My latest tech splurge is not exactly high on geek-factor, so I’ve decided to call it a goondu buy instead. But boy has it saved me a ton of time since I got it, saving me from doing the goondu thing of filing loads of name cards I collect weekly.
If you are looking for an idiot-proof name card scanner, then take a serious look at the CardScan range. My guess is that this is the best in the market now. It has unerring accuracy over a broad range of card designs, will flip-flop cards that you scan so that they are right-side up, scans snappily, and can work with other applications such as Excel, Outlook and even Word’s Mail Merge feature.
Only drawback is price: the CardScan is among the most expensive available. The model I bought – CardScan Executive – left me nearly $400 poorer.
But it will be worth it if you have a voracious appetite for namecards – like I do.
I am using that myself at one time, useful and fast. But now just keep the cards at the sides while it stacks up 🙂
Yeah… some cam phones do, but I find them often tripped by a complicated name card design. In that regard, the CardScan is pretty peerless. I also like the automatic launch feature. Just slot in a card and the app launches in your PC – super convenient. And you can always set up one and share a names database among friends and collegues.
Wow, sounds cool but expensive. Don’t mobile phone cameras scan namecards too nowadays?