Tackling the Shopping List

A problem we worked on for years.  The smart shopping list. Starting with a Blackberry implementation.  And many others.   But was that the best approach? A self contained barcode scanner was one of the solutions. Now  In FastcoLabs: " ...  So it was with some intrigue that we discovered this $80 software-powered barcode scanner, which attacks one of the classic smartphone use cases Steve Jobs demonstrated at the launch of the iPhone in 2007: keeping a shopping list.

The Hiku, as it’s called: (Former Palm Employees Cook Up Kitchen-Centric Kickstarter Project), is an example of a new wave of dedicated devices that are challenging the assumption that an app is always a good replacement for a discrete device or real-world tool. “Connected devices is a super-exciting space right now, and feels a lot like mobile did back in 2002,” says Hiku founder Rob Katcher. “It’s very wild west, very fresh.”  .... ' 

Though no longer involved in the concept, will look at this in more detail ...