Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The Pen Sized Scanner

The Pen Sized Scanner

New York, NY, January 29, 2013 - Continuing its 165-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Pen Sized Scanner, a ballpoint pen that laser-scans documents as easily as it scribes notes.

The Pen Sized Scanner has a high-precision auto-focus lens and 5-megapixel sensor built into the pen that scan letters, recipes, or important documents as crisp, clear 2048 x 1536 pixel images.

"The Pen Sized Scanner allows users to scan documents anywhere and store the images in a device that fits in a shirt pocket," explained Hammacher Schlemmer's General Manager Fred Berns.

Pressing the shutter button halfway projects a visible red laser that frames the area to be scanned and the pen automatically focuses the image just before the picture is taken.

The Pen Sized Scanner has 1 GB of built-in flash memory that holds up to 1,000 scanned pictures in JPEG format. Images can be transferred to a computer via the integrated USB plug that is accessed by twisting the pen apart.

The Pen Sized Scanner captures up to 300 images after a one-hour charge via USB and it switches from a scanning device to a writing implement simply by turning a dial."

The Pen Sized Scanner is available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $124.95. For more information about this product, please visit https://www.hammacher.com/83180 or contact Trish Hammond at (847) 581-8987 or via e-mail at pr@hammacher.com.