The PlanOn DocuPen Xtreme X05, as David Stone points out in his PCMag.com review, is larger than a pen scanner–being more similar in size to Harry Potter’s magic wand. It offers some improvements over the Editors’ Choice DocuPen RC800 , which he reviewed nearly 4 years ago. The chief additions are Bluetooth, along with software needed to send scanned files to a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone.
Unlike a pen scanner–which operates somewhat like a highlighter in that the user sweeps it across the page, line by line–the X05 can be swept downward to scan the entire page in one sweep.
Owners of the nearly 4-year-old DocuPen RC800 (other than users of BlackBerry or Bluetooth-enabled phones who want to scan directly to these devices) may be disappointed with the new version and see little reason to trade up. First-timers will likely be impressed with the easy functionality that puts the X05 in a class beyond a pen scanner.
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