Comments on: Cell Phone Recommendations http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/03/cell-phone-recommendations/ Announcements and news from BookScouter.com Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:56:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: admin http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/03/cell-phone-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-6 admin Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:34:45 +0000 http://bookscouter.com/blog/?p=32#comment-6 Thanks for those links Tom. The camera as bar-code reader looks interesting, but it seems like it would be kindof slow for doing many look-ups. Thanks for those links Tom. The camera as bar-code reader looks interesting, but it seems like it would be kindof slow for doing many look-ups.

]]> By: Tom Moullet http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/03/cell-phone-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Tom Moullet Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:45:20 +0000 http://bookscouter.com/blog/?p=32#comment-5 Here is another link that could prove useful: http://scls.typepad.com/wicked_cool/2008/12/is-your-cell-phone-a-barcode-scanner.html Here is another link that could prove useful:

http://scls.typepad.com/wicked_cool/2008/12/is-your-cell-phone-a-barcode-scanner.html

]]> By: Tom Moullet http://bookscouter.com/blog/2009/03/cell-phone-recommendations/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Tom Moullet Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:42:32 +0000 http://bookscouter.com/blog/?p=32#comment-4 I am pretty sure any (most) smartphones have the ability to install barcode reading applications. I don't think that there are any phone with a built in laser type scanner, but smartphones (iphone, blackberries, etc) can analyze a picture taken of a barcode. Another option is a wireless, bluetooth barcode scanner. These work more like a traditional barcode scanner, but they are pretty expensive and finding a compatible phone can be tricky. The office blackberry is paired to one of the bluetooth scanners, so a blackberry is a good starting point. Here are some examples of wireless bluetooth scanners. http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=bluetooth+barcode+scanner&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=kRXBSdfJN6OIygWlmdlN&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title -Tom I am pretty sure any (most) smartphones have the ability to install barcode reading applications. I don’t think that there are any phone with a built in laser type scanner, but smartphones (iphone, blackberries, etc) can analyze a picture taken of a barcode.

Another option is a wireless, bluetooth barcode scanner. These work more like a traditional barcode scanner, but they are pretty expensive and finding a compatible phone can be tricky. The office blackberry is paired to one of the bluetooth scanners, so a blackberry is a good starting point.

Here are some examples of wireless bluetooth scanners.
http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=bluetooth+barcode+scanner&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=kRXBSdfJN6OIygWlmdlN&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

-Tom

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