How you obtain a scanner depends on the type of scanner you're planning to get. Application-based scanners can simply be purchased and downloaded from Google Play and the Android Marketplace.

Intel has been working on a 3D scanner small enough to fit in the bezel of even the thinnest tablets. The company aims to have the technology in tablets from 2015, with CEO Brian Krzanich telling ...

Japan’s Casio is preparing to launch a new Android tablet for businesses that acts as a personal scanner. The company’s new Paper Writer line has a camera that faces downward in front of the ...

Intel has been working on a 3D scanner small enough to fit into a tablets or phone. CEO Brian Krzanich told MakerCon that the company aims to have the technology in tablets from 2015.

As part of its continued product evolution and effort to simplify asset management, Bar|Scan has launched its Bar|Scan® Mobile application for Android ...

The Japanese company's new device uses its front-mounted camera to read in documents, hand-written notes, and business cards Japan’s Casio is preparing to launch a new Android tablet for ...

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