Business card scanner
Business cards have already become the workaday phenomenon, but with the distribution of mobile gadget there was a question: how to combine the electronic format of keeping information and the comfort of old, good and sometimes pleasant by touch cards? With appearance of such device as business card scanner businessmen at last got a chance to be delivered from the hundreds of business cards in their pockets.
Business card scanner is a table device which quickly and exactly scans the printed information from business cards in the proper fields of electronic address book, possesses the powerful system of search and high compatibility with different software.
Business card scanner is able for a few seconds to carry a score of contacts on a notebook, computer or mobile telephone, with such information as a telephone, e-mail, address of residence and work, logotype of organization and logos. Besides it, software for business card scanner allows to edit already scanned information and send them by e-mail, by fax.
There are varieties of business card scanners which differentiate on functionality and sizes.
Portable business card scanners
Portable business card scanners have a compact size, mainly not exceeding the size of standard business card and with lightness placed on a palm. Connected to the computer with the help of standard USB port, through which a feed is given on a device, therefore a separate electric cable is not needed.
Also portable business card scanners is possible to divide into two groups with a display and without it.
Portable business card scanners without the display of which majority is produced work on next principle. A business card is inserted in scanner, it scans it and recognizes through the special software which is supplied together with scanner. The recognized information can be imported in the address book of Outlook Express.
Portable business card scanners with a display work like a digital camera, they simply do the digital copy of business cards which in future you can assort and look over on a display. Such scanners also can recognize and import information on a computer.
Specialized business card scanners
Specialized business card scanners is intended for the performance of certain objectives and initially full of special software. Except for recognition of information from business cards they can execute other specific actions.
For example, to scan and recognize information from checks. Such scanners are for people who constantly look after money spending and want to be in a position to conduct a permanent and comfortable account.
Also there are VoIP - business card scanners at the market. A device is able to recognize numbers on the business cards inserted for scanning, that allows to call immediately through VoIP on these telephone numbers.
Flatbed business card scanners
Flatbed business card scanners is ordinary flatbed scanners, which stands at each in an office. But such scanners also befit for business cards scanning and recognition.
But for this purpose you need additionally to purchase software. But if you scan business cards not so often, it is possible to buy the program at price, less cost of second scanner. For example, a company CardScan sells the program CardScan at $149.99 that considerably less cost of specialized scanner.
When you purchase a business card scanner pay the special attention to software which is supplied with a device, because it co-stars in recognition of information. It quickly recognizes all information on a business card and automatically inserts new information in a base. And, in addition, can pass them in the popular programs of personal informative manager like Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Excel etc.