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Neutrinos Could Reveal Earth's Density, Cavities

Discovering neutrino oscillations was one of the most significant discoveries made in particle physics over the past few years. Now, a team of physicists proposes that scientists use this data to conduct studies of Earth's density at various locations. Experts currently accept the existence of three types, or f...

2 February 2012
08:52 GMT

Robot Joins Scanner in Playing Season Songs [Video]

With a little bit of programming skills, and the necessary hardware, it is entirely possible to create a song using nothing more than an HP scanner and a robot snare drum. Sprinkle a microphone, some ornaments and set of Christmas lights on top of it all, and you've got yourself your own personal show. Accordi...

29 December 2011
08:53 GMT

PC-Less, Ultra-Portable, Cordless Scanner Introduced by Visioneer

Scanners seem to be getting more and more portable and mobile these days, and one of the latest (and best) examples of such a product comes from Visioneer, who's just introduced the Mobility, a cordless mobile scanner that works quite well even in the absence of a computer.So, basically, what we're talking ...

22 March 2011
09:43 GMT

Quicktionary TS Premium Scanning Pen Instantly Translates Any Piece of Text

We're approaching quite quickly that moment when language barriers will be brought down forever with the help of technology, and one of the gadgets that might prove to be extremely helpful in this direction is the new Quicktionary TS Premium, developed by Israeli company Wizcom Technologies.So, practically, what...

21 March 2011
11:18 GMT

New Xerox DocuMate 4799 and 4790 Document Scanners Make Appearance

Xerox' experience in the field of office equipment and peripherals is unquestionable, and for this reason, the launch of any new such item is quite noteworthy, as is the case with the company's latest document scanners, models DocuMate 4799 and DocuMate 4790.Both new scanners target the busy enterprise envi...

18 March 2011
10:43 GMT

CT Technology for Single Cells Under Development

A research group at the Arizona State University (ASU) was recently awarded a $1 million grant for the development of a next-generation, 3D imaging microscope known as a Cell-CT scanner.The money, provided by the W. M. Keck Foundation, will be used to create a machine capable of performing functional computed tomogra...

3 March 2011
10:06 GMT

Fujitsu Rolls Out the ScanSnap N1800 Network Scanner

Fujitsu's introduced quite a few ultra-portable scanners in its ScanSnap series, and now, the company's decided to target offices as well, releasing the brand-new N1800 Network Scanner.The new scanner from Fujitsu offers quite a good level of performance, being able to scan documents at speeds of up to 20 p...

22 February 2011
09:18 GMT

Digitize Your Own Books with the Book Saver Book Scanner from ION Audio

Given the fact that eBook readers and eBook reading applications have become pretty much commonplace these days, it should come as no surprise that quite a few people are seriously considering digitizing the books that make up their own, personal collections, and that's exactly where the new Book Saver Book Scan...

14 January 2011
06:25 GMT

Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 Is One of the World's Smallest Document Scanners

Given the fact that carrying around a large size scanner is not exactly a viable option for road warriors, Fujitsu has decided to come up with a special offering dedicated specifically to this market segment and introduced at CES 2011 the ScanSnap S1100, that packs a host of advanced features in a very compact and po...

12 January 2011
02:34 GMT

New Ricoh Aficio Multifunctional Printers Make Appearance

Since just about every serious office requires some equally-serious multifunctional printers in order to carry out its activities in a normal manner, and for this reason, Ricoh has just introduced a couple of new MFPs within its lineup, namely the Aficio MP C3001/C3501 & MP C4501/C5501 Series.Replacing some of the co...

14 December 2010
03:40 GMT

New Mustek Pocket Scanner Lets You Preview Scanned Photos

There are quite a few ultra-portable scanners available on the market, but the one we'll talk about as follows, namely the Mustek ScanExpress S324 Pocket Scanner, does offer a feature that really manages to stand out from the crowd, coming with a built-in display that allows users to easily check out a preview o...

26 November 2010
14:01 GMT

ViewSonic Debuts DVP5 Pocket Camcorder Projector, Photo Copier Too

Beside the 3D offerings we've talked about yesterday, ViewSonic has also outed a couple of more or less standard offerings in the imaging field, namely the DVP5 Pocket Camcorder Projector and the DPF8-CAM Digital Photo Copier, both of which, however, are far from being ordinary devices in their respective segmen...

16 November 2010
04:07 GMT

New Canon imageFORMULA DR-6030C Document Scanner Introduced

While standalone document scanners are typically restricted to certain specific niche segments, mostly enterprise-related (after all, most consumers prefer AIO solutions for their homes), that doesn't mean they're out of the picture just yet, Canon's brand-new imageFORMULA DR-6030C document scanner pro...

3 November 2010
10:05 GMT

Cancer Scanners Should Discard Some Data

According to investigators at the Rice University, it may be that dropping some of the data collected by various imaging methods searching for tumors and cancer cells could bolster the overall efficiency of the viewing methods. This is what researchers at RU and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center are...

