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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apemonkeyman:
The UK support is very welcome, but when I bring up the product page in the browser it returns to US pages again. :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Try removing and re-adding the items, it should have the correct urls then. I'll add an option to do this in the next version.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] apemonkeyman:
Cool - I'll try it in a couple of hours - in a no-camera secure zone. :(

Thanks! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
I know how that is - might I recommend Mobile Receptionist? (See my signature).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] blegs38552:
Out of Memory Problem

Installed. When I installed the program, I copied it to the Storage Card and launch the CAB file from there. Even though I selected Storage Card as my install location, the program was installed in my main memory.

When I try and capture a bar code, it says "Captured!" on the top of the screen, but I get a message box - Title Bar says "Error" , Message Box says "Ran out of memory processing barcode. You may need to free up memory or diskspace".

I have an almost empty 8 GB micro SD card in my phone - a Samsung Intrepid SPH-i350 phone running Windows 6.5.

According to the phone, I have 224.54 MB free in Main Storage out of a total of 308.48 MB and 138.54 MB out of 193.01 MB in Program. Clicking on the Storage tab, I have 7517.86 MB free.

Anyone have any idea what the problem is?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nqnguyen2:
I'm not sure why you're having that problem. I suggest you try to uninstall it, soft-reset, and reinstall the latest version.

It's working fine for me. I just have to hit the back arrow after snapping a shot for AmazonIt! to analyze. Good luck.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] blegs38552:
Been there, done that. No better results. Left it uninstalled after two attempts.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Sorry it didn't work out for you. i'll poke around a bit and see if i can fix the barcode library which is causing the issue.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NYLimited:
1.1 notes

Cool app, thanks for sharing!

No problem installing it on the SD card (I assume that is OK) but I did have problems getting it to recognize the bar code. Is there a trick? I tried to get the HD2 close to it per instruction to fill much of the screen but doing it that way part of the bar code became unreadable due to the flash. I disabled the flash and I still had to try several times before it read the bar code. Once it did, it was fast and fun - of course, the product I scanned came from Amazon so it was easy even though I got it on sale for a lot less than it was today. :D

Need to play more with the picture taking part I suppose...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
yah the pic taking is tricky. flash usually won't work since it can wash out the barcode. first priority should be sharpness, then barcode size, while maintaining good contrast. i may need somebody to send me a typical barcode pic from an hd2 in order to specifically tweak the program for them
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NYLimited:
Here's what I found so far..

Yes, flash/led light is bad due to reflections. Have to turn off automatic 'flash' on HD2.

Low light photography is not good. While it may look OK to the eye it does not seem to work well for barcode reading. Sharp or not. Last night I was trying to make it work with existing room light and had to try it like 10+ times to make it work once.

Daylight / sunlight is ideal. Placing the item with the barcode in the window made it work first time, every time in day light. Medium day light (4500 K) is probably idea I would suspect.

Of course, getting day light inside a store where you'd want to get a quick price comparison might be a little tricky. :)

As for barcode pic from hd2 - what do you need? I am going on holiday tomorrow but if you can tell me what you need I can take some pictures tonight and post them for you before I leave. If not I'll be glad to help when I get back.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] siroques:
Thanks for the very nice and useful app!

Keep it up...

But hey! Is it possible to automatically detect a barcode directly in camera mode without taking a photo?

Take a look at QuickMark. This is also a barcode scanner.

Maybe it is useful for you to know how they catch the barcodes, so give it a try.

They did it very simple and clear and without getting 10 shots of failed and blurred photos. :)

Regards from germany
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] funem:
Excelent app.... fun to use even when you are not shopping....

I'm in the UK and use a TP2.

Did a google search on a few barcode numbers and apart from amazon the only one that came up consistantly was Ciao, I have never used the site before but the search url was

http://www.ciao.co.uk/sr/q-***bar code number***

as in

http://www.ciao.co.uk/sr/q-5000158063938

Dont know if its one people would like, just though I would mention it

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] focuswiz:
Nice app.

I have it installed on my T-Mobile HTC HD2 and it is working very nicely with sufficient light.

I was able to get it to work under dimmer conditions using the flash by aiming at a slight angle and using the zoom at it's highest setting so that I could be further away.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Bump for new version release!

1.11 changelog

Bugfix/new feature release

ENH AmazonIt! now checks for a newer version, asks the user if they want to download it

ENH added tooltips for the buttons for a better user experience

MOD reworded barcode capture hints

FIX malformed product links
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Unfortunately, the barcode library i'm using (zxing) isn't able to capture the barcode w/o taking the photo. And any libraries that can, I'd have to pay for.

So right now we just have to hope that zxing improves its software.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] siroques:
Ah, ok...what a pity.

