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RedLaser
$2.00
Released May, 2009
The Pros:Inexpensive. Useful - helps you find information quickly, may even save you money. Allows direct and easy access to ProductWiki product pages via the free ProductWiki RedLaser extension.
The Cons:Not free, unlike competing apps like pic2shop. Only works with USD, GBP, EUR, doesn't search in other currencies. ProductWiki not (yet) included in their default search listings.
RedLaser is an inexpensive iPhone application that allows users to scan UPC, EAN, and UPC-E product barcodes and then lookup those products online. Unlike other primitive barcode apps already on the market, RedLaser is cited as actually working — as it functions just like a red-laser scanner at the checkout aisle.
Users take a picture of the barcode with their phone, after-which the RedLaser software scans the barcode, submits it the Internet, and then delivers average Google and Amazon prices for the product. Users then have the option of looking up further information on their product (e.g. a book review); mailing themselves or their friends a list of products; and even, for instance, submitting a scanned movie directly to their TiVo service.
Additional Information
Signature to RedLaser is that it’s open-source, in that the developers at RedLaser have setup an SDK (software development kit) so that others can integrate RedLaser technology into their own applications.
Features
- Inexpensive iPhone Application
- Barcode Scanning (UPC/EAN/UPC-E)
- Information Lookup (Amazon/Google)
- List Emailing
- SDK Available
User Reviews (3)
Pros & Cons
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useful - helps you find information quickly, may even save you money
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allows direct and easy access to ProductWiki product pages via the free ProductWiki RedLaser extension
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fast and accurate results
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e-mail lists to yourself or friends right from the app's interface
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results from The Find, Google Product Search, and Amazon
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not free, unlike competing apps like pic2shop
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only works with USD, GBP, EUR, doesn't search in other currencies
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ProductWiki not (yet) included in their default search listings
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only returns prices in the US and UK - no support for other countries, and this fact isn't explicitly stated
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