Amazon released its Android shopping app with a little dose of that augmented reality goodness we’ve been talking about: Real-world barcode and CD/DVD cover recognition. It’s a question of clicking ...

Android: Amazon brings the cyborg-like product look-up powers its iPhone application wields to Android handsets, allowing for one-click purchases and "remembering" products through snapshots—but adds ...

Amazon's logistics operation is coldly efficient, a vital quality when the company ships so many parcels on a daily basis. The venerable barcode might seem like an efficient way to track inventory, ...

Amazon is making it easier to keep track of the items you need to purchase via the launch of barcode support on the Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8, both of which are smart displays featuring built-in ...

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Amazon.com added a new image-recognition capability to its shopping app on Wednesday that could change the way we order things with our smartphones. The tool, called "Flow," allows shoppers to ...

Amazon has launched a feature for newer Echo Show that lets you add items to Alexa's built-in shopping list by scanning their barcodes. Sure, it's pretty easy to add stuff to your grocery list with ...

Amazon is ending support for its Dash Wand, an Alexa-enabled device that let shoppers scan grocery barcodes and order household essentials from their homes. In an email to users, the company said the ...

Every month Amazon adds new skills to its Alexa smart speakers. This month the most notable is the addition of barcode scanning via Amazon’s Echo Show devices, thanks to the built-in camera. Prime ...