CamCard: Business Card Reader
Swapping business cards at, say, a conference usually meant a lot of work on the backend inputting the contact information into your address book. With CamCard ($7), it's never been so easy -- and fun! Just snap a picture of the card and you're done. Sure, some iPhone business reader apps wirelessly link up phones. But that seems a little intimate for someone you just met. Besides, it's hard to refuse such a request. Just gimme your damn card.
On my visit to interns this summer, two places took my drivers license and scanned it at the security desk - and then made a slap on label for me to wear while I was in the company. Not quite the same, but the ability to quickly scan a business card or to scan a driver's license is better than the old "I'll make a photocopy" routine.
Now if this works you don't have to enter names into a Rolodex - but store the data into a database of people. Seemingly the software does OCR (optical character recognition) so can be very helpful!!!
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