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Invention idea: a scanning stand for iOS devices

There are several iOS apps that turn iPhones and iPads into document scanners, so why doesn’t someone build a stand for iDevices that would allow them to replace dedicated scanners?

For example, take the Fujitsu ScanSnap SV600. It uses a camera on a floating head, built-in lighting, and software (say, from Evernote) to scan documents, books, etc. A stand for iOS devices with lighting and the proper software, could do the same thing but for a lot less cash. The SV600 costs around $900; an iOS scanning stand would probably be in the $50-100 range.

Feel free to take the idea and run with it. Just cut me in when you start making bucketloads of money from the invention.


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Dennis Sellers

Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.

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