Modernization of phone

[viktor12041980]

Good afternoon!
I wished to share idea. In our country almost each person has phone of firm NOKIA (in the service center it does not meet almost because does not break). So if to unite phone and the scanner a stroke of a code in a single whole that the useful device will turn out! Having come to shop and having scanned I shall precisely know packing that I buy. To the country Vnashej it is very important!
What do you think in occasion of this idea?
Thanks

[Nokia Ron]

It is possible now. A paper was presented at JavaOne on using the camera part of a smart phone for a scanner.

Ron

[viktor12041980]

Here only when it will be?
Competitors can learn!

[hartti]

There are also a couple of commercial software packages available to do this. NeoMedia for example has worked on related stuff. Also I remember someone creating an add-on barcode reader for Nokia 7650 3-4 years ago. The applications are definitely coming.

Hartti