Vupoint Magic Wand Handheld Portable Scanner

VuPoint Solutions Magic Wand Portable Scanner - Ever want to put all of your pictures on your computer but didn't have the time to sit there and scan one after the other. Ever thought of buying one those scanners but you don't have any room in your office to store it.

Then the VuPoint Solutions “Magic Wand” Portable Scanner is perfect for you. The VuPoint Solutions "Magic Wand" Portable Scanner allows you to scan the documents that matter the most to you, and back them up on your computer. Do you have those documents that you've had for a while and you're afraid that they're going to rip or even get lost one day. We'll now you can scan them and keep them safe.

Features:
Scanner for color & monochromatic images, documents, magazines.
Sensor: A4 Color Contact image Sensor
Resolution: Standard Reso: 300x300dpi (default) High Reso: 600x600dpi
External Memory: Support Micro SD card up to 16GB (Micro SD card not included)
File Format: JPEG
LCD: Scanning status display
LCD Display Size: 0.787” x 0.59”
Auto Power Off: Off/ 3 minute/ 5 minute
Scanning Speed: A4 Size: high resolution with color ≤ 28Sec, High resolution with mono ≤ 14Sec, Standard resolution with color ≤ 8Sec, Standard resolution with mono ≤ 4Sec.
White Balance: Auto
USB Port: USB 2.0 high speed
Power Source: 2xAA Batteries
Battery Life: ≥ 200 min.
Includes: USB Cable, 2xAA alkaline batteries, Pouch, User's manual.
Dimension: 10” L x 1.2” H x 1.1” W. Weight: 0.47 lbs.

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Rugged Handheld Computer - Trimble Nomad 800LC

Special Pricing on the Trimble Nomad Rugged Handheld Computer from Group Mobile - Group Mobile is offering a special, limited-time discount on the Trimble Nomad 800LC rugged handheld computer. Unit pricing starts at $999. This amazing offer is good from September 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011, or while supplies last.

Group Mobile, well known for carrying the top brands in rugged laptops, rugged tablet PCs, rugged PDAs, and rugged handheld computers is offering a special, limited-time discount on the Trimble Nomad 800LC rugged handheld computer. Unit pricing starts at $999. This amazing offer is good from September 1, 2011 through October 31, 2011, or while supplies last.

“We are excited to offer this special pricing on the Trimble Nomad to our customers," said Group Mobile Marketing Director, Stephanie Kreitner. "The Trimble product line is very popular among our customers. The Nomad provides innovative features to streamline work tasks in a single outdoor-rugged handheld device at an unbelievable price.”

The Nomad 800LC offered in this promotion features an 806MHz processor, 1GB internal memory, a long-life hot-swappable battery, and built-in wireless capabilities like 802.11g, and Bluetooth. The Nomad 800LC also features a high-resolution, sunlight-visible VGA touchscreen display that presents graphics and maps in vivid detail.

The Nomad 800LC rugged handheld makes it simple to gather, save, and send out data with its many built-in capabilities including an integrated GPS receiver for navigation applications and a 2MP digital camera to capture color images in the field.

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Smartphones - A Global Strategic Business Report

Global Smartphones Market to Reach 1641.82 Million Units by 2017, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. - GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Smartphones market. World smartphones market is forecast to reach 1641.82 million units by the year 2017. Thriving economies, growing employment opportunities, rising income levels, continuous development of cellular markets, rising 3G penetrations, and increasing spending power in major countries will drive demand for smartphones in the post recession period.

Smartphones, the unison of mobile phones and other handheld devices, have become a hot topic in the global market based on its ability to play digital music, provide wireless Internet access, display color video, and provide basic mobile phone as well as typical handheld functions. A major portion of wireless users has migrated toward from voice-only handsets to feature-rich mobile devices such as smartphones that enable advanced messaging, email, browsing, data services (such as applications, media, location services), instant messaging, navigation, and MMS. The major catalysts for this trend are a confluence of various factors, such as mobilization of business, improved carrier focus on offering data services, faster 3G networks, third party mobile applications, and advanced handset technologies that offer compelling user experiences, in terms of display, battery, interface, form factor, and processor. Also, the price-performance ratio over the years had modulated to accommodate the rising communication, information, and entertainment needs of wireless users. Although the year 2009 was a difficult year for smartphones than previous years, the feature-rich devices ducked the negative growth trend in mobile device market. The growth of smartphones market is attributed to changes in consumer tastes, and manufacturers planned new solutions, such as the launch of new products with real added value.

