Turn your camera phone into personal barcode scanner

Optical Intelligence for your mobile devices (Scanbuy)

I don't know if this technology is already there, atleast in Japan. But, you can actually turn your camera phone into a personal barcode scanner. This technology is by Scanbuy's Optical Intelligence, which reads and translates barcodes on-devices through the use of low-cost CMOS imager based digital cameras. It is also available for PDA with integrated camera and Webcams. The software is currently available for Symbian UIQ, Series 60 and palmOne Treo.

Source: Geekzone, mobile forums