Portable Scanner Solutions for Research?

Fished asks: "Lately, I'm finding that I need to do a lot of research in Libraries -- remember those? I'm tired of feeding dimes to the copiers, and would like to buy some kind of portable scanner to go with my Powerbook. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find one that will work. Back in the eighties, this were as common as dirt: they were small, four inch wide scanners that you could run over the page. Also, while I've found three portable scanners for PC's (from Antec and Pentax) even if I could somehow get them to work with Mac OS X, they are sheet-fed, which is useless for scanning pages out of books. Does anyone still make the old-fashioned Hand Scanners, and do they make them for Macs?"

Copyright

[DrLudicrous]

Watch out, the next thing you know the DMCP will be attacking scanners too, hand-held or not.

I'll have bubble gum pink please.

[Spamuel]

If they do make them for Macs, I'm willing to bet they come in six different colors. :)

Re:Digital Camera + OCR

[kalidasa]

Ah, yes, the digital version of the Hogan's Heroes approach.

Jesus Tits

[kuroth]

Try Google [google.com]

What's next? "Ask Slashdot: Getting Drops Off My Cock After Pissing"?

Re:Jesus Tits

[Anonymous Coward]

"Ask Slashdot: Getting Drops Off My Cock After Pissing"

In this case it can only be a woman - the evidence is overwhelming - apple powerbook, libraries, can't work google/ebay. Must be a woman. Gotta be.

Two words

[ith]

Silly Putty, and a lot of it!

Re:Jesus Tits

[Psmylie]

I would recommend the Ronco (tm) Electric Penis Dryer (patent pending).

Sheet Fed Solution

[JonTurner]

"they are sheet-fed, which is useless for scanning pages out of books"
Not if you tear out the pages, first.

All that plastic around a scanner....

[Angry White Guy]

Is completely useless. It's just packaging. I say to take the damned thing apart, flip the mechanism that slides the laser over and attach a book to it.

Instantly portable, put whatever you want on it ( a book, your junk, whatever) and let it slide across the stationary laser. If you get good at it, you could even make the rails telescopic for even more portability!

Re:Here's one gripe I have about slashdot.

[GMFTatsujin]

DMCP = Dynamic Master Control Program? Your user cannot help you now...

Re:Jesus Tits

[Dr Caleb]

...the Ronco (tm) Electric Penis Dryer...

Typical Americans. Spend a billion to develop a pen that will write in space, and the Russians use a pencil.

Spend Millions developing an Electric Penis Dryer(tm) when the rest of the world just uses their pant leg. When will they learn? How many children could have been fed on those development costs?

Think of the children! (not to mention the shocking results of the lab testing on that product!)

Re:Here's one gripe I have about slashdot.

[TheTomcat]

I thought he meant:
Digital Millenium Copyright Police

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Re:I know 499 people have suggested this,

[dildatron]

*Ding* *Ding* *Ding* CONGRATULATIONS! You are the 500th poster to recommend the same thing! You have won a prize! What do we have for him, Johnny? [corporateasylum.com]

Then he asked the wrong question...

[bhsx]

I think you'd do well with the answer to "Ask Slashdot: How to properly use a search engine"

I think you should try playing around with different search parameters... Try these is google:

+"handheld scanner" +apple -win32 -windows -linux

+"network scanner" +nessus +linux -ethereal -ettercap

+"linux terminal server project" +openmosix -mosix

+"need for speed" +"jenna jameson" -playstation -ps2

I think if you follow the noticeable pattern above that you will no longer have such a hard time with those nasty good for nothing search engines;)

Re:Here's one gripe I have about slashdot.

[Jonny Ringo]

I think your post would be a good candidate for a new type of /. submission. I think we could call it "Tell Slashdot". :-)

Re:Digital camera +tabletop tripod

[coolfrood]

... shot with a camera that makes beeps and fakes shutter click sounds?? :-)

Re: Scanning passports

[feed_those_kitties]

Were they promising to send you lots of money in return for a few details (your bank account numbers, social security numbers, passport, etc...)??

Re:Check Pricewatch

[amokk]

Here's a link to a picture of a funny looking man with a large moustache. I'm posting it as a follow up because they are both equally relavent answers to the question on hand-held scanners.

http://www.peter.com/inline/jimmy.jpeg [peter.com]

Stealing?

[goldfndr]

Hilary Rosen doesn't care too much if you steal a copy of "Moulin Rouge". Jack Valenti doesn't care too much if you steal a copy of NSync's "No Strings Attached".

Here's something that bugs me: when people confuse copyright infringement with theft/stealing.

Re: not just flammable pencils

[Anonymous Coward]

>> Because of the fire in Apollo 1, in which three Astronauts died, NASA required a writing instrument that would not burn in a 100% oxygen atmosphere.

I believe they also advertised for ASTRONAUTS who would not burn in a 100% oxygen atmosphere...