Digitize That Stack of Business Cards
Business cards have become less of a way to disseminate contact information and more about brand extension, so it makes no sense to spend so much money on them only to be thrown out after someone transcribes all the relevant information into an address book. The B-Scanner helps with both aspects.
Just slide in any standard size card and an image capture is kept in memory. You sort and thumb thru each card via a jog dial and everything shows up beautifully on an OLED screen, sharp enough for small text.
Still a concept but I know a lot of “old schoolers” still toting around business card holders. I think they would jump at something like this. However I do have 2 gripes. Many modern cards utilize texture in the design which a screen doesn’t pick up. Many also use front/back layouts which this concept doesn’t seem to address.
Designer: Sungwoo Park & Bongkun Shin







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53 Comments »
silvestre says
omfg, the fingers look nasty!!
Pakomaispresque says
Looks like an iRiver Spinn !
isamoral says
One word… Nails… for real.
Gregouille says
Well!! yes those hands (not only nails) are awful.
pgw says
손톱관리 받아야 할듯…
powers says
One more thing in my pocket? I had this idea years ago, but then after thinking about it twice, realized it would be much better integrated into a more multifunctional device like an e-wallet. This would make a great iPhone app. Let’s say you remember this great card - it’s green. Ok, sort by favorites, colors, business type etc. And it is already linked to your address book. Oh, hey, that’s the guy that does my plumbing, that reminds me, that upstairs toilet isn’t working. And your call is one touch away.
powers says
And as far as the front back issue is concerned… yeah… tap…
gerMan says
i think its just another produkt we dont need and it will be soon in the garbage or in another a deep box.
Business cards are nice because you have something material to refer to. And sure its part of a gesture and a communicative ritual. I don`t see that in this product. perhaps its just an application for an handy…
zippyflounder says
Yup gerMan you hit the nail on the head, there is a gesture involved that has many levels including just being “nice” (as in tossing the card in the bin asap).If you wnat to digitize this, just snap a picture of it with your camera phone. The paper card is cheap, modifiable requries no tech to use or read so this product as you stated is just a gimmic headed for the trashbin after a short stay in a persons pocket.
Dude44 says
Eventhough its been commented already I had to pile on! Those nasty fingers are just too much! Photoshop them out! Or improve them! They are doing the design no good…
That took away all the cool things of the design, now I don’t even want to touch it!
Gilberto R. R. says
Great design, great idea but ugly nails. Images 03 and 04 should be deleted for ever, but too late, I can’t get out of my mind those infected nails.
b. says
The Motorola MING (cell phone) does this already.
Vimal says
It is useful tool.
I have 1 suggestion. The gadget should have memory card slot, all the data can be saved whenever newer version it can be transfered easily.
ephemeral says
está precioso
súper buen proyecto….
pero esos dedos? deberías haber elegido a otro modelo.
saludos
Yoeri says
The design looks a lot like the iRiver SPINN.
http://product.iriver.co.kr/p_spinn_over.asp
carl says
the hands of a smoker? or just a corpse?
WTF says
A la mierda
Russ says
Sweet! Shame about the manky hand…wtf!
ROY says
Nice-looking!
The syscan technology also has the same products:
http://www.syscantech.com/en/Product/Bizcard_Nano.asp
만다린 says
체크남방이 똑딱이면 이상한가효?
Nasser says
where can i buy the B-Scanner from and how much does it cost?
SULIMAN says
How is the purchase of the product لB-SCANNER CARD
Wajoodiii says
Hi
I want to purchase the scanner, could you please advice
tudza says
Why don’t you just buy a scanner for your office. They’ve made these little business card scanners for years that work really well.
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