- TopScan www.text-scanner.com , simply slide the TopScan Handheld scanner over the printed text
- scans 1000 words per minute
- free features such as Text to speech: you scan the computer will speak, and free language support.
- With the text-to-speech (TTS) feature included with TopScanTM you can scan a word or sentence
- Scans formulas, hand-writing or foreign texts in their original style and appearance
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TopScan www.text-scanner.com Handheld Text Scanner is the ideal text scanner / Pen Reader, simply slide the TopScan Handheld scanner over the printed text, and automatically it will transfer the scanned text directly to the computer. Pen Reader will speak the scanned text using advanced Text to Speach software included. TopScan Text Scanner and reader are leaders in this technolgy.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not so good.,
By Benjamin (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Topscan Scanner Reading Pen, HandHeld Pen Scanner Text Scanner and Text Reader, Scan Text Directly to the Computer with Extra Features (Text to Speech, Free Languages, Dictionary and More) Great christmas gift (Electronics)
I bought this scanner to replace a spare Ectaco C-Pen 20 Handheld Scanner that had hit the floor one too many times. The scanmarker is much cheaper - less well built, and the actual OCR (Optical Character Recognition) function is pitiful in comparison to the CPen. The one function which does make great sense and works well is the text to speech - which allows you to scan chunks of text and to hear whether the text has made it in OK. Unfortunately, the OCR itself is so bad that any time saved by the text to speech function is lost due to the extensive corrections which must be made to the scanned text for it to be readable.
AMAZING UPDATE: I was contacted by the founder of Topscan on 2.14.11 in response to this review! The problems I experienced are a known issue which the company is in the process of resolving. The problem is that if you scan too much text, the "buffer" gets full and the algorithm does not work well. This explanation precisely matches the issues I was having. The first two or three lines would always scan perfectly, but then a bunch of garbage would seep in making the rest of the scan unusable. If you only scan a few lines at a time or scan slowly, this product will work well for you, and it is much more affordable than the CPEN.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great help with my study!,
This review is from: Topscan Scanner Reading Pen, HandHeld Pen Scanner Text Scanner and Text Reader, Scan Text Directly to the Computer with Extra Features (Text to Speech, Free Languages, Dictionary and More) Great christmas gift (Electronics)
I use this scanner for study.It is easy to install and took me just a few minutes of practicing to figure out how to work with it. And I am amazed how accurate it can scan! I scan important information from my books and then edit my own notes on the computer, which really helps increasing the book re-sale value since I don't have to highlight on book anymore!
Oh, if you have issue scanning straight lines,I found using a ruler below the tip of the scanner for supporting can give you a perfect straight line!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Easy,
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This review is from: Topscan Scanner Reading Pen, HandHeld Pen Scanner Text Scanner and Text Reader, Scan Text Directly to the Computer with Extra Features (Text to Speech, Free Languages, Dictionary and More) Great christmas gift (Electronics)
Product is probably the best out there for the money but is not very easy to use. I wanted to order this also for my special ed kids, but this product is too hard to use.
My hands even with a highlighter is never straight. Also if I lower the speed the scanner does not recognize the words. The image feature is one line at a time so pictures are not possible or visualized well. I can not really use it for what I had anticipated.
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