CPen Scanning Pen

Average customer rating:

dream pen

good

Great Product

C-Pen made short work of longhand!

An Essential Tool for Students and Researchers

CPen Scanning Pen

Manufacturer: CPen
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Reads 167 languages

Also reads digits and barcodes

Powered by ABBYY FineReader OCR

USB Connection

Inputs text into any application

ASIN: B000EOMZO6

Product Description

C-Pen 20 is the latest contribution to the C-Pen family. It is specifically designed to be used together with a hosting computer. C-Pen 20 is a handheld scanner pen working on-line with a USB host, inputting text/number/barcode data into any host application. C-Pen 20 reads languages based on Latin, Cyrilic or Greek character set. C-Pen 20 is the perfect tool when you need to move paper-based information to the digital world. A stroke of the pen, and the printed text appears in your word processor, database interface or spreadsheet application.

Customer Reviews:

dream pen.......2007-07-12

Got my C-pen recently, and already have transferred so much text from books into my computer. It's a wonderful device with very well worked out software to ensure seamless operation. I would never need my flatbed scanner and OCR for scanning texts anymore, which is quite an unwieldy operation most of the time. Hope this product doesn't get discontinued anytime soon. I hope to be using it for a long time.

good.......2007-06-08

in a general sense, this c-pen seems OK, but:

- there shouldn't be too much light (this is a problem especially at night time, i.e. under a bulb)
- you shouldn't expect too much accuracy; i'm using it for Turkish texts and the overall accuracy is around 80%.
- quality of the book also effects the result
- tables and figures can't be scanned, of course
- and finally, you've to be connected to your computer during operation.

Yet, i'm happy with this thing. It reduces the labour necessary to extract large amounts of text. Could be useful especially for PhD students.

Great Product .......2007-02-28

I feel completely compelled to write this review for the C-Pen 20. It far exceeds my expectation. I am a graduate student, working on a doctorate at Harvard University. It is a tool, or better yet, a weapon that has reduced my time tremendously. I wish I had it while going through my master's program.

I would say that it is about 90% accurate right out of the box without any training. I have had it about 3 weeks now, and with improved technique, I have increased its accuracy to about 95% - 97%. I have found it helpful to always perform the stroke left - right. It is easier for 2 reason, 1) that is the way humans read and 2) you don't have to readjust the position of your hand.

I would recommend it to anyone who has to do research, or persons who are in a profession where previous documentation is necessary.

C-Pen made short work of longhand!.......2007-02-09

This pen was easy to work right away. When copying text from magazines, it copied most text well. The only problem was that it mistook letters sometimes, especially h's which became ii's. When I would scan from line to line, I would frequently get gobbily-gook. A readable copy required backtracking through the text to fix obvious problems. A perfect copy would take much longer, almost to the point of not saving time. Sometimes whole lines were missed but I could easily insert them. I would never trust the pen to copy without monitoring because of the loss of lines and the unreadable words.

An Essential Tool for Students and Researchers.......2006-12-31

As a scholar who works with books and other printed sources a lot, I have long been on the lookout for an easy way to scan text into my laptop. I've tried using both flatbed scanners and digital cameras for this purpose, but I've found both to be awkward and time-consuming. That's why I was pleased to discover the C-Pen 20 - it's not perfect, but it does the job quicker and more easily than any of the alternatives.

PROS:

- It's easy to use; you just press the pointer to the page and a light comes on to let you know that the sensor is active. You then sweep the C-Pen from left to right at moderate speed as if it were a highlighter, and it converts the text on the page into electronic characters on your computer.
- The text instantly appears wherever the cursor on your screen is located, so you can use this device with just about any Windows program (e.g., Word, Access, etc.).
- The recognition rate is higher than I thought it would be; it's better than 99% on book-sized text. In practical terms, this means that you'll get one or two errors on average per paragraph, but these flaws are easily corrected (particularly if your spell checker highlights them for you automatically).
- It's small and easily portable, so you can take it with you to libraries and archives with a laptop.

CONS:
- The character recognition is sometimes thrown off by underlining and other marks on the page.
- You must use it with a PC or laptop that has a USB port (it doesn't run on batteries like some scanning pens).
- Even though it recognizes just about every major language written in Latin, Cyrillic, or Greek letters, it can't handle older typefaces (like German Fraktur). It also has trouble recognizing some symbols (such as footnotes).
- You have to scan each line of text one at a time, so it's not necessarily the best solution if you need to copy many pages of text.

