They are fast enough to scan trucks and cars as they pass through toll booths, portable enough to be used almost anywhere and sensitive enough to distinguish between a weapons-grade isotope and the less dangerous form in an X-ray machine.

FORBES: Stopping porta-nukes

Amazon's scan and match technology gives customers a fast and easy way to get all of their music from their computers to the cloud.

ENGADGET: Amazon updates Cloud Player with 256 Kbps matched files, faster import, direct delivery (update: Roku, Sonos coming soon)

Amazon announced significant updates to Cloud Player, including scan and match technology which provides customers a fast and easy way to get all of their music from their computers to the cloud.

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"All the optics that are applicable to laser printers, you could use to scan the surface of something, " says Bruce, who works on FAST with five people from PARC and three people from Scripps.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The screen slides open and tilts to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for fast, comfortable typing, while productivity features such as the ability to sort, scan and manage Outlook email, open and edit the latest Office documents and keep track of the markets with HTC's stocks application, offer new ways to get more out of the business day.

ENGADGET: HTC 7 Pro and Gratia get anglicized, heading to the UK in February