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Google Blue Dot Lets You Check Product Availability Locally

by Caleb Johnson on March 14, 2010 at 04:00 PM


Thanks to Google, finding products in local stores will soon be much more convenient for on-the-go shoppers. According to the Official Google Blog, iPhone, Android and Palm WebOS owners can use a new feature on the site's Product Search that shows whether or not an item is in stock at nearby retail stores. You'll see a small blue dot next to the listing. So far, national chains like Best Buy, Sears, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and West Elm have signed on. To access, just visit Google, select the 'Shopping' tab or just view the 'Shopping Results' when performing a regular search.

This feature should save tech-savvy shoppers some gas money. Rather than driving all over town to find a hot product, you can just power up your mobile device's browser and look for the blue dot. Then again, you could just cut out the middleman and do all your shopping on the Web. [From: Google, via: CNET News]

Tags: android, best buy, breakingnews, google, iphone, palmwebos, search, shopping, top, web

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