When we launched ShopSavvy along with T-Mobile and Google last month our local UPC data was confined to major big box retailers. Our business development team has been hard at work adding mall-based retailers to provide high quality local price comparison. We are pleased to announce that ShopSavvy now includes UPCs in more than 130 cities in more than 466 shopping malls. ShopSavvy now has local UPC pricing data within 30 miles of 70% of US consumers. Malls included in ShopSavvy:
1. Eastridge, San Jose, CA,
2. Westfield Valley Fair, , CA,
3. Park Place, Tucson, AZ,
4. Westfield Oakridge, San Jose, CA,
5. Northridge Fashion Center, Northridge, CA,
6. The Maine Mall, South Portland, ME,
7. Altamonte Mall, Altamonte Springs, FL,
8. Stonebriar Centre, Frisco, TX,
9. Mall St. Matthews, Louisville, KY,
10. Riverchase Galleria, Hoover, AL,
11. NorthTown Mall, Spokane, WA,
12. RiverTown Crossings, Grandville, MI,
13. Glenbrook Square, Fort Wayne, IN,
14. Westroads Mall, Omaha, NE,
15. The Woodlands Mall, The Woodlands, TX,
16. Oxmoor Center, Louisville, KY,
17. Grand Traverse Mall, Traverse City, MI,
18. Cumberland Mall, Atlanta, GA,
19. Lynnhaven Mall, Virginia Beach, VA,
20. Mall of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA,
21. Coastland Center, Naples, FL,
22. Westfield Galleria at Roseville, Roseville, CA,
23. Westfield Belden Village, Canton, OH,
24. Westfield Gateway, Lincoln, NE,
25. Westfield Citrus Park, Tampa, FL,
26. Westfield Solano, Fairfield, CA,
27. Westfield Crestwood, St. Louis, MO,
28. Westfield Brandon, Brandon, FL,
29. Westfield Southcenter, Seattle, WA,
30. Westfield San Francisco Centre, San Francisco, CA,
31. Westfield Southlake, Merrillville, IN,
32. Westfield Capital, Olympia, WA,
33. Mid Rivers, St. Peters, MO,
34. Westfield Southgate, Sarasota, FL,
35. Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MO,
36. Westfield North County, Escondido, CA,
37. Natick Collection, Natick, MA,
38. The Crossroads, Portage, MI,
39. Westfield Fox Valley, Aurora, IL,
40. Westfield Louis Joliet, Joliet, IL,
41. Westfield Santa Anita, Arcadia, CA,
42. Westfield Plaza Bonita, National City, CA,
43. Meadows Mall, Las Vegas, NV,
44. Westfield Meriden, Meriden, CT,
45. Westfield Trumbull, Trumbull, CT,
46. Westfield Chicago Ridge, Chicago Ridge, IL,
47. Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville, IA,
48. Midland Mall, Midland, MI,
49. South County, St. Louis, MO,
50. Westfield Annapolis, Annapolis, MD,
51. Westfield Great Northern, North Olmsted, OH,
52. Westfield MainPlace, Santa Ana, CA,
53. Park Meadows, Lone Tree, CO,
54. Westfield Montgomery, Bethesda, MD,
55. Fox River Mall, Appleton, WI,
56. Westfield Parkway, El Cajon, CA,
57. Westfield Sarasota Square, Sarasota, FL,
58. Westfield Countryside, Clearwater, FL,
59. Westfield Plaza Camino Real, Carlsbad, CA,
60. Westfield Vancouver, Vancouver, WA,
61. Market Place Shopping Center, Champaign, IL,
62. The Parks at Arlington, Arlington, TX,
63. Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks, CA,
64. Westfield Palm Desert, Palm Desert, CA,
65. Westfield Topanga, Canoga Park, CA,
66. West County, Des Peres, MO,
67. Beachwood Place, Beachwood, OH,
68. North Point Mall, Alpharetta, GA,
69. Westfield Hawthorn, Vernon Hills, IL,
70. Wausau Center, Wausau, WI,
71. Westfield Eastridge, Gastonia, NC,
72. Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ,
