LG's LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
Summary: Half mouse, half scanner, LG's new LSM-100 is a pretty compelling hybrid.
Like most home electronics, scanners (or scanner/printer/fax combos) take up too much space.
Which is why LG''s upcoming LSM-100 is such a big (or perhaps small) deal. One part mouse, one part scanner the LSM-100 works just as you'd expect: Users move the mouse over a document while holding its Smart Scan button. The scanned image can then be saved into the applicable file type, whether its text or photo. (You can get a pretty good idea of how it works in the video below.)
Best, because the device isn't constrained by size like a traditional scanner, users can use it to scan documents larger than what most portable scanners can handle. LG tops its capacity at A3 (16.5 x 11.7 in) sized-pages.
The LSM-100's mouse functionality probably speaks for itself, but LG says that it is both stylish, comfortable, and accurate. It's a mouse, after all.
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RE: LG's LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
RE: LG's LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
RE: LG's LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
RE: LG's LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
RE: LG's LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
I remember back in the olden days of the original hand scanners if you moved too fast, or you skewed your scanning then the scanned image looked like crap. I hope this turns out much better. It would be interesting to see this in action...especially if it works like it shows in this video...unfortunately, I doubt it does...for one thing, it shows the mouse/scanner to be scanning wireless....which we find out at the end, it really isn't...so if they're lying about that, what else are they lying about?
RE: LG's LSM-100 mouse doubles as a scanner
Details???
see it in action here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt4LpLOx0j4&feature=player_embedded
and it looks like it works as advertised...i'm very excited about it!