Even when they catch you inside of an actual store instead of their homepage, Amazon has a way to discourage your non-Amazon purchases with their updated iPhone application, which now features barcode scanning.
Much like the other barcode scanners available in the App Store, the Amazon Mobile app turns your iPhone’s camera into a barcode scanner. Simply open up the app, tap on search and then scan barcode, and then hover your iPhone over your desired item so that the barcode is centered between the markers on the screen.
Amazon then, as per usual, takes care of the rest by showing you the price of that same item in their virtual store. Users can then proceed to purchase the item right from the app just like they would after a regular search.
Amazon Mobile is available as a free download. In order to utilize this new feature, you’ll need to run iOS4 on your iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4.
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