Comments on: Torrent Droid: Scan Barcodes, Get Torrents

By: primusinterpares.es

primusinterpares.es — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:32:01 +0000

Torrent Droid: Escanea códigos de barras, obtén un torrent…

Estás en una tienda buscando un nuevo DVD que comprar. En vez de compralo, tomas una foto del código de barras con tu teléfono y pulsas un par de botones. En el tiempo que llegas a casa, la pelicula te está esperando en tu cliente de torrents prefe…

By: Jay Hunter

Jay Hunter — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:37:43 +0000

That’s pretty cool alright. But I can’t see it taking off, as it requires you to go into a video store and start scanning barcodes with your phone – far too suspicious! If you could take out a few steps (downloading which version you want) it’d be quicker but anyway, it’s very impressive! What’s with the freaky Silent Hill-type ambient music?

By: lach

lach — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:00:46 +0000

90 bucks lmfao? thats all? geeezz

By: Revue de web du lundi 16 mars 2009 [55] | Captain Web

Revue de web du lundi 16 mars 2009 [55] | Captain Web — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:43:56 +0000

[...] de passer à coté de cette application Android géniale : Torrent Droid vous permet de scanner avec votre mobile le code barre d’un dvd ou d’un cd et de l’envoyer à [...]

By: Android app scans barcodes, downloads torrents - Hack a Day

Android app scans barcodes, downloads torrents - Hack a Day — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:16:09 +0000

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By: Now here’s an idea… | James Loney

Now here’s an idea… | James Loney — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:16:06 +0000

[...] on the internet as their primary connection to video content. Recently, a program called Torrent Droid was featured on TorrentFreak. Torrent Droid enables Google Android phone users to scan a DVD UPC [...]

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:55:22 +0000

I think The Pirate Bay should release a phone ;)

By: Torrent Droid - A New Form Of Automating Torrent Downloads - Scan Barcodes, Get Torrents « ….brad’s blog….

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:02:06 +0000

[...] – Scan Barcodes, Get Torrents Posted on March 14, 2009 by Brad Fortner A post this week on TorrentFreak demonstrates how sophisticated torrent downloads are becoming with new technology. A technology [...]

By: New Piracy App - Scan a UPC of a DVD and its on your computer when you get home : Porn Newz - Adult Industry News, Events & Articles

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:11:03 +0000

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By: Descarga con tu Android torrents desde la tienda | Buzz·Movil

Descarga con tu Android torrents desde la tienda | Buzz·Movil — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:13:21 +0000

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By: jayrodathome

jayrodathome — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:34:57 +0000

What happens if you scan a bannana? or a box of cereal?

Something awesome I bet!

By: irony

irony — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:17:42 +0000

I can’t wait until this comes out next month so I can pirate it.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:11:26 +0000

awsome, but I have a really lame phone :-(

By: reason

reason — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:22:02 +0000

Good movies, like good music, costs money to make. Real money. People who make these things are not – as they’re often described – assfucks. They’re people who would sincerely like to make a living making things you people, apparently, want to consume. You’re stealing. Calling it a social commentary is psych 101 self-justification.

By: cbf thinking

cbf thinking — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:45:16 +0000

@ everyone who is all “omg look out for people catching you”:

a: like what has been said already, people already scan barcodes for the likes of shopsavvy, and obviously no one gets in trouble for it, if anything happens you just switch to that application and go from there.

b: as popular as torrentfreak is, I doubt greatly that most mainstream/non-pirate people would read this or know about this software, so I doubt people would instantly think “omg he’s a pirate” unless the person thinking that was also a pirate who has heard about this.

@ the ‘why don’t you just stay home and check it out there’ crowd – how many times have you gone out, saw something you haven’t even heard of before, looked @ the back or even pulled up reviews on your phone, and bought it there and then. I know I have, I can’t stay at home and search for something that I haven’t seen yet.

now, time to splurge and get a half decent phone that could support this software imo.

By: Bystander

Bystander — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:29:43 +0000

This will make the MPAA go crazy!

By: How to Download Torrents | Tim's Tech Rant

How to Download Torrents | Tim's Tech Rant — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:50:35 +0000

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By: hibby50

hibby50 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:50:05 +0000

please make for pocket pc!!!!!!

By: Djaina

Djaina — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:34:10 +0000

I say go for it! Who is Alec hurting?
The megalomaniac companies? So what!

I think it’s great to have something like this. Movies are too freaking expensive to go to these days, and Wal-Mart doesn’t need any more money!

Congrats to you Alec! This is awesome and I look forward to seeing the evolution of this project.

By: Pretzel

Pretzel — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:59:43 +0000

I think it’s a nice demonstration of the capabilities of modern day technologies, and an apt example of just what the content industries are up against.

It’s the system that’s broke.

By: El Módem » Videoclubes, mordernización e internet

El Módem » Videoclubes, mordernización e internet — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:35:21 +0000

[...] segunda noticia que quería comentar apareció en Torrent Fraks y presenta una aplicación para Android (la plataforma de Google para teléfonos) llamada Torrent [...]

By: Mar

Mar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:28:19 +0000

That’s one of the most impressive things I have ever seen

By: anon

anon — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:52:31 +0000

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY GOOGLE!!!

They violate privacy, show ‘evil’ torrents, and still can’t be taken to court by the MPAA/RIAA assfucks.

I guess its better to have no privacy and get stuff for free than pay for shit and be told not to use it.

