iScanner can also do a few things your desk scanner probably couldn't. Visiting an apartment and need to know if your couch would fit in the living room? iScanner can measure dimensions.

Whether you need to scan family photos, piles of documents, or expense receipts, a scanner out there is built ... gear and editing reviews of laptops, desktop PCs, and tons of other personal ...

Mashable's sister site PCMag, called the ScanSnap iX1600 "a model desktop document scanner" that includes a color touch screen for easy use, a 50-page automatic document feeder, and a hefty 6,000 ...

For books and magazines, again the flatbed scanner is your only choice.

A scanner specialized for reading photographs up to 4x6". It uses the same principles as a larger desktop scanner, but is generally a low-cost, consumer-oriented device geared for digitizing home ...

With a Raspi or BeagleBone Black, this driver has the beginnings of a very cheap 3D scanner that would be much more useful than the current commercial or DIY desktop scanners.