IRISPen Executive 6 Pen Scanner

Comments about IRISPen Executive 6 Pen Scanner:

I would recommend this product to humanities students who collect quotes and fragments from many different textual sources.
When conditions are not trying, it does the job well.
However, if the page is uneven (e.g., paperback) it might start to hiccup. It feels very light and fragile (cheaply made?), and when it fails you, there's not much to do...

Haven't tried it yet with hand-writing nor bar-codes.

Comments about IRISPen Executive 6 Pen Scanner:

I took the chance and bought this product. While I have not as yet applied it to my original intent, which was to copy lines of text from a paperback copy of Das Capital as well as other books like it for the sake of summarizing important information, I have been copying text out of a large, flat legal text book for a class, which is greatly speeding up the process of input. I am also inputting pages from a company handbook, which I would have never done had I been forced to type them. While it reads what I input if I choose to turn on my stereo, it does not do multiple lines at the same time, nor does it read handwriting, in the sense that it does not take handwritten text and then enter it in my word processor as text, instead it shows up on the screen as a scanned image, which at increments of single or double lines these images can be saved and pasted into a document as a series of images, which is a bit impractical. I am using it with an iMac. I am very happy with it. It amazes me. I am left-handed, so I draw it from right to left and it takes a line in and then types it. Imagine reading something backwards and then closing your eyes and reading it forwards. Still, I am disappointed with the ambiguous statement: "TheIRISPen Executive 6 can read hand printed numbers and/or hand printed letters." It cannot in the sense that it does not translate this into text. What this means is that it is no better, I assume, than the more elemental version. It's only benefit over the other one, is the speaking qualification, which may come in handy, where in my case I have not wanted to look up but finish a number of paragraphs, for example. Hearing that it was making sense assured me that it was working. I bought the pen from B&H for about $89 [...]. "Whether you are working on a Windows and Mac system with Excel, Word, Emails, Text Editors, you name it - if you can type it in, you can scan it in with the IRISPen." This is true. In general, this technology is further advancing my ability to include matter from a number of sources, a bit like cutting and pasting from the Internet onto a Word document.I am very impressed. Its accuracy is usually contingent upon my providing enough light, whether or not the surface is consistent, and whether or not I provide an even drift, but really I don't seem to have that many problems. I love this product. I hope the seemingly fragile running wheel hangs in there. I hope the light continues to work. But really, it is amazing.

Comments about IRISPen Executive 6 Pen Scanner:

Ok I had read some reviews about the iris pen on other sites but hadn't seen many reviews about the executive 6. Which is unfortunate because this was really what I was interested in. Firstly I decided on the executive because of its ability to read multiple lines at once, I figured it would allow me to scan pages of text a lot faster. I really didn't care about the barcode reader. And secondly, I really liked its ability to scan images etc, this comes in real handy when someone has sent me a letter, I can easily scan the company logo and their signature. This pen has many features which I read about on the company's website and [...] and I'm glad I chose to get this pen in the end. If you are considering buying this pen then I recommend doing as much research as you can and work out which pen is best for you. I use a mac, and it was great that this pen also works with macs! When I first started using the pen there were a few errors but it just takes some getting used to, then I can scan little snippets of information (including hand written text) with almost 100% accuracy everytime.

Comments about IRISPen Executive 6 Pen Scanner:

Primary function was to scan barcodes and sometimes text. We could not get the barcodes to read reliably and paste into our application. If you want mostly for text, it may be a great option, but not for us.

Comments about IRISPen Executive 6 Pen Scanner:

As an MBA student I spend countless hours taking notes and writing papers. The IrisPen is a big time saver. Obtaining accuracy does require some practice (with how you hold it and move it). Additionally, it can be difficult to scan material on the inside of the page (near the binding) because the tip is relatively large and it requires downward pressure and perfect angles. The programmable buttons help with an "undo last scan" feature. Other button inputs, such as 'enter' and 'tab', are very slow and almost useless. Pen feels very flimsy and software included is very basic.