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Work · December 26, 2019

Shine Ultra

Patented 'curve-flatten'technology' portable scanner

Shine Ultra launched on December 26, 2019 with 87 votes, #349 of 2,946 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

In plain words

Shine Ultra is a portable book scanner that uses patented curve-flatten technology to digitize physical books quickly. It features auto-focus and automatic page-turn detection, scanning at one second per page. The device is designed for anyone needing to convert printed materials into digital formats efficiently, with the speed being its primary advantage. It launched on crowdfunding in 2019.

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From the sources

A revolutionary book scanner that covers all your scanning needs! Featuring our patented "curve-flatten technology", auto-focus, auto page-turning detecting, with an incredible of 1 second per page, so scanning an entire book will only take you minutes.

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