73. Westfield Franklin Park, Toledo, OH,
74. Westfield Old Orchard, Skokie, IL,
75. Westfield UTC, San Diego, CA,
76. Westfield Connecticut Post, Milford, CT,
77. Westfield Downtown Plaza, Sacramento, CA,
78. Westfield South Shore, Bayshore, NY,
79. Fashion Square, Saginaw, MI,
80. The Mall of Acadiana, Lafayette, LA,
81. Westfield SouthPark, Strongsville, OH,
82. Westfield Valencia Town Center, Valencia, CA,
83. Silver City Galleria, Taunton, MA,
84. The Mall in Columbia, Columbia, MD,
85. Westfield West Covina, West Covina, CA,
86. Westfield Wheaton, Wheaton, MD,
87. Westfield Century City, Los Angeles, CA,
88. Westfield Fox Hills, Culver City, CA,
89. Westfield Mission Valley, San Diego, CA,
90. Westfield Promenade, Woodland Hills, CA,
91. Westfield Sunrise, Massapequa, NY,
92. Parkway Place, Huntsville, AL,
93. Kenwood Towne Centre, Cincinnati, OH,
94. North Bridge, Chicago, IL,
95. Bridgewater Commons, Bridgewater, NJ,
96. Eden Prairie Center, Eden Prairie, MN,
97. Providence Place, Providence, RI,
98. Ridgedale Center, Minnetonka, MN,
99. The Streets at Southpoint, Durham, NC,
100. Westfield Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA,
101. West Towne, Madison, WI,
102. Carolina Place, Pineville, NC,
103. Christiana Mall, Newark, DE,
104. Mayfair, Wauwatosa, WI,
105. The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Manchester, CT,
106. Town East Mall, Mesquite, TX,
107. Alderwood, Lynnwood, WA,
108. Crossroads Center, St. Cloud, MN,
109. Jordan Creek Town Center, West Des Moines, IA,
110. Pembroke Lakes Mall, Pembroke Pines, FL,
111. Quail Springs Mall, Oklahoma City, OK,
112. Vista Ridge Mall, Lewisville, TX,
113. Honey Creek Mall, Terre Haute, IN,
114. Laurel Park Place, Livonia,, MI,
115. Augusta Mall, Augusta, GA,
116. Park City Center, Lancaster, PA,
117. Perimeter Mall, Atlanta, GA,
118. Willowbrook, Wayne, NJ,
119. Willowbrook Mall, Houston, TX,
120. Hanes Mall, Winston Salem, NC,
121. Coronado Center, Albuquerque, NM,
122. Oglethorpe Mall, Savannah, GA,
123. Staten Island Mall, Staten Island, NY,
124. Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, NJ,
125. Asheville Mall, Asheville, NC,
126. Citadel Mall, Charleston, SC,
127. Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, KS,
128. Park Plaza Mall, Little Rock, AR,
129. River Ridge Mall, Lynchburg, VA,
130. The Lakes Mall, Muskegon, MI,
131. Meridian Mall, Okemos, MI,
132. East Towne Mall, Madison, WI,
133. Arbor Place, Douglasville, GA,
134. Eastland Mall, Bloomington, IL,
135. Monroeville Mall, Monroeville, PA,
136. Fayette Mall, Lexington, KY,
137. Mall Del Norte, Laredo, TX,
138. Brookfield Square, Brookfield, WI,
139. Volusia Mall, Daytona Beach, FL,
140. RiverGate Mall Complex, Goodlettsville, TN,
141. Southpark Mall, Colonial Heights, VA,
142. Greenbrier Mall, Chesapeake, VA,
143. Madison Square, Huntsville, AL,
144. Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC,
145. Northpark Mall, Joplin, MO,
146. CoolSprings Galleria, Franklin, TN,
147. Old Hickory Mall, Jackson, TN,
148. St. Clair Square, Fairview Heights, IL,
149. Imperial Valley Mall, El Centro, CA,
150. Southaven Towne Center, Southaven, MS,
151. Triangle Town Center, Raleigh, NC,
152. Georgia Square, Athens, GA,
153. Hamilton Place, Chattanooga, TN,
154. Cherryvale Mall, Rockford, IL,
155. Jefferson Mall, Louisville, KY,
156. Westmoreland Mall, Greensburg, PA,
