12-08-2007, 12:37 PM
Quote: Bar code technology has met mobile phone technology in a newly launched mobile price comparison site, Barcle.
Unlike most price comparison sites, the mobile shopping toollocated at Mobile.Barcle.com, with a standard web version at Barcle.comuses bar code numbers to retrieve information on a product and display prices and links to retail web sites. Shoppers also can search by product name or product type. The company designed the site to be used in stores by consumers with Internet-enabled mobile phones and PDAs.
Through partnerships with more than 900 retailers, Barcle has access to 20,000 brands and 10 million products, the company says. It has negotiated access to pricing information, updated daily, from its merchant partners. Those retailers include Apple.com, BarnesandNoble.com, BestBuy.com, Buy.com, CircuitCity.com, Drugstore.com, Kmart.com, Kohls.com, Macys.com, Overstock.com, Target.com and TigerDirect.com...
full article: http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=24673
Barcle mobile version: http://mobile.barcle.com/
Barcle Web version: http://www.barcle.com/