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TUAW Sneak Preview: Doxie scanner from Apparent Corporation


Apparent Corporation, makers of the popular Intelliscanner barcode scanners, has announced that their new Doxie document scanner is in private beta-testing and on track for release to the public in November, 2009.

Doxie is a USB-powered 600-dpi photo, document, and receipt scanner designed to integrate with a number of undisclosed Web and Mac apps. While I'm personally disappointed that Apparent didn't go with the pink and white Good & Plenty candy color scheme, the Doxie is heart-friendly and comes emblazoned with a number of pink hearts. The biggest heart is on the single scan button, which is just visible in the top right of the photo above. I was shocked to find a mistake in the press release, in which they said there were 9 hearts on the device. There are actually 10: one above the "i" in the logo, 8 after the logo, and one on the scan button.

A cool thing about Doxie is that it will automatically know when you're trying to scan a photo, clean up the photo (straighten it and trim if necessary), and then politely offer to put the photo into your iPhoto Library, Flickr pool, or other web apps. As an Apparent spokesperson noted, the company isn't interested in coming out with yet another piece of software to store your receipts and documents. Instead, they want Doxie to work with as many existing Mac, Windows, and Web apps as possible.

One comment from the developers that may point to some rather unique functionality is that they recommend using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Doxie will retail for $129, and you can sign up for updates and early release information at the new website, which went live today.

Apparent Corporation, makers of the popular Intelliscanner barcode scanners, has announced that their new Doxie document scanner is in...
 

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laurion

Unless it scans duplex, I'm uninterested. I'll go get a Fujitsu instead. Time savings worth the cost difference.

August 05 2009 at 1:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Simon Arch

Those Fuji scanners are awesome, nice and fast, though it you go for high quality scans they slow down considerably. They're also a lot more expensive. I'd still prefer one of those though. They've got document feeders, which you'll definitely want if you scan a lot of multi-page documents. The Fuji scanners don't have pink hearts on them, but you can't have everything. ;)

August 05 2009 at 3:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alva Elver

I have one, and I think it's the best piece of periphery hardware I've ever bought. Well worth the $400.

August 05 2009 at 9:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Alex

This scanner looks awfully familiar to my Pentax DSmobile 600 here -->

http://www.amazon.com/Pentax-206700-501-DSmobile-600-Scanner/dp/B000LRRSVQ

Is it possible that they are only rebranding this one ?

August 05 2009 at 12:33 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Jim

I thought the same thing. Unless this does duplex scanning, I'll stick with my DSmobile

August 05 2009 at 10:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
GlennAC

Actually it looks more like the Visioneer Strobe. I use to have one of those, what...8-10 years ago. I loved the portability of it. But I just don't scan anything anymore, So I sold it long ago.

http://orders.visioneer.com/item.jsp?item=90-0518-000

August 05 2009 at 11:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wile E. Coyote

What kind of a Macintosh-using man would buy this printer? Give me a break - this is clearly aimed at Hello-Kitty fans, people who shop for printers in a Sanrio outlets, and zircon-encrusted iPhone-toting starlets with purse puppies...

August 05 2009 at 12:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Simon Arch

The kind whose masculinity isn't threatened by the colour pink or cute things.

August 05 2009 at 3:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wile E. Coyote

Simon -

Notwithstanding your reply, which made me chuckle, and double up on my testosterone injections, I guess I was surprised to see a company offering a product in basic business black, and labeled with cute, puffy pink lettering and hearts... It's a design aesthetic that one doesn't see often.

It may not appeal to me, but I am sure there are plenty of lumberjacks, ice road drivers, deep sea commercial fishermen, and other he-men types who have been waiting for this...

Thanks for reminding me to re-enroll in my diversity training!

August 06 2009 at 8:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mr.

Will this work with the iPhone?

THAT would be cool.

August 05 2009 at 12:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
David Platt

Any word on what programs it will integrate with?

August 05 2009 at 12:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
charlotte_church

I'm glad to see this article is no longer EMBARGOED lol

August 05 2009 at 11:53 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Chris von Eitzen

I saw that too in my Google Reader feed earlier. Way to break an Embargo guys. :)

August 05 2009 at 12:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Martin

I was also pretty surprised to see it in my Google Reader. I felt like I had privileged information. BECAUSE I DID.

It was Epic.

August 05 2009 at 12:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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