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Microvision, Inc., the world leader in the development of scanned beam high-resolution displays and imaging systems, has joined the Symbian Platinum Partner Program to support the growing market for Symbian OS. As a Platinum Partner, Microvision is extending its Flic Cordless Laser Bar Code Scanner product to the Symbian ecosystem, to promote the development of feature-rich commercial bar code reading applications for Symbian OS.
What this could mean is this: Imagine you enter the store and find something you like. Take a photo of the product’s barcode and press some button on your smartphone. The program then searches the Internet for that product to find you the best price. Other usage could be that stores use smartphones at the points of sale…
Who knows what else can be done by combining the bar code scanner and a smartphone? Any ideas?
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