The bottom line is that the C-Pen 20 has been an excellent investment for me, and I recommend it to anyone who's looking for an easy way to transfer printed text into an electronic medium.

C-Pen 20 Scanning Pen English
<-> Spanish text translation Deluxe Pack

Average customer rating:

C-Pen 20 Scanning Pen English <-> Spanish text translation Deluxe Pack

Manufacturer: Cpen
ProductGroup: CE

Foreign Language Translators | Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Reads 167 languages! Also reads digits and barcodes
Powered by ABBYY FineReader OCR. Inputs text into any application
USB Connection
Also reads digits and barcodes
C-Pen 20 English <-> Spanish Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Spanish downloadable software and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Spanish software for Windows

ASIN: B000SCWIUA

Product Description

The C-Pen 20 English <-> Spanish Deluxe Pack is a remarkably affordable and reliable solution for handheld data entry and translation. It's small, portable and easy to use. CPen 20 is a handheld scanner pen working with a USB host, inputting text/number/barcode data into any host application. C-Pen 20 reads printed text in over 167 languages based on Latin, Cyrilic or Greek character set. C-Pen 20 is the perfect tool when you need to move paper-based information to the digital world. A stroke of the pen, and the printed text appears in just about any Windows program (Word, Access, etc.). Now you can import information for translation from curved, laminated and patterned surfaces as well as from magazines, books and wall-posters by simply waving the C-Pen 20 over the desired text. Connecting easily with your laptop or desktop PC, it is lightweight and extremely portable. Use it in the library, at the office or even on a plane.

C-Pen 20 English <-> Spanish Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Spanish downloadable software for Windows and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Spanish software for Windows for an unbeatable scanning and translation experience. You can instantly insert your scanned data into the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 for individual words and Talking Translator 2007 for longer texts including technical documentation it provides instant translation of any English or Spanish text! With their text-to-speech synthesis, LingvoSoft applications even pronounce the translations aloud.

C-Pen 20 connects to any computer running Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/, Pentium 200 MHz with 64 MB RAM and 290 MB free hard disk space, a CD-ROM drive, and a USB-port for cable connection (USB 2.0 / USB 1.1)
LingvoSoft talking English-Spanish-English software requires Windows 2000/XP, 32 MB free hard disk space, 64 MB of available system memory, and a sound card

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C-Pen 20 Scanning Pen English <-> Russian text translation Deluxe Pack

Manufacturer: Cpen
ProductGroup: CE

Foreign Language Translators | Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Reads 167 languages! Also reads digits and barcodes

Powered by ABBYY FineReader OCR. Inputs text into any application

USB Connection

Also reads digits and barcodes

C-Pen 20 English <-> Russian Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Russian downloadable software and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Russian software for Windows

ASIN: B000SCY6S2

Product Description

The C-Pen 20 English <-> Russian Deluxe Pack is a remarkably affordable and reliable solution for handheld data entry and translation. It's small, portable and easy to use. CPen 20 is a handheld scanner pen working with a USB host, inputting text/number/barcode data into any host application. C-Pen 20 reads printed text in over 167 languages based on Latin, Cyrilic or Greek character set. C-Pen 20 is the perfect tool when you need to move paper-based information to the digital world. A stroke of the pen, and the printed text appears in just about any Windows program (Word, Access, etc.). Now you can import information for translation from curved, laminated and patterned surfaces as well as from magazines, books and wall-posters by simply waving the C-Pen 20 over the desired text. Connecting easily with your laptop or desktop PC, it is lightweight and extremely portable. Use it in the library, at the office or even on a plane.

C-Pen 20 English <-> Russian Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Russian downloadable software for Windows and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Russian software for Windows for an unbeatable scanning and translation experience. You can instantly insert your scanned data into the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 for individual words and Talking Translator 2007 for longer texts including technical documentation it provides instant translation of any English or Russian text! With their text-to-speech synthesis, LingvoSoft applications even pronounce the translations aloud.

