WizCom QuickLink Handheld Scanner

From the Manufacturer
The QuickLink Pen is a handheld scanner that captures essential printed data anytime, anywhere. It can store up to 1,000 pages of printed text that you can transfer to a PC, PDA, or any Windows application via serial port, infrared, or USB (optional) at your leisure. Output can be transferred seamlessly to Windows applications, such as Outlook, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Word, and Excel.

The QuickLink Pen comes complete with several useful applications:

Notes and Data is a freeform information database with file management features.
Address Book scans business cards and synchronizes your records.
Internet Links collects Internet addresses and transfers them directly to your browser or bookmarks.
Tables and Charts maintains integrity of individual cells with direct input into spreadsheet applications.
Small Image Capture can be added to capture images.

The QuickLink Pen contains a sophisticated electronic eye mounted above two rollers. This eye scans different types of printed information, such as notes, addresses, business cards, Internet links, and tables. Use the QuickLink Pen to scan real-time into applications on your computer; or to store data and transfer it at your convenience to the QuickLink Desktop, to other applications on your computer, or to IrDA OBEX-compliant PDAs and cell phones.

When the QuickLink Desktop is running on your computer, you can exchange information between the QuickLink Pen and the computer. Use the QuickLink Pen as an input scanning device to place text directly into open Windows applications, or customize your QuickLink Pen by adding and removing components, such as applications and dictionaries.

What's in the Box
QuickLink Pen, pen case with Opticard sticker on the bottom, QuickLink communications cable, two AAA batteries, QuickLink CD-ROM, registration card, operation manual, quick reference card, QuickStart guide

Product Description:
The QuickLink Pen is an electronic highlighter that lets you copy, clip and store printed text, Internet links, tables and charts, from newspaper articles, books and documents, and transfer the data to your computer, PDA or text-enabled cell phone. You can scan information directly into any application real-time, or store up to 1000 pages and transfer it at your convenience through the serial port, infrared or optional USB adapter.

Wizcom QuickLink Elite Pen Scanner (E04087)
Average customer rating:

Keep shopping

Horrible!!

just guessing on number of stars

Well Rounded Product = Good

Very Poor Performance

Wizcom QuickLink Elite Pen Scanner (E04087)

Manufacturer: Wizcom
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Handheld | Scanners | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics
Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Electronics Available for International Shipping | Specialty Stores | Electronics Features | Electronics
Document Management | Business & Office | Categories | Software | Document Creation | Document Tracking & Inventory | Other | Print Publishing | Scanning & OCR
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Accessories:

CTA DIGITAL Universal Charger

Cta Digital DB-8AAA Rechargeable Battery

Product Features:

Stores up to 1,000 pages of text; text-to-speech software

Supports English, German, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French

Exports data to Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet Explorer

97% OCR accuracy, recognizes 6-22 point font sizes

USB and IrDA infra red ports, PC compatible

ASIN: B0002MPVEQ
Release Date: 2004-08-01

Product Description

QuickLink-Pen Elite gives users all-new electronic note-taking capabilities. Used just like a yellow highlighter, the QuickLink-Pen Elite allows you to reads notes aloud, beam it to smartphones, PDAs or PCs, and so much more. It's ideal for students, doctors, business people, or researchers who need to take notes whenever and wherever they might be - in a library, on a plane, or in a business meeting. Reads your scanned notes aloud using the text to speech function, either through the built-in speaker or headphones Includes English dictionary definitions Works through USB cable or IRDA port Requires 2 AAA batteries Size - 6 x 1-1/2 x 1 (163 x 38 x 23 mm) Weight - 3 oz (90 grams)

Amazon.com Product Description

The QuickLink-Pen Elite is an updated version of the very popular and successful QuickLink-Pen, providing users with new and improved electronic note-taking capabilities. The QuickLink-Pen Elite reads notes and definitions aloud, beams to smart phones as well as to PDAs and PCs, includes English dictionary definitions, and connects via USB to your PC.

Used just like a yellow highlighter, the QuickLink-Pen Elite lets you collect electronically notes from any printed text-anytime, anywhere. The QuickLink-Pen Elite is ideal for students, doctors, business people, or researchers who need the ability to quickly and easily take notes whenever and wherever they might be-in a library, on a plane, or in a business meeting.

The QuickLink-Pen Elite comes complete with several useful applications. The scan and store feature allows you to store up to 1,000 pages of text; transfer stored text to PDAs (PalmOS and WinCE), Smart phones (PalmOS and Windows Mobile 2003), or PCs via IRDA Infra red connection; transfer stored notes to PCs via USB connection (and automatically create Microsoft Word documents); and read the scanned notes aloud using the text to speech function, either through the built-in speaker or headphones. Additional scanning languages are supplied on CD-ROM and include German, Swedish, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French. Scan and define allows you to display the definition of any word in the notes, using the included American Heritage Concise Dictionary, while the scan to PC function allows real-time scanning directly via the USB connection into any Windows based application, with the scanned text appearing at the cursor point. With image capture, you can scan and store small images that can then be transferred to a PC at a later time.

