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    Google Shopper: Scan Books, DVDs, Video Games, Bar Codes & Get Prices

    The Google Mobile Blog announced a neat new search app for Android named Google Shopper. You just point the app at books, CDs, DVDs, and video games, and barcodes and it will fetch the details of that product and give you the prices, stores, reviews and more about that product. I tested it out on […]

    The Google Mobile Blog announced a neat new search app for Android named Google Shopper. You just point the app at books, CDs, DVDs, and video games, and barcodes and it will fetch the details of that product and give you the prices, stores, reviews and more about that product. I tested it out on my Nexus One and it worked out pretty nicely. I’ll share some images of my use below, but first, here is a video that explains how it works:

    Here is me playing with Google Shopper:

    The Book I Will Scan:

    Google Shopper for Android

    Google detecting the book cover:

    Google Shopper for Android

    Google finding a match:

    Google Shopper for Android

    Stores & Prices for this match:

    Google Shopper for Android

    Reviews:

    Google Shopper for Android

    My History:

    Google Shopper for Android

    Google Shopper for Android


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    About the Author

    Barry Schwartz
    Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.

    In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.

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