IRIS Pen Express Handheld Scanner

Product Description:

Simply scan printed information from books, newspapers, magazines, faxes, letters, spreadsheets, etc. and instantly see all the words and numbers entered in your favorite application, wherever your cursor is. From hundreds of different types of documents to hundreds of different types of applications, the IRISPen Express captures the information you need!
Product Details
  • Feature:
  • Instantly scans text and numbers into your computer
  • Recognizes up to 1,000 characters per second
  • Accurately recognizes up to 55 different languages
  • 2 programmable pen buttons
  • USB interface; Windows and Mac compatible
  • BatteriesIncluded: 0
  • Binding: Electronics
  • Brand: Iris
  • EAN: 0765010218172
  • Format: DVD-ROM
  • FormFactor: Handheld
  • HardwarePlatform: Mac
  • Label: IRIS
  • Manufacturer: IRIS
  • MediaType: Plain paper
  • Model: USOA113
  • MPN: USOA113
  • NumberOfItems: 1
  • OperatingSystem: Windows
  • PackageQuantity: 1
  • Platform: No Operating System
  • ProductGroup: CE
  • ProductTypeName: SCANNER
  • ProductTypeSubcategory: 2300125
  • Publisher: IRIS
  • ReleaseDate: 2003-11-15
  • Studio: IRIS
  • UPC: 765010218172

Customer Reviews

Disapointing product, horrible support2007-10-06
The pen works well for a while but then, it crashes Windows XP :( I also tried it on a mac and it often doesn't recognize the device at all! Moreover, I tried to get some driver updates and I couldn't find them. So, I wrote their customer support people, they replied once to get some more info about my settings and then... nothing!


If I could return this pen, I definitely would!
Simple and Fast2006-03-04
The pen is somewhat awkward to hold but once you get used to it, then everything is a breeze. Recognition is good (not perfect) and integration with MS Word is seamless. Overall good product.
Perfect Product - nothing less...!2006-02-17
I used the IRIS Pen to scan all the printed text-media I gathered from work last year (about 300 pages of valuable data), in order to put it on a CD rather than having it in form of a huge pile of paper...it took me only 3days! Typing all of that information myself would have been a task unable to finish without this product.
Completely disatisfied...2005-07-06
The iris pen scanner says that it needs a USB port and CD drive. Unfortunately, they failed to mention that most USB drives do not have enough power to run the Iris pen's scanner. I tried 2 computers and called technical support 3 times. Each time it was the same story... not enough power. I told them that I had a brand new, expensive computer with only 2 other USB devices hooked up and he still said it wasn't enough. Anyway, I had to return mine and I would highly suggest looking for another product because the Iris Pen Scanner does not live up to its claims.
It works as promised2005-03-20
I received the IRIS Pen Express a day ago, installed the software and the pen and started using it right away. I am pleased with the pen scanner. It works as represented and is quite simple to use. I wanted the pen scanner for small scanning jobs out of books etc (I practice law and will use the product in legal research and writing projects). For larger jobs, I will continue use a flat-bed scanner.

The IRIS pen is fast and amazingly accurate right out of the box. I carefully considered competing pens and decided to go with IRIS--so I have no experience with QuickLink or other competitors.

I think the reviews which are very tough on the IRIS Pen are unwarranted. The IRIS Pen is a very good product. I'm rating this a 4 out of 5 stars but it may be a 4.5 (and nothing is a 5).

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