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You’ll have as much fun as Inspector Gadget when the text you highlight gets scanned into a digital format. The IRISPen Express Text Recognition pen scanner can read almost any font, as well as 55 languages. Since it reads 1000 characters a second, it won’t slow you down. If you want to scan full pages, Planon System Solutions’ DocuPen is the smallest option out there. With an advanced charging feature that recharges the pen every time you upload data to your computer, you’ll always have enough juice to finish...
This 256-MB USB key chain has a fingerprint scanner to securely manage your passwords. After setup, put your finger on the pad when you visit a site--and you're in. lexar.com...
...long foreseen, but when it finally happened, it still seemed spooky. The FDA last week approved an implantable microchip for medical uses. When activated by a handheld scanner, the tiny VeriChip emits, via radio signal, an ID number that can be linked to a patient's medical records. Critics see Big Brother. Enthusiasts say ambulance crews and ER doctors will be able to access such critical data as medications and drug allergies, even if a patient is unconscious. Future versions may have sensors to read vital signs like pulse, temperature and blood sugar...
...that campus sine qua non, the George Foreman grill. Meal plans be damned. And after a few early attempts, gift registries for the college-bound caught on this year too. Wal-Mart, for example, rolled out its College Wishlist in July. Now students can pick up a merchandise scanner, wander the store zapping products, and then alert friends and relatives who want to buy presents...
Thirteen years ago, writer and director Richard Linklater released an indie flick with no plot, no stars, almost no budget ($23,000)--but plenty of conversation. That film, Slacker, became a cult hit and is coming out on DVD next week. Linklater, who is hard at work on A Scanner Darkly, with Keanu Reeves, talked with TIME's Carolina A. Miranda...