Google Shopper for Android

by Antonio Wells Feb 22, 2010 10:45 AM – 2 Comments

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Shopper recognizes books, CDs, DVDs, and video games by their cover art, and also offers barcode scanning and voice search. You can view prices, reviews, and specs, and star your favorites for later. Shopper also saves your history for use offline and lets you share products with friends. Currently U.S. prices only.

Price: Free

AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:

Pros & Cons:

Pros

Goggle Googles meets Bar Code Scanner
Visual Search with image scanning
Voice Search

Cons

U.S. only pricing
Voice Search needs some improvements

Features:

“Like the love child of Barcode Scanner and Google Goggles“, raves Jessica Dolcourt of CNET. Shopper Android App allows you to bar code scan or photo scan products to get more information like pricing, where to buy online or near by, product details, favorites and history. Enjoy three input methods: type search, say your search or Visual Search by scan a products’ bar code or pointing the phones camera at the product.

The Voice Search ironically could use some improving. I tried some voice searches for “Nexus One“, to my surprise it either didn’t understand me or search something else like “nexos 1″. Here I would imagine Google bringing some techniques from the Web than make our lives easier like, corrective search suggestions. Although it’s not completely perfect, the technology is on the cusp of something great!

Video: Google Shopper for Android

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du_G_xJw8WA

: Shopper Help Start

: Shopper Start Screen

: Shopper Voice Search

: Shopper Search Results

: Shopper Product Detail

: Shopper Sharing Options

: Shopper Product Detail and Description

: Shopper Image Scan

: Shopper Image Scan Products Found

Usefulness:

Shopper Android app is both useful and cool with shopping and comparing products.

Ease of Use:

Shopper has evolved a step easier than predecessor Goggle Goggles as you don’t have to focus and take a picture of the product in that regard, simply hold the camera in front of the product and let it scan it and find. Sweet!

AndroidTapp.com Rating

(4.5 out of 5)

Should you Download Google Shopper for Android? Oh Yeah! Try it the next time your out Shopping!

Developer: Google Inc.

Tags: Android Apps, AndroidTapp.com App Review, Bar Code Scanning, Barcode Scanner, Free Android Applications, Google, Google Shopper for Android, Shopper, Visual Search

Categorised in: Shopping

2 Comments

By Betsy on February 22, 2010 at 2:11 pm:

I had hoped that it would give me local pricing. For example, I used “Voice search” to search for ground beef, and all it came up with was online purchases of grass-fed beef for upwards of $8 a pound from companies I never heard of, and nothing about what’s available in my local grocery stores. I couldn’t find any way to fine-tune results, either.

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By markinct on February 22, 2010 at 7:41 pm:

Three stars for the voice search. Data no where near as complete as ShopSavvy. I’ll keep it on my phone, but if I need space it will get the heave-ho.

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