157. York Galleria, York, PA,
158. Janesville Mall, Janesville, WI,
159. Richland Mall, Waco, TX,
160. Layton Hills Mall, Layton, UT,
161. Northwoods Mall, North Charleston, SC,
162. Turtle Creek Mall, Hattiesburg, MS,
163. Burnsville Center, Burnsville, MN,
164. Harford Mall, Bel Air, MD,
165. Chapel Hill Mall, Akron, OH,
166. WestGate Mall, Spartanburg, SC,
167. Hickory Point, Forsyth, IL,
168. Parkdale Mall, Beaumont, TX,
169. Sunrise Mall, Brownsville, TX,
170. Valley View Mall, Roanoke, VA,
171. Oak Hollow Mall, High Point, NC,
172. Eastgate Mall, Cincinnati, OH,
173. Hickory Hollow Mall, Antioch, TN,
174. Regency Mall, Racine, WI,
175. Coastal Grand, Myrtle Beach, SC,
176. Cross Creek, Fayetteville, NC,
177. Post Oak Mall, College Station, TX,
178. Frontier Mall, Cheyenne, WY,
179. Columbia Place, Columbia, SC,
180. College Square Mall, Morristown, TN,
181. Foothills Mall, Maryville, TN,
182. Stroud Mall, Stroudsburg, PA,
183. Lakeshore Mall, Sebring, FL,
184. Walnut Square, Dalton, GA,
185. Towne Mall, Franklin, OH,
186. Bonita Lakes Mall, Meridian, MS,
187. Randolph Mall, Asheboro, NC,
188. Gulf Coast Town Center, Fort Myers, FL,
189. Plaza del Sol, Del Rio, TX,
190. Pemberton Square, Vicksburg, MS,
191. Panama City Mall, Panama City, FL,
192. Metropolis, Plainfield, IN,
193. Saint Louis Galleria, St. Louis, MO,
194. Salem Center, Salem, OR,
195. The Shops at Boardwalk, Kansas City, MO,
196. Eastwood Towne Center, Lansing, MI,
197. Boulevard at the Capital Centre, Largo, MD,
198. Westfield Broward, Plantation, FL,
199. Westfield Westland, Hialeah, FL,
200. The Brickyard, Chicago, IL,
201. Chantilly Crossing, Chantilly, VA,
202. Henry Town Center, Mcdonough, GA,
203. John’s Creek Village, Duluth, GA,
204. Lakewood Towne Center, Lakewood, WA,
205. Maple Tree Place, Williston, VT,
206. Mitchell Ranch Plaza, New Port Richey, FL,
207. Reisterstown Road Plaza, Baltimore, MD,
208. The Shops at Five, Plymouth, MA,
209. University Square, University Heights, OH,
210. Huebner Oaks Center, San Antonio, TX,
211. Southlake Town Square, Southlake, TX,
212. Southpark Meadows, Austin, TX,
213. Larkspur Landing, Larkspur, CA,
214. Midtown Center, Milwaukee, WI,
215. Antelope Valley Mall, Palmdale, CA,
216. Apache Mall, Rochester, MN,
217. Arizona Mills, Tempe, AZ,
218. Arrowhead Town Center, Glendale, AZ,
219. Athens, Athens, OH,
220. Aurora Northgate, Aurora, IL,
221. Bay Park Square, Green Bay, WI,
222. BayBrook Mall, Friendswood, TX,
223. Beloit, Beloit, WI,
224. Bemidji, Bemidji, MN,
225. Chula Vista Center, Chula Vista, CA,
226. Circle Centre, Indianapolis, IN,
227. Dayton Mall, Dayton, OH,
228. Deerbrooke, Humble, TX,
229. Dekalb, Dekalb, IL,
230. Edens Plaza, Wilmette, IL,
231. Fiesta Mall, Mesa, AZ,
232. First Colony Mall, Sugarland, TX,
233. Ford City, Chicago, IL,
234. Galleria at Sunset, Henderson, NV,
235. Galleria at Tyler, Riverside, CA,
236. Glendale Galleria, Glendale, CA,
237. Grand Avenue, Milwaukee, WI,
238. Harlem-Irving Plaza, Norridge, IL,
239. Hilltop Mall, Richmond, CA,
240. Huntington, Barboursville, WV,
241. Inland Center, San Bernardino, CA,
242. Kettering, Dayton, OH,
243. Lincolnwood, Lincolnwood, IL,
244. Matteson, Matteson, IL,
245. Memorial City Mall, Houston, TX,
246. Merle Hay Mall, Des Moines, IA,
247. Mesa Mall, Grand Junction, CO,
248. Metrocenter Mall, Phoenix, AZ,
249. Midway Marketplace, St. Paul, MN,
