Comments on: Amazon Unleashes Snazzy New iPhone App http://www.macblogz.com/2008/12/06/amazon-unleashes-snazzy-new-iphone-app/ Bridging the Apple Community and Keeping Tabs on the Rumor Mill. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:31:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://www.macblogz.com/2008/12/06/amazon-unleashes-snazzy-new-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 Matthew Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:20:18 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1121#comment-2183 There's no need to wait for strangers at Amazon's Mechanical Turks to respond to your searches. We have released a free iPhone app, Pricepad, that syncs your Shopping Wishlist, including photos, with the web. You can share your list with anyone directly from the phone by sending an email. Pricepad is available for US, UK, Canada and can also lookup barcodes. There’s no need to wait for strangers at Amazon’s Mechanical Turks to respond to your searches. We have released a free iPhone app, Pricepad, that syncs your Shopping Wishlist, including photos, with the web. You can share your list with anyone directly from the phone by sending an email.

Pricepad is available for US, UK, Canada and can also lookup barcodes.

]]> By: dave http://www.macblogz.com/2008/12/06/amazon-unleashes-snazzy-new-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-2001 dave Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:30:49 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1121#comment-2001 If Amazon is so high on competition, why did they kill the competing application for presenting Amazon info on the iPhone by denying it access to the Amazon web api's? The application was supposedly also going to be offered for free... If Amazon is so high on competition, why did they kill the competing application for presenting Amazon info on the iPhone by denying it access to the Amazon web api’s? The application was supposedly also going to be offered for free…

]]> By: Dave http://www.macblogz.com/2008/12/06/amazon-unleashes-snazzy-new-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Dave Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:50:07 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1121#comment-2000 @jojo22 The Amazon application is free to download. In reference to the database, I believe that you are referring to the 'Amazon Remembers' feature. When a photo is snapped from your iPhone and uploaded to Amazon, it gets moderated by humans who will sift through their vast catalog of products to find you the best match. @jojo22

The Amazon application is free to download. In reference to the database, I believe that you are referring to the ‘Amazon Remembers’ feature. When a photo is snapped from your iPhone and uploaded to Amazon, it gets moderated by humans who will sift through their vast catalog of products to find you the best match.

]]> By: jojo22 http://www.macblogz.com/2008/12/06/amazon-unleashes-snazzy-new-iphone-app/comment-page-1/#comment-1998 jojo22 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:49:08 +0000 http://www.macblogz.com/?p=1121#comment-1998 Dave, two questions: 1) How much does this app cost? 2) How big is the database of content that it has to compare items to? Dave, two questions:

1) How much does this app cost?
2) How big is the database of content that it has to compare items to?

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