Turn the iPhone into a scanner

[HollywoodNewYork]

Lay that big screen down on your computer screen and instantly snatch the info into memory. The camera function with a macro capability would basically do the trick!

[wjp09]

doubt it :p

[Kabeyun]

You'd run into focal length & lighting problems.
But computer cameras can be used as scanning input devices. Just needs the right software (eg (http://www.bruji.com/cocoa/barcode.html), eg (http://www.deepprose.com/), eg (http://www.delicious-monster.com/)).

-K

[p9939068]

You can already do this with PPC's, and some Nokia models.

[pwb503]

You can already do this with PPC's, and some Nokia models.

While maybe a good idea, (I don't think I'd use it but...) it might just be one of those ideas that is too hard to implument in such a way that the consumer would find it easy. If Apple cannot make it simple for the user, they will not do it.

[thewuster777]

I agree with pwb503... Apple is going to put in something that would be simple to the user's touch... cool idea! I know that isights can scan and read barcodes though.. and there is an Application that stores all the barcoded items, something like creating a virtual library. it would be cool for the iPhone to be able to scan barcodes in the same manner.