The CueCat® Bar Code Wand Reader

While supplies last, Readerware is giving away FREE CueCats with selected product bundles.

For help on installing and using your CueCat with Readerware, see the Readerware CueCat Manual. This is an Acrobat® document.

You can use a CueCat with any Readerware product to automatically catalog your books, music and videos.

You may have seen old articles in the media about security and privacy concerns with the CueCat software:

• San Francisco Chronicle: Bar Code Scanner for Web Addresses Under Scrutiny by Privacy Groups
• CNET: Privacy group slams Web tracking "cat"

You do not install the CueCat software in order to use it with Readerware. Therefore none of these privacy concerns are relevant when using the CueCat with Readerware.

I have put a CueCat through quite a bit of testing. It is not going to replace my CCD gun reader, it's still the easiest to use and most reliable. But the CueCat is a surprisingly good product. It is shaped like a cat with a red LED shining out of its mouth. Simply line up its paws with the bottom of the bar code and drag it across. OK so it sounds and looks pretty silly, but it is a bar code reader, it does work very well and you can't beat the price.

Disclaimer: Readerware is in no way affiliated with Digital Convergence Corporation, makers of the CueCat. CueCat® is (or was) a registered trademark of Digital Convergence Corporation.