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Google's Book Scanning Technology Revealed

Posted by kdawson on from the real-page-turner dept.

blee37 writes "Last March we discussed Google's patent for a rapid book scanning system. This article describes and provides pictures of how the system works in practice. Google is secretive, but the system's inner workings were apparently divulged by University of Tokyo researchers who wrote a research article on essentially identical technology. There are also videos of robotic page flippers and information about how Google wants to use music to help humans flip pages."

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  1. Re:MRI technology? by fizzup · · Score: 0, Troll

    You know how much helium costs, especially the amount you need for an MRI machine?

    Yes. Liquid helium in bulk costs about as much as Coca Cola from a vending machine.