Aral Balkan

After a two month delay, I'm excited to announce that my first iPhone app, 'Avit, is now on sale on the App Store (iTunes link) for £2.99 (or 3.99 € in the EU, $4.99 in the US).

What it does

'Avit is an iPhone app for Safari Books Online subscribers that lets you scan the barcode from a book and start reading it on your iPhone.

You can see it in action in the video above, or on the 'Avit homepage.

You can also bookmark found books to read later on your mobile phone or desktop as well as find the lowest price for books, CDs, DVDs, and anothing-else-with-a-barcode.

Things to try

• Find books you own that are on Safari Books Online so you can sell them and make some extra cash
• Scan a book at a bookstore to see if it's on Safari Books Online or whether you should buy it
• If a book is not on Safari Books Online, find the lowest price for it online
• Also find the lowest price on CDs, DVDs, games, etc. (Anything with a barcode, really!)

'Avit wins Super Techie Coder Challenge

A big thank-you to the community for giving 'Avit the most community votes in the Safari Books Online Super Techie Coder Challenge. Thanks to you and to the jury, 'Avit was just selected as one of the three winners.

Updates, feedback, and support

If you want to keep up with the latest 'Avit news, follow 'Avit on Twitter.

Provide feedback and get support straight from the app or by visiting the 'Avit Tender Support web site.

Go get it!

So, what are you waiting for? Go and grab 'Avit from the App Store now and let me know what you think of it! :)

Comments

• Great idea! Did you write the barcode scanning code yourself or did you use a library? Congratulations with the approval, looking at your tweets it was a hard wait ;).

  by Meinaart on 2009-12-16 17:27:35

• Hey Meinaart, For the barcode recognition, I'm using the excellent Redlaser component from Occipital. Also, for more information on the innards of 'Avit, check out the credits :)

  by Aral on 2009-12-16 22:10:51

• Very (very) nice. Well designed interface, and stunningly beautiful user interaction design (particularly the use of the mascot icon to convey state or direct the user). And it's useful too! Looking forward to many more Aral apps :-)

  by Cliff Rowley on 2009-12-29 16:41:29