Wizcom Infoscan TS Elite

by Wizcom

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 2 x 8 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001CTH8W6
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: WISTSE
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The "Yellow Highlighter with a Brain"! Are you constantly highlighting lines or paragraphs of text? Are you copy typing notes from documents in to your laptop? The what you need is the Wizcom InfoScanTS Elite, the perfect mobile note-taker. Used just like a yellow highlighter, the InfoScanTS Elite scans and stores up to 500 pages of editable text, which can then be transferred as a text file to a PC when needed, for instant editing by any text processing application. The built-in dictionary gives quick and easy access to the defintion of any stored word. The InfoScanTS's text to speech technology allows you to have the stored text read aloud (using the inbuilt speaker or headphones).

Scans any standard printed text

View and edit text immediately on the touch screen

Touch Screen Interface
The large touch screen displays scanned text immediately so you are sure of 100% accuracy.

The icon based user interface gives access all the pen's functions directly from the main screen.

The virtual keyboard allows easy editing and annotating of stored text as well as quick naming of files for clear organizing of notes

 

Mobile or tethered operation

The InfoScan™TS Elite is an ideal tool for students, researchers and business people who need to scan data even when they are away from their computers. It can also be used to scan text directly into any Windows-based application when connected via USB cable.

Use anywhere, anytime with any text

• Features
  • Stores text with individual file names.
  • Supported scanning languages: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish.
  • Definition of scanned words from within the Notes application using the American Heritage® English Dictionary.
  • Read back of stored notes (by paragraph) with Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology using built-in speaker or earphones.
  • Recognition of a wide range of printed font types and sizes (6-22 points, up to 8mm), including inverted text on contrasting backgrounds (except red on white, white on red, blue on black and black on blue).
  • Recognition and automatic merge of hyphenated text.
  • Displays up to 5 lines of text on a high resolution touch-screen.
  • Virtual keyboard for manual word insertion or text editing (using the included stylus).
  • USB connectivity enabling transfer of data to PC, IrDA transfer to PDA or Smartphone.
  • Easy to use buttons and straightforward menus.
  • Quick and easy navigation using the included stylus.
  • Supports various user-interface languages. (English, French, Spanish, German)
  • Right/left handed support.
  • Auto shut-off feature to preserve battery life.
  
  
• System Requirements:
  • Windows XP/Vista/7
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Free USB port
    
    
• What’s in the Box
  • Pen
  • Carry case
  • 2 x AAA batteries
  • Headphones
  • Training foot
  • USB Cable
  • CD with Desktop software and manual
    

Product Description

The InfoScan TS Elite is the ultimate mobile scanner for data transfer, ideal for scanning, storing, defining, hearing and transferring printed text to a PC, laptop or PDA. The InfoScan TS Elite can scan up to 500 pages of text at a time, provide word definitions from the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language and read scanned text aloud in English from within the notes application. The InfoScan is the perfect tool for students, researchers and business people who need to scan data when they are away from their computers. The pen can also be used to scan text directly into any Windows-based applications.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works and saves time 99% of the time!, March 28, 2010

By 

XYZ - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wizcom Infoscan TS Elite (Office Product)

I am a professor who spends extensive times taking notes from books and papers. This has increased my productivity manifold. Yes, like any other device of this sort it is not always perfect, but the errors are few once you get a hang of how to use it. I think the people complaining about the product wrote the review before really learning how to use it. Every technology out there, including your new TV, nowadays requires a learning curve and this is no different. For me, it is now my indispensable research assistant! I recommned the product enthusiastically if you are willing to bear few hours of teething pain.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great tool, April 26, 2009

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Polyana S. Da Silva - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wizcom Infoscan TS Elite (Office Product)

This is a very useful tool. It scans very accurately when used properly and very rarely do I need to make any corrections. It saves a lot of time because I don't have to hand write notes any more. The notes can be easily scanned into the computer for further organization and print outs if needed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice idea but just isn't practical, July 18, 2010

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ourlifewalkabout (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wizcom Infoscan TS Elite (Office Product)

I bought this as well as the C-pen and will promptly be selling the Wizcom pen. The biggest downfall is it is just way too slow to be practical. Every line of text you scan you have to wait 10-15 seconds for the pen to "think" and record before proceeding to the next line of text. The concept of having a dictionary and read text is nice but if it doesn't have the "brain power" to do it in a timely manner why have it? The C-pen plugs straight into the computer (which isn't as handy but is MUCH faster).