Comments on: Palm OCR is Finally coming!

They should include a light sensor in the Palm pilot as well as the IR so you can use the light sensor to scan pictures , documents , people's faces and other cool applications light mesasureing light levels for various real world mesaurements

I'm hard pressed to think of a use for this that cannot largely be replaced by a barcode reader. Under what circumstances would one be a) in the field where they don't have a flatbed scanner and b) where they cannot move the object to where there is one available? Entering data from a business card--okay, take a look at a picture of the thing, would you carry a pen that size in your suit? And how many other people have Palms that can directly IR you their information? Okay, perhaps taking notes from a newspaper; how much information can you get online? All of AP and Reuters, and most major newspapers publish online, it would be simpler just to copy it from any computer--possibly including your Palm--which is on the Internet. Notes from a textbook in school? For crying out loud, writing the thing out is what largely stores the material in one's brain. And all that barcoded information--from addresses on envelopes to most anything you buy at the store--how hard would it be to make an OCR pen also read barcodes?
So maybe I'm being a bit tough. Don't get me wrong, I think that it's a fantastic idea. But not worth the several hundred dollars they'll probably charge. If someone's specifically out there entering data, there are better ways for most. It's too big and too expensive, I would assume, to use it occasionally; if it was $20 I'd buy one. Some niche markets exist, I'm sure, but this would have to go above and beyond any expectations in terms of recognition speed and reliability, as well as cost, size, and weight, to enter into widespread use.

If anyone wants me to review one, though, just drop me a note, I'd be happy to. ;)
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I want to reduce paper clutter in my life. Don't we all? And this is an excellent way to do so. No more losing that slip of paper someone handed us or that copy we made at work or in the library or whereever. It's all on your Palm AND it's searchable! A true revolution!

As a high school student, one of the major advantages I've found taking notes on my Palm is that I can study anywhere: on the bus, at a restaurant, even in a movie theatre.

OCR looks promising because it would allow me to store textbook chapters or teacher handouts, and give them the portability I already enjoy from my class notes.

My question is this: why limit to text? Why not make a greyscale scanner, with OCR as an option. It would be a convienient way to get imageviewer pictures.

What about for the few of us who don't have IrDA on
our Palm (e.g. Professionals). I sure wish they would
create an interface cable which can go into the hot
synch port and then feed text into the memo app.
After all, this port already accepts text input from
keyboard such as GoType.

I spoke with a rep at wizcom today and was notified that there will be an "add on" application released in mid Jan that will allow the Quicklink pen to transfer directly to the Palm.

will i be able to scan to memo pad in palmpilot

i need any code for ocr on the palm...
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