Thursday, March 18, 2010

New Smartphone help eco-conscious consumers make good choice when shopping

New Smartphone help eco-conscious consumers make good choice when shopping
A new smartphone application aims to help eco-conscious consumers make greener choices at the grocery store . Created by four young designers, the Augmented Living mobile app, or "AUG" for short of VGP-BPS9 , VGP-BPS9/B recently won first prize in the Consumer Electronics Association's (CEA) annual Greener Gadgets Design Competition held in New York .
Shoppers could also receive promotional information and rewards for purchasing an AUG-assigned product. "The augmented living goods program provides a stream of producer information which enables shoppers to make a more informed buying decision for Dell latitude d600 battery ," John Healy, a former student at the Savannah College of Art & Design in Georgia, told TechNewsDaily.
Healy has plans to build the app to suit multiple mobile phone systems , including versions for the iPhone, Android phones and Microsoft's new version of Windows Mobile scheduled for launch in the fall of this year. Greener Gadgets conference attendees agreed on latitude d610 battery . While judges weighed in on the finalists, the people at the show determined the winner.
AUG could give shoppers access to this information as they're wandering down store aisles of Toshiba PA3399U-2BRS battery . Healy said his team hopes to make AUG widely available to consumers soon, but timing will depend on additions to the barcode system and funding.
The National Grocers Association annual study of U.S. shoppers' grocery buying habits confirms interest in organic produce is at its highest level ever for Dell latitude d630 battery . The study found that more than 60 percent of people said organic products matter in the stores they frequent, and more than 90 percent regarded high quality fruits and vegetables as "very important."