Ever wish you had an inventory of all your games, software, DVDs, CDs and books? Well, you can easily create one - using a webcam and your computer!
If you have a Mac (and who doesn?t these days), you likely already know that Delicious Library 2 was just released. With it running, you simply hold up a barcode to the camera lens - and seconds later, Delicious Library will scan Amazon for that media and automatically import the information and box shot into a virtual shelf. Use it for books, movies, music, software, toys, tools, electronics, video games, etc. Just about anything with a barcode, really (just about anything in Amazon?s index, really).
You can also easily keep track of which things you lend out to what friends, publish your library to the Web (or view it on your iPod), and? okay, maybe I?m getting a little excited about it.
If it sounds boring, you should try it for yourself. And if you don?t have OS X, then there?s a lousy (but free) knock-off for Windows called Libra. In my opinion, it doesn?t come close to the power and presentation of Delicious Library.
Still, with programs like these, why aren?t you keeping track of your things already?
Post update! I received the following email from Steven:
I?m not sure if you?ve noticed this yet, but if you scan anything related to Star Wars, it says ?I am your father? in a creepy voice. I did it with the video games, but not the movies. We all know that if you don?t own anything about Star Wars you?re not a geek.
Anyone tried this? Sounds like a good piece of software. 😛
