Want to scan something but don't have a scanner handy? A recently updated Mac app called Prizmo can help you make scans using your digital camera. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn ...

This project shows how an outdated flatbed scanner was turned into a cheap digital camera that can scan its surroundings. During the assembly, the scanner was disassembled and the electronics was ...

Scanners are really extra-large image sensors at heart, so it stands to reason that you could make a decent camera out of one. Right? Well, Dario Morelli just proved it... and then some. His homebrew ...

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Webapp Qipit turns a digital photo of a whiteboard, handwritten notes or a typed document into a PDF. Much like previously mentioned ScanR, you can email cameraphone snaps to Qipit, or upload images ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is updating its OneNote for Windows 8.1 app today with some ...

In iOS 8, Apple has a new feature in Safari that allows users to scan a credit card with the device’s camera rather than manually entering the number when making a purchase online. When entering a ...

When building an inspection system for low-end PCBs (printed-circuit-boards), you can obtain high-resolution images for less cost by using line-scan cameras instead of area cameras. But it has been ...