View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/09/15/cardscan.executive/

Monday, Sep 15, 2008 4:35pm

First Look: CardScan Execut...

Practically everyone hands out business cards. Unfortunately, business cards can be easily lost or misplaced. To save this information, you could take every business card you get and retype this information into your favorite contact manager database. For an occasional card, this method is acceptable but if you need to handle multiple business cards on a regular basis, this method is clumsy and tedious. For a faster and easier solution, use the CardScan Executive.

This product is a combination hardware scanner and software database. The scanner connects to a computer using an included USB cable. Since the scanner receives power from a computer’s USB port, there isn’t a need for a separate power cord.

The scanner is small and light enough to place on a desk or take when you’re traveling. With a size and weight roughly the size of a paperback book, the scanner can fit comfortably in any laptop carrying case. Without any moving parts, the unit is durable enough to be tossed, bumped, and dropped during the normal course of traveling. When you’re ready to scan in a new business card, just plug it into the USB port of your Mac.