Tag Archives: Barcode Scanner

Amazon’s Flow augmented reality app comes to Android, makes shopping more entertaining

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The iOS crowd’s been able to enjoy Flow’s AR features since late last year, but fortunately for those on the Android side who’ve been missing out, this powered-by-Amazon app is now (finally) also available on Google’s OS. It’s simple, using augmented…


Microsoft Tag adds support for QR codes and NFC, seeks barcode dominance

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Last year, Microsoft Tag shed its beta skin and stepped out into the wild world of multi-colored barcodes. Now, Redmond has decided to revamp and expand its system, with additional support for both QR codes and NFC capabilities. The update effecti…


Amazon will give you $5 if you use its Price Check app this weekend

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No joke, it really will. All you have to do is walk into a retailer this Saturday, whip out your smartphone and use Amazon’s Price Check app to collect price data on in-store items. In exchange, the company will offer you a discount of five percen…


Amazon Flow strikes low blow to brick and mortar, converts barcode scans to online sales

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Remember when you had to “walk” to a “store” to buy things? Our grandkids are gonna weep uncontrollably when we explain queuing up at Our Price to buy VHS tapes. We’ll recall the date the final nail was driven into brick and mortar’s coffin: Novembe…


Jims Empire Weekly Must Have App 1

We’re gonna try to start a few trends to single out Jims Empire from the plethora of other tech sites out there.  The first one, which is nothing innovative, but specific to the site, is going to be a weekly/bi-weekly “must have” app write-up.  I’m going to have different people do it occasionally to keep it spicy. [...]


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