Average customer rating:
- I agree don't waste your money!
- Don't Waste Your Money!
- Pen does not work on books
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Irispen Executive 6
Manufacturer: IRIS
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: CD-ROM
Scanners
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Office Electronics
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Categories
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Electronics
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Flatbed
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Handheld
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Sheet-Fed
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Slide & Photo
Handheld Scanners
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Scanners
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Computing
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Products
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Product Features:
- Text recognition, with the best accuracy ever! - Enter words, sentences, excerpts off printed materials into your computer with less error rate than any previous versions. Up to 100% accurate
- Smallest size and biggest scanning quality ever reached
- Excel, Word, Emails, Text Edit, Page, ? you name it! If you can type it in, you can scan it in with the IRISPen.
- Smart wizard - Text, numbers or small images? Whatever you need to scan, the intuitive wizard guides you through the process.
- 128 languages recognized - The IRISPen scans and recognizes an incredibly vast number of foreign languages.
ASIN: B000SQMHB6
Release Date: 2007-08-01
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Product Description
IRISPen Executive 6 is the most advanced text recognition pen scanner on the market. The IRISPen Executive instantly enters text, numbers and images into any application. The IRISpen 6 is a pen scanner that works just like a highlighter: simply slide it over printed information from newspapers, magazines, faxes, letters, and more. Scan references while at the library and download them directly to your notebook. What you get is real and editable text right at your cursor. Easily assign typical or customized keyboard commands (enter, space, etc.) to the two buttons on the scanning pen
Customer Reviews:
I agree don't waste your money!.......2007-11-28
Irispen Executive 6
I spent hours trying to get this pen to work! The position you are required to hold the pen is awkward, at least it was for me. Extremely difficult to get the text to read properly or not go uphill etc. For the amount of money don't buy it.
S.Luis
Don't Waste Your Money!.......2007-11-21
This product is horrible. Text is not coverted correctly. Purchase Dragon Naturally Speaking instead. It is about the same price and works great!
Pen does not work on books.......2007-10-07
I am an academic and thought this product would be great for rapid scanning of book passages. Unfortunately, as is the case with earlier models both of Iris and other brands, about half of what I scanned was not correctly entered. I tried numerous positions and numerous books and numerous languages (English, French, German) but the same problem kept occurring. The bottom line: It is quicker and cheaper to type.
Average customer rating:
- Don't be suckered
- The best scanner pen on the market!
- I Scan, it really types.
- Great!
- Do not buy this product!!
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IRISPen Executive
Manufacturer: IRIS
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics
Education & Reference
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Electronics Features
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Electronics
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IRISPen Express
Product Features:
- Recognizes up to 3.15 inches per second and 1,000 characters per second
- Text-to-Speech ¿ voice synthesis reads back the scanned text for auditory feedback, language pronunciation, etc. Available in one of ten languages including English, Brazilian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian
- Barcode and hand printed numbers recognition
- Recognizes up to 55 different languages
- Powerful image control ¿ modify the image brightness and remove pixels
ASIN: B000F7EV1M
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Product Description
The IRISPen Executive is the fastest and most accurate pen scanner on the market! It's been redesigned to be lighter, more compact and more ergonomically correct. You hold it like a highlighter - just slide the pen over the printed text. The USB-powered scanning pen easily connects to your laptop or desktop company. With an accuracy rate of over 99%, the IRISPen Executive is the perfect tool for home, business or school! Recognizes up to 55 different languages 7 user interface languages - English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German and Dutch Programmable Pen buttons - easily assign keyboard commands to the 2 pen buttons (enter, space, tab, cursor up, etc.) Idle mode reduces power consumption Powered by USB port - no need for external power supply Directly connect to a PC, notebook, Pocket PC, Tablet PC and Macintosh devices Includes companion software -- Cardiris Limited Edition (for Windows ) and 30-day trial version of Readiris Pro
Amazon.com Product Description
You scan, It Types
The IRISPen™ Executive Scanner is an outstanding and professional text recognition pen scanner that instantaneously retypes any printed information into your word processor, e-mail software, on-line databases, or other compatible program.
The IRISPen Executive works just like a highlighter. Simply slide it over the desired printed information from books, newspapers, magazines, faxes, letters, spreadsheets, or other media and that information is instantly transferred to your favorite Windows or Mac application.
