It's quite possible to scan barcodes with low-res, non-focusing cameras. Delicious Library does it with the iSight built in to Macs: http://delicious-monster.com/ Of course, I doubt they're using an open-source library to do so. But it *is* possible. -Tyson On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Joe Atzberger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Google provided the barcode-recognition line-interpolation software as open > source for Android developers to build on. That explains why I have about 4 > barcode-scanning apps on the G1. > > Note that most common cellphone camera's haven't advanced enough to get > reliable resolution for barcodes, in particular the up-close macro-like > distances you would use a scanner at. My old nokia, despite the 3 MP > camera, couldn't get focus up close. > > In a year or two that should be different for the currently available > models. > > --Joe