This VuPoint Magic Wand portable scanner is a great idea for researchers, cooks and the nasty people who tear pages out of telephone directories. It can scan pages up to A4 in size, in 300×300 or 600×600 dpi resolutions storing them as jpeg files. It does colour or black and white and it stores everything on microSD card (up to 32GB) or you can download your files via USB. A full resolution colour A4 scan takes 28 seconds while a black and white standard resolution scan will take 4 seconds. Needs 2 AA batteries and works with Windows XP and later, and OSX 10.4 and later. Amazon has them for US$99.99

Fast and convenient way to scan, archive & organize. A4 Color Contact image Sensor. Standard Reso: 300x300dpi (default); High Reso: 600x600dpi. Support Micro SD card up to 32GB (Micro SD card not included)

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