eBay Motors app gets image recognition for ID-ing cars

We know that eBay is really taking mobile seriously and the company just released an update to its eBay Motors iPhone app which will let you snap a picture of a car, have it identified for you and then be able to buy inventory for it.

This image-recognition technology will probably make for a great show-off feature but there’s a practical reason for it too. Sometimes, it’s just easier to snap a picture than to type in your car, the make, model and year. Additionally, the app will include some live-streamed content from the Rolex 24 at Daytona this weekend.
Other features of the eBay Motors app include:

• More winning – receive notifications for when you are outbid, when items you are watching are ending, and updates on the current Best Offer

• Stock your Garage – stock images for vehicles are now available for quick and easy profile updates to users’ personal eBay Motors “Garage,” providing simple search for parts that fit your car, and simple sharing options
• Tweet it out – easily share the parts and vehicles you are buying or selling with your followers on Twitter (currently for iOS 5 only)

You can download the new eBay Motors app here (iTunes link).

eBay Motors app gets image recognition for ID-ing cars originally appeared on IntoMobile.com on 2012-01-27T22:32:07Z. FV1gMYsz9b5j

Related posts:

1. Getaround: Should you use an app to rent a stranger’s car?
2. Vopium’s iPhone app gets in-app payments, presence indication
3. Airbnb launches slick Android app, mobile site
4. Image: Sony ST25i Kumquat caught in the wild
5. ReconAge – an Android app that can recognize the approximate age of anyone
6. BBC News app comes to Honeycomb tablets
7. App recommendation service AppTap raises $4 million
8. Picnik image editing service to close
9. 64MP image of earth shot by NASA
10. Paperlinks Android app hyperlinks the real world with QR codes, SMS and NFC