Got an iPhone and want ShopSavvy? We are VERY close to being ready to submit ShopSavvy to the iTunes market, but we really need your help. We want to test our image recognition across a large number of actual iPhone cameras and barcodes. Our goal is to test on at least 1,000 iPhones and at least that many barcodes. You can help us – i.e. the faster we get this testing completed the faster we will submit ShopSavvy (oh and it will be free). Here is what we need:
- Use your iPhone (tell us which version you have) to take a photo of a barcode.
- Make sure you hold the camera about 3 inches from the barcode (not any farther please).
- Title the file the number of the barcode i.e. 062338796823.jpg (this is important)
- Email the file (with correct title) to support@biggu.com
If you can send one barcode we will be appreciative. If you can send ten we will forever be in your debt. Anyway, thanks for your help (in advanced). Please tell your friends to do the same.
Posted by amuse | June 12, 2009 - 4:16pm | 15 Comments
Category: ShopSavvy (iPhone) | Tags: barcode, iphone, shopsavvy
Wow. According to Dan Frommer from the Silicon Alley Insider BlackBerry’s Curve outsold the iPhone last quarter. Wow, again. Smartphones are now 23% of US phone sales (compared with 17% last year at the same time). Best selling smartphones:
1. RIM BlackBerry Curve (all 83XX models)
2. Apple iPhone 3G (all models)
3. RIM BlackBerry Storm
4. RIM BlackBerry Pearl (all models, except flip)
5. T-Mobile G1
Posted by admin | May 4, 2009 - 10:02am | 2 Comments
Category: Big in Japan | Tags: blackberry, curve, g1, iphone, pearl, storm
Adam has joined Big in Japan to build our iPhoneDevTeam. Adam has learned more than his share of lessons on what to do and what not to do when publishing mobile applications. His experience, contacts and burning desire will definately be appreciated here. Welcome Adam!
Posted by amuse | April 24, 2009 - 9:54am | No Comments
Category: Big in Japan, iPhoneDevTeam | Tags: adammajewski, apple, iphone, iPhoneDevTeam
Our publishing model is so new that many developers wonder why they would want someone to publish their application for them. Well, consumers and brands are going to start getting worried when they see applications like the Baby Shaker approved by Apple for the App store. Consumers assume Apple is watching out for them before they publish an application – hint: they are only looking out for themselves. Consumers and brands need to know who developed/published the applications on their phones – for safety and privacy. Do you think the guy who would create a baby shaker application would think twice about reading your email or stealing your passwords? Maybe… Maybe not. Thank you Sikalosoft for such a horrible example.
Posted by amuse | April 22, 2009 - 3:18pm | 1 Comment
Category: Big in Japan | Tags: applications, iphone, publishing
I started playing with YouTube back in 2005 and didn’t really get it. I posted a couple of videos, but I wasn’t a consumer (i.e. I didn’t watch other people’s videos unless someone blogged about one). Fast forward to this year and add the Apple TV to the mix. I bought Apple TVs for the office and the house and found myself showing off the Apple TV by playing videos from YouTube.
Soon we started turning on YouTube (via Apple TV) any time we had a few people over. We would each pick a couple of ‘funny’ videos to play and let the system rip. It wasn’t like watching traditional TV, something we would never consider doing with guests, instead it was a different experience. The clips are short. The content is kitsch. The experience in a word is casual. It didn’t hamper our conversation, it enriched the content. YouTube + AppleTV = Great for Small Parties.
Now with my iPhone I find myself doing the same thing. People want to see how it works and after I show them the visual voice mail I show off YouTube. People are amazed. YouTube finally makes sense for me. Will I watch hours of YouTube? Never. Will I watch 2-3 three minute clips per week? Definitely.
Posted by amuse | August 6, 2007 - 3:15pm | No Comments
Category: Uncategorized | Tags: appletv, casualtv, iphone, socialtv, youtube
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