Portable document scanner The basics
These handheld units are compact enough to carry in your briefcase to a business meeting, trade show or conference yet large enough to capture data from full sized documents and all the business cards and promotional materials you can get your hands on. Just imagine the amount of information you can bring back with you to the office without grabbing a single piece of paper. Portable scanners use optical character recognition technology to translate and export captured information to either its own contacts management system or the one your company network prefers. Regardless of where the data ends up, your portable scanner organizes the information by name, address, telephone number and any other identifier you want. Data arrives at your laptop or company desktop via USB cable; there is no need to bother with an external power source.