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Amazon Flow, which up until this point was an iOS exclusive title, is now available for download from Google Play, allowing Android users to join the barcode scanning party powered by Amazon. However, it’s important to add that Amazon’s “default” app can also “handle” barcodes, but Flow comes with a fancy UI that supports augmented reality for some products. For instance, you can point your phone to a DVD cover and see the movie trailer instantly. Pretty neat, though you’ll get tired from this pretty quickly.
In addition, unlike iOS version of the app, Amazon Flow for Android comes with support for QR codes, which are often found in print ads. This in turn enables users to not only see product-related information, but also to open some web page, add someone to the Phonebook and so on. It’s likely that this feature will also find its way to the iPhone app, eventually making the Flow app compete with the likes of eBay’s RedLaser and ShopSavvy…
Flow Powered by Amazon (FREE) [Google Play link]
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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.
