Dear list:
I was reading about an ultrasound probe that can be attached to an iphone and 
it got me thinking. Could Sane be compiled to run on a smartphone? A mobile 
professional could then hook up a small usb powered scanner to scan in 
receipts. 

I was thinking that a linux powered cell phone like the Android G1 or the Palm 
Pre might be the easiest to do, but the iphone and blackberries have a bigger 
market.

One would have to McIver a customized usb cable. The sane package would have to 
be compiled along with its dependencies. Eventually, a GUI frontend would need 
to be built.

Could this be done? Would anyone be impressed if it were? 

I have a couple of extra Ambir TravelScan 662's that I could contribute, if 
someone is interested. (I am not a coder).

Jack McGill


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