Mobile search savers

Last week Google slipped out an image search app for Android 2.0, Goggles. Over at Mobile Marketing Watch, Justin wonders whether this might bring Mobile Image Recognition mainstream. As the nice lady from Google says, it’s a start. This kind of thing has been popular in Tokyo for some years now and works well within localised Layar-like AR apps.

In my view, it’s more likely that AR will overtake mobilised image search.

Elsewhere the Do No Evil trendsetters posted out QR code window decals to the 100K most popular favourite place stores in America. In a few weeks time, to use Mountain View parlance, we’ll be able to say “this is sooo last decade.”

Given Google’s massive database, indexing capabilities and developer talent I am suprised not to see them sweat that asset and release an Android app rivaling European services such as smart apnoti, whose iBarcode app seems to be exactly what the harrassed and cash-strapped Christmas shopper requires.