Merely taking photos and using existing apps creates low-quality output that simply can't rival flatbed scanners. Scandock's special color pad, called the Image IQ, provides color profile information embedded in every scan. The Scandock app uses that information to auto-correct every image and produce true-color scans. Users simply place the item to be scanned on the mat, and insert a smartphone into the dock.
That action automatically turns on the two adjoining lights, meticulously designed to provide even light distribution with no glare, even on glossy materials. The user can then open the downloaded Scandock app and capture high-resolution images. All scans are neatly organized in a library stored on the smartphone. Users can manage or group multiple documents together as a single PDF file. In Multi-Doc mode, Scandock can capture many items e. Receipts or business cards in a single shot. The app then auto-crops and separates the items into individual documents. "The quality of Scandock's true-color scans clearly sets it apart from other portable scanning devices, " said, Nick Warnock, CEO of Atiz Innovation Inc. Scandock provides the best way to obtain high-quality scans in a post-PC world. Scandock will be available in the United States in early 2013. Atiz is already taking orders for the device through its website, and the company has launched a special Kickstarter campaign to help jumpstart production.