Just as a proof-of-concept, here's a barcode scanner written in six lines of Python code:

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Extract: According to Google, there are now more than 20 Android devices on 59 carriers in 48 countries, with more to be announced at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. Plus, Google has the satisfaction of having built a phone to its exact specifications. As Google's Android chief, Andy Rubin, said at the company's Tuesday press conference, "This the best possible Google experience."

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Extract: The official media app for Google's new superphone for Android. "As dazzling as it gets on a mobile screen." - Forbes Developed as the official media app for Google's Nexus One device, Media Gallery by Cooliris is the first native phone application to make it as simple to browse, edit, and share photos and videos on your phone as it is on your computer desktop.