Camera Phones Help Buyers Beware – with a camera phone that is also a bar-code scanner, you can go into a store like Barnes & Noble, take a photo of the ISBN number on a book and instantly receive a coupon offering the book for 30 percent less at Amazon.com,” said Attia.
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I was thinking that what we needed was for phones to include a built in barcode scanner, but this is even better. Imagine being able to scan a toy, and see reports as to whether or not it poses a safety hazard to small children. Or to scan food at the supermarket and come up with recipes using that ingredient. Or seeing something you like, and scanning it to auto-add it to your amazon wishlist.
The only other amazing idea would be if Microwaves and ovens could use similar technology. Imagine a TV dinner that told your microwave how long and hot to cook it so it came out perfect. No more of this “microwaves vary, adjust time and settings accordingly.”
What wonderful times we live in.
Cameraphone Barcode Scanners!
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I was thinking that what we needed was for phones to include a built in barcode scanner, but this is even better. Imagine being able to scan a toy, and see reports as to whether or not it poses a safety hazard to small children. Or to scan food at the supermarket and come up with recipes using that ingredient. Or seeing something you like, and scanning it to auto-add it to your amazon wishlist.
The only other amazing idea would be if Microwaves and ovens could use similar technology. Imagine a TV dinner that told your microwave how long and hot to cook it so it came out perfect. No more of this “microwaves vary, adjust time and settings accordingly.”
What wonderful times we live in.