We're happy to announce a new Android application called Google Shopper. Shopper lets you find product information quickly by using your phone's camera. It can recognize cover art of books, CDs, DVDs, and video games, along with most barcodes. You can also speak the name of the product you're looking for. Use Shopper to make smart decisions about what to buy, what price to pay, and where to buy it. You can star items for later and share them with friends. Shopper also saves your history so you'll always have product and price information at your fingertips, even when you don't have a signal.
Here's an example search based on the Effective Java: Programming Language Guide.
To download Google Shopper to your Android-powered phone, scan the QR Code below, or search for "Shopper" on Android Market. You'll see a green icon for Shopper by Google. Click install and happy shopping!
For more information about Google Shopper, take a look at our Google Labs page. We hope you send us your feedback.
I'm thinking that this new app will help when I'm at used book stores looking for rare books and vinyl records to resell.
ReplyDeleteFeels like an enhanced goggles. thanks!!
doesn't google goggles already do this?
ReplyDeleteSo, probably a silly question, but considering that this basically seems like google goggles with a shopping search... why is THIS available for my android 1.5 phone but goggles requires 1.6?
ReplyDeleteMmmh I'm an italian user with HTC Tatoo: shopper app doesn't work.
ReplyDeleteWhen I try searching for image, the app get in contact with camera but immediatly come back to the main view; if I try to search by Voice, I can't because i don't have installated "Google Voice Search" (not available in HTC Tatoo Android Market)..
No Locale settings!. otherwise great.
ReplyDeleteCan't see this app on the Market... HTC Hero 1.5...
ReplyDeleteIn which countries will this app be available in? (i´m from Sweden)
ReplyDeleteatreliu, sorry to hear you're having a problem with the Tattoo. We did test on that device, and you're right that voice search is not installed, but I was able to recognize books by their covers consistently. Perhaps a reboot will help - I'm not sure what else the problem could be.
ReplyDeletedswitkin, I confirm you that a reboot was enought for the image reconise :-)
ReplyDeleteit does not work on htc tattoo android 1.6
ReplyDeletethe voice search is not available for this phone...
the software does not recognise anything... neither the barcode...
it crashed with my phone.
Simmons, unfortunately the Tattoo does not have an autofocus camera, which is required for barcode scanning. However images (like book covers) and text search will both work fine.
ReplyDeleteI like the app. I hope you can make it international soon. Just adding big shops like Amazon (.de/etc.) would already help quite a bit. Judging only the scanning functionality, UI, etc. (ignoring the US-only database), I consider it to be the best shopping app right now.
ReplyDeleteWill there be an iPhone version? And will the barcode scanner work on all models, even those without autofocus?
ReplyDeletein what way is this better than ShopSavvy?
ReplyDeleteiirc, shopsavvy can only scan barcodes, this can actually scan the cover of something... useful if it's on display/in a case that obscures the barcode/etc.
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