So I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Anyway: Thumbs up for your great app!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ninjabortion:
For some reason i can't get it to work quite right on my tp2 running 6.5 now.

Was trying to scan the barcode from a pack of ramen and it couldn't get it, put it in manually and it won't pull up the item even though it is on amazon.

barcode: 070662087220

i would put a url, but i'm too new and they won't let me. it can be fonud putting that in the amazon search box, i'm in the US if that helps.

very cool app thoughany ideas? thanks for the great app
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Thanks for the feedback, i'll check it out and see what the problem is.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Hmm, I tried it on v1.11, using the US Amazon Site, added that barcode in manually, and it came up correctly:

Grocery category

Nissan Chow Mein Q&E Shrimp, 4-Ounce Units (Pack of 8)

$15.52

1 review, avg 4.0 rating
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phatestcat:
will download and try on my TP2
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pete3000:
Phenominal APP! but 1.11 installs as 1.1

i downloaded the latest off your website acquiring the 1.11.cab. when it installs it still shows 1.1 in the help. I an not seeing any new functions like auto updatin g the software (which i will enjoy). I am using a TILT2. I really do love this app! I hope Amazon buys it from you for a billion dollars!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Oops forgot to update the help->about screen with the new number. It still shows v1.1 up top, but if you scroll down, it should say 1.11, 23 August 2010 under the version notes/changelog.

You haven't seen the auto-updating feature because this is the newest version :) But rest assured, when v1.2 or v1.12 comes out you'll know!

me too!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] DNW666:
Problems with amazon.de

At first, congratulations for your great app! :)

I´m sorry i have to say, that there seem to be some issues with the settings for amazon.de.

I get errors updating the product info saying: "40 is not valid" or "35 is not valid"

After that, sometimes amazonit! crashes and after it crashed, i can´t get it running again. It starts but then crashes immediatley, without beeing able to do anything. (Even softreset and reinstall didn't fix it)

To start it again without crash, i have to delete the amazonit! files in the "application data" folder...

Hope you can fix that! :D

DNW
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Thanks for the feedback! I think the problem is due to the differences in how some cultures display numbers (ie, US uses decimals, Europe often uses commas). I'll have to play around a bit to figure it out, and then we should get to see the auto-update capability in action when I release v1.12 !
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] uploder:
wow. LOVE THIS APP!!!!! so far so good on my TP2. I already have an amazon prime account. This is a nice addition to my shopping! :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
New version coming soon, which should fix this problem.

Also, going to add in the capability to enter ASINs as well as barcodes.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
I'll release the new version sometime this weekend.

Speaking of that, what's the best time to release new versions of software in order to get properly noticed? I've seen there's a pretty big difference of interest depending on when you post to the thread.

Then again, maybe if people are using 1.11 now they'll be able to tell when I release a new version because of the auto-updating capability I just added.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] blegs38552:
Downloaded and tried to install 1.111. Still having same problems. Even though I copy the cab file to my SD card and select Install to Storage, it still installs in main memory, and I still get an Out of Memory message when I try and scan a bar code (after capturing the cope). Win 6.5 Samsung Intrepid SPH-i350.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Bump for new version release!

ENH can now look up products by ASIN (Amazon product id)

ENH can now email info for multiple products

ENH now saves sorting settings and restores on next start

MOD UI tweaks

MOD improved email formatting

FIX items removed while updating no longer reappear

FIX improved amazon update price handling / net code tweaks

FIX handles non-standard amazon average ratings

FIX Update All behavior

FIX ISBN-10 barcode detection
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] phalkon30:
Was using 1.11, it auto updated me. Very slick/fast program. I'm not sure how much i'll use it, but if I do I know it should work very quickly for me :)

I'm using NRG 6.5.5 on a VGA Touch Pro btw, so VGA people are good to go!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Good to hear, I've been running it on WMPU ROM TP and it looks pretty slick.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marciedoo:
Hi -- I installed and it works on my Omnia. However, I can only hand input barcodes. It launches the camera, I take a picture, then when I close the camera, it returns to the application and cannot find the input.

Any ideas?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marciedoo:
Never mind .... I figured it out and I'm pretty sure that it is going to take me 3 times as long to shop now :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Anybody have a Windows Phone 7 yet? I'm working on porting AmazonIt! to it, if anybody wants to help me test it...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Riverplace:
Install on Storage Card

I'm looking forward to using AmazonIt. I've installed it to an HD2 Telstra, and it's working fine. I noticed however that even though I chose to install it to my storage card it installs itself to my phone memory. I uninstalled and tried again with same result. Is there any way to install AmazonIt to my storage card?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
I'll look into it
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Bump for new version!