250. Montclair Plaza, Montclair, CA,
251. Morgantown Mall, Morgantown, WV,
252. Muncie, Muncie, IN,
253. Newpark Mall, Newark, CA,
254. North Riverside Park, N. Riverside, IL,
255. Northwest, Dayton, OH,
256. Oakview Mall, Omaha, NE,
257. Orland Square, Orland Park, IL,
258. Pacific View, Ventura, CA,
259. River Oaks, Calumet City, IL,
260. Rosedale Mall, Roseville, MN,
261. Santa Rosa Plaza, Santa Rosa, CA,
262. Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, AZ,
263. Somerville Towne Center, Antioch, CA,
264. Southridge Mall, Des Moines, IA,
265. Spring Hill, Dundee, IL,
266. St. Charles, St. Charles, IL,
267. Stillwater, Stillwater (o.p. Heights), MN,
268. Streets of Woodfield, Schaumburg, IL,
269. Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA,
270. The Boulevard Mall, Las Vegas, NV,
271. The Galleria, Houston, TX,
272. Valley Plaza, Bakersfield, CA,
273. Valley View Mall, La Crosse, WI,
274. Vintage Faire, Modesto, CA,
275. West Oaks Mall, Houston, TX,
276. Yorktown, Lombard, IL,
277. Arden Fair Mall, Sacramento, CA,
278. Chandler Fashion Center, Chandler, AZ,
279. Crenshaw Plaza, Baldwin Hills, CA,
280. Desert Sky Mall, Phoenix, AZ,
281. Fashion Show Mall, Las Vegas, NV,
282. Hilltop Mall, Kearney, NE,
283. Huntington Park, Huntington Park, CA,
284. International Blvd, Oakland, CA,
285. Lakewood Mall, Lakewood, CA,
286. Merced Mall, Merced, CA,
287. Southgate Mall, Missoula, MT,
288. Southtown Mall, Bloomington, MN,
289. Sunvalley Mall, Concord, CA,
290. Bay Fair Mall, San Leandro, CA,
291. Beverly Center, Los Angeles, CA,
292. Capitola Mall, Capitola, CA,
293. Centre Square, St. Cloud, MN,
294. Downtown L.A., Los Angeles, CA,
295. Fashion Fair Mall, Fresno, CA,
296. Fashion Valley Mall, San Diego, CA,
297. Galleria at South Bay, Redondo Beach, CA,
298. Gateway, Chicago, IL,
299. Great Mall of the Bay Area, Milpitas, CA,
300. Hanford Mall, Hanford, CA,
301. Laguna Hills Mall, Laguna Hills, CA,
302. Union Square, San Francisco, CA,
303. Moreno Valley Mall, Moreno Valley, CA,
304. Northridge Mall, Salinas, CA,
305. Paradise Valley Mall, Phoenix, AZ,
306. Scranton, Scranton, PA,
307. Sherwood Mall, Stockton, CA,
308. Southland Mall, Hayward, CA,
309. Stoneridge Shopping Center, Pleasanton, CA,
310. Stratford Square, Bloomingdale, IL,
311. Sunrise Mall, Citrus Heights, CA,
312. Tucson Mall, Tucson, AZ,
313. Valley West Mall, West Des Moines, IA,
314. Victorvalley Mall, Victorville, CA,
315. Village of Rochester Hills, Rochester Hills, MI,
316. Visalia Mall, Visalia, CA,
317. Superstition Springs Center, Mesa, AZ,
318. West Side Pavillion, Los Angeles, CA,
319. West Valley Mall, Tracy, CA,
320. Westgate, Toledo, OH,
321. Westgate Mall, Brainerd, MN,
322. Westminster Mall, Westminister, CA,
323. Woodville, Toledo, OH,
324. Springfield Mall, Springfield, VA,
325. Westfield, Westfield, MA,
326. Camp Hill, Camp Hill, PA,
327. Carlisle, Carlisle, PA,
328. Bloomsburg, Bloomsburg, PA,
329. Allentown South, Allentown, PA,
330. Cumberland, Lavale, MD,
331. Frederick, Frederick, MD,
332. Beckley, Beckley, WV,
333. Concord, Concord, NH,
334. Frankfort, Frankfort, KY,
335. Paducah, Paducah, KY,
336. Bowling Green, Bowling Green, OH,
337. Centerville, Centerville, OH,
338. Athens, Athens, OH,
339. Anderson, Anderson, IN,
340. Woodmar, Hammond, IN,
341. Michigan City, Michigan City, IN,
342. Elkhart, Elkhart, IN,