Handy applications are supplied on CD-ROM for optional installation. Address Book scans business cards and synchronizes with a desktop or PDA address book, such as Outlook. Table Builder scans data in spreadsheet format and transfers it directly to Microsoft Excel on a PC. Internet Links scans URLs (web addresses) and transfers them directly to your Internet Explorer favorites list.

What's in the Box
QuickLink Pen Elite, USB cable, getting started guide, user's manual, CD-ROM (includes installations for add-ons, QuickLink-Pen Elite Desktop application, USB driver, and free CharacterEyes software), Pen case with Opticard, two AAA batteries, earphones with volume control

Customer Reviews:

Keep shopping.......2007-06-08

This scanner is very difficult to get reporducible results from. Shouldn't have bought it, but hoped my experience would be better.

Horrible!!.......2007-02-20

Waste of time. Software had some bugs but more importantly performance was horrible. I wouldn't pay 10 dollars for this product- yes it is that bad. Accuracy rate was about 25% and the mistakes were beyond spell check. They look like some new form of reformed egyption. Don't buy!!

just guessing on number of stars.......2007-01-19

This was purchased as a gift, I have no idea how it has fared yet. I am waiting to hear if it was as advertised, but will not push to get an answer.

Well Rounded Product = Good.......2006-10-29

I got this as a Gift for my education. Im getting a degree in aeronautical engineering and a minor in psychology, so something that can scan text easily and fast is a big plus and a big time saver. After I got the pen, I went online to read what other people thought of the product. Honestly, I think that the pen is super easy to use. If you dont read the 5 pages in the manual(which are really easy to read!), then I can see how people will have problems. Plus, the pen comes with a trainer;Meaning that the pen has to be at a angle for it to scan properly, and the trainer will help you get used to that set up(took me 30mins then I was off the trainer). If you dont use the trainer.. YOU WILL GET A ERROR(wrong angle). You might also get a error if you go too fast. Honestly, If you run this pen across the page like a corvette.... I think that you really need to lay off the coffee. Calm down, this pen is really easy to use. It took me like 1 hour to get used to using the pen. The dictionary is super easy and NICE!!!! It scans up to about 8mm on a page(plenty for you English major types). Here are some things that I want to mention, and might help you:
1) Put the CD into your computer before you DO ANYTHING. Follow those directions...very helpful.
2)The USB cord for the pen is like a device in it-self; as such the software will lead you though installing the drivers for it... not a big deal.
3) when you plug the USB cord into the pen, remember to push hard until you hear a rather substantial snap. It was quite unexpected and was probably a source of a lot problems related to this product(people didn't know to push so hard...NOTHING BREAKS, its a very well made product).
4)make sure that you have the USB cord plugged in(after you have installed the software, eg. after doing 1 above)before you start-up the main program. Then connect the pen to the USB cord and browse to "send stored files to PC" and push enter. WA la, everything will go well.

Its a good product and I think that people shouldn't take the other negative reviews seriously. After getting this, many of my friends are seriously thinking about getting one. Its very well made and Im quite sure that it would be a great help for students or researchers. I hoped this helped.

Very Poor Performance.......2006-07-03

I bought this product and I wish I had not. In most cases it is much faster and efficient to copy the text by typing than trying to scan it. You will only get a headache.

Average customer rating:

Wiz- Com: Over- Hype, Under- Deliver
great for researchers
It works, but very slowly
Throwing money away
Device Fine, Software lousy

WizCom QuickLink Pen Handheld Scanner

Manufacturer: Wizcom
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Handheld | Scanners | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics

Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics

Electronics Available for International Shipping | Specialty Stores | Electronics Features | Electronics

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Product Features:

Fully portable handheld pen scanner
Scans full lines of text in 8 languages
Stores up to 1,000 pages of text
Transfers text to PC, laptop, PDA, or cellular phone
Supports memory upgrades

ASIN: B00004VUHO

Product Description

The QuickLink Pen is an electronic highlighter that lets you copy, clip and store printed text, Internet links, tables and charts, from newspaper articles, books and documents, and transfer the data to your computer, PDA or text-enabled cell phone. You can scan information directly into any application real-time, or store up to 1000 pages and transfer it at your convenience through the serial port, infrared or optional USB adapter.

Amazon.com Review

Handheld scanners are a convenient way to get printed text into an editable format on your computer, but the best devices are prohibitively expensive. Wizcom has bucked this trend with its aggressively priced QL-1000, which has more features than some products that sell for twice as much.

In our tests, we found the interface tough to learn and navigate, and editing text that's stored in the pen was a chore. However, with practice, we were able to scan pages of text with great accuracy.

An attractive feature of the QuickLink is that you don't need to hold down a button while you scan text. The device can "see" text and automatically activate the scanner when text comes into its field of view. Then, you only have to roll the pen smoothly over the line you want to capture and lift it off the page at the end of the text line. The optical character recognition (OCR) engine then translates the scanned images into editable text.

