Product DescriptionThe Ectaco C-Pen scanner is an amazingly convenient handheld data entry tool for use with the NTL-2Ch, NTL-2F, NTL-2Gm, NTL-2I, NTL-2K, NTL-2P, NTL-2Pg, NTL-2R, NTL-2S, Alpine-2Ch, Alpine-2F, Alpine-2Gm, Alpine-2I, Alpine-2K, Alpine-2P, Alpine-2Pg, Alpine-2R, Alpine-2S, Deluxe NTL-2Ch Deluxe NTL-2F, Deluxe NTL-2Gm, Deluxe NTL-2I, Deluxe NTL-2K, Deluxe NTL-2P, Deluxe NTL-2Pg, Deluxe NTL-2R, Deluxe NTL-2S and Partner 850 series devices. Letting you capture the text you need, just scan the pen over your favorite book, restaurant menu, newspaper, or anything else you can think of and the text will automatically be uploaded on to the device and translated to your language choice.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - If you're a grad student, you NEED this pen
This pen has saved me hours, possibly days, of writing and typing, and probably scores of hand cramps as well. It works exceptionally well; almost entirely accurate with just a little bit of practice. True, you have to be tethered to a computer, but for the benefits of the C-PEN, I don't mind taking my laptop to the library with me or sitting next to my desktop if I'm reading at home. It does have accuracy issues with passages that have already been underlined in pen or pencil (which unfortunately, ... Read More
Rating: - NOT PERFECT - JUST GREAT
Lots of other reviews get into the details, so I won't bother. Let me just give my opinion of how I like the performance of this pen.
I do a fair amount of scanning and use this pen for spot scanning. It is even good enough that I have found myself using this pen to scan multiple pages, although that's not what it is best at.
The only challenge I have is when I'm trying to scan near the spine of a book. When the surface is not flat, the scan can go off into left field. When that ... Read More
Rating: - Poor Software Compatability
Useful and genererally works BUT the DC needs to be loaded each time the pen is used making it impossible to use on a laptop unless you carry the CD with you.
Rating: - Not perfect...but it works.
I gotta admit it does make some mistakes, but it is a lot easier to use this product than to have to write evrything out.
Rating: - Works like a dream.
I'm a psychologist and consult frequently on criminal forensic cases. That means I spend a lot of time reviewing mental health & legal records. The C-Pen is a Godsend for capturing the essential information in those documents. It's incredibly accurate, very fast, convenient, easy to use, and selective. You don't have to scan the whole page, and you can scan from bound or stapled documents without disassembling them. The automatic OCR conversion lets you scan directly into your word-processor or into a ... Read More
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Electronics : Ectaco C-Pen Handheld Scanner
- If you're a grad student, you NEED this pen
- Poor Software Compatability
- Not perfect...but it works.