LG Electronics Unveils World’s 1st Scanner Mouse

In living up to its brand promise of meeting consumers’ needs with innovative products and cutting-edge technology, LG Electronics has once again created a new era for scanners with the launch of LSM-100, the mouse with an in-built scanner.

The innovative mouse incorporates technology specifically developed for the new device, offering an array of unique functions that blend surprising innovation and user convenience.

The LG LSM-100 Scanner Mouse is the world’s first mouse with an embedded scanner function that offers convenience, mobility and simplicity. An innovative scanner that breaks through the limitations of complicated, non-portable conventional scanners is expected to be the next hit in the technology market.

In addition to a laser sensor for regular mouse duties, the LSM-100 also incorporates scanning technology that allows it to scan page sizes of up to A3 size, outdoing most portable scanners. Along with the left, right and back mouse buttons, the LSM-100 also features a Smart Scan button on its left side that when held down, allows the user to swipe the mouse over the material to be scanned. Besides, it has an upgraded scanning technology that allows it to handle faster pass-over rates for speedier scanning.

Worthy of note is that Scanned images can be saved in PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PDF, XLS or DOC format, or dragged and dropped into the desired application. The LSM-100 also features Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to convert scanned text into editable text within a Microsoft Word document.

The LG Scanner Mouse LSM-100 is HID-compliant and equipped with a 1200 cpi Laser Class 1, together with a scanner that is capable of scanning documents up to 300 dpi in full colour.

LSM-100 is a device primarily designed to save space and provide a cost-effective way for people to scan, save and edit their hard copy document which can be any form of Word and Excel spreadsheets to photos and images. The LSM-100 is small, light, portable and of course smart; it overcomes the need for bulky, expensive scanners.

Commenting on this initiative, the Head, IT Division of LG Electronics, West Africa Operations, Mr. Dave Shin said: "Continual innovation and focus on research and development is at the heart of everything we do, which is why LG Electronics is the industry leader in technology innovation."

Shin further said that LSM-100 works by using its lower section with 5 LEDs which reflect the image that the user scans into the mouse. By pressing the scan button, the device activates, displaying whatever is below the mouse onto the user’s screen. Within the supporting software, users can paste, share, save, print and also edit the document or image. The contrast, brightness, rotation and resizing option are also available.