusing-your-camera/">taken macro shots</a>, used it <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/01/13/use-your-iphone-as-a-webam/">as a webcam </a>or even <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/02/flickr-find-iphone-cubism/">created high art</a> (OK, so that last one was a bug). <br /><br />Another popular practice is to use it to generate to-do lists and even as a scanner. People have taken photos of things they need to buy or remember to do. Others have sent snapshots of business cards, receipts, etc. into applications like iPhoto and <a href="http://evernote.com/">Evernote</a>.<br /><br />That's clever, but getting a legible image of your documents is difficult. Enter the <a href="http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/kyleakoch/iphone-document-scanner-1835">iPhone Document Scanner</a>. This device positions the iPhone and document to be "scanned" at the perfect distance and ensures a steady hand. If you're a <a href="http://www.ponoko.com/">Ponko</a> member, you can download a free .eps file of the plans to build your own.<br /><br />We knew Apple put the camera on the back for a reason!<br /><em><br />Thanks, Baptiste!</em> <a name="aol-facebook-like" href="http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/05/iphone-document-scanner/" rel="article"></a><br /> <a name="aol-share" class="aol-share" data-bid="16" data-pid="1304941" href="mailto:yourfriend@email.com?subject=iPhone document scanner&body=http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/05/iphone-document-scanner/" title="iPhone document scanner">Share</a><g:plusone></g:plusone><br \> <div class="view-tags"><a class="trigger" href="#">View Tags</a> <div class="collapse" style="display: none;"> <p><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/camera/">camera</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/evernote/">evernote</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/iphone/">iphone</a>, <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/tag/scanner/">scanner</a></p> </div>  </div>  <div id="source" class="source"><p><strong>Source</strong>: <a href="http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/kyleakoch/iphone-document-scanner-1835">http://www.ponoko.com/showroom/kyleakoch/iphone-document-sca…</a></p></div> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'> var theUrl='http://www.tuaw.com/2008/09/05/iphone-document-scanner/print/'; theUrl=theUrl.replace(/.*.sandbox/i, 'http:\/\/www'); // replace sandbox with www; remove when you go live var OB_permalink= theUrl; var OB_widgetId= 'AR_1'; var OB_Template = "tuaw"; var OB_langJS ='http://widgets.outbrain.com/lang_en.js'; if ( typeof(OB_Script)!='undefined' ) OutbrainStart(); else { var OB_Script = true; var str = "<script src='http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrainWidget.js' type='text/javascript'></"+"script>" document.write(str); } </script> </div>  </div>