The clue scanner device can be broken down into five major subassemblies:

Enclosure:
The outer body of the scanner.

Sliders:
The opening mechanism behind how the two end caps of the flip-top glasses case "pop" open.

EL Lights :
A beam of light analogous to copy machines and real life scanners that gives the illustion of scanning.

Symbols Lighting:
The stack up behind getting the diffused lighting from a few LEDs.

Electronics:
The "guts" of the scanner, includes: RFID module, microprocessor, EL light inverter, battery, and USB port.

Click on the links above to learn how each subassembly was manufactured.