12 February 2010
09:34 GMT

Mind-Reading Scanners Could Protect Terminals

As the pretext of fighting against terrorism is giving government officials more and more leeway for abuse, some are now even considering introducing mind-scanners in airport terminals as part of the security effort. Those behind the new machines say that they will help detect which individuals have plans to carry ex...

29 January 2010
00:56 GMT

Complex Airport Alert System Detects Terrorists

German experts at the Fraunhofer Institute for Communication, Information Processing and Ergonomics FKIE, in Wachtberg, announce the development of a new security system for airports. The complex mechanism consists of several components, which have a very high probability rating of identifying possible terrorists see...

14 January 2010
09:58 GMT

New Airport Scanner Detects Dangerous Liquids

Scientists at the Forschungszentrum Juelich, in Germany, announce the development of a new method of scanning liquids in airports that reduces the waiting time and is far more effective at detecting substances that may be combined to form bombs than any other existing method. If put to commercial use, the new scanner...

20 October 2009
06:36 GMT

Brother Presents Three New Inkjet, Wireless AIO Printers

The importance of the SOHO (small office / home office) segment has seriously increased over the past few years, although it remains to be seen whether it will be able to withstand the current (and most likely, future) economic predicament the world is going through. And given the fact that home office users will mos...

8 October 2008
02:40 GMT

Xerox Launches Two New Powerful Office Workhorses

Although for some people the field of multifunction printers is a lot less "glamorous" than that of high-end mobile phones, advanced portable computing systems or PMPs, for example, the truth of the matter is that MFPs are actually extremely important for the business segment. For this reason, the Xerox company has j...

23 September 2008
16:41 GMT

New Kodak Wireless AIO Inkjet Printers Tout Lowest Ink Replacement Cost Ever

As some of you might know, the ink used for inkjet printers is among the most expensive substances on the planet. However, in order to make their products more attractive for budget-conscious users, the most important manufacturers from this particular segment are now focusing on reducing the printing costs as much a...

23 September 2008
05:16 GMT

Canon Rolls Out Three New Scanners, Two AIO Photo Printers

Although the back-to-school period is still pretty far away, the most important manufacturers of various computer peripherals have already begun to prep their offers for the respective shopping season. And one of the latest announcements of this type comes from Canon, which has just unveiled no less than 5 peripheral...

12 August 2008
06:21 GMT

Meet Fujitsu ScanSnap S300, Probably the World's Smallest Color Scanner

Although scanners aren't as popular as they used to be, such a device can still come quite in handy, especially for those users who spend most of their working hours on the road. And this is probably exactly the target the Fujitsu company had in mind when they launched the ScanSnap S300, a peripheral they tout t...

2 October 2007
11:11 GMT

Epson's Perfection V500 Photo Scanner Delivers 6400 DPI Resolution for Under $250

It's been quite a busy week in the area of photo-dedicated electronic devices, as several of the most important manufacturers of such products (namely Canon, Epson and Nikon) got engaged in an all-out launch frenzy, releasing just about everything you might think of, from high-end DSLRs to multi-function machine...

23 August 2007
11:16 GMT

Canon Takes Scanning to The Next Level

Although they're not as popular today as they used to be, scanners are still a very important part of any photo-dedicated product line-up, and this is the reason why Canon couldn't have left them out of yesterday's product launch bonanza. Thus, the company also announced the release of two scanning uni...

21 August 2007
09:06 GMT

Epson Rolls Out One Dedicated and Two All-In-One Photo Printing Solutions

Although the launch date choice has not been the most fortunate, considering the fact that Canon has just released its uber-monstrous product line-up, the people over at Epson have also come up with three photo printing-oriented devices of their own, namely the Stylus Photo R280 Printer and the RX595 and RX680 all-in...

21 August 2007
07:56 GMT

Canon Goes Nuts, Launches No Less Than 6 (Six!) New Photo All-In-One Printers

"When it rains, it pours" is quite a well-known proverb, and it seems to perfectly describe what has happened over at Canon today. Thus, after a period of relative silence, the company has rolled out a huge line-up of photo-related products, including several digital cameras and no less than 6 (yeah, that's righ...

20 August 2007
11:46 GMT

IRISPen 6, The Perfect Tool for Cheating at Exams

Although portable scanners are not as popular as they used to be a few years ago, there are still some companies out there that roll ouch such devices, albeit very specialized and advanced ones. And the latest announcement of this type comes from the Belgian company I.R.I.S. Group, who has just launched the IRISPen 6...

3 August 2007
06:26 GMT

Fingerprints, from Forensic Analysis to Computer Security

One of nature's hidden identification methods, fingerprints, is now moving beyond the enclosed area of forensic science and is gradually entering the hi-tech world, as they are considered the next big thing in computer security for the general public.Fingerprinting is probably the most widely used method of ide...

30 July 2007
03:33 GMT


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