If you have the high mobility on your daily routines or business, then you may want to check out this helpful application namely the SHAPE Business Card Reader for Android, iOS and BlackBerry. By using this application, people will be able to waste no time in adding contacts to their own mobile phone. The following are the overview, features, system requirements, compatibility, benefits and drawbacks of the SHAPE Business Card Reader app.
This application will basically allow users to scan the card and then import the details into your own contacts. When the first time you launch the SHAPE Business Card Reader app, you will see that there are three main menus on the display which include Take Photo, Select Picture and About. Pick the first menu to capture the card instantly using your phone. This app will then automatically populate a new contact form with the correct information from the card. But of course, you may experience that there will be some contacts tweaking needed right after you’ve scanned the card and entered it into the form. Also, you may experience that the fax numbers can be misallocated with other numbers. The second menu will enable user to scan the existing picture on the phone’s memory.
Another helpful feature contained in SHAPE Business Card Reader app will be the LinkedIn Lookup. When you tap this option, you will be directed to this social network site so that you are able to perform a LinkedIn search of the scanned contact. Then, you will see the search results and you can instantly read the LinkedIn profiles without having to close the application first. If you like to save the link of the profile on address book, simply tap for the Save Link option at the top right side of the display.
So, if you decide to download this application you can simply click one of these links based on your current platform: Android, iOS, BlackBerry. The Android version costs $4.99 while the CJK version costs $6.99 and requires OS 2.1 (or up). The iOS version costs $4.99 and requires iOS 4.0 (or later) or at least iPhone 3GS. For the older version of iPhone, it will require the macro lenses attachment. The BlackBerry version costs $9.95 and it’s compatible with BlackBerry Tour, Curve 8900 series, Storm and Storm 2, Bold 9700, 9780, 9790 and Torch 9810 and 9860. On the other words, the app may require at least the 3.2 megapixels camera with autofocus feature. The app will also the need the good lighting and makes sure that the card fits the screen size.
In general, SHAPE Business Card Reader can be considered as one of the good business app since it can save your times in adding contacts to your phone. This app also comes with easy navigation and the first time users will not be confused in working with it. On the other hand, it will be more pleasant if it allows for saving the cards within the application itself instead of only saving contacts in the phone’s address book. [IS]
