+ Universal App $1.99 Our Review By Gianna LaPin on May 18th, 2011 Rating: :: IT'S A KEEPER Book Crawler aims to put a virtual card catalog in your pocket -- whether it’s for books you own, books you’ve read, books you lent out, or all three – and does so with some mighty powerful tagging and sorting features. Developer: Price: $1.99 Version: 3.3 App Reviewed on: iPod Touch 4g iPhone Integration User Interface Re-use / Replay Value Those of us with extensive book libraries, or even casual book lovers who like to keep track of their literary adventures, have just been given a brand new reason to love our iOS devices. Book Crawler, by Jaime Stokes, is a full-featured book cataloging program packed with thoughtful features. For starters, Book Crawler offers several powerful ways to get books into the application. Hardy souls can input the books manually, filling in nearly Read More

...favorite #iPhone app this week - AppStoreHQ: pic2shop http://ashq.me/9344... Read More

Rating: Pic2shop – 7 out of 10 My Fitness Instructor– 9 out of 10 iPriorityMail– 7 out of 10 Duck in the Truck– 8 out of 10 Links to the App Store: Pic2shop– FREE – click here to be directed to the app store page My Fitness Instructor -$9.99 – click here to be directed to the app store page iPriorityMail – FREE – click here to be directed to the app store page Duck in the Truck – $1.99 – click here to be directed to the app store page Read More

Belgium based company Vision Smarts announces the rerelease of pic2shop, a free real-time barcode scanning application available now in the iTunes store. Pic2shop boasts faster and more accurate barcode scanning allowing consumers to compare competitor prices on millions of items. Interested in books? Check not only retail prices, but public library availability for more than one billion items. [youtube]hC8yrQZ58Ro[/youtube] Belgium – Vision Smarts, developers of cutting-edge image and video analysis software, announced today the re-launch of pic2shop, a free real-time barcode scanning application for all generations of the popular Apple iPhone (many similar products are limited to working with the iPhone 3Gs due to its auto-focusing camera). Using the iPhone’s camera, users are able to scan barcodes and compare tens of millions of products online. US users are also given access to local prices for items based on their current location, conveniently displaying them on a map for quick access. Going Read More

...pay to save! Pic2shop gives you price comparisons AND local library results for FREE http://ow.ly/1wfDa #iphone #appoftheday... Read More

Two of the biggest trends we tracked last year were Mobile Web and Internet of Things. In a new series on ReadWriteWeb, which we're calling Mobile Web Meets Internet of Things, we'll explore how these two important trends are converging and look at some cutting edge example products. We start with barcode scanning... Internet of Things is when everyday objects become connected to the Internet, via technologies such as RFID tags, sensors and barcodes. One trend we saw expanding in 2008-09 was mobile phones being deployed as readers for barcodes. Increasingly, smartphones such as the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android devices offer applications that allow you to scan a barcode on a product or object and get more information about it. Barcodes are similar to RFID tags, in that they both hold data. RFID tags are generally more functional and flexible than barcodes. Also RFID tags can be read/write, whereas barcodes cannot. Read More

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The free Point Inside app maps your favorite malls, showing you both stores and services. Shopping is supposed to be fun, dangit! But it's invariably a hassle-filled experience, especially at this time of year. That's why I never walk into a store without these three iPhone apps at the ready. They're all free, and they make shopping faster, easier, and sometimes even a little less expensive. CardStar Newly updated with an improved interface and support for 75 additional merchants, CardStar replaces various discount, reward, and membership cards in your wallet. To digitize a card, just enter a merchant name and your barcode number. When you get to the checkout, pull up the onscreen barcode and hand over your phone for scanning. Just don't toss your actual cards until you've done some trial runs, as some scanners have trouble recognizing the iPhone's screen. pic2shop Suppose you're at Borders, about to plunk down Read More

Keep BetterDeal on hand at the grocery store to figure out which size offers the best deal. As I often tell people, it's not the price of the iPhone that bothers me--it's the monthly fees! (Grumble, grumble, AT&T, grumble.) Alas, while there's no way to get around that $70/month minimum, at least I can use my iPhone to save money on other things: gas, groceries, books, DVDs, and even energy. Let's take a look at five killer apps that can help you pocket extra cash. I know a lot of people are partial to AAA Discounts, which serves up deals near your location. Great app, but only if you're a triple-A member. I'm also a fan of the suggestion over at Wise Bread to use Pandora instead of buying music, though why limit yourself to one music-streaming app? Grab Last.fm and Slacker while you're at it. OK, you've got my picks. Read More