Simply slide the IRISPen Executive Scanner over newspapers, magazines, books, or other media and instantly see the words and numbers retyped into your favorite Windows or Mac application.
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Lighter and more compact so you can use it with your notebook or desktop PC anywhere you go.
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Instantly enters text, figures, bar codes, and handwritten numbers into your computer.
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Fast scan and retyping speeds
The IRISPen Executive Scanner recognizes up to 3.15 inches per second and can retype translated text at up to 1,000 characters per second into a Microsoft Word document, Microsoft Outlook e-mail, or other compatible applications. Since the IRISPen is USB powered, batteries are never needed and the quick USB connection lets you capture characters at incredible speed, from a wide variety of documents.
How does it work?
Simply slide the IRISPen over printed information from books, newspapers, magazines, faxes, letters, spreadsheets, or other documents. The scanned text is instantly transferred, or retyped, it into your favorite compatible Windows or Mac application--the IRISPen Executive is virtually compatible with most Windows or Mac applications. The IRISPen Executive can also read the scanned text back to you for auditive feedback or to help with language pronunciation.
Where and when to use the IRISPen?
The IRISPen Executive is great for those daily tasks like copying tables with figures into a spreadsheet, scanning bar codes, copying technical text or other content for professional or scholarly use. Just slide the pen over printed information and it is automatically retyped into a Word document or e-mail 30 times faster than retyping the same information manually. The IRISPen Executive is also useful for road warriors or graduate students. With the IRISPen Executive you can capture phone numbers, e-mail address, passages from books or manuals, bar codes, and many other types of content.
Unique pen character recognition technology
The IRISPen Executive Optimizes OCR accuracy and speed, can read wavy and distorted images, and contains a unique line tracking technology. Due to its high recognition performance it can easily read text and numbers, especially those when printed on colored backgrounds. The IRISPen also boasts foreign language support, recognizing up to 55 languages and has seven user interface languages that include English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German and Dutch.
What's in the Box
Greyscale pen scanner, CD-Rom, quick installation guide, product registration card, electronic and paper manual, test sheet
Customer Reviews:
Don't be suckered.......2007-10-16
It seems like a great idea, but it doesn't work. This scanner never once produced a clean line of text for me, and was absolutely baffled by Italian and by font variations. I wasted a good bit of time and $20 shipping costs on this lemon.
The best scanner pen on the market!.......2007-09-14
The IRIS Pen 6 Executive is the best scanner pen on the market. It is 90% acurate and is easy to use. You just install the drivers and software and your almost ready to scan. Calibrating the device is fairly easy. All you do is put the pen on white paper and push down. (It calibrates best when you put the scanner on white computer paper.) Scanning is very easy. Start at space before the text and push down so you see a green light and a green line. (Once text passes this green line, it has been scanned. The text should also be directly under the gray arrow on the top of the scanner pen. If it is not, it will not be scanned properly.) It says you can scan handwriting, but when I tried, it didn't work. (Maybe it's because of my terrible handwriting.) Honestly, If you don't need to scan barcodes or grayscale images, using the scanner pen, you would be fine with the Express version of the IRIS Pen 6. Here is something I scanned for the 'Learn how to use your IRISPen' booklet: "The IRISPen is a unique hand-held OCR device..." I highly recommend this device.
I Scan, it really types........2007-07-20
Very good product for PC user. Save me a lots of time scanning text, it makes "typing" data entry fun! There is some steps to make scanning perfect
1) flat surface
2) scan at constant speed
3) enough contrast in page
Great!.......2007-06-20
Great hand-scanner. Very accurate,. Saved me many a nights in school. A must-have!!!
Do not buy this product!!.......2007-05-25
This product has been horrible. I have been on the phone with tech support for hours and they now want me to send it to them because "it doesn't work" they claim. What a nightmare and so many precious wasted hours! Don't get this product! Stay away...
Product Description
IRISPen Executive - You scan, it types! Make scanning easy with this text recognition pen scanner! This outstanding professional pen scanner allows instant data entry. Using word processors, e-mail, spreadsheets and other software tools are now easier than ever to use - save yourself time by stepping away from the keyboard! Extremely fast and extremely accurate -- an effective way to stop the never-ending typing & retyping of documents Dot matrix mode accurately reads poor quality documents Compact and portable -- attaches & gets powered through a USB port
Customer Reviews:
Great Accuracy, Not Really Portable.......2007-11-27
This review is on the IrisPen Executive model.
