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MailboxForwarding receives, scans your mail, makes it available on the Web

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Remember Zumbox which offers you the ability to receive mail virtually instead of at your doorstep? Well what if you’re still getting physical mail, but need to get to it from anywhere? MailboxForwarding is a company that will receive your forwarded mail and optionally scan its contents for you. You can then retrieve info about the piece of mail (and/or its contents) online.

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You can then decide whether you want that piece of mail re-forwarded or shredded. MbF also handles packages and can also handle mail from practically any carrier (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.). Additionally, you can have your mail sent directly to MbF instead of to your home address.

Plans start at $9.99/mo for handling 40 pieces of mail, including 10 scans.

KeyScan keyboard with built-in color scanner and ID card feeder

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This gadget is a bit unusual for the average home user, but I can see some businesses using this – it’s a keyboard with a color scanner built right into it.

The scanner is a sheet-feed scanner that can also take plastic cards like driver licenses, ID cards, etc. It scans into color at 24/48 bits or gray or black & white at a resolution of 600dpi. This USB 2.0 device also has 2 USB 2.0 ports of its own. About the only downside is that it only works on Windows, presumably because they’ve only created drivers for Windows.

Buy now!

More info from the manufacturer
Price: $109.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

Epson WorkForce 310

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Epson WorkForce 310

We recently reviewed the Epson WorkForce 600 and found it to be an excellent all-in-one printer. Now Epson have released the WorkForce 310 which is essentially a cheaper, more compact and more efficient version. The WorkForce series is a range of printers that can print, scan, copy and fax. Photo printing is also catered for, as would be expected with an Epson. However, direct photo printing might be an issue with no USB connectivity and no memory card slots unlike its predecessor the WorkForce 600.

Disappointingly, the 310 has lost its 802.11g WiFi connectivity completely which was a real bonus for the 600. However, it should be noted that this is priced cheaper and has been designed as a compact option.

On the plus side, Epson claim that it can print at twice the speed of any similarly-priced and similarly-featured all-in-one printer, with a black printing speed of 36 ppm (not specified as to whether this is in draft mode or not) and a high quality print speed of 16 ppm. 2-sided is support – the Epson website displays this as ‘manual 2-sided printing’ but surely every printer ‘features’ this?!

Not a bad job for $130, and should have enough features to delight the occasional home user and power business user alike.

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More info from the manufacturer

Price: $129.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

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