{"id":3768,"date":"2011-11-16T17:57:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T23:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2019-09-17T08:18:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T14:18:18","slug":"new-york-time-gadgetwise-blog-tip-of-the-week-barcode-scanning-apps-for-your-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/new-york-time-gadgetwise-blog-tip-of-the-week-barcode-scanning-apps-for-your-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Time Gadgetwise Blog Tip of the Week: Barcode Scanning Apps for your Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Serious shoppers can use their smartphone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s camera for more than just snapping photos of the things they want to buy. With a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/barcode-scanners\/\">barcode scanner<\/a> app installed, the phone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s camera can be used to scan an item\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s bar code (also known as the Universal Product Code). Once scanned, most apps present a list of places and prices the scanned item can be found, which makes comparison-shopping even easier on the go. RedLaser and PriceGrabber are two apps that offer iOS and Android versions, as does Pic2Shop, which also works on Windows Phone. Search your phone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s app store for others.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another favorite is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/mobile\/shopper\/\">Google Shopper<\/a> which is available for Android and iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/16\/tip-of-the-week-barcode-scanning-apps\/\">Source<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serious shoppers can use their smartphone\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s camera for more than just snapping photos of the things they want to buy. 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