In preparation for the ‘rumored’ launch of the Android phone next month, we are changing the name of GoCart to ShopSavvy™.  After hundreds of focus groups and consumer study we have decided that ShopSavvy™ better describes the value of our application (just kidding about the focus groups and study).

ShopSavvy™ was named one of 10 winners among nearly 1,800 entries in the Google Challenge, a contest to build mobile-phone applications for the Android operating system.  Big in Japan was awarded a $275,000 prize by Google for its winning application, a personal shopping assistant for Android-based phones.

ShopSavvy enables consumers to comparison shop on the go, simply by scanning any product’s barcode using the phone’s built-in camera.  With this information, ShopSavvy searches the Web for the best prices on the product, displaying the lowest prices online as well as at nearby brick-and-mortar retailers.  ShopSavvy looks up product reviews to further assist with purchase decisions.

ShopSavvy will be available to consumers through Google’s Android Market when the first Android-powered handsets are introduced commercially later this year.  You can view a ShopSavvy (using GoCart name) demo here: