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Samsung Receives 3D Scanner Patent
By Douglas Perry published
Samsung has patented the concept of using a movable mirror to direct light beams in a scanner to retrieve spatial data and scan an object in three dimensions.

Do Antivirus Suites Impact Your PC's Performance?
By William Van Winkle published
Most of us are now fairly confident that our antivirus scanners are doing their main job of protecting our systems from malicious pests. But what are those scanners doing to system performance behind the scenes? Are some scanners better than others?

HP Unveils Consumer-Priced 3D Scanner
By Ross A. Lincoln published
It isn't a holographic projector, but it might bring small businesses one step closer to the Star Trek version of the future.

LG Working on a Mouse/Scanner Hybrid
By Kevin Parrish published
LG said that it plans to showcase a mouse/scanner hybrid peripheral next week during IFA 2011. Unfortunately, pricing and availability is still unknown.

SPONSORED: Brother Inkjet All-in-One Printer Buyers Guide
By The Editors of Tom's Hardware published
Sponsored by Brother
Remember the idea of the “paperless office?” If the last 20 years have taught us anything about paper, it’s that paper use is indeed declining—as a percentage of total document handling.

LG's Got a Mouse that Doubles As a Scanner
By Jane McEntegart published
These days scanners aren’t exactly at the top of wish lists when it comes to must have pieces of tech so it makes sense that we don’t see all that many at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Do Virus Scanners Slow Down Your System?
By Don Woligroski published
Does the presence of a virus scanner guarantee reduced performance, or does it have a negligible impact? We test 10 different products to see if you’re unknowingly suffering with security software.
Barack Obama Signs iPad; Meets With Steve Jobs
By Marcus Yam published
Now sign my fingerprint scanner here with your finger, please.
Caption This: Steve Jobs & Eric Schmidt Together
By Jane McEntegart published
They used to be friends; what happened?

Athlon II X3 435: AMD's Three-Core, 2.9 GHz, $87 Triple-Threat
By Don Woligroski published
Today AMD introduces what might turn out to be the ideal budget CPU, with three cores for multi-threading, a relatively high 2.9 GHz clock speed, and an impressive sub-$90 price tag. How does it stand up to the rest of the company's Athlon and Phenom IIs?
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