January 6, 2008

Slifter - the first mobile local product search tool.

The topic of shopping on your mobile phone is heating up, with USA Today doing a feature today on mobile phone shopping.

What is Slifter?

Slifter is the first mobile local product search tool, so you can get relevant local information while you are out-and-about shopping. Slifter is relatively a new mobile application from GPShopper.Slifter
There are a few different versions of the free product- a WAP version that you can access by typing slifter.com into your mobile browser or a J2ME version that you download to your phone. This application is about 140KB and it downloads and installs flawlessly. Your immediately asked to "register" which involves inputting your zipcode so that when you search, you get local results.

If you're a local merchant, Slifter is currently offering a FREE service to test the waters by listing up to 100 products across 10 stores. If you have more stores or products you would like to list, you'll need to contact Slifter's Client Services team.