Google Print secret revealed

• Google Print secret revealed
  
• [新知]天價級的書本掃描器
  
• Google Book Search Project
  

  Google recently implemented a convoy of new machines from Kirtas Technologies called the APT BookScan 1200, which is capable of scanning up to 1200 pages per hour (Kirtas Technologies). The machine works by utilizing a 16-megapixel digital camera to photograph each page, then transfers the image to local storage. Then, a robotic arm gently turns the page of the book, and the process is completed for each additional page. The digital images are then ‘cleaned’ to remove smudges and other errors, cropped, and centered. At this point, the image can be posted online, but "searching through the text is impossible.

雖然有comment說不是這一台，不過至少可以確定不是人工掃瞄的了。