INSTALLATION
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READ THE MANUAL. It's critical to note (whatever your installation situation) that you must install the software BEFORE plugging the unit into the USB. Installation was a bit tricky for me because I was installing the IrisPen on an instance of VMware.
Because I had so much trouble with this first step (I spent an hour), I attempted to call the company -- whose representatives are NOT easy to reach. I was rolled over into voice mail each time and several voice mail boxes were full. The way I found I could reach tech support was to continually transfer myself back and forth from the tech support extension to the operator extension -- or from the operator extension to the operator extension. Eventually, someone will pick up. I used about 10 minutes each time I called. Luckily, their support line is toll free.
Once I had a rep on the phone, they were VERY considerate and walked me through Control Panel screens to get my VMware system to recognize the pen. (This is a common hiccup with VMware and installing peripherals.) While tech support did not reach a solution, they were happy to ship me a new one in trade for mine, shipping both ways at their expense. In the end, he didn't need to do this because the information I learned from the tech was enough for me to fiddle around and to solve the problem on my own.
EASE OF USE
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I found the device moderately intuitive. The manual is VERY well written, and I highly recommend using it to guide your initial setup and usage. The first chapter got me running in about 10 minutes.
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT ACCURACY
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Only after trying another pen scanner did I begin to appreciate the IrisPen. Originally, I tried the InfoScan3Lite (IS3L) from WizCom, which required multiple scans to pick up a semi-reliable phrase. The IS3L did not pick up punctuation, italics or non-standard fonts at all well. On the other hand, the IrisPen, with a little practice (5-10 minutes), captures and recognizes on the first try. You can scan whole paragraphs without having to wait for the pen to recognize the text -- an unfortunate characteristic of the IS3L. Because the IrisPen is accurate, it is also efficient. I don't need to correct so many spelling mistakes.
NOT REALLY PORTABLE
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What drew me to the pen scanners was the portability of the unit. Imagined being able to scan text while sitting in waiting rooms or while a passenger in the car. Portability is a feature that the IrisPen claims to have, but doesn't really.
Only because laptops are portable, can you consider the IrisPen portable. You can't use this device away from an operating system of some sort, i.e. you need your desktop or laptop or other USB enabled device. I forgive the marketing folks for their slight-of-hand on positioning the product on this feature since all of the other features of this tool make up for this failing.
After all, what good is portability if it doesn't scan well? In the end, I valued efficiency and accuracy over portability, deciding that I could simply highlight my books -- which are still portable -- and scan the excerpts later at my desk.
Hope this helps!
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Works Like a Dream.......2007-01-25
As a pastor, I frequently have need to copy text such as prayers from one rite to another. I also prepare versions of all the rites I use in large type so that I can read them from arm's length. That has meant for me a whole lot of typing I would rather not do. This gizmo has become a dream come true.
I cannot attest to some of the capabilities. I have not used the barcode scanning and neither have I used the translation facilities. I have used it to scan text directly from the source document into a Word file. For this, it works well.
It takes a bit of time to get used to. I still sometimes scan the wrong line but going into the document and correcting the text is so much faster than having to type it myself. The ability of this model to scan multiple lines for insertion in a paragraph makes the added price over the EXPRESS model worthwhile.
I have played a bit with the audible text feature that speaks the scanned text. It sounds like Stephen Hawking but is surprisingly intelligible. The translation facilities are rather basic but generally correct. My German and Spanish is better that the translating algorithm but, again, it is still easier to clean things up than to type it from scratch. This is especially true when foreign punctuation is considered.
All in all, I am well satisfied.
Works Well with German but Not Russian.......2006-03-14
I purchased this pen to help with Translating some books.
If you use German you should have no problem but if you use Russian you will have to switch back and forth between Windows Language settings which can be annoying.
In my opinion when the pen is connected to Your computer Via the USB port the Drivers should be aware that the System is a US English computer and do the conversion without changing Language settings within Windows.
In some cases it might be better if you have a second home computer to use just for Translation.
