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Google Goggles
Released January, 2010
The Pros:Free App. Recognizes and translates text. Capable of reading barcodes.
The Cons:Photos need to be high quality. A lot more misses than hits. Business card scanning is far from 100%.
Google Goggles allows you to use pictures you've taken with your mobile phone to search the web. If you are looking at something you're unable to identify simply open your phone, take a picture with this App and allow it to search the web.
Google Goggles is currently available on mobile devices running Android 1.6 and above as well as iPhone 3 and 4.
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recognizes and translates text
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capable of reading barcodes
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visual search is the future - a much more intuitive / human experience
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endless possibilities for the future
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More effective at searching something with a "symbol"
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Can recognize up to three items at a time
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capable of scanning business cards for easy text input into your contact information
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photos need to be high quality
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a lot more misses than hits
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business card scanning is far from 100%
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not available for anything other than Android and iOS
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