Hello List,

 

Before asking my question, I want to share my experience with scanning apps
in order to grab product info for purposes of saving for future reference.
I've had great success with Red Laser and also use Digit-Eyes. Once I've
found a product that I believe I'll be purchasing in the future, I like to
scan it with an accessible app in order to capture info such as product
name, etc. that I can later reference through a history button that I can
use to job my memory at shopping time.

 

My issue is that quite often with food items especially, Red Laser will scan
the barcode quickly but have no information about the product other than the
barcode numbers. When this happens, I get pretty much the same thing with
Digit-Eyes, no real product info other than the barcode number.

 

Does anyone know where these apps get their product info after they scan in
the item's barcode? I would have thought there is some sort of centralized
database but I'm curious why some products have their info there but others
don't. I would really like an accessible app that has access to an extensive
grocery item database because those are the items I constantly get little
info about when scanning them with Red Laser. The ability to get nutritional
info from one of these apps would be a bonus.

 

Any help with my questions and any suggestions about an accessible app that
would provide product info that could be saved upon scanning would be
greatly appreciated.

 

Alan Lemly

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