What: Brookstone

iConvert slide and negative scanner.

Features: Scans 35mm photo negatives and slides and converts to them digital photos. Connects to computer via USB and works with Windows XP and Vista. Photo editing software included.

Price: $129.95.

Ups: It's easy to load the film into the scanner.

Downs: The software is a disaster. When you click 'scan' or push the scan button on the machine, you get no indication from the computer that it is doing anything. No sounds. No progress bar. The only thing that happens is that your mouse icon turns into an hourglass for about three to five minutes. Then you have to click a button called 'transfer' for it to actually save it to your computer, which takes another five minutes. So basically you're left pondering if your computer is frozen as you stare at an hourglass for about 10 minutes to process one picture.

All the photos I converted ended up with a blue hue, so I had to use the photo editing software (which is included) to make the tones look normal, but it still was hard to get it right.

Bottom line: Don't waste your money. It's not worth the hassle. You're better off going to a drugstore photo center.

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