As is generally the case on Thursdays, we’re going neck deep into the depths of the Apple App Store to see what interesting things we can bring your way. Today’s review target is 5-0 Radio, a scanner application that lets you follow all the police drama in your hometown, or anywhere else, for that matter. [...]

There are places where mobile phones are prohibited and chances are scanners will be needed to pry them out. To do so, special scanners will be needed to detect them and the Bloodhound should be the perfect scanner to use for such a need. The Bloodhound is a handy device that should aid security personnel [...]

A while ago, Sony promised to give us the world’s smallest and lightest finger vein reader. It would appear that the Mofiria, or FVA-U1, will be out December 18th. No word on a price as yet, but something that weighs only 33 grams and does what it does can’t be too cheap, right? …

I like digital picture frames as much as the next guy, and this one from JOBO combines the convenience of a scanner. All you need to do is scan a photo in, and the digital versions will be stored on the frame’s 1GB of memory. That, or be transferred to a flash drive, …

Barcode scanning is a feature that has been integrated on the iPhone. And now, it seems that compatibility this will be broadened with the new software Library from Vision Smarts, catering to practically all models of iPhones released in the market. From here on any iPhone will be able to read barcodes from live video, [...]

The problem with business cards for me is that I always misplace them. There’s nearly not enough space in my wallet to keep them all and I always find myself needing certain contact information while on the go. That’s so annoying wouldn’t you say? I could certainly use a B-Scanner. It’s a tiny gadget designed [...]

When was the last time a scanner was on your Christmas list? Approved on the FCC’s list a couple of days ago was this scanner from RadioShack. Identified as Scanning Receiver AMWUB351, the confidentiality request has the following note: “Because public disclosure of the material might be harmful if information used in this application were [...]