Description:
AmazonIt! helps you shop. Ever see an item on the shelf that looks interesting, but you wonder:
- if you can find it cheaper online?
- if it's any good?
That's where AmazonIt! comes in. Using AmazonIt!, you can scan a product's UPC or EAN barcode, and see its Amazon.com price and ratings. AmazonIt! will also show you if the price of an item has changed since it was last updated.
Features:
- Scans UPC/EAN barcodes (or manually input).
- Retrieve product info, prices, and ratings from Amazon.com.
- Launch product link in your mobile browser.
- Send product information via email.
How It Works:
AmazonIt! uses a converted version of the java library Zxing to detect barcodes. It then uses Amazon's Product Advertising API in order to retrieve product information.
Requirements:
- Windows Mobile 5 or greater.
- .NET CF 3.5 or greater.
- Unlimited Data plan (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED).
Tested on:
- Sprint Touch Pro.
Installation:
- Copy the .CAB file over to the device, run it.
- If you get an untrusted software warning, click OK.
- Run the "AmazonIt!" shortcut in the Programs folder.
To Do List:
- Load any barcode picture.
- Support for more barcodes.
- Faster barcode detection.
- Manually add an item by searching Amazon.com by keyword or ID.
- Discover related items.
- Manually enter a store's price for an item.
- Automatically determine the best price for an item.
- Attach pictures to an item.
- Save the GPS location of an item.
- Read product reviews.
- Query other shopping sites/engines.
Notes:
AmazonIt! and PhilChuang.com are not affiliated with Amazon.com, other than being in the Amazon associates program.
No guarantees, can't be held liable, use at your own risk, etc.
Update Description:
v1.11 (23-08-2010):
- Bugfix/new feature release.
- ENH AmazonIt! now checks for a newer version, asks the user if they want to download it.
- ENH added tooltips for the buttons for a better user experience.
- MOD reworded barcode capture hints.
- FIX malformed product links.
v1.1 (18-08-2010):
- Bugfix/feature release.
- ENH support for international amazon sites.
- ENH ability to manually input barcodes (if it has trouble decoding pics).
- MOD now displays barcode capture hints.
- MOD user setting to launch mobile/full product links.
- MOD now deleting captured barcode pics after use.
- MOD duplicate items prevention.
- MOD sort bar now resizes on orientation change.
- FIX ArgumentException on list update.
- FIX OutOfMemoryException on bitmap decoding.
- FIX ArgumentNullException when the product link is launched before amazon info has been fetched.
v1.0 (01-08-2010):
- Initial release (v2.0 will be released in a month or two).
- Touch-scrolling isn't great, but it works.
- Currently only the US Amazon.com is supported.