343. Warsaw, Warsaw, IN,
344. Kokomo, Kokomo, IN,
345. Marion, Marion, IN,
346. Columbus, Columbus, IN,
347. Muncie, Muncie, IN,
348. Richmond, Richmond, IN,
349. Jasper, Jasper, IN,
350. Adrian, Adrian, MI,
351. North Grand Mall, Ames, IA,
352. Marshall Town Center, Marshalltown, IA,
353. Quincy Place, Ottumwa, IA,
354. Muscatine, Muscatine, IA,
355. West Bend, West Bend, WI,
356. Bayshore, Glendale, WI,
357. Beaver Dam Mall, Beaver Dam, WI,
358. Burlington, S. Burlington, VT,
359. Downtown Historic Sturgeon Bay, Sturgeon Bay, WI,
360. Cedar Mall, Rice Lake, WI,
361. Randhurst, Mt. Prospect, IL,
362. Sterling, Sterling, IL,
363. Machesney park, Machesney Park, IL,
364. Southpark Mall, Moline, IL,
365. Galesburg, Galesburg, IL,
366. Pekin Mall, Pekin, IL,
367. Sheridan Village, Peoria, IL,
368. Grand Prairie, Peoria, IL,
369. Danville, Danville, IL,
370. Mattoon, Mattoon, IL,
371. Hamden, Hamden, CT,
372. Latham, Latham, NY,
373. Newburg, Newburgh, NY,
374. Glens Falls, Queensbury, NY,
375. Wilton, Saratoga Springs, NY,
376. Camillus, Camillus, NY,
377. Carousel, Syracuse, NY,
378. Watertown, Watertown, NY,
379. Massena, Massena, NY,
380. Lockport, Lockport, NY,
381. Eastern Hills, Williamsville, NY,
382. Sheridan, Buffalo, NY,
383. Southgate, West Seneca, NY,
384. Niagara Falls, Niagara Falls, NY,
385. Eastview, Victor, NY,
386. Marketplace, Rochester, NY,
387. Jamestown, Lakewood, NY,
388. Olean, Olean, NY,
389. Ithaca, Ithaca, NY,
390. Washington, Washington, PA,
391. Uniontown, Uniontown, PA,
392. Indiana, Indiana, PA,
393. Dubois, Dubois, PA,
394. Johnstown, Johnstown, PA,
395. Butler, Butler, PA,
396. Oil City, Cranberry, PA,
397. Warren, Warren, PA,
398. State College, State College, PA,
399. Lewistown, Lewistown, PA,
400. Colonial Park, Harrisburg, PA,
401. Hanover, Hanover, PA,
402. W. Manchester, York, PA,
403. Williamsport, Pennsdale, PA,
404. Selinsgrove, Selinsgrove, PA,
405. Frackville, Frackville, PA,
406. Bethlehem, Bethlehem, PA,
407. Easton, Easton, PA,
408. Trexlertown, Trexlertown, PA,
409. Midway, Wyoming, PA,
410. Wilkes-Barre, Wilkes-barre, PA,
411. Doylestown, Doylestown, PA,
412. Quakertown, Quakertown, PA,
413. Reading, Wyomissing, PA,
414. Hagerstown, Hagerstown, MD,
415. Kanawha, Kanawha, WV,
416. Martinsburg, Martinsburg, WV,
417. Huntington, Huntington, WV,
418. Winfield, Hurricane, WV,
419. Clarksburg, Clarksburg, WV,
420. Newark, Newark, OH,
421. Marion, Marion, OH,
422. Defiance, Defiance, OH,
423. Zanesville, Zanesville, OH,
424. St. Clairsville, St. Clairsville, OH,
425. Alliance, Alliance, OH,
426. New Philadelphia, New Philadelphia, OH,
427. Wooster, Wooster, OH,
428. Hamilton, Hamilton, OH,
429. Huber Heights, Huber Heights, OH,
430. Chillicothe, Chillicothe, OH,
431. Lima, Lima, OH,
432. The Mall at Partridge Creek, Clinton, MI,
433. Monroe, Monroe, MI,
434. Howell, Howell, MI,
435. Coldwater, Coldwater, MI,
436. Cherryland Mall, Traverse City, MI,
437. Westwood Mall, Marquette, MI,
438. Kohler, Kohler, WI,
439. Harbor Centre, Sheboygan, WI,
440. Pine Tree Mall, Marinette, WI,
441. Edgewater Plaza, Manitowoc, WI,
442. Northway Mall, Marshfield, WI,
443. Plover, Plover, WI,
444. Rapids Mall, Wisconsin Rapids, WI,
445. Mariner Mall, Superior, WI,
446. Northtown Mall, Blaine, MN,
447. Thunderbird Mall, Virginia, MN,
448. Oak Park Mall, Austin, MN,
449. Northbridge Mall, Albert Lea, MN,
450. Markplatz Mall, New Ulm, MN,
