Today’s Portable World

With technology changing at an unstoppable pace, one area that’s benefiting is the size and portability of technological devices. Cell phones have gotten smaller, computers are becoming more and more portable, and televisions are being designed lighter and lighter. One other area where technology is making its impact felt is the scanning market. Here’s how.

Scanners are becoming more and more portable throughout the years, due to better technology (smaller parts, etc.). The first scanners on the market were bulky devices that were placed alongside desktop computers. If you didn’t have ample desk space, forget about using a scanner. In fact, there would usually be one scanner in the office sitting next to the receptionist or secretary. If you would need to scan a document, you would have to interrupt the receptionist’s work and her to scan the page.

With the advent of smaller and more portable scanners, that has all changed. Today’s compact scanners can fit just about anywhere on the desk. With a slim size of no larger than a three-whole puncher, it can easily fit on the side of your laptop. And with its lightweight (less than 12 ounces), you can carry if from one desk to another. In other words, no longer do you have to bother the receptionist to scan your documents. Merely ask to borrow it and you’ll be able to scan all of your documents in your own privacy.

And with the advent of the portable scanner, you no longer have to wait to scan all of your documents when you return home from a business trip. Now, you can take the portable scanner with you when traveling on business, as it fits in easily in your laptop computer’s briefcase. That means you can scan those important documents on the road without worrying about losing any important papers. And your boss no longer has to wait until your return to the office to review any important contracts or agreements, as you can email the scanned documents in a matter of seconds. And since it has its own power source (uses a simple USB cable), you’ll have no excuse not to bring it along on your next business trip.

The portable scanner brings portability to your life.

A portable scanner is lightweight enough to move from desk to desk so that only two or three scanners are needed for a medium-sized office environment.