The ScanSnap S1300 is PFU Limited’s latest hybrid color scanner, which is compatible with both Windows and Mac. The scanner allows you to scan documents into PDF documents with just one push of a button. The ScanSnap S1300 comes bundled with business card management programs including Business Card Filing OCR V3.1 for Windows and CardMinder V1.1 for Mac. The ScanSnap S1300 without the Document Manager Software “Easy Personal Library 5.0″ for Windows is priced at 27,800 Yen ($310), meanwhile the printer with the pre-installed version retails for 32,800 Yen ($366). [Impress]
Exemode comes back to the digital photo frame market by releasing the Yashica DVF828. It is actually a digital photo frame that comes with a built-in scanner. The gadget comes jam packed with an 8-inch (800×600) display screen with a 1GB of internal memory, a memory card slot for storage expansion, and a USB port. The scanner can accepts up to 10cm x 15cm pictures at a 1200 × 1800 pixels resolution. Exemode will launch the Yashica DVF828 on October 24th, 2009 for 24,800 Yen ($277). [ITMedia]
PFU Fujitsu today launched an ultra-portable scanner that is known as the Scan Snap S300. This scanner comes equipped with a software that provides you with improved control over your scanner with better presets to scan business cards and other documents. [Press Release via Akihabara]
Fujitsu today released two new scanners for both PC and Mac owners. The ScanSnap S1500 and the ScanSnap S1500M (White) are capable of doing 60ppm when scanning black and white documents or 20ppm for color documents. Both models are also able to automatically detect page size, orientation, color setting and whether both sides of the page are printed. The maximum optical resolution currently stands at 600dpi. Both the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 and ScanSnap S1500M retail for $495 each. [Electronista]
Epson today released new Stylus printers, the NX300, NX200 and NX100. The Epson Stylus NX300 is able to fax documents and boasts a 30-page Auto Document Feeder (ADF). This printer is rated to print at speeds up to 31ppm. The fax function has a 100-page memory and supports ABBYY FineReader OCR software that can turn printed documents into editable text. The Epson Stylus NX200 allows users to print without a PC via its built-in memory card reader or Epson’s PictBridge USB interface. It is also capable of print 32ppm in black and color. The Epson Stylus NX100 can print 26ppm in black or 14ppm in color.
All of these printers features four ink cartridge slots and come equipped with photo enhancing software allowing users to create border-free prints up to 8.5 by 11 inches in size. The NX100, NX200 and NX300 are priced at $70, $80 and $90, respectively. [Electronista]
