Barcode Hero wants you to shop with your friends:

The idea here is that you install a barcode scanning app on your iPhone (Android coming soon) and use it next time you’re out shopping. You’ll get easy access to price comparisons and product reviews — ho hum, I know. The neat twist is that Barcode Hero adds some interesting social features to the standard price comparison model.

For starters, the things you scan get posted to Facebook, so your friends can see if you happen to be looking at something they’re interested in, and maybe offer up some recommendations. If you happen to really like a product, you can write a recommendation about it and share it with your friends, and if you do a lot of shopping in a particular category, you can earn achievements — who wouldn’t want to be crowned the king of small kitchen appliances?

Barcode Hero is a fun spin on barcode scanning. I’m installing it on my phone now, and I can’t wait to start bombarding my Facebook stream with consumer bliss.

Follow them at @barcodehero.