optical input peripheral

Hi... some days ago three new apps appeared in the wiki's applications section. Two of them: - Optical Character Recognition - Barcode Recognition seem to need an (embedded?) optical input peripheral, such a camera or an optical reader. Shall we expect some very good news from the Ph.1

Re: optical input peripheral

, please let me know because it would be a major selling point if it works easily in Japan. seem to need an (embedded?) optical input peripheral, such a camera or an optical reader. Shall we expect some very good news from the Ph.1+ specs, or these new apps are linked to the mysterious HXD8