Take a picture of a puzzle in a newspaper and this iPhone app solves it. - Robert Scoble

That's very cool. I've seen this technology working with Rubik's Cube as well. - Nir Ben Yona

Wow, that's actually pretty impressive. I don't really play sudoku, but it's always nice to have a freshly solved one on the coffee table to give the impression of intelligence! - Steve Farnworth

Thanks Peter! By the way, that was filmed next to the Pitt Building in Cambridge, UK. What's cool about that building? That's where the first academic publishing house was formed (Cambridge University Press). If I remember all the facts right, that is. - Robert Scoble

This is cool. But I still prefer manually.. to test your brain - Jeremy

very impressive, but - at the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man - where's the fun in having your iPhone solve the puzzle for you? - Andrew Terry

Robert: that's Pitt not Penn ;) http://www.cambridge.org/pittbui... - Oleg Podsechin

Andrew: I hate Sudoku games, so for me it's more fun to use technology. Heheh. - Robert Scoble

Oleg: oh, sorry about that. Gotta get sleep. - Robert Scoble

This is brilliant. more than the fact that it can solve the game i think i love seeing how technology is being used - Bhowmik Shah

Hang on a sec - I've just replayed the video.. once you've taken the picture, you are actually able to solve the puzzle yourself on the phone! That is super-cool! - Andrew Terry

Robert: no worries, it was great to have you over here btw. looking forward to the PrismaStar and Broadersheet videos. - Oleg Podsechin

Oleg: both of those videos should be up tomorrow. - Robert Scoble

Cool but I have to agree with Jeremy, manually is better - Cristian

Just installed the app (the video says "Sudoku Magic" but it's "Sudoku Grab" from the looks of it). Absolute best bit of this app is that it's a really good soduku app in its own right. The point-the-camera-to-solve is just an extra side benefit and a great way to source puzzles. No success yet using the camera on the 3G -- I have to manually update some of the numbers. Maybe the 3GS works better? - RickMeasham

@RickMeasham that isn't the one Scoble saw, the Sudoku Grab is a different (less clever) one. The Sudoku Magic one is coming out ASAP. - Peter Clark

here's the sudoku magic link: http://MagicSolver.com - Peter Clark

Here's the link for the Sudoku Magic application itself: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObje... - Oliver Lamming

Thanks Robert, Sudoku Magic, is now available on the App store! http://itunes.apple.com/WebObje... Emmanuel www.magicsolver.com - Emmanuel Carraud

Excellent work - good job guys. - Rahul Vohra