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IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner
IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner

IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner

IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner
3.0 stars
( 16 reviews)

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The IRISPen Express is an intuitive text recognition handheld scanner.

This handheld scanner works just like a highlighter: simply slide it over printed information from newspapers, magazines, faxes, letters, etc. What you get is real and editable text, right at your cursor.

  • Recognizes up to 3.15 inches per second
  • Scan text in one of 11 language pairs available for translation and get instantaneous language conversion in your application.
  • Multiline scanning mode
  • Recognizes up to 55 different languages
  • Reads text and numbers, including text on colored backgrounds
  • Scans, recognizes, and stores grayscale images in your applications
  • Programmable Pen Buttons - easily assign keyboard commands to the 2 pen buttons (enter, space,tab, cursor up, etc.)
  • Companion Software Included
  • Powered by the USB port so there is no need for an external power supply
  • Directly connect to a PC, Notebook, Pocket PC, Tablet PC and Macintosh

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Scanner Type Handheld
Dimensions 1"H x 5"W x .5"D, 3 oz.
Compatibility 16
Connectivity USB
System Requirements Windows Vista, XP, or 2000; Mac OS 10.x or above
Power USB port

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IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner
 
2.9

(based on 16 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (5)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (3)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (1)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (0)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (7)

58%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to setup (9)
  • Excellent software (6)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Publishing (4)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Frequent user (9), Casual user (4)
      • Primary use:
      • Personal (10), Business (4)

    Most Liked Positive Review

     

    Very nicely done.

    I use the product as a admin asst in a law firm. I scan text from cases at least one hour per day. I don't know what I would do without the USB pen ...Read complete review

    I use the product as a admin asst in a law firm. I scan text from cases at least one hour per day. I don't know what I would do without the USB pen but would certainly be a better typist :) This tool is just perfect for me and, I guess, anyone who needs to grab text from paper. I use it all the time yet could not start to explain how it works, it just does. We scan into Word Perfect. You scan scan anywhere you want. It is doing exactly the same as when you type it in manually except you don't have to do it anymore. As I said, nicely done and a good investment. I save a lot of time with it.

    VS

    Most Liked Negative Review

     

    Danger!

    As I installed the IRIS Pen 6, I was bothered by the instruction to ignore all the Windows warnings that the software was not good for Windows. I took the companies word for it ...Read complete review

    As I installed the IRIS Pen 6, I was bothered by the instruction to ignore all the Windows warnings that the software was not good for Windows. I took the companies word for it and installed it on my older XP computer.

    After installing the software, they tell you to remove the CDROM and calibrate the pen. They do not tell you to start the software first! After overcoming that little problem. I got it to calibrate, but nothing happened for scanning. I thought maybe the XP was too old.

    I installed it on my Vista Laptop. I tried scanning and after about 25 attempts with various angles and speeds only one scan came out close to 100%. The others were real gobbly goo. Then while still using it, my computer turned off. That scared me. I restarted it and deleted the software from it.

    I went back to the XP and tried to get it to scan. It would not. I thought I would restart it to see if that might clear things up. It shut down, but would not restart! I tried to start in safe mode and couldn't. Then I tried the recovery disk. For 3-5 minutes nothing happened then I was given a choice of reformatting the hard drive losing everything and back to factory settings or "Quit". I hit "Quit" to try some other options. Then Windows just started up on its own. My friend said Windows can repair itself. I deleted the IRIS Software.

    My computer appears to be OK now. This IRIS software is dangerous. The Windows warnings are for real. I'm lucky I got away with a functioning system for now. I hope it stays that way. If it were possible to rate this IRIS pen with a negative number I would.

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    Reviewed by 16 customers

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    6/7/2008

    (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

     
    5.0

    Very nicely done.

    By Sarah

    from NY, NY

    About Me Frequent User

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    • Easy Setup
    • Excellent Software
    • Time saver
    • Very accurate

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Library

      Comments about IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner:

      I use the product as a admin asst in a law firm. I scan text from cases at least one hour per day. I don't know what I would do without the USB pen but would certainly be a better typist :) This tool is just perfect for me and, I guess, anyone who needs to grab text from paper. I use it all the time yet could not start to explain how it works, it just does. We scan into Word Perfect. You scan scan anywhere you want. It is doing exactly the same as when you type it in manually except you don't have to do it anymore. As I said, nicely done and a good investment. I save a lot of time with it.

      • Primary use:
      • Business

      Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

      (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

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      5/9/2008

      (6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

       
      4.0

      Pretty good

      By Bon Appetit

      from NY, NY

      About Me Casual User

      Verified Reviewer

      Pros

      • Easy Setup
      • Excellent Software

      Cons

      • Takes practice

      Best Uses

      • Publishing
      • Quickly recognizing text

      Comments about IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner:

      My first week with this was a little slow. I realized I wasn't holding and swiping exactly as it wanted me to in order to get the best accuracy. So, be prepared to play with it a few times to get the motion down, but now I feel like I can get an accurate swipe. I use it for pulling data from publications (recipes and food research) so I have become a fan, its pretty slick. Easy set up - load software, plug in and start swiping - that was a bonus.

      • Primary use:
      • Personal

      (6 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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      12/3/2008

      (5 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      A must have on the Xmas list!

      By Billy

      from Westchester, NY

      About Me Frequent User

      Verified Reviewer

      Pros

      • Accurate Color
      • Easy Setup
      • Excellent Software
      • Good Bit Depth
      • Good Resolution

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Artwork
        • Photos and Graphics
        • Publishing

        Comments about IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner:

        Its a grate product that has saved me uncountable hours of work and typing. Don't get me wrong I do like typing but there are some things that just need to be copied.
        This is a grate tool for collage students and for professionals that wish to use their time doing more productive things then copying text for one source to another.

        I will say it took me two days to get comfortable with the tool, at first I thought it didn't work but with practice and a little bit of patience, you will be able to use this tool at a very fast rate without the need of making major corrections or checking the screen to see if it typed what you scanned.

        The to extra buttons are helpful by inserting keystrokes like TAB or ENTER to the text. I did have some problems with the buttons but was able to sole the issue rapidly.

        The recognizion of the different fonts sizes with different background colors or text colors works grate.

        I'm using a Apple computer with it and it works grate.

        Grate pice of technology well worth the money.

        • Primary use:
        • Business

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (5 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

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        7/24/2008

        (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        Not what I had hoped

        By Kris

        from Glenwood Springs, Colorado

        About Me Frequent User

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

          Cons

          • Too much editing involved

          Best Uses

            Comments about IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner:

            It scanned so much garbage, that it took much longer to edit my material than it would have taken me to type it all. I am going to try to return it.

            • Primary use:
            • Business

            Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

            (4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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            3/7/2008

            (4 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            this pen helps me a lot.

            By joie

            from Thayer Mo

            About Me Frequent User

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Easy Setup

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Helps people with dyslexi
              • Reading names

              Comments about IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner:

              helps me pronounce words and say names

              • Primary use:
              • Personal

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (4 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

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              12/29/2007

              (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

               
              1.0

              Cute, but not a time saver

              By law student

              from Westminster, MD

              About Me Frequent User

              Verified Reviewer

              Pros

              • Easy Setup

              Cons

              • Expensive for what it is
              • Inaccurate scan
              • Slow

              Best Uses

                Comments about IRIS IRISPen™ Express 6 Handheld Scanner:

                Hoped that as a law student this would speed up some of my research. Rather than take notes, and then type, I could scan the info and the source right into my laptop. It misses more characters than it should. You might as well type it all when you need to type as many corrections as you will need to.

                • Primary use:
                • Personal

                Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

                (3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

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