IRIS IRISPen Executive

159 reviews

May, 2024

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price (25)
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size (3)

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reliability (7)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 159 reviews of IRIS IRISPen Executive. The average rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People are impressed by the size and design. The price and usability are also appreciated. There are some negative views about the reliability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the IRIS IRISPen Executive is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for IRIS IRISPen Executive

alaTest has collected and analyzed 127 user reviews of IRIS IRISPen Executive from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. Opinions about the size and design are generally positive. The price and usability are also appreciated. There are some less positive opinions about the reliability.

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54% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2024

Expert review by (pcmag.com)

IRISnotes 1 for Smartphones

Connecting to your Android or Blackberry smartphone by Bluetooth so you can send handwritten notes as email attachments is far from the only thing the IRISnotes 1 for Smartphones ($129) digital pen does. However, it's the pen's defining feature,...

Takes handwritten notes (as image files) without a computer. Connects via Bluetooth to Android and BlackBerry phones

Needs separate receiver unit along with pen

The defining feature of IRISnotes 1 for Smartphones is that you can connect to your smartphone by Bluetooth, write a note, and send the note by email.

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Expert review by : Don Lee (digitalproducer.digitalmedianet.com)

IRISPen executive

Just imagine your office space surrounded with technology and not paper. Be able to access and edit any document without having to retype the entire document. To get to that paperless office environment, you have to deal with the stacks of paper...

Quickly and accurately scan documents onto your computer

Nov, 2005

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Expert review by : Gerry Blackwell (hardwarecentral.com)

HardwareCentral - IrisPen Executive Review.

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Jul, 2005

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Expert review by : Jennifer Berger (macworld.com)

IrisPen Executive

Besides glaring accuracy problems, the IrisPen Executive's troublesome software and out-of-date manual are tall barriers to overcome. This product needs an overhaul before it can work well for most users.

Scans many different fonts ; recognizes hand-printed numerals ; helpful text-to-speech integration

Unreliable software ; manual is out of date ; scan accuracy varies ; text must be small enough to fit within small scanning area ; difficult to align the sensor with text ; must be connected directly to Mac's USB port, not a USB hub

In practice, the IrisPen Executive is only useful if you are very, very obsessive about detail, have more patience than the average person, and simply will not (or cannot) retype anything. Otherwise, this little device is just too hard to use, and its...

May, 2005

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Expert review by : Julia Sagar (techradar.com)

IRISPen executive review

A portable electronic highlighter that talks back

Excellent text-to-speech function ; Extremely portable ; Convenient ; Quick set-up

Needs practice ; Price

Overall, a portable, fast and useful application for anyone with small to medium scanning needs

Dec, 2006

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Expert review by : Ursula Seymour (techadvisor.co.uk)

IRISPen Executive

The IRISPen is a portable scanner and OCR software bundle that allows you to scan and recognise text on the move. It is a small device, which you plug into your PC and then run along lines of text. It transfers text directly to your system.

The IRISPen Executive is an expensive, niche tool, but if you need a handheld scanner then it's the most versatile option on the market.

Aug, 2006

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Expert review by (tech.co.uk)

IRISPen executive

Optical character recognition specialist company IRIS has revealed a new addition to its electronic highlighter collection: the IRISPen executive. A small, portable scanning device, the executive converts printed information into electronic type

Excellent text-to-speech function, Extremely portable, Convenient, Quick set-up

Needs practice, Price

Overall, a portable, fast and useful application for anyone with small to medium scanning needs

Dec, 2006

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Surprisingly good

Very versatile,can save in a number of file formats, compact and portable.

May, 2011

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Not a fan

Easy to install, however that's about it

No matter how careful I was to scroll over the text I wanted, I couldn't get this to scan properly. A good keyboard would be a better investment

Nov, 2010

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Consumer review (tigerdirect.com)

Good unit but a few issues

After trying several portable scanners, this one seems to be about average. The software works well, except for the fact that character recognition needs improvement, the included business card application has a hard time reading cards that are not a...

Apr, 2010

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