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We’ve all been there, attempting to scan either a lost report back into the digital world, or all those old photos up onto the computer for the first time. We all understand the time consuming and tedious time that comes with the average scanning job. Well, Tokyo University is hoping to change all that.

The university has recently presented its prototype scanner that scans pages as they turn. The camera adjusts for movement and light and produces pretty clear copies of the original. Imagine the possibilities? Every book could make it to the kindle. Well, we’ll see how I feel about a full “paper-less” revolution when we get there.