Monday, July 2, 2012

Amazon's Flow augmented reality app comes to Android, makes shopping more entertaining

[![Amazon's Flow augmented reality app comes to Android, makes shopping more entertaining][1] ][2]

The iOS crowd's been able to enjoy [Flow's AR features][3] since late last year, but fortunately for those on the Android side who've been missing out, this powered-by-Amazon app is now (finally) also available on [Google's OS][4]. It's simple, using augmented reality and A9's "continuous scan technology," the application allows users to buy, as well as get extra information on products such as video games, books, toys, DVDs and CDs through simply using one's smartphone camera -- much like [Google Goggles][5] does. Additionally, Flow will keep your scanning history on file, making it easier to find items by date, name, category or scan type. What's more, [Amazon's][6] Flow won't cost you a nickel, and it's up for download now via the company's own app shop and the Google Play link below.

[Amazon's Flow augmented reality app comes to Android, makes shopping more entertaining][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][7] on Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:26:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][8].

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