C-Pen 20 connects to any computer running Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/, Pentium 200 MHz with 64 MB RAM and 290 MB free hard disk space, a CD-ROM drive, and a USB-port for cable connection (USB 2.0 / USB 1.1)
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Average customer rating:
C-Pen 20 Scanning Pen English <-> Italian text translation Deluxe Pack

Manufacturer: Cpen
ProductGroup: CE

Foreign Language Translators | Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Reads 167 languages! Also reads digits and barcodes

Powered by ABBYY FineReader OCR. Inputs text into any application

USB Connection

Also reads digits and barcodes

C-Pen 20 English <-> Italian Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Italian downloadable software and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Italian software for Windows

ASIN: B000SCUF1E

Product Description

The C-Pen 20 English <-> Italian Deluxe Pack is a remarkably affordable and reliable solution for handheld data entry and translation. It's small, portable and easy to use. CPen 20 is a handheld scanner pen working with a USB host, inputting text/number/barcode data into any host application. C-Pen 20 reads printed text in over 167 languages based on Latin, Cyrilic or Greek character set. C-Pen 20 is the perfect tool when you need to move paper-based information to the digital world. A stroke of the pen, and the printed text appears in just about any Windows program (Word, Access, etc.). Now you can import information for translation from curved, laminated and patterned surfaces as well as from magazines, books and wall-posters by simply waving the C-Pen 20 over the desired text. Connecting easily with your laptop or desktop PC, it is lightweight and extremely portable. Use it in the library, at the office or even on a plane.

C-Pen 20 English <-> Italian Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Italian downloadable software for Windows and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Italian software for Windows for an unbeatable scanning and translation experience. You can instantly insert your scanned data into the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 for individual words and Talking Translator 2007 for longer texts including technical documentation it provides instant translation of any English or Italian text! With their text-to-speech synthesis, LingvoSoft applications even pronounce the translations aloud.

C-Pen 20 connects to any computer running Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/, Pentium 200 MHz with 64 MB RAM and 290 MB free hard disk space, a CD-ROM drive, and a USB-port for cable connection (USB 2.0 / USB 1.1)
LingvoSoft talking English-Italian-English software requires Windows 2000/XP, 32 MB free hard disk space, 64 MB of available system memory, and a sound card

Average customer rating:
C-Pen 20 Scanning Pen English <-> French text translation Deluxe Pack

Manufacturer: Cpen
ProductGroup: CE

Foreign Language Translators | Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Reads 167 languages! Also reads digits and barcodes

Powered by ABBYY FineReader OCR. Inputs text into any application

USB Connection

Also reads digits and barcodes

C-Pen 20 English <-> French Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> French downloadable software and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> French software for Windows

ASIN: B000SCUF0A

Product Description

The C-Pen 20 English <-> French Deluxe Pack is a remarkably affordable and reliable solution for handheld data entry and translation. It's small, portable and easy to use. CPen 20 is a handheld scanner pen working with a USB host, inputting text/number/barcode data into any host application. C-Pen 20 reads printed text in over 167 languages based on Latin, Cyrilic or Greek character set. C-Pen 20 is the perfect tool when you need to move paper-based information to the digital world. A stroke of the pen, and the printed text appears in just about any Windows program (Word, Access, etc.). Now you can import information for translation from curved, laminated and patterned surfaces as well as from magazines, books and wall-posters by simply waving the C-Pen 20 over the desired text. Connecting easily with your laptop or desktop PC, it is lightweight and extremely portable. Use it in the library, at the office or even on a plane.

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C-Pen 20 connects to any computer running Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/, Pentium 200 MHz with 64 MB RAM and 290 MB free hard disk space, a CD-ROM drive, and a USB-port for cable connection (USB 2.0 / USB 1.1)
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Average customer rating:
C-Pen 20 Scanning Pen English <-> Polish text translation Deluxe Pack

Manufacturer: Cpen
ProductGroup: CE

Foreign Language Translators | Electronic Dictionaries, Thesauri & Translators | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Product Features:

Reads 167 languages! Also reads digits and barcodes

Powered by ABBYY FineReader OCR. Inputs text into any application

USB Connection

Also reads digits and barcodes

C-Pen 20 English <-> Polish Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Polish downloadable software and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Polish software for Windows

ASIN: B000SCWITG

Product Description

The C-Pen 20 English <-> Polish Deluxe Pack is a remarkably affordable and reliable solution for handheld data entry and translation. It's small, portable and easy to use. CPen 20 is a handheld scanner pen working with a USB host, inputting text/number/barcode data into any host application. C-Pen 20 reads printed text in over 167 languages based on Latin, Cyrilic or Greek character set. C-Pen 20 is the perfect tool when you need to move paper-based information to the digital world. A stroke of the pen, and the printed text appears in just about any Windows program (Word, Access, etc.). Now you can import information for translation from curved, laminated and patterned surfaces as well as from magazines, books and wall-posters by simply waving the C-Pen 20 over the desired text. Connecting easily with your laptop or desktop PC, it is lightweight and extremely portable. Use it in the library, at the office or even on a plane.