The QuickLink was as accurate as any similar device we've tested, but still far from perfect. The OCR process also took longer than it did with other products we've tested in this category. Still, these minor deficiencies are more than offset by the device's useful software tools, which, for example, let us send scanned Internet links directly to our PC's Web browser and quickly create an address book by scanning business cards. The QuickLink is less expensive than many of the products it competes against directly, making it a great buy if you need a handheld scanner. --T. Byrl Baker

Pros:

Great accuracy with a little practice
No need to hold a button while scanning
Comes with great software and built-in tools

Cons:

Cumbersome interface
Editing text is a frustrating process

Customer Reviews:

Wiz- Com: Over- Hype, Under- Deliver.......2006-08-23

Wiz- Com was one of the 1st to come out w/ a handheld pen scanner, and the idea is great...

The sell- point for me was convenience and the thought that I would be able to speed up processing data for school. Unfortunately, the software app. for this scanner sucked, the interface was a total pain in the a** to get functioning correctly, and text- editing was a nightmare. I ended up wasting more time trying to get it to work than it was worth. Total waste of my time and money.

Save your $$$ and wait until better models come out in the future. This was a case of rushing a great idea to market before the technology was ready for consumer application.

great for researchers.......2006-04-18

The wizcom scanning pen is great for people who do a lot of reading and need to save 1-10 line passages every page or two.
It would be nice if the scanning accuracy were always 100% (I use foreign languages that have different characters thrown in sometimes) but it still saves enormous amounts of time since I don't have to type what I want into my laptop meaning I'm free to keep my eyes on the text without distraction.

If you don't care to have your laptop with you, just take the pen and store all the info to transfer over to your PC later.

If you want you can scan directly into your computer. I often scan directly into a little notecard program which means once I've finished my article or whatever. All my notes are saved together and are searchable. If you need to search for elements of text this is very handy.

It's good for humanities people like myself though I do think improving the technology could always continue.

It works, but very slowly.......2004-09-08

I bought and used the pen for a while just to see if I liked the system. It does work as advertised, but it is too slow to really be of any use. A better choice would be to save the money and spend it on omnipage. I priced things after using the pen and realized that I could buy a better scanner 9x12" with omnipage for under $90. Even the lite version that came with the scanner is better then the pen. I was able to resell the pen to someone else since I had no use for it.

Throwing money away.......2004-09-07

This is one of the worst gadgets (if you could call it that) I have ever bought in my life. It is totally useless. Yes, I could scan, but I have spent 5 hours trying to get it to communicate with my computer. The program does not even attempt to communicate. I am now sending it back. You would be better off throwing your money out of the window. At least someone could pick it up and use it for something worthwhile.

Device Fine, Software lousy.......2004-07-16

I found the scan effectiveness worthy of praise, but trying to get the content to my laptop unbearable. The software wouldn't install well or access the scanned text on my Win XP laptop, or my Win2000 laptop, and when I went to my old Win98 laptop it worked fine...albiet with a lame interface. And then, when I deleted the desktop software from Win98 system, the OS got smeared and now only fires up in "Safe Mode". Again, the optics work fine, no complaints at all, but the software is puke.

Quicklink Pen - Spanish Handheld Pen Scanner Portable

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Quicklink Pen - Spanish Handheld Pen Scanner Portable

Manufacturer: Wizcom
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Product Features:

HANDHELD PEN SCANNER PORTABLE

ASIN: B00007FHEH

Product Description

The QuickLink Pen is a state of the art, portable, optical scanner with stand-alone OCR capabilities. The pen's open platform supports any application based on the Quicktionary OS API. Up to 1000 pages of scanned text can be stored in the pen and transferred to PC, laptop, PDA or cellular phone. The OCR engine enables the unit to store large quantities of information by converting the image to text. The QuickLink Pen comes equipped with the following applications: Notes and Data - capture, store, edit and transmit free text directly to any word-processing application. Address Book - Scan business cards. Use the QuickLink Pen as your address book or transmit the information to Outlook or other application. Tables and Charts - Transfer printed tables, schedules and charts directly to a spreadsheet application. Internet Links - Collect URLs and transfer them directly to your favorite browser Bookmarks or Favorites. Scan to Fax - Capture printed data, transmit it to your mobile phone and fax it. Language Tool - QuickLink Pen users can easily upgrade their product to include any of over 100 electronic dictionary databases, specially formatted to suit the Pen.

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WizCom QuickLink Handheld Scanner

Manufacturer: Wizcom
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Handheld | Scanners | Office Electronics | Categories | Electronics

Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics
Product Features:

Scans and stores up to 1,000 pages of printed text
Multi-language optical character recognition
Scans internet links for transfer to browser
Maintains cell integrity when scanning charts and tables
Serial and infrared interfaces, optional USB

ASIN: B0001FR8AO

Product Description

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