Just released 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@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.