Evernote's expertise with text recognition and knowledge of the iPhone's camera capabilities seems to have paid off, as Hello is now delivering some of the best and quickest scan results I've seen. In addition to manual entry and Hello-to-Hello audio contact sharing (very cool, I recommend giving it a try), the beautifully designed app now supports business card scanning - temporarily free for both regular and premium Evernote users, although at some point down the road the regular user scan allowance may be curtailed or changed to IAP. Things have definitely changed for the better. BCR can quickly export scanned data to your device address book, match LinkedIn connections, and in the latest version it hooks directly into the CRM tools of for marketing and sales pros.: I wasn't all that taken with the first version of Evernote's free meet-and-manage contact app it was buggy, and it seemed awkward to ask a new acquaintance 'Mind if I take your picture so I remember you?' Card scanning is also available in Evernote for Mac and Windows Desktop with the assistance of the ScanSnap Evernote Edition Scanner.īCR delivers capable scanning and OCR (using libraries licensed from high-end scanning developer ABBYY, which as well), with a good verification step to make sure that the recognition is matching the actual card data. The Evernote Business Card Camera is available now for iPhone and iPad users an Android version is coming soon.

SHAPE's: Last year, we noted that the US$4.99 with an iPad version of the app.

Here's our rundown of a few good choices for handling business card scanning on the go. If your career or avocation takes you to meetings, trade shows or conferences, chances are you too have a pile of to-be-dealt-with business cards that could stand a good digital shakedown. Even with the option to scan QR Codes, email vCards or to swap contact information, the venerable business card keeps on trucking - and keeps on making it challenging to leap from analog to digital information. Persistent critters, those little analog cardboard rectangles.

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