1.3 changelog

Bugfix/new feature release

ENH user can now clear the cached files

ENH user can now load a barcode image (rather than using the camera)

ENH user can now manually check for new versions (instead of waiting a day)

MOD improved item selection behavior

MOD performance optimizations

FIX email sending issues

FIX OutOfMemory exception when loading larger bitmaps
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
I attempted the same thing and got the same result - i'm not sure why it still installs to the phone memory when you tell it otherwise. I'll have to research the issue more.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Riverplace:
Thank you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lecl0ne:
Auto-Deleting taken barcode images?

It works for me, but keep every barcode I shot in my Camera folder! Any way to auto delete this picture every time we scan a barcode?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
It should be auto-deleting the pictures ... what phone & rom are you using?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] linenoise:
I just tried to install 1.3 today.

I have a Samsung Intrepid running 6.5.1 on a QVGA screen

I tried to install it to my Storage Card, but it installed itself into my main memory.

It runs great, but my issue is with scanning the barcode. Every time I try to take a picture whether it's indoors or out, it fails. I have tried all the settings I can change on the camera, but it keep failing the read.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Unfortunately, installation to storage card doesn't work currently, it's a known issue.

The Zxing barcode library I'm using isn't the greatest, but it's free. Hopefully it will get better over time. The other alternative is to pay for a decent barcode library, but that would also require me charging for the app.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lecl0ne:
I'm using HD2 on a 6.5.3 RAID 2.0 rom. Any idea?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Marketplace?

If this has already been asked, please excuse the redundancy. Have you thought about submitting this to Windows Marketplace? Regardless, thanks for the app :).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
I will once I get the WP7 version ready :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] slickeric:
1.3 - starts and then closes

Hi

upgraded from 1.2 to 1.3, it now appears briefly and then closes.

Not what else to add, except that I have the linkedin app installed http://linkedinmobile.codeplex.com/and several days later I noticed it suffered the same issue, but a reinstall fixed that. A reinstall of Amazonit made no difference.

Hd2 with Elegancia Rom and CHT installed
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
The only thing I can think of is that your settings and products db might have become corrupted. Go to /Application Data/PhilChuang.com/AmazonIt/Data, move those xml files somewhere else (or rename them), and then try the app again. If that works, then if you don't mind, please send me any error logs so that I can figure out why it was crashing on you.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] slickeric:
Error log sent from phone
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crazyC:
This works perfectly for me.

So much so that I was wondering if the following is possible.

I love books, especially stuff by Clive Cussler/Dean Koontz etc. When I am travelling I often pick up books at the airport/train station, but often I cannot remember if I already have the book - often it sounds familiar but I am not sure.

What would be really cool (if slightly librarian-ish) is to be able to pop down to my bookcase in the summerhouse and effectively catalogue the books there by scanning the barcodes. The database could store author, title, ISBN, and whatever else.

Then when I am out I could simply scan a barcode and have it tell me if I already own it.

Ideally the database would be able to be saved and reimported after a ROM flash (as I do that regularly).

Is this at at all possible?

Many thanks.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
That should work for most books, as long as Amazon sells them. AmazonIt! displays a warning if you try to add a duplicate item, so that's how you could tell if you already own it.

The items are saved in an xml file in the \Application Data\PhilChuang.com\AmazonIt\Data directory, so you can simply back up that file and then restore it after a ROM flash.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crazyC:
Excellent - thank you - I shall try it out later.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crazyC:
Worked OK at first but maybe I overloaded it. Was going through my book collection when it crashed and after that would not run. Even after a soft reset it was the same - it would start to open, it would say loading at the top and then just close.

Removing the products .xml cleared it and it started but hey that lost the books previously recorded. Is there a size limit etc? I reckon it had between 20 - 30 books.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jb789:
Just a thought, I've heard of similar behavior with folks using .NET CF 3.7 instead of 3.5. 3.5 seems to be more stable/compatible, so maybe double check which version you're running.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crazyC:
I am using 3.5 already.

Cheers

C.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] crazyC:
I have retried it, taking a little more time and so far no crashes. Starting and loading time (ie the bit before anything comes up and instead I get the wait symbol, and the bit where it says loading) is now becoming very long (again I have say 30 books on there).

If this is developed any further could there be an option to export the database to SD card and then import - just to save the hassle of having to copy it manually?

Other development ideas (I know - probably not wanted but hey)could be to have front end that only loads the database if required - so you could have a quick lookup on Amazon option, (which loads quickly and you can scan a barcode and get the result from amazon quickly) or a review the library option that loads the full database.

But anyway, thank you for producing a very useful bit of software for WM.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Yank555:
Barcode reading works, but items can't be found

Hi,

First off, let me say that I love the idea of the app ! ;)

I'm using an htc Touch Pro and AmazonIt 1.3, .NET 3.5.

Get to scanning the barcode without a problem, but no item I've tested got found, tried US, UK, DE, no difference.

