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VSBarcodeScanner 3.50 is available.
Built for iOS4, our latest library works on all iPhones, from the first-gen to the iPhone 4. EAN-8 barcodes are now supported. Complete code samples demonstrate how to add a real-time barcode reader to your app in a few minutes. More infoPic2shop is also on Android!
The ground-breaking technology initially developed for the iPhone 3G made its way to the Android platform. Now all Android phones, even those without autofocus cameras can read barcodes quickly and accurately.New video!
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New pic2shop hits the App Store
Search online and local stores, library catalogs. The barcode scanner got even faster and easier to use. Share your scans on Facebook and elsewhere. Get it now for free on iTunes.Vision Smarts develops and licenses leading-edge image and video analysis software.
Application developers big and small use our libraries to add powerful new features to their products, at a fraction of the cost and the risk of doing it themselves. By leveraging our technology, they can put more focus on their core business and their customers' needs.
Our flagship product, the VSBarcodeReader library, reads UPC/EAN barcodes using the built-in camera of all Apple iPhone models.
UPC-A and EAN-13 are the types of barcode found on virtually all retail products, from books to cereal boxes.
Here is a short unedited demonstration video of live barcode scanning:
The screenshots below illustrate the difference between fixed focus (left, iPhone 3G) and autofocus (right, iPhone 3GS). Both images are decoded correctly by the VSBarcodeScanner library.
Last year, our iPhone app pic2shop dispelled the myth that it was impossible to read regular UPC barcodes using the fixed focus iPhone camera. A unique combination of mathematical tools and image processing algorithms made this achievement possible.
Since then, the technology has evolved into a full-featured library that reads barcodes "live" on all iPhone and Android models, and is part of the latest version of pic2shop. You can visit our products page or contact us to find out more about it.