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A new scanner designed specifically to meet theneeds of law enforcement agencies is now availablefrom L-Tron Corp.The 4810LR 2D Image Scanner is compatiblewith Traffic and Criminal Software and a white LEDillumination system that allows grayscale images.Enhancements include a more compact size,native USB support, active power managementand an integrated, microphone-style mountingtab.Officers can use the 4810LR to scan stackedlinear bar code symbols and linear bar codes ondriver's licenses. It also lets officers auto-populatea driver's information into an e-citation form, digitallycapture a driver's signature as proof of citationdelivery or take digital pictures of an accidentscene for improved accuracy of the captured informationand increased officer efficiency.Combining scanning with Honeywell's AdaptusImaging Technology 5.0, the 4810LR enablesomnidirectional scanning of all linear and 2-D barcodes and digital image capture.A new color production scanner from CanonU.S.A. Inc. provides high-speed color scanning ofas many as 128 pages and 256 images perminute.The imageFormula DR-X10C scanner isdesigned for high-volume, paper-intensive environmentswith a daily duty cycle of 60,000 scans. Itmaintains its high scanning speed in color,grayscale or monochrome.With an optical resolution of 600 dpi andCanon's dust prevention system, it achieves highimage quality. The DR-X10C captures a wide varietyof documents with a maximum document sizeof 22 inches by 34 inches.A new microportable projector smaller than mostsmart phones is available from Optoma.The Pico projector, based on the digital lightprocessing (DLP) Pico chipset, is designed as acompanion to ultraportable media devices suchas iPods, personal digital assistants, smartphones and digital cameras.When connected to an ultramobile device, the4-ounce Optoma Pico Projector allows users toshare photos and videos with an image as muchas 100 times larger than the source device'sscreen, the company said.Optoma's Pico Projector uses the latest LEDtechnology, resulting in a colorful and vivid image,and DLP to assure high contrast.