Window shopping just got a little more dangerous.
, the San Francisco-based e-auction titan, announced their next big step into the future: image recognition capabilities will now be available via their mobile app.
Much like Google’s Goggles app, shoppers can now snap photos of items they covet – such as a cute dress or a pair of slippers in a shop window, and eBay will search for the exact or similar items for sale on their site. This means shoppers with a smartphone and a little patience no longer have to wait until they get back to their PC or laptop to compare prices.
Speaking in San Francisco Wednesday, eBay CEO John Donahoe said the company is planning to have the feature available by the end of this year.
It’s not clear yet, however, which of eBay’s apps will get the new feature. eBay isn’t revealing yet whether the image-recognition package will work on all items or just certain things.
One things for sure: my eBay addiction just got worse.
Nice knowin' ya, crazed mob of shoppers!
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