Create RedLaser Custom App in 60 Seconds!
We’ve been getting a lot of requests that look like this:
I love RedLaser, but can you please add my favorite site X to your search results?
Can you send the barcode I scanned to site X for logging?
We thought this might happen, so we embedded a feature in RedLaser 2.2 that lets you search any website by barcode. But until now, we haven’t announced the feature.
RedLaser Custom Apps is now live! After you’ve installed RedLaser, check out this page: redlaser.com/apps (best viewed on an iPhone).
 Pre-built popular custom apps |
 Build your own custom app |
 Your new custom app! |
Try building an app by following the instructions and let us know what you think. We’d also love some suggestions for other sites to add to our “popular” custom apps list.
We’re excited to see what RedLaser Custom Apps get built and used!
By the way if you like RedLaser, we also launched two other iPhone application last week -FoodScanner (partnership with DailyBurn), and Snapture (partnership with SnaptureLabs). All three of these apps are doing well – they’re all in the top 100 paid apps on the App Store and RedLaser is at #2!
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We just added the option to convert scanned barcodes to UPC if the site you are searching only supports UPC format. On the RedLaser Custom Apps page, when building an app, simply check the “Convert to UPC” box, and the app you create will convert to UPC before searching.
That you built a roll-your-own app site is super smart. I banged one out to search my local library for books I see while out at the bookstore. Kudos!
Chris
11 Dec 09 at 7:08 pm
I just juryrigged one for LibraryThing that automatically adds the book to my library. However, I have to close the app and reopen it to scan the next book. Is there a way to get back to the scanning window without doing that?
Pedro Tejeda
13 Dec 09 at 4:44 pm
There's not currently a way, but we'll take this as a feature request for our next update!
Jeffrey Powers
15 Dec 09 at 6:48 pm
I would like to populate fields in a database (such as Bento) with the UPC number and/or item title. Is this possible?
Mike
23 Dec 09 at 9:58 pm
Any way to create a master grocery or pantry list, utilizing the RedLaser application? I would love to be able to scan an item at the store and know the qty on hand at home in the pantry.
Is there a way to have this inventory available?
Kacey
15 Jan 10 at 9:27 pm
Unfortunately not, we're waiting until we can run native code on the blackberry because Java is too slow to handle RedLaser's algorithm.
Jeffrey Powers
28 Apr 10 at 5:04 pm
I am trying to create a custom app to search our library catalog. Having trouble determining which is the Parm field. The URL ishttp://catalog.oslri.net/search/i. I would be searching the ISBN number for the book. also how do you install a custom icon? Any help would be appreciated!
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