DIY book scanner processes 600 pages/hour

setup

Like any learned individual, [Justin] has a whole mess of books. Not being tied to the dead-tree format of bound paper, and with e-readers popping up everywhere, he decided to build a low-cost book scanner so an entire library can be carried in a his pocket. If that's not enough, there's also a complementary book image processor to assemble the individual pictures into a paginated tome. The … [Read more...]

Eee PC tablet build

OCAU member [Bismar] was in the market for an e-book reader, but all of his commercial options were too expensive. He decided to build one himself, and what he came up with is the Tabeee MK1, an e-book reader made from a 7" Eee PC, a touchscreen, and a custom case. The project is far from completion, still in the midst of its first objective: building the case. [Bismar] cut an old Lian Li case for … [Read more...]