A scanner the size of a pen

(FSB Magazine) — When I heard about the Docupen RC800, I thought it was a no-brainer. Trade in my flatbed scanner for one the size of a small cigar? Gladly! As the owner of American Roof Preservers (cedarcare.com), a firm that cleans and preserves cedar-shake roofs in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, I could see using the DocuPen to scan documents or collect helpful news articles on the go.

Manufacturer PLANon Systems Solutions (planon.com) advertises the RC800 as a full-color scanner capable of recording 100 pages, each in as little as four seconds. I was excited to test it.

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Unnatural Disasters – Your computer goes missing

How to protect your computer if someone steals it.

Unnatural Disasters – Lost files or hard-drive meltdown

What to do when you’ve lost all your files.

Unnatural Disasters – Wet cell phone

How to deal with a cell phone when you’ve dropped it in water.

Microsoft Surface

Video of new technology from Microsoft, called the Microsoft Surface which allows users to interact with objects on a desktop environment.

Desktoptwo

Desktoptwo
You can bring your desktop, too.

Web Applications List

The Unofficial Web Applications List
http://www.webapplist.com/

Business
Collaboration
Communication
Conversion
Design
Education
Entertainment
Files
Finance
Folksonomy
Health
Language
Mobility
Music
Networking
Others
Photos
Privacy
Productivity
Programming
RSS/Atom
Search
Security
Video
Webmaster

Gliffy

Gliffy
Create and share diagrams on the web.

First 4D look inside humans

Researchers say they have developed the first movable 4D image of the human body. Yahoo! News

Magnetic Brain Stimulator

Wired has posted a news article about a magnetic brain stimulator. “The next time you visit a psychiatrist, don’t be put off by the helmet-shaped device crawling with electrodes in the corner of the office. It’s there to help. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, a technique for treating clinical depression, uses a device placed on a patient’s head that delivers a pulse to the gray matter. Psychiatrists at the American Psychiatric Association meeting here are unabashedly optimistic about its potential for treating tough cases. It’s in the final stages of FDA review, and could come to market as soon as the end of the year.”