The company itself says that it will replace the laser scanning mechanism with a camera. What stops iPhone from building this app into it ? What stops the next line of microwaves which will come with displays and wiFi/Zigbee connections from having this app. What is the company going to make out of this I wonder ? The idea is pretty cool though.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/19/technology/personaltech/19pogue.html?8cir=&_r=1&emc=cirb1&pagewanted=all --- The mission of this $400 device is to eliminate trips to the grocery store. The hardware component is a bulbous bar code scanner, dressed up in Any-Décor White and mounted on a countertop stand, an undercabinet bracket or a wall mount. It offers a color screen on the front, a laser scanner underneath and a Wi-Fi antenna inside that connects to your home wireless network. Each time you're about to throw away an empty container — for ketchup, cereal, pickles, milk, macaroni, paper towels, dog food or whatever — you just pass its bar code under the scanner. With amazing speed and accuracy, the Ikan beeps, consults its online database of one million products, and displays the full name and description.
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