As we continually use and rely on our mobile phones more and more, we always look for that next feature or app that solves our "daily life" problems. Recent improvements allow us to shop at retail stores and check online for more competitive pricing. To take that a step further, introducing the Android Scan. One of the 50 winners in the Google "Android Developer Challenge", this app will allow you to take a picture of a barcode, scan it online, and provide listings of both online and brick+mortar stores with pricing. Reviews are populated from Amazon.com for books, CDs, and DVDs. Some key features include option to purchase directly online through available stores, identify brick+mortar stores from highlighted text with the ability to call direct and/or get directions, sample tracks from CDs or search local libraries for books directly from the apps. Go directly to site to see a demo video on the app. I am very curious to see what else comes next.
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Android Scan
As we continually use and rely on our mobile phones more and more, we always look for that next feature or app that solves our "daily life" problems. Recent improvements allow us to shop at retail stores and check online for more competitive pricing. To take that a step further, introducing the Android Scan. One of the 50 winners in the Google "Android Developer Challenge", this app will allow you to take a picture of a barcode, scan it online, and provide listings of both online and brick+mortar stores with pricing. Reviews are populated from Amazon.com for books, CDs, and DVDs. Some key features include option to purchase directly online through available stores, identify brick+mortar stores from highlighted text with the ability to call direct and/or get directions, sample tracks from CDs or search local libraries for books directly from the apps. Go directly to site to see a demo video on the app. I am very curious to see what else comes next.
Amazon.com Ups mCommerce with TextBuyIt
Amazon.com has been on the frontier of "m-commerce"; taking a strong position and making its online retail presence available to handsets/smartphones across the board. They've just upped the ante with a new service, known as TextBuyIt. As the program's name implies, you can now text or SMS an ISBN number of a product to "AMAZON" (262966) and expect to receive the price and some options to transact. Should you decide to reply with a response, a call will made to you by Amazon.com staff to help complete the transaction.With TextBuyIT, Amazon now has added an extra level of coverage to their quest in mobile dominance. Considering only 19% of people have access to mobile internet, an astounding 69% uses text message service. If anything, I think this can create a simple comparison shopping engine effect when a customer is in a brick & mortar store. As matter a fact, other than being in a store, I can't think of another way to easily access an item's ISBN number. (Source: JupiterResearch and Internet Retailer)
The Mobile Experience has tested this service out for you. I typed in a book that I am currently reading which has the ISBN of 0-596-52733-0. Mind you that typing numbers in a text is a bit of a hassel, for instance, dailing a "5" would require me to hit that button four times. Imagine doing this for all ten figures. Within seconds, I received 2 emails. The first one just gives me a message on how to use TextBuyIt program via my reply. The second one gave me the book's name and price. No mentions of free shipping over $25. See the screenshots for yourself.
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