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by jameswilsterman 4465 days ago
So assumedly this will work in a store also? Could I go 'grocery shopping' at Whole Foods and end up having everything shipped to me by Amazon for cheaper?

Can easily see this evolving into an Amazon price comparison tool for mobile use. Maybe I get a flash discount if the GPS has me standing in a Best Buy already.

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Well there's no screen, maybe it could yell at you or alert your phone?

I actually thought that this is exactly what it was for when reading the first few bullet points and didn't think of home first, just a "Oh wow, they're making showroom shopping even easier."

They already have this with their smartphone app. You scan with your camera (which is slower than the laser based method of the Dash), but then see the product and pricing from Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=aw_ppricecheck_i...

"Maybe I get a flash discount if the GPS has me standing in a Best Buy already." That is hilarious! It doesn't have cellular connection, but it might have bluetooth.