Want to scan something but don't have a scanner handy? A recently updated Mac app called Prizmo can help you make scans using your digital camera. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn ...

This project shows how an outdated flatbed scanner was turned into a cheap digital camera that can scan its surroundings. During the assembly, the scanner was disassembled and the electronics was ...

Send a picture of a white paper or other document from your 1+ megapixel cameraphone and scanR will clean up the image, convert it to PDF, and send it to your email address. scanR uses advanced ...

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When building an inspection system for low-end PCBs (printed-circuit-boards), you can obtain high-resolution images for less cost by using line-scan cameras instead of area cameras. But it has been ...