Steve Jobs may have been gone but his Apple computers are here to stay. As a matter of fact, the Apple computer is continuously and effectively revolutionizing the world of touch screen pos. Apparently you can now use your iPad, iPhone and new generation iTouch in scanning barcodes as there are a lot of apps that has the ability to scan barcodes.
Gone were the days when you do not know how much it is that you are going to pay unless you are already at the counter. Gone were the days when you have to use a calculator to sum up the price of the items that you want to buy if you want to have an idea about the amount that you ought to shell out. These days, one can just use his Apple gadget in order to know the price of the item that they are looking an. Belo are 5 free apps for scanning barcodes:
ShopSavvy
This app is free though it must be noted that this takes a bit longer to load as compared to that of other. This innovation in the world of touch screen apps works amazingly fine as I can get updated values price of the item as compared to that of other free apps.
Pic2Shop
This barcode scanning app can work on iphone and itouch alike, While it may be free, its searching results is not the same as that of the first app though it must be noted that it is quick in generating results. This app is perfect for those who want to get quick results and are not particular about the accuracy of the price as its difference is not that huge anyway.
Red Laser
This is another free app for those who want to get the feel of touch screen pos, This app runs on iPhone and itouch but does not support ios 3.x and lower devices. Scanning is fairly easy as you get to have results from sites like Milo.com, Google, TheFind and so on in no time.
Prize Check
This app by Amazon is another barcode scanner that works perfectly fine though it must be noted that its capacity is a bit limited. You can not just search but you can also take a picture of the item, command via voice prompt or go the old school way of doing a text a text search.