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Doxie is a company that has made a name for itself in the world of portable scanners, and here I am with one of the latest Doxie scanners – the Doxie Flip. The Doxie Flip happens to be a flatbed scanner that will run on batteries for extreme portability, allowing you to scan just about anything you like on the move in a convenient manner, such as business cards, receipts and the like. Of course, if you are thinking about scanning an entire huge poster, then the Doxie Flip would also be more than willing to be up to the task, as you will find out in the review later.

What makes the Doxie Flip different from all of the other small mobile scanners that we have seen in the past, this particular model does not require you to slide the scanner across the document which you would like to send over to the digital realm for good. The Doxie Flip has been specially designe in such a way, that it looks a whole lot like a miniaturized flatbed scanner.

First of all, what do we get with each purchase of the Doxie Flip? You get the Doxie Flip scanner of course, a 4GB SD memory card, batteries to help you get started right out of the box, a USB SD memory card reader, and an instruction booklet. There is also the Doxie Flip Case that can be purchased separately for $19 a pop. The Doxie Flip has a foot print of 10.23” x 6.46” x 1.34”, where it tips the scales at a mere 570 grams, making it extremely portable for road warriors.

With the Doxie Flip, you can opt to flip up the lid in order to reveal the 4×6″ (A6) glass scanning surface that will boast of orientation indicators so that everything can be scanned in the right manner. On the right of the scanner, you will be able to check out the power switch, scan button and an SD memory card slot. On top, there is a tiny color LCD display as well as 5 navigation buttons. The LCD display will feature a status bar at the top, where you will have an accurate idea on just how many more scans can this bad boy take, as well as its battery level. Apart from that, each time you scan something, the LCD display will show off a live view.

Those who grew up in the Generation Z (born in the mid-1990s to 2010) range will not have an issue whatsoever when using the interface of this scanner, thanks to the 5 navigation buttons which are essential in performing settings such as adjusting the time, date, DPI setting from 300 to 600 and the auto shutdown time. Scanning something requires you to place the item that you want to scan on the scanning surface, before you give the big green button on the side a press.

The Doxie Flip is ideal to scan the likes of postcards, index cards, coins, stamps, and photos, but if you need to scan something a whole lot larger, remove the lid and flip the scanner over (hence its name). This allows you to see through the scanner in order to capture the exact thing that you need. The $149 Doxie Flip would be the ideal purchase if you have no portable scanner so far, but do consider other Doxie models too if you want a wand-style model.

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Aiming to provide an alternative to passwords is eyeLock’s Myris iris scanner.

The Myris is exactly what its name implies. But how do you use it?

Well, first of all, you’ll have to set up a profile and key in all of your passwords. You’re then supposed to “teach” Myris how to recognize your eyeballs by following a short series of instructions. From that point forward, you will then be able to log in your email, bank, and social media accounts simply by having the Myris scan both of your eyes.

The team behind Myris claims that a double-iris scan is one of the most foolproof biometric security systems available, offering a false acceptance rate that is only bested by a DNA test. In fact, the chances of a false match are 1 in 2.25 trillion.

Myris will be available later this year and will be priced between $200 to $300(USD).

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I tried working as a cashier at a friend’s store once, and I have to say, it was tough. You would think that it’s all fun and games, pointing the scanning gun at the barcodes of items that people have bought, but it’s harder than you think.

I realized that it took a certain amount of skill, not to mention experience and familiarity, to get into a rhythm and scan stuff in rapid succession without having to rescan any item. Something that might potentially eliminate this problem is the Finger Scanner by Seokmin Kang.

It’s a barcode scanner concept that basically takes that whole scanner and crams it into a tiny device that’s meant to be worn on the user’s index finger. All the user will have to do is scan his finger over the barcode, and voila! It’s done.

It’s only a concept for now, but it’s definitely an interesting one. Just think at how it could make the jobs of so many cashiers easier while cutting down on the average checkout time.

[via Yanko Design]