The best replacement for scanner is camera.

The best alternatives to scanner are rated as following:
★★★★★  camera
★★★★  digital camera
★★★  bufferedreader
★★★  all in one
★★★  copier
★★  pat down
★★  printer
★★  all in one printer
★  moving head
★  multifunction printer
★  reader
★  filereader
★  flatbed scanner
★  code reader
★  cb radio
★  console java
★  joptionpane
★  fax
★  fujitsu s1500
★  detector
★  scansnap
★  snap on
★  digital sender
★  ham radio
★  lexer
  mfp
  irm
  sender
  flatbed
  shopsavvy
  non trunking scanner
  cb
  fax machine
  analog scanner
  neat receipts
  document scanner
  film scanner
  multifunction
  inputstream
  fujitsu
  parser
  disabling shot
  ge adslice scanner
  analyzer

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Speaking about scanner, one probably shouldn't forget about document feeder.

Other search terms related to scanner and their ratings are:
★★★★★ document feeder
★★★★ ocr
★★ printer
★★ automatic document feeder
★ digital filing system
★ evernote
★ file java
★ automatic feeder
fax
paperport
ocr software
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