10 posts and columns on scanner

A Scanner for All Seasons

in Product Reviews on May 7 at 6:00 am PT

For serious scanning needs, Xerox’s Mobile Scanner beats a smartphone app or pocket-sized scanner.
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A Device Does Everything But Sing

in The Mossberg Solution on December 14, 2010 at 3:02 pm PT

Katie reviews HP’s Photosmart eStation e-All-in-one, with its detachable Zeen tablet.
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News Byte

Starbucks' Pay-By-App Test Grinds Away

in News on October 25, 2010 at 11:13 am PT

Starbucks said today it was expanding its mobile-payment testing grounds to include 300 company-owned stores in the NYC-Long Island area. The system uses an app version of the Starbucks Card. The app displays a barcode that is read by the scanner at check-out. Testing of the app (available for the iPhone, the iPod touch and certain BlackBerrys) began late last year in Starbucks locations inside Target stores and a few outlets in Seattle and Northern California.

HP in Deep Duty

in News on May 5, 2010 at 3:00 pm PT

Hewlett-Packard is running into quite a bit of trouble abroad these days. First, allegations of bribery in Russia, and now claims of customs evasion in India. That country’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence this week claimed that HP ducked some $322 million in customs duties.

Pint-Size Peripherals Scan or Print at a Price

in The Mossberg Solution on February 9, 2010 at 9:00 pm PT

Katherine Boehret looks at two scanners that are portable and stylish, but at a price.
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Walt and Katie Take Some Gadgets for a Test Drive

in Mossblog on January 9, 2009 at 11:19 am PT

Yesterday at CES, Walt and Katie Boehret got their hands on some as-yet unseen gadgets, including waterproof military laptops, games that teach kids how to play real musical instruments and yes, those uber-hip 3D glasses.

Amazon Remembers Forgets Barcode Scanner

in News on December 3, 2008 at 10:07 am PT

There’s a new beachhead in Amazon’s campaign to commandeer sales from competing retailers: Apple’s iPhone. This morning the retailer uncrated Amazon Mobile, an iPhone/iPod Touch application that allows users to browse its wares and those of associated retailers like Target and Macy’s. The app supports Amazon’s standard features as well as an intriguing, but totally cumbersome, new one.

Three Machines With Three Functions

in The Mossberg Solution on April 2, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

All-in-one machines that print, copy and scan are becoming much more compact and affordable — and easier to use. We test three.
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Some Handy Scanners Can Trim That Pile of Business Cards

in Personal Technology on December 13, 2007 at 12:01 am PT

Two new business-card scanners make it easier than ever to organize those cards piled high on our desks, but their software isn’t as easy to work with when manipulating the scanned images.
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