451. Kandi Mall, Willmar, MN,
452. Viking Plaza, Alexandria, MN,
453. Westridge Mall, Fergus Falls, MN,
454. Moorehead Center Mall, Moorhead, MN,
455. Empire Mall, Sioux Falls, SD,
456. Watertown Mall, Watertown, SD,
457. West Acres Mall, Fargo, ND,
458. Kirkwood Plaza, Bismarck, ND,
459. Prairie Hills Mall, Dickinson, ND,
460. Dakota Square, Minot, ND,
461. Holiday Village, Havre, MT,
462. Butte Plaza, Butte, MT,
463. Imperial Mall, Hastings, NE,
464. White Mountain Mall, Rock Springs, WY,
465. Brick, Brick, NJ,
466. Phillipsburg, Phillipsburg, NJ,
The team here has been busy getting ready for the official launch of ShopSavvy along with the T-Mobile’s G1 mobile phone. Much of our work has been on the business development side of the house working with retailers here in the US and in Europe. Our early testing revealed that we had a few blind spots in our pricing data. First, we didn’t have ANY food items in our database. Ironically, when we would hand the G1 to anyone the first thing they would scan was bottled water. Bottled water? Who cares about the price of bottled water? No one, but it was the handiest product that had a UPC symbol. We decided to get as many food related items into the system prior to launch.
I am pleased to announce that w recently we added approximately 800,000 food-related UPCs to our system (if you have a demo G1 you will be able to scan food and receive descriptions, but pricing won’t be available until the 22nd). Not only did we add almost a million grocery items, but we have added 30 brick and mortar grocery chains in every major US city to our system. This means we will be able to provide compelling local pricing data to users. Stay tuned for more grocery related news.
Congrats to our friend Raven Zachary for leading the team that built the ‘Obama ‘08 for iPhone‘ application. Despite the fact that I am supporting McCain, I wanted to give kudos to Raven and his team. They did a great job. It has been my feeling that ’stats’ are the killer application. Everyone wants to compare themselves to everyone else. It starts in kindergarten when we get our first grades. The best feature of the application is the ability to see nationwide call stats (i.e. so see how your call activity compares to other volunteers). Other features include:
On a lark I searched for ShopSavvy on YouTube and found a number of fun videos of the application, here are a few:
ShopSavvy has been getting great press coverage since our launch with T-Mobile and Google last week. However, someone going by the name of StreetStylz has been posting negative and threatening comments everywhere. The comments go something like this, “I wonder if the creators of ShopSavvy know that they are in violation of NeoMedia’s patents?” I thought it might make sense to respond to the issue, i.e. whether or not ShopSavvy violates patents issued to NeoMedia:
First, the US Patent Office has rejected ALL 95 NeoMedia patent claims according to an article by Joel Hruska, “Bar code patent invalidated, another notch on EFF’s belt.“ Bascially, the patent office reviewed ex parte briefs filed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and found “a significant amount of prior art, arguing NeoMedia’s patent claims were not novel”. The patent office will review the patent in October, until then all litigation against ScanBuy has been put on hold.
