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Amazon Japan Offers Barcode Purchases via Camera Phone
Zode writes "Jesse James Garrett reports
that Amazon Mobile Japan customers can purchase a item with their camera phones. "Snap a photo of a product bar code using your cell phone, and Amazon Japan will give you a price check," according to Garrett, relaying from this article in Ketai Watch (Wireless Watch).
Here's the English translation from Babelfish."
Actually your post was the 10907649th post. Sorry, I'm afraid you were slow.
When things get complex, multiply by the complex conjugate.
Why is Amazon publishing my male information?
I saw Jeff Bezos on TechTV about a year ago and he talked about this technology as being a precursor to complete optical product recognition.
...not that I would use such a service, even if it existed... ...but if you happen to, you know, come across one.. maybe.. let me know?
Essentially, he explained, you could take a picture of anything from the cover of a book to an action figure, mountain bike, sandbox, stereo reciever, sweatshirt or snow mobile and recieve price comparison from Amazons network of retail sites and "shops."
I remember it distinctly because it was the first time i actually felt that a camera on a cell phone wasn't the most idiotic idea I've ever heard.
This was, of course, BEFORE I discovered that women stick their camera-phones down their pants and take pictures, and ACTUALLY POST THEM ON THE INTERNET!
Hmm.. I wonder if Amazon.nl would give you a price comparison of THAT... hmmm...