Help us launch ShopSavvy for iPhone!
Got an iPhone and want ShopSavvy? We are VERY close to being ready to submit ShopSavvy to the iTunes market, but we really need your help. We want to test our image recognition across a large number of actual iPhone cameras and barcodes. Our goal is to test on at least 1,000 iPhones and at least that many barcodes. You can help us – i.e. the faster we get this testing completed the faster we will submit ShopSavvy (oh and it will be free). Here is what we need:
- Use your iPhone (tell us which version you have) to take a photo of a barcode.
- Make sure you hold the camera about 3 inches from the barcode (not any farther please).
- Title the file the number of the barcode i.e. 062338796823.jpg (this is important)
- Email the file (with correct title) to support@biggu.com
If you can send one barcode we will be appreciative. If you can send ten we will forever be in your debt. Anyway, thanks for your help (in advanced). Please tell your friends to do the same.
Renaming photo files isn’t easy on the iPhone. Would be easier for folks to help if you let them put the code as the email Subject and you scripted to rename the file….
I’ve read rumors that the iPhone 3.0 software will improve the quality of pictures for existing phones to some degree. Won’t this make a difference to your App and hopefully make it easier for you guys to get the results you need?
Nope. the 3.0 software doesn’t help us, but the new hardware on the s model does.
I, sadly, do not have an iPhone. Could I just take pictures with my digital camera and follow the steps afterwards?
Nope, iPhone photos are what we need. Thanks for your help!
Hi, I send in 3 pics with barcodes (and I am really sorry that the first email was without the pics, but my finger was faster then me and pushed the sending button before I realized that something was missing
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If it’s nothing more to help you, then I’m pleased to do so
BTW: I had to look up what 3 inches are in metric system (3 * 2.54cm = 7,62 cm), because we don’t use inches in Germany.
LOL – sorry about that. I didn’t think about the inches to centimeter conversion.
just sent in 33 pics… will probably send in more tomorrow.
Thank you! We have enough 3gs photos, but we still need more 3g photos if you got them.
Hey, is there any chance of ShopSavvy on a Palm Pre? That would really frost Apple’s cupcakes – they’d have no choice but to get you into the apple store ASAP!
Do you still need Iphone 3G pics?
Yes, but we don’t need 3Gs pics…
Sent 10 pics. Looking forward to the iPhone app! Hope I don’t have to wait *too* long now, ya hear?
PLEASE let us know when ShopSavvy is available for iPhone–I have been unable to find it anywhere in the app store! I can’t wait!
Hopefully soon.