By: squeaky

squeaky — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:41:12 +0000

way too geeky for squeaky

By: fooling

fooling — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:10:28 +0000

I can’t believe people is making something so useless like this why to go to a store if u can seach online for a movie and just TYPE IT! without even going out is just useless adding more to the fact that everyone including the stores personal knows that you are a pirate

By: addmore

addmore — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:01:56 +0000

Lol look out for stores watching you scanning bar codes ha ha ha

By: ..:: Blog P2P ::.. » Blog Archive » Torrent Droid

..:: Blog P2P ::.. » Blog Archive » Torrent Droid — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:50:23 +0000

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By: Torrent Droid FAQ « Zerofate.com

Torrent Droid FAQ « Zerofate.com — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:26:04 +0000

[...] The response for Torrent Droid was much bigger than I had anticipated. Responses varied from people claiming it was a douchebag application , to people saying it’s awesome [...]

By: Torrent Droid Android App Lets You Scan UPCs, Get Torrents In Return [BitTorrent] | Gigategy

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:25:40 +0000

[...] At least one of the major sites (Pirate Bay, Minonova, Demonoid, etc) should return results, and you can then pick a torrent to send to your PC at home to start downloading. The app is a response to the “Android Bounty”, which is an initiative from a few users to band together and offer a cash reward for a torrent app. It got up to an astronomical $90 before Torrent Droid claimed the prize. [Torrent Freak] [...]

By: D

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:30:33 +0000

That is slick!!! Where is the iPhone version!! lol

By: Jasper van Weerd

Jasper van Weerd — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:27:26 +0000

Hey all,

If you are a store manager, you call the owner of the app, make a digital version with a price of 2 euro / dollar for each movie and the only thing you need is a wall full of barcodes. (You can even use a computer screen to display them.) You then dont have to move the DVD’s, dont have to risk them being stolen, dont have the risk of damage, dont need personal to handle them… you can make a good buck out of it. And why people would do it?

Because most people would buy movies if the price was attracting. And by this your favorite medium (BitTorrent is used to get it in).

Let it come!

Cheerz,

By: JeMoer

JeMoer — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:02:23 +0000

@ all the people saying you will get caught this way.
How exactly? Taking a photograph in a store is not illegal and downloading is not illegal in most countries, only uploading.
And how would the store know your phone number only your provider will anyway.

By: dogs

dogs — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:34:06 +0000

iPhone version please, no one has a G1

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Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:59:44 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:38:51 +0000

I dont see a need for this… if you want this then you have wayy too much time on your hands to go in a store and scan stuff.

By: Torrent Droid: Escanea un DVD, obtén torrents

Torrent Droid: Escanea un DVD, obtén torrents — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:32:18 +0000

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By: News for Geek » Android app scans barcodes, downloads torrents

News for Geek » Android app scans barcodes, downloads torrents — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:02:14 +0000

[...] AndroidAndMe is running a bounty program for Android applications. Users can request a specific application and pledge money to be awarded to the developer who delivers the functional app. [Alec Holmes] just fulfilled the first request by creating Torrent Droid. You can use the app to scan media barcodes and then download the related torrent. It uses the phone’s camera to capture the product’s UPC barcode (similar to Compare Everywhere’s price lookup) and then searches major torrent sites like The Pirate Bay to find a copy that can be downloaded. After getting the .torrent file, the app can submit it to uTorrent’s web interface for remote downloading. The app will be released later this month and you can see a screenshot tour of it on Alec’s blog. It’s doubtful that an application like this would ever clear Apple’s App Store approval process. [via TorrentFreak] [...]

By: Scan Barcodes/UPCs with Android G1, get Torrents! | molotov.bliss

Scan Barcodes/UPCs with Android G1, get Torrents! | molotov.bliss — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:51:50 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:28:33 +0000

oh hell yeah. You know the film companies are going to hate that !!!

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By: Dennis

Dennis — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:47:13 +0000

Do you think we will be able to buy that at the iPhone app store too? ;)

By: sean

sean — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:26:58 +0000

ugh i want this for my iphone

By: Querystring » Android app scans barcodes, downloads torrents

Querystring » Android app scans barcodes, downloads torrents — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:30:11 +0000

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By: brandon

brandon — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:16:12 +0000

i dont see a need for it…
one could just go to the store, write down the name of movies they want to download, go home and then download it…
all it does is decrease the time one has to wait at home for the 3hrs it takes to download it…

By: Brixil

Brixil — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:01:42 +0000

Barcodes will just be used to track pirates, beyond the fact that its useless unless you are Really lazy…
Remote torrent download is good, but not that hard of a concept.

By: ah nonnny

ah nonnny — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:44:37 +0000

@ 65, thanks for the clarification! ;) yes, ShopSavvy is awesome and I, too, love the G1!

So see, 60 & others, there’s no need to worry. =)

By: Its not the only app

Its not the only app — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:42:28 +0000

I have ShopSavvy on my G1 and have never been pulled up for using it. If you do get pulled up when using the torrent app just bring up ShopSavvy :-)

G1 FTW!!!

ShopSavvy is a shopping assistant. Users can scan the bar code of any product using their phone’s built-in camera. ShopSavvy will then search for the best prices online and through the inventories of nearby, local stores using the phone’s built-in GPS.

By: 1337

1337 — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:32:56 +0000

A hybrid between torrenting, remote access, and barcode scanning. Incredible.

By: ah nonnny

ah nonnny — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:29:35 +0000

How could*