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TUAW Sneak Preview: Doxie scanner from Apparent Corporation

by Steven Sande (Aug 5th, 2009)

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 ...

RedLaser for iPhone scans for bargains

by Mel Martin (May 18th, 2009)

I wouldn't have thought it was possible to get an iPhone to capture barcodes clearly, but Occipital has done it with a new $1.99US iPhone app called RedLaser [App Store]. Why capture barcodes? One good use is to find better prices for a product. Scan a product in the store, then RedLaser captures ...

Calling all iPhones! Emergency scanner apps on the loose!

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2009)

Sometimes it's uncanny how many similar iPhone apps appear at about the same time. Over the past week or so, we've heard about a number of new apps that "tune you into" streaming police, fire, and emergency medical service radio services. Apps like this can be useful to volunteer firefighters, ...

First Look: Scannerless scanning with Creaceed Prizmo

by Steven Sande (Apr 22nd, 2009)

Last year I resolved to start keeping track of my business expenses more accurately. I bought NeatReceipts for Mac, but found that even with the diminutive size of the included scanner I didn't want to take it on trips with me. The result? I still ended up with a pile of receipts at the end of each ...

Macworld 2009: Neat Receipts / Neat Works video interview

by Steven Sande (Jan 14th, 2009)

A long, long time ago (May of 2008), The Neat Company introduced their Neat Receipts for Mac scanner / software combo. We wrote about it here on TUAW, and even gave away a few of the scanners. Fast forward to Macworld Expo 2009, and Neat Receipts is no longer an "Advance Release". Neat has unbundled ...

Win a CardScan Executive for Mac

by Steven Sande (Oct 23rd, 2008)

TUAW reported on the new CardScan Executive for Mac in late September, and now you have a chance to win one in an exclusive TUAW giveaway. It's the sweet little scanner seen at right. No, you don't get the iPhone along with it -- that's only in the picture to give you a sense of how small the ...

TUAW Review: CardScan Executive for Mac

by Steven Sande (Sep 25th, 2008)

If you're one of those people who maintains a huge collection of business cards, you're going to love this product. CardScan has come out with a Mac version of their CardScan Executive scanner and software, and it looks like a winner. The US$259.99 package includes the small (3.5" x 6.4" x 1.6") ...

iPhone document scanner

by Dave Caolo (Sep 5th, 2008)

Since the iPhone's introduction, people have been using the built-in camera for more than quick snapshots. Some have taken macro shots, used it as a webcam or even created high art (OK, so that last one was a bug). Another popular practice is to use it to generate to-do lists and even as a scanner. ...

And the winner is...

by Steven Sande (Jun 17th, 2008)

We have a winner in our NEAT Receipts Advance Release giveaway! Grant B. (full name withheld on request) from Colorado was the lucky TUAW reader chosen by NEAT Receipts to get his very own NEAT Receipts Advance Release package. Here is Grant's winning comment: "This is a fantastic idea for me. I'm ...

TUAW Review: NEAT Receipts, part 3

by Steven Sande (Jun 6th, 2008)

Using the scanner with other apps How about using the NEAT Receipts scanner with other organization software like Yojimbo or Evernote? If you scan in documents as PDF files, you can use the NEAT Receipts scanner to grab documents for those other applications. The scanner has only two buttons on ...

TUAW Review: NEAT Receipts, part 2

by Steven Sande (Jun 6th, 2008)

Installing and launching The NEAT Receipts software must be installed prior to attaching the scanner for the first time, and it comes in a standard Mac .dmg file. Installed, the application takes up 237 MB of hard drive real estate. As soon as the software installation is complete, your Mac ...

TUAW Review: NEAT Receipts for Mac Advance Release

by Steven Sande (Jun 6th, 2008)

Be sure to enter our NEAT Receipts for Mac giveaway! See details at the end of the article. A few weeks ago, the NEAT Receipts team announced an Advance Release of their receipt scanning and text recognition package for Mac. A few days later, FedEx delivered a small box containing the shipping ...

NEAT Receipts for Mac Advance Release

by Steven Sande (May 19th, 2008)

Hey, slacker! You know who you are - the person who waited until 11:59 PM on April 15th to file your tax return. You've decided to get organized so you can file on April 14th next year. Windows users have had a leg up in the expense organizing world with a best-selling scanner/software combo called ...

Show floor video: Intelliscan Mini does handheld media inventory

by Michael Rose (Jan 23rd, 2008)

We are blessed on the Mac platform with many good ways to keep track of our stuff -- but Intelliscanner takes it to the next level, with a range of integrated scanner and software solutions that will have you tracking your movies, books, wine and comics with barcoded accuracy and ease. We visited ...

NEAT Receipts for Mac shown at Macworld

by Michael Rose (Jan 18th, 2008)

The personal-organizer scanner space on the Mac has been fairly quiet since the departure of the Visioneer PaperPort from the platform (we miss you, guys!), but one of the leading new vendors is coming over to the Mac -- NEAT Receipts for Mac is here at the show and will be shipping later this ...