Cheap Portable Scanner Is Extremely Useful!!!

While looking for a small portable scanner to use in court, I came across VuPoint Solutions’ Magic Wand.  Under $100, light, and portable.  http://www.vupointsolutions.com/PDS-ST415-VP.asp

The Magic Wand Scanner

The magic wand is a portable scanner without a feeding mechanism.  In fact, it just slides across the document, image, or item.  The purpose of its creation appears to be for scanning receipts on a business trip.  However, its use is actually perfect for trial attorneys.  (This being said, the image quality is limited to 600 DPI).  The handheld scanner works alright on X-Rays and, of course, does color documents.  But more importantly, it does maps, odd-shaped documents, and jury lists.  All of the information gets scanned onto a miniSD card.  It also has a USB attachment to quickly transfer the files to your computer.   Now, the quality isn’t the best, but its perfect for quick scans of items.

And quick is the thing that is necessary when picking a jury.  You can utilize the scanner to quickly take the list, scan it, e-mail it to your office for them to start researching.  They can research and report back.