When Scanning:
Alot depends on the quality of Ink and Paper you are scanning.
Lighting will also have a sizeable factor on your success rate.
Translation software is above 80% accurate in my opinion.
More than enough for the Average Person.
If you want to use the Pen with a better Translator dictionary I don't know how you would go about upgrading.
A trick i use to help speed things up is to forgo the actual scanning and type the paragraphs i need translated into the Dictionary but this just defeats the purpose of Buying the pen scanner in the first place.
usefull product but Tech support just killed it for me.
They are useless Human Beings
Buy this product if you have time to invest.
Iris Pen Executive.......2005-12-19
I found the orignal Iris Pen II under Windows 2000 far superior to the Iris Pen Executive under Microsoft XP. Both the Iris Pen II and this new design does not integrate as well with Microsoft XP. Aligning the executive type pen with the text is far more difficult than with the II-type pen. The device does function and is faster than typing. However, the performance of the product has degraded under the XP operating system.
installation on Windows XP or Mac OS 9.2.......2005-12-03
The technical specs page claims this product can run on
Windows XP, ME, 2000 or 98
Mac OS X up to 10.3 and Mac OS 9.x
I attempted to install the software on Windows XP Home Edition and was presented with a dialog box which read: "The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP. Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future. Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the software vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing."
The response from IRIS was "The driver 100% safe and compatible. It will not cause any instabilities. Click continue anyways to install the software."
I chose not to install the software on the PC.
I attempted to install the software on our Mac Powerbook G3 with OS 9.2 and I was presented with a dialog box which stated that the software required X 10.
Product Description
The IRISPen Translator Executive is a real time saver for anyone who wants to rapidly translate, understand and retype a foreign printed text. Just scan the lines you don't understand and they are automatically translated and retyped!
Amazon.com Product Description
You scan--it types and translates
The IRISPen™ Translator Executive is a real time saver for anyone who wants streamline that usually time-consuming process of translating and then retyping text from books, letter, magazines, and other documents. Just use the IRISPen Translator Executive to scan the text you don't understand, or need to quickly translate, and it is automatically translated and retyped into a compatible Windows application like Microsoft Word or Microsoft Outlook.
The IRISPen Translator Executive is a real time saver for anyone who wants to rapidly translate, understand and retype a foreign printed text.
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Offers six translation pairs, offering dual translation for five and one way translation from English to Portuguese.
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Lighter and more compact so you can use it with your notebook or desktop PC, anywhere you are, anywhere you go
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Fast scan and retyping speeds
The IRISPen Executive Translator recognizes up to 3.15 inches per second and can retype translated text at up to 1,000 characters per second into a Microsoft Word document, Microsoft Outlook e-mail, or most Microsoft Windows based applications. Since the IRISPen is USB powered, batteries are never needed and the quick USB connection lets you capture characters at incredible speed, from a wide variety of documents.
Powerful translator
The IRISPen Translator has six translation pairs, offering dual translation for five languages that include English to/from French, French to/from Spanish, English to/from German, English to/from Spanish, English to/from Russian, and one way translation from English to Portuguese.
How does it work?
Simply slide the IRISPen over printed information from books, newspapers, magazines, faxes, letters, spreadsheets, and other documents and the IRIS @Prompt Standard Software instantly translates the scanned text and then retypes it into your favorite Windows application. The IRISPen Translator Executive also reads bar codes and handwritten numbers, making it perfect for small business.
The IRISPen Translator Executive can also read back the scanned text to you for help with language pronunciation--making it a perfect tool when you are learning a new language.
Where and when to use the IRISPen?
The IRISPen Translator Executive is a real time-saver for students, teachers, lawyers, doctors, administrative assistant, and anyone else that needs to quickly translate text. Just slide the pen over printed information and it is retyped wherever your cursor is, 30 times faster than manual retyping.
The IRISPen Translator Executive is a real time saver for anyone who wants to rapidly translate, understand and retype a foreign printed text. Just scan the lines you don't understand and they are automatically translated and retyped. Lighter and more compact, this new version of the IRISPen is the most portable ever.
What's in the Box
IRISPen Translator Executive greyscale pen scanner, CD-Rom, quick installation guide, registration card, electronic and paper manual, test sheet.
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