My favorite apps for Android so far - Android Scan
Google has announced 50 winners for Android Developer Challenge. One of the apps that caught my eye, is called Android Scan . Here are the details from the website.
Scan is an Android application that finds pricing and metadata for anything with a barcode. Here are some key features that make Scan stand out:
- Automatic barcode recognition using onboard phone camera using ZXing library
- Shows CD, DVD, or book cover along with detailed reviews from Amazon.com
- Searches over a dozen stores, both online and brick+mortar
- Highlights brick+mortar stores that are nearby, with option to call the store or get directions
- Links to online storefronts to buy online from the phone
- Tracklisting for CDs, along with option to play sample tracks right on phone
- For books, searches local libraries to see if they have a copy
Simply, you use your camera phone (in this demo, use ip camera), and take a picture of the barcode, then it will search all available information and display the data for it. If its acd , even can play snippets track for it. Cool…
Here are some of the screenshot provided by the author.
