From Sharp Electronics comes the JX-330, a multi-purpose 600 dpi
flatbed scanner for under $1,500.
The WideTEK 25 is a fast, high resolution, color
flatbed scanner for formats up to 25 inches x 18.5 inches.
Vioneer, a provider of personal imaging hardware products, has launched the Visioneer OneTouch 8600 color
flatbed scanner, the first scanner in Visioneer's new Professional Scanner Series and the next generation of their OneTouch product line.
A variation on the
flatbed scanner design is the overhead flatbed.
PaperPort, targeting
flatbed scanner users, is GBP69.99.
Visioneer (Nasdaq: VSNR), a provider of personal imaging products, has captured the #1 spot in
flatbed scanner unit sales and the #1 spot in sheetfed scanner unit and dollar sales, according to PC data, an independent source of point-of-sale data.
"I couldn't do that with a
flatbed scanner. I'd have had to rip the picture out of my textbook or do something else special to it.
PC peripherals manufacturer EPSON (UK) Ltd has introduced a 3200 x 6400 dpi
flatbed scanner designed for high-quality film scanning.
Separately, Fujitsu Europe Ltd has launched a colour
flatbed scanner which can be connected to a printer to function as a desktop digital copier.
