The local shopping companion Slifter for Windows Mobile and RIM BlackBerry helps you find the best prices for the products you want.
Go to
www.slifter.com, enter your mobile number and you'll receive a text message with the link to visit to register. (Or, go directly to the site from your device.) Registration is free.
The "hot deals" section offers you what Slifter thinks are good prices on a wide variety of products (our initial test brought up a Hot Deals list that included car tires, baby paraphernalia and a kayak paddle). The range of locations for the products seemed rather broad, but we tested in a rural area and perhaps in major metro markets you'd primarily get directed to more convenient locales.
Slifter's search feature lets you type in a product and then see where it's offered and for what price. You can also save a shopping list to refer to later, and presumably if you're tracking an item with volatile pricing you could easily monitor changes.
Slifter works with Windows Mobile devices and recently launched for the BlackBerry (see picture below).
A version's been optimized for the iPhone as well.