Second, I have reviewed the NeoMedia patent in question and it seems fairly clear that it is focused on the 2D CueCat-style business model (perhaps why they were able to confuse the Patent Office the first time). Had the examiner fromt he Patent Office realized that NeoMedia would assert a claim on barcode scanners in general I suspect the patent would have never been issued. I suspect this is why NeoMedia hasn’t contacted our company.
Finally, StreetStyle’s comments are not isolated, but EVERYWHERE. Mr. StreetStylz is making a concerted effort to defame our application. I did a little digging and learned that Mr. StreetStylz is a 27 year old male from the East Coast (likely from New Jersey) who works for NeoMedia. We have a list of the IP addresses he has used to make the comments and our next objective is to determine if he posted them from his work computer at NeoMedia (i.e. acting as a NeoMedia representative). If NeoMedia has an issue with our application it is my view that they should contact us directly and not mount a public relations campaign against ShopSavvy in blog comments.
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Check out Alex giving a live demo of ShopSavvy at the G1 launch in Manhattan last week on eWEEK here.
Matt over at VentureBeat is suggesting that Microsoft is delaying Windows Mobile until 2010. Steve, have you heard about Android? What about a suite of Microsoft applications for the open platform instead of spending time on your own operating system for mobile phones that no one can afford?
T-Mobile’s first Android based phone, the G1, has sold out almost a month before you can actually get your hands on one. This according to TmoNews, the Unofficial T-Mobile Blog. People are desperate to get their hands on this device. The handset is great, but the real story is Android, the open platform that makes the G1 go. If you want an early look at the G1 and you happen to live in Dallas you can check it out at the Startup Happy Hour on Monday (RSVP here). We will have at least two live G1 units where we can demo our application.
If you are interested in becoming part of the Android developer community in Dallas we invite you to join us at AndroidDevCamp on October 25th (RSVP here). In the spirit of iPhoneDevCamp, AndroidDevCamp seeks to capitalize on the release of the first mobile phone running Google’s open source operating system, Android. The power of Android isn’t grounded in a particular carrier or handset maker, instead the power of Android comes from you - the developer. The promise of Android is great, with backers including Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, Samsung, LG, T-Mobile, Nvidia and Wind River System (all members of the Open Handset Alliance). Come be a part of the future of mobile phones and build applications based on a set of open standards for ALL mobile devices. Dallas is home to not just one Android Challenge Winner, but TWO! Rylan Barnes, the original developer of GoCart (now ShopSavvy) will be demonstrating his application and sharing his year long odessy of development on the Android platform. Jason Hudgins, part of the team that developed TuneWiki, will also be demonstrating his application and sharing his experiences with Android as well.
Visa finally announced their credit card payment service for the Android mobile phone platform. The opportunity to use ShopSavvy’s barcode reading and pricing comparison engine combined with the ability to BUY IT NOW! with Visa is game changing. We are VERY excited about the opportunties that Visa brings to the mobile space and specifically to the Android community. Read more about the convergence in a post by Jacqueline Emigh of BetaNews, ‘Convergence for the smartphone and credit card is nearer.‘
According to ZDNet, Apple is reducing production of the iPhone by 4 million units for the remainder of the year. Is this because of the launch of the G1 Android based phone, the state of the economy or perhaps just a miscalculation by Apple? You decide.
Big in Japan is hosting AndroidDevCamp Dallas on October 25th (the first Saturday after the release of the first Android phone - the T-Mobile G1). SInce I posted the Upcoming notice we have been talking to Android developers around the world and our plans have expanded. Beside the event in Dallas we are working with developers to host events in major cities throughout the U.S. and Canada. In the vein of the success of iPhoneDevCamp, we are hoping to generate community interest around the Android platform. If you are interested in coordinating/organizing an AndroidDevCamp in your city just ping me and we will work to coordinate our activities. More details and information to follow!
Oh and if you are local (i.e. Dallas) and interested in building applications for Google’s new phone platform please RSVP here.
Great article comparing both SDKs by Neil McCallister in Infoworld today. Interesting read (FYI - open wins).