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Retailers Struggle to Join the 21st Century: Instant Price Match

This ReadWriteWeb story reports that barcode scanning applications on devices like the iPhone and the G1 are causing a stir among offline retailers. I've seen such an app on the G1, but don't remember what it's called. On the iPhone there are apps like Checkout and Snappr. The big announcement today was that Amazon is releasing their own app called "Amazon Remembers" that's supposed to work from a picture of the product--not just a barcode. The story on ReadWriteWeb reports: Although consumers may be catching on to this barcode-scanning trend, some stores are still in the dark. For example,
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