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Who's Knocking At My Door? Find Out Anywhere Inside Your Home With Handheld Device

Who's That Knocking At The Door? Find Out From Anywhere In Your Home With The iVision Wireless Intercom System - SpyTown.com announces the arrival of the Optex iVision wireless intercom system featuring a handheld LCD display unit that gives home and business owners the ability to see and talk to whomever is at the door, from anywhere in their home.

Shockingly, one of the most common ways for an intruder to enter a home or business is right through the front door. Peepholes and chain latches are increasingly becoming less safe, with thieves appearing seemingly innocent through a peephole, and chain latches being easily violated by a thief. The highly anticipated Optex iVision Wireless Two Way Intercom System has arrived and is here to change the face of front door security.

The iVision wireless intercom system features a handheld 2.25" LCD display unit that allows the home owner to see and talk to the person at their door from anywhere in their home, as well as a camera unit for the door. Its 500 foot transmission range allows anyone at home to utilize the wireless unit, no matter how large or small the home is.

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Intel® Reader Handheld Gadget converts Printed Text to Spoken Word

Don Johnston Offers Special Pricing for Intel® Reader Handheld Device Transforms Printed Text to Spoken Word for People with Reading Disabilities - Don Johnston Inc., a company that develops assistive technology for individuals and students with disabilities, just announced a limited-time price offer for the Intel® Reader, a handheld device that converts printed text to digital text and then reads it aloud. Offer ends January 30, 2011.

Don Johnston Incorporated, a company that develops assistive technology for individuals and students with disabilities, just announced a limited-time price offer for the Intel® Reader, a handheld device that converts printed text to digital text and then reads it aloud.

For people who struggle to read standard print, the Intel Reader will increase reading independence and is especially useful for students who have low vision or a reading disability, such as dyslexia. Schools and individuals can purchase the Intel Reader for $899, with additional savings when purchasing multiple devices. The limited-time offer ends January 30, 2011.

Intel® Reader Product Features

Users can point the device’s high-resolution camera on any printed material such as a textbook, novel, magazine, menu, or bus schedule and instantly capture the text in digital format, see words highlighted onscreen and read aloud with quality text-to-speech. Voice preferences can be set for gender, pitch and rate. The Intel Reader can store up to 600 pages of images and text and up to 500,000 text-only pages. Built-in speakers and a headphone jack make any time reading possible and private. A USB port easily transfers the digital text to and from a computer and the rechargeable lithium-ion battery will play up to four hours. The Intel Reader supports DAISY 2.02, DAISY 3.0, NIMAS 1.0/1.1 MP3, WAV, and ASCII text.

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Hand-Held SpectroLightMeter for Light Measurement and LEDs

Hand-Held Spectrolightmeter for LED & Light Measurement: Gigahertz-Optik's BTS256-LED Tester is designed to measure the luminous flux, illuminance, color and spectral characteristics of LEDs, discrete LEDs within a module, miniature lamps, endoscopes and any narrow beam emitting light source.

LEDs measured on the test bench can produce different photometric and color results in actual operation mounted on the PC board. Also measuring slight color and flux differences between discrete LEDs mounted in a module is not possible with typical LED measurement set-ups.

Gigahertz-Optik's hand-held BTS256-LED is designed to measure luminous flux or illuminance, color data and spectral distribution of PC board mounted LEDs, discrete LEDs within a module, miniature lamps, endoscopes and any narrow beam emitting light source. Larger size light sources can be measured by either attaching the BTS256-LED tester to a Gigahertz-Optik integrating sphere or by measuring illuminance using a screw-on diffuser window.

Key components of the device include a built-in 50mm diameter integrating sphere with a unique interchangeable input optic nozzle designed to minimize

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