C Technologies C-Pen 600C

Description: Model ID DC 051061R1A / C Technologies C-Pen 600C - Text reader - Legal - IR / RS-232 / C-Pen is a Mobile Information Collector that reads, ... more

C Technologies C-Pen 600C ... remembers, processes and transfers printed text to your Windows-equipped PC and PDA products. C-Pen is in essence an electronic highlighter that saves the text you are marking. Carry it with you wherever you go!

Make it a habit to take your portable text collector with you, and you are always ready to read and save text from books, papers, brochures or business cards. You can easily record price-lists, timetables, wine tips or witty quotes. You don't have to tear out pages any more. With the portable dictionary you can translate and look up words immediately without carrying around a printed dictionary! Your saved text files can later be transferred to your PC. It is also possible to use C-Pen to read text directly into a Windows application in your PC.

Newest Review: ... natural to hold and use. Its basic function is to scan & OCR printed text. You can move the device over text reasonably ... more

... fast - just over a second per line of A4, I've found - and it then takes about 1-2 secs to "translate" (OCR) each line, before being ready for the next. I've found accuracy to be pretty high - around 99% with plain text, and around 96% if there's a lot of numerals & punctuation mixed in. Basic editing / correction of the text is offered, and then files can be saved, or transferred to a PC, using the supplied serial cable or IR link. Infra-red transfer works effortlessly with either a PC or Ps...more

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C Technologies C-Pen 600C: Fantastic, quick & portable OCR device (229 words)
by - written on 28/08/01 (Very useful, 1577 readings)
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When I first heard about the C-pen, I was VERY sceptical. "Handheld OCR with infra-red transfer to PC or PDA? I don't think so!" I was wrong. This little thing actually works - reliably - and costs £150! A similar shape and size to a highlighter pen, the C-Pen feels natural to hold and use. Its basic function is to scan & OCR printed text. You can move the device over text reasonably fast - just over a second per line of A4, I've found - and it then takes about 1-2 secs to "translate" (OCR) each line, before being ready for the next. I've found accuracy to be pretty high - around 99% with plain text, and around 96% if ... Read the complete review

Technical Details for C Technologies C-Pen 600C

Product Description	C Technologies C-Pen 600C - text reader
Device Type	Text reader - handheld
Max Supported Media Size	Legal (216 x 356 mm)
Dimensions (WxDxH)	3.5 cm x 2.4 cm x 14 cm
Weight	80 g
Max Document Size	210 mm x 297 mm
Supported Media Type	Plain paper, bulk objects (such as books)
Document Storage Capacity	1500 pages
Interface Type	Infrared / RS-232
Flash Memory	6 MB
Battery	2 AAA type
System Requirements	Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows 95/98 Second Edition
Manufacturer Warranty	1 year warranty