Portable scanner to text for ubuntu 12.04

[Bob]

** Reply to message from Don Parsons <dfp10 at verizon.net> on Thu, 23 Jan 2014
07:21:15 -0500

> Is there a recent mobile scanner (scanning to text) that installs easily 
> into Ubuntu 12.04?
> I have spent much time trying to to install older scanners without success.

I have a VuPoint Magic Wand, it is a hand held scanner.  You can connect it to
your computer using a USB cable which also charges the battery.  You can also
remove the micro SD card (not supplied with the scanner but required) and read
it using your computer.  No OCR.

-- 
Robert Blair