Scanmarker Digital Highlighter - OCR Pen Scanner and Reader - USB Version (Mac & Win)

As a writer I often copy text from printed books or papers, when I don't have an electronic copy. I am forced to copy long sections by hand, which is time consuming - as after five books, I remain a (pretty fast) three-fingered typist. I was referred to this device by another writer, and it works PERFECTLY! It scans quickly into Word, or any other program you choose. It is about 98% accurate - a number which, in this digital age, is as close to perfect as I can imagine. My only regret is that I wasn't directed to the wireless version as well, as I would have chosen that one. But the wired one requires no charging, so it is more user friendly. Also, with either one you get helpful, clear, easily installed software. BUY THIS NOW, for all of us slow typists, or lazy typists - or even you annoyingly fast typists - this will beat your best speed. Guaranteed. You won't be disappointed, and customer service is a great help.

I was particularly impressed by how quickly it was shipped to Iceland, it arrived 2 days before schedule. The customer service was outstanding and I received a reply the next day. The product is great but does take time to get used to, the angle has to be right and the speed, also if you are using a book it may be a bit hard if there is a bulge as it doesn't read exactly right the last word sometimes. I'm sure I will get a hang of this and it will not be a problem. Practice makes perfect and this product has reduced my glossary time substantially. Also I like using it so I'm motivated to read the books, it's beating the procrastinator in me! =D

I bought this device based on the reviews, however it doesn't even come close to performing. It doesn't work at all on Android devices (I tried 2 different ones, a Galaxy Note 7 and a Verizon Tablet - the device closes after a scan...)On Windows 10, the interface gives no indication of anything happening during a scan (with the exception of the scanner light being on). It also "docks" to the side of your screen and can only be moved up and down.The latency (time from scan to text window) is HORRIBLE (although at least the app manages to store input as it goes...when it actually scans successfully)Last, and the reason I purchased it, was for scanning Japanese text both horizontally and vertically. It fails completely at vertical text (using both Japanese settings) and horizontally it captures correctly about 30% of the time (the rest of the time it merely fills the text box with nothing, and gives an occasional message about scanning too slow/fast/whatever...This product needs to go back into the test environment for a few months - it's translation features seem relatively advanced, but they are utterly useless if you can't get the source data into it in the first place...

I really love this thing. It makes typing notes from a book 10x faster, and I love it! The only gripe I have is that it does not handle double letters very well at all. For example, the word "lessee" comes up as "lese". However, it's pretty easy to fix, and any other errors that come up are pretty easy to fix, whether it just be fixing a word or deleting the whole line and doing it again. Although there are frustrations, the product is very good at what it does. Fix a few things and make it more accurate and this will be a five star product for sure.

The device came on time. Driver installation was easy and the device works quite well for the purpose I bought it for. The only issue I have is with the included USB cable. It did not work out of the box. I had a similar spare cable that I used. It worked and I have been using that since. I contacted the support about the defective cable through their software portal promptly and have yet to receive a reply after >2 weeks. The device itself is working well. I expect the company to respond and replace a defective part for a quality piece such as this. I will update the rating based on the response from the company.

I love everything about this product. It allowed me to go through the material quickly and effectively. It's time saving and worth every penny. I highly recommend this product to all students, especially those in graduate school.

The item worked, but I quickly realized that there are better ways of taking notes.

Easy to set up and use. Very rare mistakes in character recognition. I use it to transfer relevant info from my patient's studies into my electronic medical record. It's a real time saver.