I have been using a scanner to capture images in the field, but its not very convenient carrying around a laptop everywhere, so my first idea for the Pi was to use it to run a LiDE scanner, which runs from usb, i am not sure wether the Pi could power the scanner, i would then want a small selection ...

Hello this is my first post say hello all, i have no programming knowledge, but it does interest me. I just joined here thinking about the idea of using the pi as a simple computer to run a lide scanner, more as a mobile scanner rather than as a scanner back, so a battery pack the pi and a few butto...