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Video vault: Macworld visit with Intelliscanner
Digging into the Macworld Expo video vault on this holiday Monday (in the US, we're celebrating Presidents' Day), here's a quick interview with Paul Scandariato from Intelliscanner showing off the Intelliscanner mini hardware. The demo shows how quickly you can use the mini to scan your media or books; it's easy to plug back in and offload your scans to Intelliscanner's Media app or to your collections app of choice, just the thing for your spring organization projects. You can also get preprinted barcode stickers for your own inventory planning, or print out your own if you like.
The mini was a big hit with showgoers who shopped at the booth, and it's available online from Intelliscanner for $179 (with the Media Collector software package) or $249 (adds Assets, Kitchen, Wine and Comics collector modules). While both Delicious Library and Bruji's Pedia series of organizers support scanning of barcodes via the built-in iSight, for substantial collections a standalone scanner is going to save you time and aggravation.
Read on for the video. The iPhone-friendly YouTube version is here.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Dingis said 9:18PM on 2-16-2009
Looks like a rebadged Opticon OPN2001. Which can be had for about 120 dollars from most point of sale retailers. The software is pretty cool since the scanner only stores barcode and timestamp data.
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Michael said 6:08AM on 2-17-2009
That's exactly what I thought, too.
I'm using the OPN-2001 together with Collectorz Movie (http://www.collectorz.com/opticon-opn-2001-barcode-scanner.php) and it works great. Well, sometimes I wish it had Bluetooth as well so I wouldn't need to hook it up to the USB Cable for managing single items, but it is already great the way it is and a huge timesaver for keeping track of hundreds of DVD and CDs.
So the question is not really how well the device works (it works great - in particular on a Mac where I didn't have to install any drivers as opposed to the Windows installation instructions and the driver CD I received), but how good is the software that they bundle with it - and how well does it match your needs.
Bye,
Michael
Ken said 9:53PM on 2-16-2009
I use the Daneizo lending software at my work and it is the greatest!
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Sean Peters said 10:19PM on 2-16-2009
"Presidents' Day"? The holiday is called "Washington's Birthday", just like it says in the link you put in the article yourself! The whole "Presidents Day" thing was cooked up by marketing types and has nothing to do with the federal holiday. Most states celebrate it as Washington's Birthday too.
Yeah, I know, off topic... whatever
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Edward said 4:26AM on 2-17-2009
I cannot agree more, actually I wrote a similar post weeks ago
Edward
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Dingis said 10:28AM on 2-17-2009
@michael
Opticon is set to release an OPN2002 in the states sometime soon that does both batch and bluetooth scanning and should be a relatively cheap option. The big problem with most BlueTooth scanners on the market is the low cost (sub $300) run in serial port profile mode as opposed to HID mode.
http://www.posguys.com/barcode-scanner_3/ has more info if you're interested.
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G said 10:14AM on 2-17-2009
If someone could come up with a simple $39 UPC scanner, I'd wager they'd make a boat of cash. This is a $180+ luxury item unless I can work it into a business decision. That's not very likely right this minute. Best of luck to them, though.
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Michael Rose said 11:04AM on 2-17-2009
You can get a CueCat for $5 if you want.
Dingis said 8:09PM on 2-17-2009
USB barcode scanners can be had for around $39, but you're not guaranteed something that can read barcodes easily. Check out nextag.com for barcode scanners and you'll usually find some incredibly cheap scanners.
G said 7:19PM on 2-17-2009
I remember the CueCat! It's so old, I figured it wouldn't have any chance of working, but I see some are being hacked with USB and decryption software. But that's still my point: Now that we have real consumer uses for bar codes like Delicious Library and eBay, why can't someone come out with something basic like the CueCat which doesn't require soldering and comes with a warranty? I'd spring a couple of 20's for the convenience. For $180+, however, I can read and type 12 digits.
Why do these things need to cost so much? Are we just getting retail-hardened hand me downs which aren't necessary for home use?
Just very curious, obviously. :)
Cygfrydd Llewellyn said 10:27AM on 2-17-2009
I'd be more impressed if the scanner were Bluetooth (or WiFi), and didn't have to be physically tethered to download its scans. May as well pick up a CueCat for $15 off eBay, and toss together a quick DB in Filemaker Pro.
@yg
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SigmaPiShrek said 10:49AM on 2-17-2009
what's the deal? let's get some new posts out sometime today
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