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Amazon Japan Offers Barcode Purchases via Camera Phone

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the disintermediation dept.

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."

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  1. Could be a bad thing... by O-SUSHi · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What if someone stole your phone? Could they just go on a spending spree?

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