Is there anything the iPhone can’t do? It’s a phone. It’s a music player. It’s a Blackjack card-counter. And now it’s a scanner, too, thanks to an industrial designer who came up with a simple way to snap in-focus photos of printed documents using the built-in camera.
Cincinnati-based designer and iPhone fan Kyle A. Koch explains the inspiration:
When I got my iPhone … I would frequently snap photos of class assignments printed on copy paper so I wouldn’t have to worry about losing them. The documents normally came out pretty clear, but it was tough to keep still while taking the pictures. I set out to make something that would ensure clean, consistent pictures of documents taken with the iPhone that would be free and easy to make on your own.
The result was a tabletop stand built from corrugated cardboard that holds both the iPhone and the document to be scanned, keeps the items still, and puts just the right amount of distance between them to produce a clear, readable image.
To make one yourself, grab a utility knife and some cardboard, then head over to Kyle’s Ponoko Showroom to download the plans for free.
Scantastic, no?
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