Saturday, December 21, 2002 |
01:07 - Better post this before it's too late
http://www.shopwithsherlock.com
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Ravi Pandya pointed me to a little gadget he's been working on. "Little gadget" in that sense of "insanely cool technological thing that the developer treats with an offhand "Aww, 'tweren't nothin'", even though it's the kind of thing that deserves all kinds of kudos". You know-- that kind of thing.
"Shop with Sherlock". This is far too cool-- and it integrates into your Sherlock by just clicking a link in the distribution website. You get to search products of all types from books to DVDs to electronics, and add them to any of several "shopping lists"-- including your Amazon.com "wish list". It tallies up prices, lets you compare products from one retailer to another... ahh, the XML/SOAP vibe is strong. You even get to search other people's wish lists. (Wow, lots of Tiemanns are registered.)
It's still very new, and only Amazon.com is supported as yet... but even though just about all my Christmas shopping is taken care of by now, I might well use this instead of Amazon's normal (comparatively cumbersome) interface, next time I have occasion to pick up some CDs or movies...
Without really having had a chance to play with it yet, I can at least say it looks like a kickin' idea. And it seems fast and smooth so far.
I'm liking this...
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