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Your cart is empty.The black handheld Magic Wand Portable Scanner from VuPoint scans documents, photos, newspapers, and virtually any smooth surface and saves them to a microSD card. With a scan area of 8.27 x 98" (or up 35" inches at 900 dpi), the scanner can store any letter or legal size document or image, even at the highest resolution. Take the portable scanner with you to the library and scan what you need for later, no need to waste paper or money on photocopies. When you get home, simply connect the scanner to your computer with the supplied USB cable to transfer your scans. If you scanned a text document you can use the included OCR (optical character recognition) software to convert any printed material into editable text (Windows only; not compatible with Mac OS). The scanner runs on 2 AA batteries so there's no need to for a charger. Using standard AA batteries, the scanner can perform at least 180 color scans or 200 monochrome scans. The LCD displays the device's status and other important info. The scanner weighs only 6.9 oz (including the batteries) and is only 10 x 1.2 x 1.0", making it a great way to store documents and photos on the go.
Jeanine L
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2024
The scanner I received was in a box that looked old and worn. It was dusty and unsealed. There were no instructions and some items were missing from the box. There was a label on the box, which looked like someone had tried to tear off, which was dated 2016 and priced at $30. When one orders and pays for a new item, the box should look new. If that scanner is from 2016, who knows if, and how long, it would work. I ordered a replacement. I hope it is actually new.
Customer
Reviewed in Australia on November 2, 2019
I love this Magic Wand Portable Scanner as I am a Quilter I can scanner the blocks on the quilt and then go and put a design on it with the computer to see what looks good
Craig Sutherland
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2018
Very impressed with this scanner.Cover all my needsWould recommend this product to others.
S. B. Stanley
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2016
When I got my first VuPoint portable scanner wand as a gift, I wasn't sure what to do with it. It turned out to be excellent for saving documents at work, where I don't have access to a copier or scanner. It was also handy for scanning magazine or newspaper items, since you just roll it over them rather than feed the paper through it, When it wore out after several years of regular use, I had to replace it.The new VuPoint scanner I have works just as easily, running off two "AA" batteries. It connects via the included cable to a USB port. Scans are saved on a Micro SD card (not included) and I can open them into an image editing program to trim edges. (I use Paint.) I do wish it had the monochrome setting of my older model, which could create smaller files for e-mailing, but it gives excellent results on any reasonably smooth, flat surface.The scanner, along with its connector cable, fits in the included drawstring pouch, and I carry it in a pack with my laptop for work..
Mrs P Marron
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2016
Great scanner. Bought it a few weeks ago but didn't have a chance to use it for real until recently. It works superbly. Didn't even need to practice, got the speed right first time and resolution was spot on.
Mubeen
Reviewed in Germany on February 19, 2016
I bought this to scan my university notes and save them in PDF format on my laptop. The size and weight is really suitable. Its easy to use. It scans a page within 4-5 seconds when set to medium qualityThe only problem is that the result (i.e. jpg or pdf) requires a lot of post-processing. The user can not set the contrast, BW/grey corrections. Consequently the scanned result is very bright, or some colors/fine lines are not visible due to this contrast/brightness problem.4 stars for being helpful in saving my time (I can do scanning while traveling in bus/train).
Troy Amir
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2015
First, make sure you also get a case for it (); it only comes with a thin little cloth sleeve on its own and the quality of your scan hinges on how clean and safe you keep the glass lens on the bottom. The case linked above is really impressive for the cost.Next, it works just like the hand-held scanners I started with in the 286 era: scanning was more of an art than a science because how good a scan you get is 100% dependent on how steady your hand is. Until you get better, you'll often get all sorts of wavy distortion that even PS won't fix.It's best for small projects, like scanning a cartoon or a 3 x 5 photo. I got it specifically for scanning illustrations in books without having to wreck the book itself, and it's far better at that then the results I got with my flat-bed scanner or camera phone. It's also more convenient, since I don't have to be anywhere near a computer to use it; it's perfect for doing research runs to the library. When you get home, it hooks up to your PC like plugging in an external hard drive. Since cards go bad from time to time, you'll want to dump your scans often.It will scan to jpg (or PDF, but... why?) in either 300, 600, or 900 dpi and 8-bit color. Again, small projects work best. You can use up to a 32 MB microSDHC memory card, which will hold tons of scans even at the highest resolution (it has a counter on it, and I'm at 200+ now with the card around a quarter full).It works great right out of the box, and seems especially well built given the cost (much like the case). It's weird to be pleasantly surprised like this, but boy was I ever. It's one of those things you never know you need until you get it.
Anonymous
Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2014
The good:- It's small and portable. Battery life on two cheap alkaline AAs from IKEA seems to be decent.- It is fully standards-compliant and requires no driver installation whatsoever, it simply writes files to a microSD card and then acts as a standard card reader when plugged into a computer.The bad:- It deals very poorly with even slight wrinkles or creases in what you're scanning. Even if it's an otherwise perfectly crisp piece of paper that's been unfolded from a standard business envelope, the resulting image will have some kind of a glitch in it. I tried to remedy this by buying a small rectangle of clear acrylic to provide a flat surface over which to scan, but this resulted in a blurry image instead of a glitchy one. A standard copier transparency helps a little if you're trying to scan a smaller item such as a receipt.- There's a large dead zone on the scanner's margins, this makes it useless for scanning pages from a book of any size.- Holding both the scanner and thing you're scanning as you try to swipe the scanner along its length at an even rate of speed can be awkward. Using a surface with some grip to it can help with this.In summation, the concept is kind of neat, certainly not the worst piece of technology I've ever used, but for practical purposes, at this point I think I'll just invest in a standard flatbed or automatic-feed scanner.
Elizabeth
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2012
When I heard about this product and its scanning abilities I was very happy; as it was going to save me a lot of time and trouble.Unfortunately I was not able to make it work as promised.Just to make sure I understood how the Scanner worked, I watched U-Tube videos several times and made one scan before my trip.As it turned out I was not able to make more than one scan completely. The other attempts came as error messages, or if I waited for 30 min I could make another. What seemed to be happening is that it was tired, and only would make one scan than wait for 30 minutes for another. I changed the batteries several times, hoping this was the problem.It would have been a great help if it just worked as promised. The purchase of this scanner suggested memory (a necessity) , or an adapter, then I purchased a sturdy case. The memory card (definitely needed) the adapter (not so much, and the case (very helpful during the travel) are useless without working a scanner.I am going to return the scanner and try for a replacement.
kllado
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2012
This scanner is very handy. You need a little time to get used to it but very quickly you will be able to make very good scans. Even if your hand fails a little the result will be readable. However, there are some certain inescapable difficulties because of its design. Specifically, when a book is not able to fold wide open in a flat manner and the printed text is very close to the middle of the open pages then, sometimes, the scanner is not able to scan the edge of the text. However, overall, I am very happy with it. You can easily carry it around with you and use it instantly. Perhaps it would be better with a replaceable lithium battery than the casual ones that it normally uses. There is a limit of about 180 pages per new batteries before you have to replace them, but, most of the time, it is enough.
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