Docupen scans and saves documents.

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In today's society of instant-everything, there has been a hole where portable scanners should be. Workers are looking for the convenience of desktop scanning without wasting desk space. People no longer want faxes; scanned e-mail attachments are much more convenient.

The DocuPen RC800, from PlanOn, can scan and save the documents you need, including text and graphics, anywhere, anytime. It can scan photos, magazines, picture IDs, receipts, contracts, etc. in seconds. It uses a lithium-ion battery that perpetually remains charged just by plugging it into the USB port. You can choose to scan in black and white, standard, or high 24 bit color--in 100 to 400 dpi resolution.

The dual-roller...