We’re pretty excited to push another update to our first Google Wave bot – the AmazonBot. The update includes a refreshed UI, Amazon Marketplaces support, and language localization. We’re well aware of the fact that our translations may be off (we’re trying!) and welcome any and all feedback.

• UI Updates: Maintaining our minimalist approach to providing content from within Google Wave, we’ve retooled the UI so that future bot releases can share the same components. We’ve also added a new settings dialog for selecting your default Amazon Marketplace and preferred language.
• Marketplace Support: Answering requests from users, we’ve added the option to select an appropriate Amazon Marketplace. No point shopping for items that Amazon won’t deliver to your doorstep right?
• Language Localization: Our first attempt for language support. In addition to specifying your Amazon Marketplace, we now offer the option to specify your preferred language. This setting is not shared between all participants and is defaulted to your browser locale. UI brokenness may ensue but we’re working on it. Currently supporting: English (US, CAN, UK), Spanish, Japanese, German, and French.

Shopping Amazon’s Japan Marketplace but still a little rough reading Japanese? Simply change the language option from the settings dialog. Stay tuned for more updates by subscribing to our RSS feed or following us on Twitter @withwaves.

Find an introduction and installation instructions for the AmazonBot.

Introducing the WithWaves AmazonMP3Bot – a Google Wave robot and gadget – which enables social mp3 music research and shopping on Amazon.com. The AmazonMP3Bot gadget and bot can detect audio products and return inline links based on a Wave conversation or keyword query autodetecting artist name, song title, or album.

Install the AmazonMP3Bot robot & gadget

Installing both the AmazonMP3Bot robot & gadget is a one-step process. Simply add a new Wave participant and enter the following contact:

amazonmp3-withwaves-com@appspot.com

Once added as a conversation participant, the AmazonMP3Bot robot will listen and automatically convert identifiable artists, songs and albums into Amazon MP3 product links.

How-to search AmazonMP3

To initiate a specific product search, simply type the following at any time into your Wave conversation:

music: keywords

AmazonBot will reply and insert a music listening gadget which will be shared amongst all conversation members. There you can play your favorite songs and albums.

Install AmazonMP3Bot Gadget only

In order to install the AmazonMP3Bot Gadget (sans robot and auto links for music terms), create a new message and select the Insert Gadget feature. Enter the following URL for “Enter the URL for a gadget you want to add” in the “Add by XML” field:

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/amazonMP3

The gadget is also available as an extension installer so people can use it in other waves. We encourage you to offer this option to audiences that may benefit from Amazon MP3 music searches. Simply add this extension installer in Waves where there might be audiences interested in Music.

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/installer/amazonmp3/manifest.xml

Each participant will then be able to add the AmazonMP3 gadget to any other waves of their own using a handy shortcut next to the Insert Gadget feature.

The Google Wave AmazonBot just received a tiny update adding support for querying a single Amazon.com department e.g Electronics or Software. Anyone who has spent any time shopping for items on Amazon can agree there is too much good stuff. We realized that as convenient as it is to carry a conversation on Google Wave with the AmazonBot running in the background, the results may be too scattered. A simple query for ‘iPhone’ may return results from Amazon Books, Electronics, or Wireless. Now you can trigger a query for results from a single department both inside of a conversation or from the gadget itself.

With AmazonBot added to your Wave, the following will run a standard query on Amazon.com:

amazon: keywords

To narrow search results down, use the following:

amazon-[department]: keywords

Replace [department] with any one of the following:

• Apparel
• Baby
• Beauty
• Books
• Classical
• DigitalMusic
• DVD
• Electronics
• ForeignBooks
• GourmetFood
• HealthPersonalCare
• HomeGarden
• Jewelry
• Kitchen
• Magazines
• Merchants
• Miscellaneous
• Music
• MusicalInstruments
• MusicTracks
• OfficeProducts
• OutdoorLiving
• PCHardware
• Photo
• Restaurants
• Software
• SoftwareVideoGames
• SportingGoods
• Tools
• Toys
• VHS
• Video
• VideoGames
• Wireless
• WirelessAccessories

Introducing the WithWaves AmazonBot – a Google Wave robot and gadget – which enable social product research and shopping on Amazon.com. Wave participants can share products & reviews with contacts in real-time thanks to automatic queries by the AmazonBot against conversation keywords. The AmazonBot gadget can detect products and return inline product links or a custom full product browser.

Install the AmazonBot robot & gadget

Installing both the AmazonBot robot & gadget is a one-step process. Simply add a new Wave participant and enter the following contact:

amazon-withwaves-com@appspot.com

Once added as a conversation participant, the AmazonBot robot will listen and automatically convert identifiable product names into Amazon product links.

How-to search Amazon

To initiate a specific product search, simply type the following at any time into your Wave conversation:

amazon: keywords

AmazonBot will reply and insert a product browsing gadget which will be shared amongst all conversation members.

Install AmazonBot Gadget only

In order to install the AmazonBot Gadget (sans robot and auto links for products), create a new message and select the Insert Gadget feature. Enter the following URL for “Enter the URL for a gadget you want to add” in the “Add by XML” field:

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/amazon

Afterward, all Wave participants can shop as one – or window shop as one.

The gadget is also available as an extension installer so people can use it in other waves. We encourage you to offer this option to audiences that may benefit from Amazon product searches. Simply add this extension installer in Waves where there might be audiences interested in Amazon products.

http://gadgets.withwaves.com/installer/amazon/manifest.xml

Each participant will then be able to add the Amazon gadget to any other waves of their own using a handy shortcut next to the Insert Gadget feature.