Now that's a tasty treat. There are tons of things I'd love to know if I could find out in 1 second, but not if it takes 30 seconds, several pages, and several screen resizings just to get to the search box.
Purchased. Thanks Wundrbars!
Can anyone comment on whether this app can be configured to use non-US sites (by default or otherwise)? Being in Canada, I'd much prefer to search amazon.ca or bestbuy.ca rather than the US-centric .com variants.
No, currently we only hook into the US versions of sites, but we hope to let people customize this in future releases.
Great app, emphasizes what's most important in mobile search: speed.
Congrats! I hope you guys add support for Dawdle.com soon; we think we're helpful for people inside a GameStop looking at pricing.
Thanks! We want ideas for future sites to hook into, so if anybody else has requests, feel free to post them here...
congrats guys!!
So basically behind the scenes they are really only doing a google search within the site?
Google search [www.bestbuy.com: karate kid DVD] will return the karate kid DVD and price from best buy. I don't understand why I should want to pay for this?
There's actually a lot more to it than that! For some services like Amazon and Yelp, we hook into APIs for quick retrieval/display of data. For others, we pull back data content from RSS feeds. And for others, like BestBuy, we do pass along parameters to their web services. It varies from service to service. But trust me, there's a lot of tech behind the app!
also, the interface is optimized for speed and convenience. you can type 'www.bestbuy.com' into your iphone, but given the choice, our feeling is that many people will prefer to use an app that minimizes typing and maximizes speed.