The items I tested were bought from Amazon.de and I was able to find them by searching for the EAN on Amazon.de via my htc, so both the item exists and the data connection is working.

As an example EAN 9780340896143, here's the search result on Amazon.de :

I wanted to post the URL of the search result, but as a new user I'm not allowed to, so you'll have to go to Amazon.de and search for the EAN, sorry for this !

Any clue what could be wrong ??

Thanx, JP.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Unfortunately, amazon.com killed the app because it wasn't in compliance with their usage agreement - i'll have to take some time to make some changes in order to bring myself into compliance, and i'm also working on a WP7 version too.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Yank555:
Oops, that's sad ... I'll just be waiting then and check for an update from time to time ;)

Keep up the excellent work !!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] adoute:
I hope you are able to find the time to bring this app into compliance - it was simply the best barcode app I've used.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] NYLimited:
Have you given up working on the WinMo version? That post was a long time ago.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] nickb519:
I have a touch pro 2 from sprint with windows 6.5 it seems to just crash, is there something i am missing?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] adoute:
Yes, you missed this post (just a few before yours)...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] markd89:
Any updates on this or an alternative app for Windows Mobile?

Thanks,

Mark
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] zaijian:
Sorry, it's pretty much dead - i'm not doing any WM development any more, purely WP7 now.
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rougegoat:
So I had been running the KaosFroyo build for a few days, but my track ball would constantly light up so my battery life was horrible. This forced me to switch back to EvilEris(currently 2.1). I got so used to the default browser using HTML5 that I feel limited now that I'm on 2.1 again(which doesn't fully support it). Does anyone know of a way to get the default browser to play HTML5 videos(such as youtube.com)?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hungry Man:
Froyo has html5?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hungry Man:
Wait wait and KF has working flash?
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rougegoat:
Froyo has HTML5 support for some sites(such as youtube.com). KaosFroyo has this up and running with no problems. Actual Flash, though, is not up and running.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] NovaFox238:
Hey guys, another attempt at a new battery design. I really like this one, and not sure if anyone has anything similar. I am using the BakedSnack 9.7 framework-res for replacement, so use at your own risk. 100% works just fine with any BakedSnack. Have no tested on any other ROM, so ALWAYS do a NAND backup. Anyways, to the good stuff::

::SAMPLE::

Preview on phone:

Like it? Heres the download links::

- [Morph] SpinX Battery **Should work on ALL ROMs** *Unzip using MetaMorph app. Downloadable in the Market, of course.*

---------Older / Seperate flashable files-----------

- Spin-X (BakedSnack)

- Spin-X (CM6-RC1) - (CM6 Nightly Build 7/30/2010) *Please note I wont be making one for every nightly release. ^_^ Until I can do what im trying to figure out, anyways. :) *

- Spin-X (DamageControl 3.2.3)

- Spin-X (Fresh 1.0.1)

Simply flash your version in recovery. Should work, so let me know if you flash it. Feedback always appreciated!!

P.S. :: It looks much better when its actually on the phone. ^_~
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rjmjr69:
I like waiting for a dareing sole to try it on damage
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] qendadar:
No go on cm6.

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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dadoc04:
dammit....

thanks for the heads up though

great job on this Nova
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] qendadar:
Yah I was hoping for it. This is the best battery graphic I have seen.

* hint hint* in case anyone can make it work on cm6

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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] NovaFox238:
Added new links for different versions. Just flash your version, and should work! :cool:

Let me know how it goes.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kratos313:
Downloading now will be flashing in about 1 min.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] qendadar:
Flashing now brb with results on cm6

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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] qendadar:
Works beautifully on cm6. YOU ARE THE MAN!

Thanks!

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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] NovaFox238:
Hah, sweet! Should work for the rest then. ^_^ Enjoy everyone. :D
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dadoc04:
flashing now on CM6

whoops.... nvm, just realized it was for RC1... im on the 7-29 nightly...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] 063_XOBX:
Is there a version for just plain rooted stock?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jmlott:
I am using the 7/29 nightly as well. I tried to flash the RC1 file and was stuck in a loop at the boot logo. That said, I'm not sure if the problem was the rom version or the fact that I have a customized notification bar. Using cyanogenmod settings, I had previously changed the colors of the bar and added the percentage to the battery. YMMV.

Glad I backed up :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dadoc04:
i ran a nan BU just now and flashed it since I havent changed the CM6 notification or status bar.

I did get the same boot logo loop... So it looks like it has to do with the version.

I guess I will wait for him to make it compatible with the latest nightly...

This is by far the best battery ive seen though.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] NovaFox238:
Thanks for the positive feedback everyone! I really appreciate it.

I'm trying to figure out how to properly use MetaMorph so I dont have to have a million different versions... until then, I just added one for the 7/30/2010 nightly build. Enjoy :)