C-Pen 20 English <-> Polish Deluxe Pack includes the C-Pen 20 handheld scanner, LingvoSoft Talking Translator 2007 English <-> Polish downloadable software for Windows and the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 English <-> Polish software for Windows for an unbeatable scanning and translation experience. You can instantly insert your scanned data into the LingvoSoft Talking Dictionary 2007 for individual words and Talking Translator 2007 for longer texts including technical documentation it provides instant translation of any English or Polish text! With their text-to-speech synthesis, LingvoSoft applications even pronounce the translations aloud.

Average customer rating:

Works Great!

A Step Back?

Great Product - Cartridges expensive!

Nice but

I love it!

Casio KL-780 EZ Label Printer

Manufacturer: CASIO
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Product Description

CASIO KL-780 Portable Label Printer - Select among 24 character sizes Convenient, easy-to-use, built-in QWERTY keyboard Uses 6 AA size batteries (included) or optional AC Adapter (AD-A95100)

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The Casio KL-780 allows you to easily organized files, label equipment or office supplies, or print barcode labels for retail applications. The QWERTY typewriter keyboard supplies easy access to three type styles and effects. 24 font sizes, 217 characters and symbols, and four tape sizes allow you to easily adjust the final product to precisely suit your labeling needs. Barcodes are available in either EAN 8 or EAN 13 styles.

The thermal transfer print process provides 200 dpi characters on your label tape and the convenient 10-digit, two-line LCD screen allows you to double-check your text before you print. The KL-780 has a 95-character memory and offers mirror printing. It is powered by six AA batteries (not included) or an optional adapter (available separately). Casio provides a one-year warranty covering parts and service.

What's in the Box:
KL-780, one 9mm starter tape, printed user's guide, warranty card

Customer Reviews:

Works Great!.......2007-02-06

Cheap and effective. It came with everything I needed to start labeling. Extra tapes are cheap and available at most office supply stores.

A Step Back?.......2006-10-17

The earlier version of this label printer (KL-750) would allow you to print two lines on 9mm tape. This "upgrade" apparently does not. The 750 would automatically reduce the font size when you pressed the carriage return. I can't believe Casio would take away functionality like that. It can print two lines, but only on 12mm tape.

At least the number of batteries required is down from 8 to 6 (AA), but the price of the adapter is absurd.

Also, the space between labels is more like 1.5"!!! Ridiculous! You really notice when you print out multiple labels without cutting them. My son blurted, "What a rip-off!"

With the price of labels vs. the price of this printer after rebate, it's cheaper to buy a new printer after the labels run out.

Despite these complaints, this is a very nice label printer. Better type and nicer labels than the Dymo I was using. It is also quieter than the 750.

Great Product - Cartridges expensive!.......2006-01-28

I've used a couple inexpensive label machines - and like this one by far. Full keyboard, pretty common sense function.

I was just shocked at the cartridge replacement price - $30 to $37 for two cartridges ($15/ea!!).

The review mentioning wasted tape (machines print a lot of blank tape to go with each label) is right on - but haven't found any that don't!

Nice but .......2005-11-20

First off the price is nice on this unit and the labels are very nice. lots of text choices etc, etc.

Cons are:
As with all printers low prices means price gouging on replacement ink, and in this case replacement labels. I have had a few labelers including the "P-Touch Home and Hobby" and this one is larger and has a few more functions is all. I would go with the labeler with the cheapest replacement labels and best price.

I HATE THAT THESE LABELERS WASTE SO MUCH LABEL TAPE WHEN THEY PRINT!! There is a HALF inch of blank label that prints before AND after the text. If you were to type a 3 letter word, you will get a label 3x larger than you need. (the way around this is to print all your labels at once and cut them up rather than printing a bunch of small ones that all have waste edges.)

EDIT 12/14/06: After about a year of using this printer I have another problem I think I should mention. If you ever have to take the tape out before it's finished because of a jam it is very likely to jam up over and over again wasting the remainder of the tape. (it winds up on the feed gear for some reason) It has happened 3 times out of 4 replacement tape rolls. TOO MUCH. This tape is already almost too expensive to use without all the waste.

I love it!.......2005-08-27

I really like this label printer - especially for the price. The printing cartridge was easy to load and I like having a full keyboard. The labels I made are clear and the ink doesn't rub off. It has a lot of great features for a great price!

Average customer rating:

Casio Kl-780-l Ez-label Printer

Manufacturer: Casio
ProductGroup: Office Product
Binding: Office Product

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